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Ah, autumn in New England. Those colors. That crisp air. The robust dialogue about widespread broadband and small cell / 5G deployment! It all happens Thursday, November 8, 2018 at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Connecticut at New England Connect, a day-long regional conference on ensuring fast, reliable broadband internet for all.. The conference will examine how Connecticut's mayors have successfully deployed fiber in their communities, and how they are rea

This week, Harrison Edwards' Executive VP for Broadband, Bob Knight , appeared on the national Community Broadband Bits Podcast to discuss the ever-important topic of political will and fiber projects. Bob and Deb Socia , Executive Director of Next Century Cities , were interviewed by ILSR's Christopher Mitchell on the importance of community engagement and how having political will helps drive broadband projects forward. At September's Great Lakes Connect broadband confe

By definition and by default, you cannot have telehealth without highspeed Internet. By design and by default, you cannot have a gig community network without continually pushing the innovative edge. Telehealth and community broadband define the essence of symbiotic relationships. There is telehealth that is practiced within and between healthcare facilities, often impacting healthcare functions such as improving radiology speed and efficiency. And telehealth targeted to i

The future of economic and community development is widespread fiber deployment bringing high-speed broadband to communities throughout the United States. It's important to remember that no project can move forward without--as we like to say-- the "Three Ps and One F:" People; Politics; Press; and Funding. In Harry Marketing session in Ontario, Ca today, we discussed several funding sources for broadband projects. Take a look: Here's the list of funding and grant sou

One of our favorite events of the year is Broadband Communities Magazine's annual Economic Development Conference, being held this week in Ontario, California. Several hundred local officials and industry experts convene to parse through how communities can successfully forge ahead with fiber projects. Bob Knight, Executive VP & COO of Harry , will be speaking on three panels pertaining to building political will/project funding, telehealth, and real estate development. If

Southern California, known for endless sunshine, laid-back lifestyle, and a dash of smog, is home to this year's Broadband Communities Magazine Economic Development Summit. Municipal officials, broadband-industry veterans, vendors, and consultants will convene this year in Ontario, California, October 23-25. Why Ontario? California's Inland Empire has enjoyed steady population growth. To help prepare for the future, Ontario leaders have taken action to deploy fiber for gigab

The broadband industry will convene this week in Fairlawn, Ohio for Great Lakes Connect (GLC). GLC is the first major broadband industry conference from spanning from Wisconsin to Ohio and has attracted economic development, municipal, and other industry leaders in the Midwest and across the United States. Fairlawn is home to one of the nation's new gigabit-speed fiber network that is off to a successful start. Over 200 are expected to attend the inaugural GLC event, which i

A recent article by Blair Levin and Larry Downes in the Harvard Business Review makes the case that Google Fiber is high-speed internet's most successful failure. The authors point out that although Google grossly underestimated capital expenditures and the speed of the regulatory process, it was successful at disrupting the $60 billion broadband industry. Google's very presence spurred innovation, triggered scores of cities to re-think their communications needs, and jolt

Bob Knight , Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Harrison Edwards, Inc. announced today that the firm has signed on as a sponsor of Great Lakes Connect Broadband Development Conference. Great Lakes Connect will bring together industry and civic leaders from communities throughout the Midwest, a region where municipal gigabit-speed broadband deployment is catching on quickly. This year's inaugural Great Lakes Connect is produced by the same team as Mountain

Pittsburgh's stunning skyline After a morning of summer air travel (ugh!), Carolyn and I are back in the office, fully energized by what we absorbed at Next Century Cities ' (NCC) Regional Broadband Summit in Pittsburgh. NCC masterfully crafted an agenda that covered everything from federal and state-level policy, to digital inclusion, 5G deployment, and the financing new broadband networks. We've returned with some interesting takeaways: Tom Coverick, Keybanc Capital Marke

On July 23 and 24, scores of government leaders, engineers, policy makers, and broadband industry thought leaders, will convene in Pittsburgh for Next Century Cities' Regional Broadband Summit . The Summit will cover everything from policy to 5G deployment. Keynotes from Blair Levin, senior fellow, Brookings Institution, who is also a former Chief of Staff at the FCC and author of the National Broadband Plan, will serve as morning Keynote Speaker. Former FCC Chair and Commis

Harrison Edwards Strategic Communications is working with the City of Los Angeles to advance the city’s high-speed broadband footprint. “Even the nation’s second-largest city has its share of connectivity challenges,” says Carolyn B. Mandelker, CEO, Harrison Edwards. The firm will consult regarding stakeholder engagement and project funding, similar to the work the Armonk, New York-based company completed recently in southern Illinois . Earlier in June, Harry presented at

Today at Mountain Connect , the Colorado-based broadband industry conference, Bob Knight, executive VP and COO of Harrison Edwards moderated and participated in the panel "How to Get to a GO Decision for a Community Network." The session included economists, Open Access Network experts, demand aggregation/take rate experts, and venture capital professionals. Click here for a copy of Bob's presentation. Reach out to Bob directly with questions here. #Internet #EconomicDev

The broadband industry will convene this week in sunny Vail, Colorado for Mountain Connect , rapidly emerging as a leading conference for economic development, municipal, and other leaders across North America. Over 700 are expected to attend, and the Harrison Edwards team will be there to meet with telecom providers and local and regional officials. Also, our Executive VP and COO Bob Knight will be presenting on the panel "Getting to the GO: How to Move Community Broadband

The Harrison Edwards team is in Austin this week working sharing our knowledge of how to engage communities in the deployment and monetization of high-speed broadband networks. We'll be attending and presenting at the annual Broadband Communities Summit , the industry's leading event. "It's one of our nation's great challenges," says our executive VP and COO, Bob Knight, who will be leading two sessions at the four-day summit. "The next generation of infrastructure will crea

News trickled out this week that New York State would be seeking to reverse the FCC's vote earlier this year– along party lines– to repeal net neutrality rules. The bold move, backed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, and mirroring similar discussions in Congress, would forbid internet service providers from throttling content at a premium. It's highly unusual for a big brand like Burger King to step into the political arena, but Fernando Machado, Burger King's global chief marketi

It's a startling statistic. Over 90% of proposed community broadband projects in the United States are not funded and get scrapped. Expensive plans drawn up by consultants are being shelved at an alarming rate. The problem is community leaders have had their focus on technical solutions and legal matters, without paying adequate attention to the community (voters) throughout the process. In his new article in the October 2017 issue of Broadband Communities Magazine , our ex

Harrison Edwards team members will be facilitating work groups on October 9th at the Broadband Impact Symposium in Highland, Illinois. The symposium will bring together business leaders, community members, government officials, nonprofit agencies, and anchor institutions to identify ways to grow the city's economy on top of Highland's new gigabit-speed fiber network. Also attending the symposium will be dozens of officials throughout the State of Illinois and leaders from the

Bob Knight, Harrison Edwards' Executive VP, Digital and Chief Operating Officer, has been tapped to moderate "City Solutions: Networks & Data," at the Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo on June 26, 2017, at the Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas. The fast-moving session features major technology companies presenting to a panel of global city officials. According to Bob, the session is a great opportunity for municipal officials to learn what makes each technology