April 30, 2025
1:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM CT / 10:00 AM PT / 5:00 PM GMT
Duration: 1 hour
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Summary
Given the lower population densities and remote nature, the critical challenge to serve the rural market has been cost. The U.S. government hopes to change that through programs like ReConnect and the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. But even before BEAD gets implemented next year, rural broadband operators are aggressively deploying fiber-based broadband networks.
A recent Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) study finds that rural counties with high broadband adoption rates of over 80% have significant advantages over those with low usage. To overcome the challenges of deploying fiber deployments, vendors like AFL, Corning and others are developing programs to help rural broadband players accelerate rural broadband deployments.
This webinar will discuss the challenges and opportunities to simplify rural broadband deployments.
Speaker
Fiber Optics Regional Product Line Manager
Luis Couto is currently North America Regional Product Line Manager for fiber optic solutions at VIAVI Solutions. He has over 14 years of experience in test and measurement with a primary focus on fiber optics technologies, supporting the telecommunications industry. Prior to his current US-based role, Luis worked as a solutions engineer for VIAVI in Brazil, taking care of the entire LATAM market.
Luis has participated on numerous industry panels around fiber technology, bringing to the stage his field experience on FTTH construction and maintenance, especially over new topologies, like xTAP cascaded taps. He attended Universidade Federal Fluminense in Brazil, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree. In telecommunications engineering.
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