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Voice Isn’t Dead: Why Business VoIP Still Matters for Broadband Providers

2026-06-30T09:38:17-04:00Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , |

It’s easy to think of voice service as a legacy technology. With so much attention on fiber expansion and higher speeds, not to mention the steady march from landlines to cell phones, voice can feel [...]

What are the NIST Cybersecurity Requirements for BEAD Funding

2026-06-30T10:16:44-04:00Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , |

In the online world, where every wrong click can lead to disaster, it's critical that broadband service providers have robust cybersecurity in place. In addition to the benefit of mitigating the substantial negative impact a [...]

Greenfield Broadband Deployments and IPv4

2026-06-30T10:21:43-04:00Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , |

June 6th, 2012 was World IPv6 Day. On that day several major ISPs, equipment manufacturers and website operators committed to deploy IPv6 for their products and services. Yet, over ten years later there are estimates [...]

GPON or XGS-PON: Options for Fiber Deployments

2026-06-30T10:39:23-04:00Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , |

Offering ultra-high-speed broadband via fiber has become a key differentiator for service providers in this era of rising bandwidth demands. Providers just venturing into fiber are trying to decide on which technology to use. Should [...]

Carpet Bombing and the Rise in DDoS Attacks

2026-06-30T10:31:15-04:00Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , |

Over time, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have grown and evolved into threats that have targeted businesses across the globe. Because so many of our daily activities are Internet-based, an attack can disrupt network [...]

What Weather Can Do To Your Fiber Optic Cables – Part 2: Ice

2026-06-30T10:52:02-04:00Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , |

With winter weather coming, you face another serious challenge: freezing temperatures, snow, sleet and ice. The change in seasons means a shift in reasons why connectivity disruptions occur. Fiber optic cables are built to withstand [...]

What Weather Can Do To Your Fiber Optic Cables – Part 1: Wind & Water

2026-06-30T10:58:27-04:00Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , |

A lot has happened in recent years that’s changed people’s reliance on communication. Before the pandemic there was pressure to get the power back on after a storm, today it’s more about ‘Why isn’t my [...]

What is CALEA and Why is it Important to Broadband Providers

2026-06-30T11:05:40-04:00Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , |

CALEA is the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, which requires all facilities-based broadband providers and providers of interconnected voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service to have the procedures and systems in place to be [...]

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