Featured Story
Intel and telcos left in virtual RAN limbo by rise of AI RAN
A multitude of general-purpose and specialist silicon options now confronts the world's 5G community, while Intel's future in telecom remains uncertain.
This week: Steve Smith, chief revenue officer for LiveOak Fiber, on the company's deployment milestones in Florida and Georgia, lessons learned along the way and how LiveOak is getting ready for BEAD.
This episode features Steve Smith, chief revenue officer at LiveOak Fiber, a broadband provider launched in 2022 serving parts of Florida and Georgia.
We first had Smith on the podcast shortly after LiveOak's launch, when the company was targeting roughly 80,000 locations. Today, LiveOak has expanded internally and externally, and is now targeting "somewhere between 200,000-250,000 homes and businesses," according to Smith.
In this episode, we catch up on the company's progress and growth in the past two years, including LiveOak Fiber's recent milestones of completing 50% of its ongoing fiber construction projects in Florida and Georgia, as well as where and how the company hopes to participate in the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program (BEAD) and more.
Here are a few topics covered in this conversation:
Background on LiveOak Fiber and the company's funding sources (01:48)
LiveOak Fiber's growth and how it chooses where to build (05:39)
Deployment milestones in Florida and Georgia and lessons learned (10:50)
How LiveOak Fiber is preparing to participate in BEAD (16:30)
Thoughts on the end of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and staying competitive with affordable services (18:33)
For a lightly edited transcript, click the caption button on the podcast player.
Read more about:
The DivideYou May Also Like