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RECENT RVA REPORTS
North American FTTH and Advanced Broadband Review And Forecast to 2027 RVA February 2023
North American FTTH and Advanced Broadband Review And Forecast to 2026 RVA February 2022
Maximizing The Impact Of U.S. Public Investment in Rural Broadband: Whitepaper RVA July 2021
The Rural Digital Divide: Fiber Broadband Can Eliminate The North American Rural Digital Divide: Whitepaper RVA June 2021
North American FTTH and Advanced Broadband Review And Forecast to 2025 RVA January 2021
U.S Broadband Internet Access In the 2020 Pandemic: Broadband Importance, Shifts, Differences, Stresses, And Divides RVA May 2020
The Broadband Experience Index RVA October 2019
The Low Income Urban Digital Divide RVA June 2019
North American FTTH and Advanced Broadband Review And Forecast to 2023 RVA February 2019
Status Of U.S. Small Cell/ 5G and Smart City Applications From The Community Perspective RVA March 2018
RECENT PUBLICATIONS: RVA QUOTES AND ARTICLES
Benefits of 8-Gig Fiber for Planned Communities” National Association Of Home Builders November October 13, 2023
”Beyond the Fiber Halo” Viodi View October 13, 2023
”Fiber Connect 2023: Two-thirds Of U.S. Consumers Prefer Fibre” FiBRE Systems August 21,2023
”Fiber Broadband Investment 5-Year Forecast: $135B” Telecompetitor March 23, 2023
”Expect More Than 100 Million U.S. FTTH Passings In The Next 10 Years” Lightwave March 27, 2023
“Report Finds Fiber Expansion Driving Gigabit Access to Nearly 98% of Fiber Consumers” Broadband Breakfast December 28, 2022
“Survey: US Fibre Broadband Deployments Accelerate” Advanced Television December 23, 2022
“U.S. FTTH Deployments Set Record in 2022: Fiber Broadband Association” Lightwave December 22, 2022
“Report: Fiber Deployment Reaches Highest Level Ever” Telecompetitor December 21, 2022
“Fiber Broadband Deployments Accelerate in 2022 Ahead of BEAD Funding Infusion, Setting New Homes Passed Record” Yahoo Finance December 21, 2022
“Report: Fiber Better for Low-Income Workers and Cheaper Per Megabit, Too” Broadband Breakfast September 1, 2022
“Study On Fiber Versus Cable” Telecom Lead August 25, 2022
“Five Social and Economic Impacts of Fiber” RCR Wireless News August 24, 2022
“More U.S. Investment in FTTH Over Next Five Years Than Prior Years Combined: RVA” Lightwave March 24, 2022
“The 65 Billion Digital Divide Gordian Knot” ISE January/ February, 2022
“U.S. Fibre Coverage Up 12% In 2021 To Over 60 Million Households” Telecompaper January 6, 2022
“FBA Report: 43% of U.S. Households No Have Access To Fiber” Fierce Telecom January 5, 2022
“Fiber Deployment Hitting On All Cylinders” ViodiTV November 13, 2021
“MDU Buildings Reach New High” Broadband Communities October 8, 2021
"Note To Developers, MDU Providers: Make Your MDU Broadband Connections Stand Out" Broadband Communities October, 2021
"The Future Of Broadband And Fiber As Infrastructure" Light Reading September 19, 2021
"Corning On Fiber Momentum: We’ve ‘Never Seen Anything Like This’" Fierce Telecom August 4, 2021
“New FBA Research Reveals Fiber Can Close the Rural Digital Divide” Business Wire June 21, 2021
“Rely On Fiber To Bridge Digital Divide, Industry Group Says” Law360 June 22, 2021
“FBA Tips Household Broadband Speed Need to Surpass 2 Gbps by 2030” Fierce Telecom June 21, 2021
“The Public Is Waiting” ISE Magazine May 1, 2021
“FTTH Investment To Surpass $60B in Next Five Years: RVA” Fierce Telecom March 10, 2021
“Fiber Investment Forecast: More than $60B in Next Five Years” Telecompetitor March 4, 2021
“Fiber Trends: What 2021 Promises For The Broadband Industry” Broadband Communities Magazine Feb 16, 2021
“Smaller Providers Were Instrumental To Fiber Deployment In 2020, Says Fiber Broadband Association” Broadband Breakfast December 29, 2020
“Begin At Home” Fibre Systems November 25, 2020
“FBA Report: Broadband Can Handle Pandemic, But Work Remains” Multichannel News - John Eggerton May 6, 2020
“Broadband To Make Key Transitions In 2020” Broadband Communities Magazine February 2020
“Rural Digital Opportunity Fund” FCC WC Docket No. 19-126; Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90 February 2020
“The FCC’s Latest Plan To Close The Rural Digital Divide” Benton Institute For Broadband And Society January 19, 2020
“Fiber Broadband Reached Record Highs In 2019” Broadband Communities Magazine December 20, 2019
“Fiber Finds 20.5 Million Fiber Broadband Homes” Telecompetitor December 12, 2019
“Fiber Delivers ‘Best in Class’ Consumer Broadband Experience” Broadband Communities Magazine October 24, 2019
“Fiber On Fire” Underground Construction February 2019
“FTTH Now Second To HFC in North American Broadband Homes-Passed” Lightwave December 17, 2018
“Fiber Connects More North American Homes Than DSL Broadband” World News December 11, 2018
“Fibre Passes DSL For Home Internet In the U.S., After Cable - Study Telecompaper December 12, 2018
“Report Finds 18.4 Million U.S. Fiber Broadband Homes, Highest-Ever Deployment In 2018” Telecompetitor December 11, 2018
“Study On Rapid Fiber Growth In North America” Benton Foundation December 12, 2018
“Fiber Broadband Is Pure Gold For MDUs” Broadband Communities Magazine October 2018
“Life In the Slow Lane: Welcome To The Internet In Rural America” CNET October 26, 2018
“Making The Connection: Fiber Broadband” Skinny Wire Summer 2018
“National League Of Cities Releases Small Cell Guide For Local Government” Government Technology August 31, 2018
“Virginia: We Must Do Better On Broadband” Virginia Business October 11, 2018
“Why Google Fiber Is High-Speed Internet’s Most Success Failure” Harvard Business Review September 2018
“Digging Into the Details With RVA Market Research & Consulting – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 305” Community Broadband May 2018
“The Risks And Rewards Of Municipal Broadband” Government Technology February 8, 2018
“FTTH-Based Broadband Passed 35M Homes In 2017, RVA Study Finds” Fierce Telecom December 20, 2017
RECENT RVA PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS (excluding private corporate, etc.)
“Fiber Is Preferred By Nearly Two-Thirds Of All Internet Users” FBA Fiber For Breakfast October 11, 2023
“Fiber And Wireless Comparison For Rural Broadband” FBA Webinar June 22, 2023
“Understanding The Future FTTH Forecast .. And the Place Of Diverse Provider Types” FBA Fiber For Breakfast June 21, 2023
“New Provider Survey Results Reveal Fiber Broadband Deployments Accelerate in 2022” FBA Fiber For Breakfast December 28, 2022
“New Evidence: End-To-End Fiber Broadband Is Changing Lives” FBA Fiber For Breakfast August 31, 2022
“The Numbers Are In: Fiber Broadband Is Strong… And Record Deployment Is Ahead” FBA Fiber For Breakfast December 2021
“What Residents Want” Broadband Communities Summit September 2021
“Making the Business Case Work For Multifamily Fiber Deployments” Broadband Communities Summit September 2021
“North America Fiber: Deployments, Drivers, and Forecasts” FBA Fiber Connect June 2021
“Reaching Exceptionalism... In Customer Experience, Trust, Pricing and Marketing” FBA Fiber Connect June 2021
“The Rural Digital Divide” FBA Fiber For Breakfast Webinar June 2021
“The Fiber Broadband Association North American Advanced Broadband Report” FBA Fiber For Breakfast December 2020
“Fiber Broadband Research” Fiber Broadband Association Conference December 2020
“Review Of U.S. Broadband In The 2020 Pandemic Study - with Implications For Future National Emergencies” Presentation To The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee July 2020
“Operational Expenses For All-Fiber Networks Are Far Lower Than For Other Access Networks” FBA Fiber For Breakfast June 2020
“The Market Research Is In – Broadband During The Pandemic” FBA Fiber For Breakfast May 2020
"Rural Digital Divide" Smart Cities Summit Atlanta GA October 2019
"Energy Company Broadband- Status and Impacts” UTC/ Utility Technology Council Broadband Conference Kansas City, MO August 2019
"North American FTTH Update" Fiber Connect Conference Orlando FL June 2019
"Smart Cities From the Citizen's Perspective" IoT World Conference Santa Clara CA May 2019
"The Impact of Broadband On Dense Lower-Income Communities" Broadband Communities Summit Austin TX April 2019
"The Status Of Fiber Broadband" International Wire & Cable Symposium/ IWCS Asian Conference Shanghai China March 2019
"2018 Broadband Report" Fiber Broadband Association Webinar December 2018
"2018 Broadband Report Preview" Fiber Broadband Association Premier Members Meeting Tampa FL December 2018
"Smart Cities - Addressing Consumer Needs and Community Pain Points" Smart City Summit Atlanta GA October 2018
“Fiber Deployment and Opportunity Zones” Broadband Communities Economic Development Conference Ontario CA October 2018
“Executive Panel: Telecommunications In 2025” IWCS Conference Providence RI October 2018
“Fiber Around the World: North American Growth And Impact” Fiber Connect Conference Nashville TN June 2018
"Smart Cities: How Do We Really Impact Citizen Life and City Costs?" Smart Cities/ IoT World Conference Santa Clara CA May, 2018
“Great Communities: Fiber’s Impact on Condominiums And Second Homes” Broadband Communities Summit Austin TX May 2018