When you're a service provider, being up-to-date means you're falling behind. At Gosfield Communications, Rob and his team take the approach to concentrate on the here and now but also keep an eye on the future. Join us as we chat with Rob about the wins and challenges of being a service provider in rural Canada. Click now to listen! Also, be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode of the Broadband Bunch!

On the episode, we take an in-depth look at Microsofts’s Telco Accelerator with Program Manager, Martin Wahl. The Microsoft Dynamics 365 telecommunications accelerator offers a fast track to build new subscriber management, service management, or network operations solutions using Microsoft Power Platform. Click now to listen! Also, be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode of the Broadband Bunch!

AppSource Listing - Dynamics 365 Telecommunications Accelerator

Blog Post - Fuel automation and innovation with Power Apps for the Telco Industry

Docs - Overview of Dynamics 365 telecommunications accelerator | Microsoft Docs

Github - GitHub - microsoft/Industry-Accelerator-Telco

Microsoft Telecom Home Page - Microsoft Telecom Home Page

Community Page for Telco - Microsoft Dynamics Community

Another great and inspiring episode featuring the founder and CEO of Sacred Wind Communications John Badal. For the the past 15 years, John and his dedicated team have worked tirelessly to end the digital divide by bringing broadband to rural tribal communities in New Mexico. In fact, in the last two years, John and his team have dramatically increased broadband speeds and supplied nearly 85% of Navajo homes with broadband. Click now to listen! Also, be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode of the Broadband Bunch!

In this episode of the Broadband Bunch, Craig along with our UK ambassador, Lance Stevens, chat with Nigel Hall, CEO of the Cambridge Broadband Networks Group. When it comes to ending the digital divide, regardless of your location the objective is always the same. Finding the right solution that best fits the situation. As Nigel points out, whether its fibre, fixed wireless or a blended solution, the important thing is to get it right for the community being served. Choosing the right solution is as important as delivering broadband to the under and unserved. Click now to listen! Also, be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode of the Broadband Bunch!

Founded in 2016, Tillman Infrastructure broke ground on their first tower location in 2018. By 2020 they had over 1,000 macro towers in the US. Click now to listen and learn more about a company that is blazing a new trail in the field of wireless infrastructure. Also, be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode of the Broadband Bunch!

https://www.tillmaninfrastructure.com

Voneus takes a different approach when serving their customer base. Instead taking a fibre first approach they build in stages. First with fixed wireless and then after they have built up a sufficient customer base they convert to fibre. Is this the way to bring fibre to smaller rural communities? Click now and decide for yourself! Also, be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode of the Broadband Bunch!

Drew Clark and his organization Broadband Breakfast are a true champion in the broadband industry. Drew is one of the nation's leading voices in advocating for improved broadband mapping, as well as a national geospatial system for collecting broadband data. He is widely recognized for his acumen in telecommunications law and policy, and also serves as president of the Rural Telecommunications Congress. Click now to learn about Drew and the Broadband Breakfast organization! Also, be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode of the Broadband Bunch!

https://broadbandbreakfast.com/

On this episode, we chat with Teles Fremin of LUS Fiber, a municipally-owned subsidiary of Lafayette Utilities System. LUS became the first municipally-owned company to provide fiber-to-the-home services in the state of Louisiana. Click now to listen! Also, be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode of the Broadband Bunch!

In this episode of the Broadband Bunch, we speak with James Grant and Andrew Hoskin. Our guests today are the co-founders of LMX, LastMileXchange, a global consultancy that has for the better part of the last two decades, revolutionized access quoting for carriers by automating, accelerating, and streamlining the quote-to-order process with cloud-based SAS pricing solutions. Find out why 50% of the world's leading carriers use automation tools from LMX. Click now to listen! Also, be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode of the Broadband Bunch!

In this episode of the Broadband Bunch, we speak with Brian Worthen, President of Visionary Broadband and CEO of Mammoth Networks. When you live in a state such as Wyoming you have to roll up your sleeves and get things done. This can do spirit lives throughout Visionary Broadband and our episode. From seeing a need with Mammoth Networks to bringing connectivity and smiles to the smallest of towns, this episode is chock full of insightful stories from an organization that puts people first. Click now to listen! Also, be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode of the Broadband Bunch!