As municipalities and service providers pursue fiber expansions, a larger labor force is required to transition plans from paper to reality.

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Though multifamily market players and amenities have changed, the principles of the multifamily business are still the same.

It all boils down to consistent connectivity and proper infrastructure.

P3s have the potential to accelerate fiber buildouts that could create new job and revenue opportunities.

Industry organizations, unions and service providers turn to vocational schools and community colleges to ramp up fiber and broadband installer training programs.

Thanks to new technologies, optical networks have evolved significantly in recent years. Further evolution will require new innovations to help networks scale, simplify operations and continue meeting growing bandwidth needs into the future.

Broadband Communities recently talked to Sandra Motley, president of fixed networks at Nokia, about how the company helps large and small providers make the most of their fiber-based broadband deployments. She also shared her vision of fiber-based broadband and the ways broadband can enable new education and employment opportunities.

The best sources of equipment, software and services for delivering voice, video, data and more

The National Multifamily Housing Council’s (NMHC) annual conference, OPTECH, held in Las Vegas in November, showcased the ways service providers extend fiber and managed Wi-Fi into new and existing MDUs to deliver high-speed broadband. The conference also highlighted the growing acceptance of bulk broadband services, the ways women are making an impact in the property technology sector, and new property technology innovations.

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