The Broadband Bunch

In this episode, we are joined by Dr Jamie Wagner, University of Kansas Medical Center and John Black of Mediview the Grand Prize Winners of the CableLabs 10G Challenge. Their innovative telehealth Augmented Reality (AR) technology has the potential to bring rural, tribal and outlying areas improved access to specialized breast cancer care. Click now to listen. Also be sure to subscribe to the Bro...

Here's our conversation with Dana Leung, Founder and CEO of TheMall Channel. The in-store experience of comparing products/brands is a unique one. The challenge is to better translate that in-store experience to the online world. Dana and his team think they have created a pathway using VR as a vehicle. Click now to listen. Also be sure to subscribe to the Broadband Bunch on your favorite podcast...

In this episode, Joe Coldebella is joined by Zenita Henderson, CMO at Segra. Along with sharing Zenita’s journey as an award winning telecommunications executive with an over three decades career, we talk about women in tech, mentoring and digital inclusion. Click now to listen. Also, be sure to subscribe to the Broadband Band Bunch on your Favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode. h...

In this interview, we chat with a tech entrepreneur from the Bay area Morgan Swanson. Morgan and his start-up Tractorcloud were awarded 50k as a category winner of Cable-Tec's 10G challenge. Tractorcloud is about maximizing efficiency through broadband by allowing farmers to better track and service their fleets while still in the field. Click now to listen. Also, be sure to subscribe to the Broad...

In this episode, Joe Coldebella is joined by Douglas Fajardo, CEO at Xennial Digital. Douglas and his team recently won 50k participating in Cable-Tec's 10G Challenge. Xennial Digital created a transformational “Medical Verse" platform that helps educational institutions develop curricula for future workforce needs. Click now to listen. Also, be sure to subscribe to the Broadband Band Bunch on you...

In this conversation, we chat with Jim Starcev and Doug Hohulin two thought leaders at KC Digital Drive a non-profit initiative in the Kansans City area that encourages innovation and problem-solving at the community level. The KC Digital Drive project helped two separate groups win over 150k in prize money at this year's 10G Challenge. Click now to learn about those projects, their organization a...

In this episode, host Joe Coldebella is joined by Dan Whalen, CEO and President of ATX Networks. We had the chance to speak at this year's Cable-Tec show in Philadelphia, Pa. The cable industry is at an important crossroads. Dan shares with us how ATX is helping providers deliver low-cost broadband solutions as cable operators work towards bringing ever-evolving connectivity solutions to their sub...

Connected Britain is one of Europe's most successful broadband conferences. Join Pete as he chats with one of the driving forces behind the event, Rob Chambers, Managing Director at Total Telecom. Their conversation will center around Connected Britain, the state of broadband in the UK, and their upcoming event in the US - Connected America which is set to debut in the spring of 2023. Click now to...

We had the chance to chat with Michael at the conclusion of Connexions 2022. Hear his thoughts on the event and where he thinks Calix is headed in 2023 and beyond. Click the link below to listen. Also, be sure to subscribe to the Broadband Bunch on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode.

A jammed packed week at Calix ConneXions 2022. Scott shares his thoughts and recaps the event.

We had a great conversation with Martha Galley, SVP of Engagement Services at Calix. She shared her team’s mission - to help their operators be better prepared to deal with issues impacting their network and subscriber experience.

We chat with Mark about trends and issues he’s seeing in the marketplace. He shares how Broadband Service Providers are adapting to emerging business and partnering models. Also, Mark discusses how Calix is helping its clients keep pace with change and innovation.

Michel Langlois, CTO of Calix talks about Calix’s evolution from network innovator to cloud company and now managed services. He discusses some trends driving his team and how they work with network operators to shape their innovation strategy.

We chatted with Matt about all the exciting initiatives that Calix will be launching in the next few months to enhance the services their operators can provide their subscribers.

When it comes to massive fiber deployments, sometimes it's the little things that mean everything. We had the opportunity to chat with Rick Hoffman, sales manager of MicroCare at this year's SCTE Cable-Tec event in Philadelphia. MicroCare is introducing a game-changing new product - Sticklers 360. Sticklers focuses on keeping end-face connectors clean during deployments. Click now to listen and le...

We are joined by Patrick Sherrill, General Manager of Poka Lambro Cooperative located in West Texas. Poka Lambro Telephone Cooperative specializes in providing local telephone service, competitive long-distance service, and high-speed internet. Click now to learn their story. Also, be sure to subscribe to the Broadband Bunch on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode. To learn...

Join Pete as he chats with Ben Edmond about his company Connectbase and the importance of data and what role data plays in informing what the right workflow should look like. Click now to listen! Also, be sure to subscribe to the Broadband Bunch on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode! To learn more: https://www.connectbase.com

Join Jeff Boozer as he chats with Brett Kilbourne of the UTC. The Utilities Technology Council is a global association focused on the intersection of telecommunications and utility infrastructure. The goal of the UTC is to create a favorable business, regulatory and technological environment for organizations that own, manage or provide critical utility telecommunications systems to excel in the m...

Great chatting with Scott about the upcoming Calix event in Las Vegas this October. "Designed for today’s data-driven world, ConneXions is an opportunity to gather with industry innovators and thought leaders and share new ideas and best practices." Operators big and small can benefit from the influential event. Click now to listen. Also, be sure to subscribe to the Broadband Bunch on your favorit...

We had the chance to chat with Curtis Hansen, Broadband Program Manager for the Appalachian Regional Commission at the first-ever Upstate Rural Conference in Upstate New York. Click now to listen and learn what Curtis and the ARC team are doing to bring connectivity to the Appalachian region. Also, be sure to subscribe to the Broadband Bunch on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an e...

We had a great conversation with Felicia Sullivan at this year’s Broadband Access Summit hosted by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Felicia is a Research Director at Jobs for the Future. JFF's mission is to educate and coordinate with the workforce and educational institutions to promote digital inclusion for all. Click now to listen! Also, be sure to subscribe to the Broadband Bunch on your favorite po...

At the recent, Broadband Access Summit hosted by the Pew Charitable Trusts, we had the chance to sit down with Johannes Bauer of Michigan State University and the Opportunity Broadband Project. With an unprecedented amount of funds entering the space, there is a lot of emphasis put on physical infrastructure but as Johannes points out that is only part of a much larger, equally interesting digital...

Earlier this summer, Pew Charitable Trusts held the Broadband Access Summit in Cleveland, Ohio. Pete chats with Program Director, Kathryn de Wit to get an overview of the event and to see what the Pew Charitable Trusts is doing to work with state and federal policymakers, researchers, and other partners to accelerate the nation’s progress toward universal, affordable high-speed internet service. C...

We had a great conversation with Jack and Jim of Netly Fiber at this year’s Fiber Connect in Nashville. Netly Fiber helps communities become smart cities with Terabit-Ready Networks. Click now to listen. Also, be sure to subscribe to the Broadband Bunch on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode. https://www.netlyfiber.com

This year's Fiber Connect 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee was a smashing success. Their biggest show ever. Join us as we recap the event with Kevin Morgan, Chairman of the Board of the FBA. We also chat with Kevin about his day job as the CMO of Clearfield. Click now to listen. Also, be sure to subscribe to the Broadband Bunch on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode! https://ww...