Last week the Fiber Broadband Association presented “Capacity, Competition & Cash Flow: The Upstream Equation,” moderated by FBA President Gary Bolton. It was a panel discussion with Mark Trudeau, Founder and CEO of OpenVault , and Jeff Heynen, Vice President of Broadband Access and Home Networking at Dell’Oro Group . The conversation unpacked OpenVault’s latest 4Q 2025 Broadband Insights report (OVBI), “Unlocking the Full Power of Upstream,” and offered a clear view of how consumer...

Last week, I spoke at the MACTA Fall Forum, hosted by the Mid-America Cable/Telecommunications Association . Since 1958 that organization that has promoted collaboration and professional development among independent and regional telecom providers in Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, and Louisiana. Members include Allo Fiber, HyperFiber, Vyve Broadband, MediaCom, Conway Corporation, and other ISPs. The purpose of the annual forum is to recognize a number of outstanding...

David Gray September 23, 2025 Last week, I attended a presentation by the Fiber Broadband Association that offered timely insights on the...