The BEAD Conundrum: Why an All-Fiber Approach May be Insufficient (or Inadequate)?

August 7 – 4:00 pm to 4:45 pm
Plaza Ballroom

Moderator

Heather Gold

TAK Communications: Vice President, External Affairs

Since BEAD was announced in 2022, many in our industry have heavily promoted fiber as the only plausible infrastructure to deploy. History would suggest that this strategy has notable flaws and specifically that there simply is not enough funding to deploy a fiber only solution in high-cost areas. Therefore, should our industry promote hybrid infrastructure and furthermore, prioritization of wireless technologies? This Keynote will unpack these points and feature a friendly debate between industry Association leaders. Speaker list coming soon.