PODCAST: Show Daily 1 Fiber Connect 2026 news roundup

In the first episode of the Fiber Connect 2026 show daily podcast, we're tracking key trends during the show. 

Here’s a breakdown of the episode’s key moments:

0.00    Opening

0:47    Editor’s panels
Our colleague Hayden Beeson, editor of ISE, and I moderated panels during the first day of the show: Common Construction Roadblocks and How to Avoid Them and Edge Compute and Digital Transformation Across Sectors.

1:33    Broadband Forum activities
The Broadband Forum hosted four BASe workshops focused on the latest key industry topics.

1:50    Broadband Forum CEO
Lightwave spoke with Craig Thomas, CEO of the Broadband Forum, about wholesale fiber broadband and quality-of-experience (QoE) visibility across different networks. 

3:08    FBA research
FBA’s Technology Committee developed a white paper, Upgrading MSO Networks to Fiber to the Home (FTTH): A Technical Perspective, examining deployment models, technology options, and operational considerations for Multiple System Operators (MSOs) evaluating long-term network upgrades.  

4:40    Workforce development
How the FBAs' on-demand platform delivers scalable education to support the workforce needs of fiber infrastructure deployment.  

5:32    New fiber broadband products
During the event, we’re seeing new customer premises equipment, MoCA gear and PON from Adtran, Calix, Clearfield, Harmonic, InCoax, and Vecima.

7:20    Fiber Broadband 2026 Coverage page
Lightwave will have a coverage page of the Fiber Connect 2026 event on our site at www.lightwaveonline.com.

7:43    Closing
Tune in each day during Fiber Connect 2026 for more insights into the fiber broadband industry's key trade show.