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Granite Telecommunications Senior Executives to Speak at INCOMPAS Policy Summit on March 5

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Monday, March 4, 2024
Public policy, Telecommunications, FCC, AI, Crown Castle, Small business, Commerce, Government, Granite, Safety, Policy, Congress, Department of the Treasury, All, Treasury, Google Fiber, Internet, NTIA

QUINCY, Mass., March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Granite Telecommunications, the nation's premier innovation provider for communications and technology solutions to businesses and government agencies, today announced that Chief Administrative Officer, Michael B. Galvin, and Chief People Officer, Sana Sheikh, will be speaking at The 2024 INCOMPAS Policy Summit in Washington, D.C.

Key Points: 
  • How to Use the Ready City Checklists," accompanied by public policy experts from Google Fiber, Crown Castle, and the Kansas Office of Broadband Deployment.
  • "Competition and innovation policy are essential to making 'Internet for All' a reality for every American home and small business."
  • "Granite is focused on creating 'innovation infrastructure' that helps our clients improve network performance and safety while positioning them for the future."
  • The INCOMPAS Policy Summit provides a unique opportunity for communications and technology business executives to connect with policy makers on the industry's most pressing questions.

Nevada is on the board

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Internet, Engineering, Google Fiber, Human, Casino

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Google Fiber is coming to Nevada!

Key Points: 
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Google Fiber is coming to Nevada!
  • Last night, the Clark County Commission approved a franchise agreement with GFiber, which will allow us to bring fast, reliable internet to our first community in the Silver State.
  • With this announcement, we have active projects underway in all five of the states we set our sights on back in August 2022 .
  • Clark County covers much of the Las Vegas metro area, and is just the first of GFiber’s projects in the area.

Google Fiber names John Keib Chief Technology & Product Officer

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Marketing, Google Fiber, Internet, WarnerMedia, Engineering, DirecTV, ISP, Management

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Google Fiber is proud to announce John Keib as the company’s first-ever Chief Technology & Product Officer (CTPO). As CTPO, John will continue to drive our product, engineering, and supply chain efforts, along with overseeing the innovative projects coming out of GFiber Labs.

Key Points: 
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Google Fiber is proud to announce John Keib as the company’s first-ever Chief Technology & Product Officer (CTPO).
  • As CTPO, John will continue to drive our product, engineering, and supply chain efforts, along with overseeing the innovative projects coming out of GFiber Labs .
  • Since joining GFiber in 2019 as Vice President of Product, John has been building a next generation Internet service focusing on groundbreaking speeds and enhanced quality of Internet service for all customers.
  • Previously, John oversaw a team of 40,000 employees as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Residential Services at Time Warner, where he spent almost two decades working in roles spanning sales, marketing, product, customer service, technical operations and supply chain.

Melani Griffith Appointed as Chief Growth Officer for Google Fiber

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Acquisition, Woman, Customer engagement, Telecommunications, Google Fiber, WICT, European Competitive Telecommunications Association, Marketing, J.D. Power, Digital, Rogers Communications, AMC Networks, Internet, Melani, Time Warner Cable, CGO, Life, AMC, Cable

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Google Fiber is proud to announce Melani Griffith as the company’s first-ever Chief Growth Officer (CGO).

Key Points: 
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Google Fiber is proud to announce Melani Griffith as the company’s first-ever Chief Growth Officer (CGO).
  • In this role, Melani will continue to set the course for GFiber’s continued customer growth, overseeing the entire customer lifespan from brand and marketing, sales, digital, customer service, and public relations.
  • As CGO, Melani will continue to lead this charge for GFiber, reshaping the customer experience to provide truly differentiated services that make it easier for them on every front.
  • It’s that tenacity that will lead to the type of operational excellence and continuous improvement that our customers should expect from us.”

Fiber Broadband Association Elects 2024 Board of Directors

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Technology, Networks, Internet, Telecommunications, Market development, Public policy, FBA, Freeman, OFS, Organization, Woman, New Board, Chairperson, Google Fiber, History, Graybar, Region, Trust (social science), EPB, Conference, Robert Espeseth, Middle mile, Working Group, Internet service provider, Management

The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today announced its 2024 Board of Directors as the organization leads the industry through its largest investment cycle ever.

Key Points: 
  • The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today announced its 2024 Board of Directors as the organization leads the industry through its largest investment cycle ever.
  • “As we look forward to 2024, the fiber broadband industry has a lot to be excited about,” said Gary Bolton, President and CEO at the Fiber Broadband Association.
  • “We’re set to experience the biggest and best year in fiber broadband history, and our 2024 Board of Directors is an excellent group of experienced leaders to guide us through it.
  • The 2024 Board of Directors elections were held at the Fiber Broadband Association’s 2023 Premier Members Meeting, December 4-5, in Palm Springs, Calif.

Actiontec Announces First Customer Deployment of Wi-Fi 7 Solutions with Google Fiber

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Friday, November 17, 2023
Consumer Electronics, Technology, Telecommunications, Mobile, Wireless, Networks, Internet, Hardware, Google Fiber, IEEE 802.11be, Wi-Fi, Mobile phone, CIG

CIG (USA) and Actiontec today are proud to announce the first customer deployment of its industry leading Wi-Fi 7 solutions.

Key Points: 
  • CIG (USA) and Actiontec today are proud to announce the first customer deployment of its industry leading Wi-Fi 7 solutions.
  • Since the introduction of Actiontec’s devices in Jan 2023, the company has been working closely with customers such as Google Fiber to identify and implement key attributes and features.
  • “We are excited and honored to partner with GFiber to enable state-of-the-art WiFi experience for their customers,” said Actiontec President Alexander Leibovich.
  • "GFiber is excited to be working with CIG and Actiontec to bring the power of 20 Gig to life with this custom, pre-certified Wi-Fi 7 router.

Erik Garr Joins Guidehouse to Lead Digital Financial Services

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Cloud, Policy, Public, Google Fiber, Culture, Energy, Public sector, Financial services, Digital, Veritas Capital, Local, PwC, Growth, Government, Google Cloud, Management, Construction, State, Health care

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Guidehouse, a leading global provider of consulting and managed services to public sector and commercial clients, has appointed Erik Garr as partner in the firm's Digital practice. Erik will lead Guidehouse's Digital effort in financial services, while providing his broad digital infrastructure experience to all of Guidehouse's clients.

Key Points: 
  • Erik will lead Guidehouse's Digital effort in financial services, while providing his broad digital infrastructure experience to all of Guidehouse's clients.
  • Guidehouse Digital provides digital services to clients that are transformative and instrumental to its success.
  • With a staff of over 2,000, the line of service provides services to Healthcare, Financial Services, Energy and the Public Sector.
  • In his new role, Garr will be responsible for building the firm's financial service digital capabilities all designed to build great technology for Guidehouse clients.

Google Fiber officially names Rocco Laurenzano Chief Operating Officer

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Monday, October 30, 2023
Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications, Trust, Growth, City, Google Fiber, Altice, Pleasure, Culture, Altice USA, Management, Operation

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Google Fiber is proud to announce Rocco Laurenzano as Chief Operating Officer.

Key Points: 
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Google Fiber is proud to announce Rocco Laurenzano as Chief Operating Officer.
  • Rocco has been serving in the role unofficially for some time now.
  • Prior to joining GFiber, Rocco served in senior operations leadership roles at Altice USA, Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications, and Insight Communications.
  • “I’ve had the privilege and pleasure of working with Rocco over many years and in many capacities,” said Dinni Jain, CEO.

Nokia and GFiber Labs set new milestone for broadband access with 20 Gig service

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Virtual reality, Nokia, GPON, Life, Lightning, United Way, FTTH, University of Missouri–Kansas City, PON, UMKC, Google Fiber, Ecosystem, University, AI, Investment, Mobile phone, Internet service provider, Broadband networks, Altiplano

GFiber Labs uses Nokia’s 25G PON solution to deliver 20 Gig service to residential and enterprise customers with existing fiber network.

Key Points: 
  • GFiber Labs uses Nokia’s 25G PON solution to deliver 20 Gig service to residential and enterprise customers with existing fiber network.
  • University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) and United Way of Utah County along with select residential customers among first to use 20 Gig service.
  • Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced that Google Fiber is deploying Nokia’s 25G PON solution to enhance its existing fiber network and deliver a new 20 Gig broadband service to customers through GFiber Labs.
  • Using Nokia’s 25G PON solution, GFiber can provide broadband speeds that are up to 10x faster than what most fiber networks can deliver today.

Customer Satisfaction with Wireless Internet Higher than Wired and Satellite, J.D. Power Finds

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Thursday, October 12, 2023
Other Consumer, Consumer, Technology, Telecommunications, Mobile, Wireless, 5G, Internet, Lumen Technologies, Google Fiber, AT&T, Frontier Communications, Verizon Communications, J.D. Power, LTE, SM, Mobile phone, Film industry, Cereal, Xfinity

These differences are primarily driven by gaps in satisfaction with cost of internet service, with cost satisfaction among wireless customers averaging more than 90 points above those of wired customers and nearly 190 points above those of satellite internet customers.

Key Points: 
  • These differences are primarily driven by gaps in satisfaction with cost of internet service, with cost satisfaction among wireless customers averaging more than 90 points above those of wired customers and nearly 190 points above those of satellite internet customers.
  • “Wireless internet has higher customer satisfaction in each factor of the study,” said Carl Lepper, senior director of technology, media and telecom at J.D.
  • “Wireless companies have done an admirable job of conveying the value of their wireless internet service which may explain higher satisfaction among wireless customers, even though they report higher monthly rates.
  • Residential Internet Service Provider Satisfaction Study is based on responses from 23,623 customers that currently have internet service with a provider included in the study.