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Frontiers in Fiber Optic Sensing | Episode 107 of the Connect This! Show

January 28, 2025

Catch the latest episode of the Connect This! Show, with co-hosts Christopher Mitchell (ILSR) and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) joined by regular guests Kim McKinley (TAK Broadband) and Doug Dawson (CCG Consulting) along with special guest Paul Dickinson (Dura-line, Fiber Optic Sensing Association, and Aii) to talk about the future of fiber optic sensing to do everything from avoid fiber cuts from construction equipment to monitor traffic to detect pipeline leakages. They also hit a grab-bag of other topics, including:



Who owns the Internet?



Arielle Roth’s nomination to NTIA



The AI bubble hitting middle-mile builders



The FCC reversing course on its efforts to protect renters’ access to a competitive broadband market



FWA providers going in on serving those living in mobile home parks



Join us live on February 7th at 2pm ET, or listen afterwards wherever you get your podcasts.



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