March/April 2024

In our cover story with Jennifer Prather, CEO, Totelcom Communications, LLC, read her refreshing and honest perspectives about everything from BEAD red tape and permitting challenges to mixed-network architectures and developing a homegrown workforce.

March/April 2024

Digital Edition

Smart Home Management Apps Can Open Up New Revenue Streams

April 29, 2024

How smart home management apps provide value for customers and increase revenue for providers.

Management & Motivation

Let’s Not Allow the Workforce Gap to Jeopardize a Historic Opportunity

April 23, 2024

Filling gaps in the workforce as BEAD rolls out.

Fiber Restoration

2024 Forecast: Disasters Coming!

April 16, 2024

How to protect utility poles and communications infrastructure during natural disasters.

FTTx/Optical Networks

In the Shadow of Shannon

April 12, 2024

Keeping up with bandwidth demands in fiber optic cable.

Public Private Partnerships (P3)/Municipal Broadband

Closing the Digital Divide in Indigenous Communities and Beyond

April 10, 2024

Toptana delivers broadband to Quinault Indian Nation (QIN).

More content from March/April 2024

Network Reliability/Testing & Assurance/Cybersecurity/Safety

Holistic Cybersecurity—Strengthening Every Weak Link

April 8, 2024

Reality check: Cybersecurity consists of 100+ potential vulnerabilities—weak links—not a few slick sound bites.

Management & Motivation

Vet Secrets to Success in Telecom

April 4, 2024

Verizon’s Doug Sullivan, Vice President, Network & Field Operations, shares how military veterans' skills in engineering, supply chain, cybersecurity, finance, and communications...

Executive Insights & Interviews

Executive Insights With Jennifer Prather, CEO, Totelcom Communications, LLC

April 1, 2024

Read insights from Jennifer about BEAD red tape, permitting challenges, mixed-network architectures, and developing a home-grown workforce.