In the latest episode of the Broadband Pulse podcast, we talked to Ted Schremp, president and CEO of IQ Fiber.

Ted was an early pioneer in developing services like telephony for the cable industry during his time at Charter Communications. He’s now carrying on that innovative spirit to drive fiber broadband growth at IQ Fiber.

In May, IQ Fiber launched Businesses in Jacksonville, Gainesville, Florida, and Savannah, Georgia, that can take advantage of the competitive carrier’s fiber-based services. Let’s start by talking about how that has gone so far.

About the Podcast In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we address the key issues affecting the optical and broadband industry segments. Join us every week for insights from industry leaders on these topics. Visit our website at www.lightwave.com and click on our podcast site at www.broadbandpulse.podbean.com.

In this new Broadband Pulse podcast, we talked to Ryan Young, CEO of Kore-Tek, an optical systems integrator, about how it is shifting its focus to serving service providers directly.

Here’s a timeline of what we addressed during the podcast:

Host introduces guests 0:03

Kore-Tek’s 2025 priorities 0:32

How Kore-Tek is engaging directly with service providers 4:00

Middle mile opportunity 6:35

IP over DWDM 8:50

Benefits of conducting network assessments 11:53

Addressing the labor crisis 15:55

Final Thoughts/closing 19:30

About the Podcast In the Lightwave+BTR Broadband Pulse podcast, we address the key issues affecting the optical and broadband industry segments. Join us every week for insights from industry leaders on these topics. Visit our website at www.lightwave.com and click on our podcast site at www.broadbandpulse.podbean.com.