The fiber industry is dynamic, changing and evolving over the years to become the force for innovation that it is today. It’s only natural that the leading trade association for the fiber industry should make some changes of its own. The Fiber to the Home Council recently changed its name to the Fiber Broadband Association. More than a name change, this shift is a clear signal – the association is ready to harness its momentum and boldly face the future of fiber.
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Why Now?
Just as the internet itself evolved from simple emails and web pages to a vibrant ecosystem of applications and services across multiple industry sectors, the association’s members broadened their businesses and outlooks to focus on growing to support the 21st-century economy in new technologies and intersecting industries.
The association is all about its members, and we recognized that shifting member needs required a shift on the association’s part. We still believe in, and will continue to advocate vigorously for, fiber to the home as the best broadband access technology for consumers, but we are expanding our focus – for example, to include fiber to the business and fiber to cellular sites. The Fiber Broadband Association has a long history of supporting the rapidly evolving ways people connect, and we’ve been there from the beginning. The association is excited to seize the moment to put its long-standing, successful momentum behind its members’ evolving efforts to connect more people, businesses and communities.
Why ‘Fiber Broadband Association’?
Bringing fiber to the home was just the beginning. Our new name, the Fiber Broadband Association, brings us to where industry has evolved – the arrival of fiber not just to the home but as the critical infrastructure of the economy. The new brand reflects this vision, guiding the scope of our activities, membership base and brand promise. Fiber is at the crossroads of the innovation and delivery of broadband, and the Fiber Broadband Association is right there with it.
What Will Happen Going Forward?
The Fiber Broadband Association’s mission will continue to accelerate deployment of all-fiber access networks by demonstrating how fiber-enabled applications and solutions create value for network operators and their customers, promote economic development and enhance quality of life.
The association’s focus and commitment remains the same: being the go-to organization that supports providers, utilities, developers and communities building the world’s best broadband networks with fiber optics and getting the most value out of their networks. We will continue to educate communities, consumers and policymakers about the highest-performing broadband available, its benefits and how it’s relevant to all our lives.
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