https://www.lightwaveonline.com/home/article/55391429/ai-quantum-and-sensing-are-the-next-three-applications-for-fiber-usage-growth2026-07-19T11:25:43.791Zweekly0.5https://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a59110bdddb9ed58daff7cf-untitled_linkedin_post_2.pnghttps://www.lightwaveonline.com/home/article/55391451/building-broadband-glo-fiber-welcomes-its-100000th-customer2026-07-16T16:39:32.601Zweekly0.5https://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a5905c86b6790133d8c0429-glofiber100kpressrelease.png<p>Glo Fiber celebrates its 100,000th customer, Sonnya and Steve White of Suffolk, Virginia, marking a major milestone in the company’s growth.</p>https://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a59061bb0fe278bc86e912f-maine.png<p>Fidium is enabling 3,600 homes and businesses to get access to fiber-based connectivity.</p>https://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a59067bdddb9ed58dafef43-oneata.png<p>Ultra-fast 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</p>https://www.lightwaveonline.com/home/article/55392523/molex-and-prysmian-enter-fiber-ai-data-center-supply-pact2026-07-21T19:03:21.605Zweekly0.5https://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a5fb8379d056596806421b4-dreamstime_m_116053787.pnghttps://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a5fbdd5b54eeec599b0f53e-joe_nelligan.png<p>Joe Nelligan, CEO of Molex. </p>https://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a5fbe4904c3a9d040eae363-battainbanner1150x650.png<p><span lang="EN">Massimo Battaini, CEO of Prysmian.</span></p>https://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a5fc15714f4bfb898e5da65-molex_cpo.png<p>Molex's CPO capabilities. </p>https://www.lightwaveonline.com/home/article/55393281/building-broadband-altafiber-establishes-public-private-partnership-with-the-city-of-westerville-ohio2026-07-23T21:12:36.056Zweekly0.5https://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a627f7e2205d89da2c3b8c7-westerville2.png<p><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">altafiber is building fiber to roughly 15,000 addresses in and around Westerville.</span></p>https://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a627fcd0d88148e42e2e918-minnesota_.png<p>The first East Grand Forks resident is now connected to Bluepeak’s fiber network, marking a major milestone as high-speed fiber internet continues expanding throughout the 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</p>https://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a6283bb63316cf05c2ecf63-broadbandimage.pnghttps://www.lightwaveonline.com/home/article/55393298/att-sets-plan-to-reach-8m-new-fiber-locations-in-20262026-07-26T16:16:16.708Zweekly0.5https://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a6283712205d89da2c3bc3e-1.pnghttps://www.lightwaveonline.com/home/article/55393752/att-business-second-quarter-uptick-driven-by-strong-fiber-fixed-wireless-gains2026-07-27T17:35:31.945Zweekly0.5https://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a6794bf402df196ee9d4875-featuredimage.pnghttps://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a6795849ce7de7bff860d3c-697bda07381ce6bf6d88518cstankey.png<p>John Stankey, CEO and Chairman of AT&T. </p>https://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a6795c6328de05d103df4b8-desrochesmizuhotechnologyconferencestorybanner850x.png<p>Pascale Desroches, CFO of AT&T. </p>https://www.lightwaveonline.com/home/article/55393872/verizon-takes-on-1b-dark-fiber-data-center-deal-with-google2026-07-27T20:57:10.615Zweekly0.5https://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a67bc4520eb5ffcd53fff5b-verizon.pnghttps://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a67c3a5da7725b7c0c11efc-697fa8f479ec1c87f94f9802danschulman_verizonceo.png<p>Dan Schulman, CEO of Verizon. </p>https://img.lightwaveonline.com/files/base/ebm/lw/image/2026/07/6a67c599d773f2f768cb5baf-centraloffice.png<p>Traditional telcos like AT&T and Verizon are retrofitting central offices, which were the home for voice service equipment, to satisfy new data center needs. 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