
19 episodes

All Day Digital CoBank
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5.0 • 5 Ratings
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Welcome to All Day Digital, a CoBank podcast series dedicated to the U.S. telecommunications sector. Hosted by Jeff Johnston, lead communications economist with CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, All Day Digital connects you with industry executives and thought leaders for timely insights and in-depth market analysis.
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How Wholesale Fiber Networks May Create New Broadband Providers
Thanks to wholesale fiber networks, you may soon receive an offer from your wireless provider for a home broadband bundle. In this episode of All Day Digital, returning guest Tim Courtney, vice president of sales and business development for Further Enterprise Solutions, covers how the wholesale fiber business could usher in a new set of broadband service providers.
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Time to Dig into the Nuances of Network Fed Funding
An alphabet soup of federal funding programs is determining the future of rural telecom, and now’s the time to master the details. This episode of All Day Digital features telecom attorneys Clare Liedquist and Dee Herman, principals at Herman & Whiteaker. They outline what operators needs to know — from what to look for in broadband coverage maps to navigating BEAD, ACAM and RDOF.
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How Broadband Providers are Building Smart Rural Communities
The most significant outcome of rural broadband is the difference it can make for unserved and underserved communities—the patients, students and farmers behind the statistics. In this episode of All Day Digital, guest Josh Seidemann, vice president of policy and industry innovation for NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association, outlines how broadband providers magnify their impact with the Smart Rural Community initiative.
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Cable Companies Bring a New Weapon to the Broadband Battle
In a move that will increase broadband competition for fiber providers, Comcast and Charter have announced plans to boost speeds by deploying DOCSIS 4.0 on their existing infrastructure – a shrewd and cost-effective approach. In this episode of All Day Digital, host Jeff Johnston gets an expert assessment from Jim Gleason, the president and CEO of Vexus Fiber who also happens to be a cable industry veteran.
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Why the Trendy MVNO Wireless Model Might Fit Smaller Operators
Large cable companies are making headlines as mobile virtual network operators, successfully selling wireless services under their own brands. Can the emerging MVNO business model work for smaller, rural cable companies and broadband operators? The answer is yes, according to private wireless expert Alex Besen, guest on this episode of All Day Digital with host Jeff Johnston.
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The “Towering” Opportunities for Rural Telecom Operators
As national wireless operators expand their coverage in rural America, rural telecom operators’ local knowledge may help them enter the tower industry. In this episode of All Day Digital, Jeff Johnston hears from Scott Soden, managing principal at Alpina Capital LLC, about what’s changed for the tower industry and how it’sachieved high valuations and predictable cash flows.