Fiber Broadband Association Certifies More Network Operators Strategically Committing to Fiber

Twelve more FBA members achieve All Fiber Certification

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at Fiber Connect 2024, the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) announced an increase in its members’ All Fiber Certification. The accreditation is reserved for FBA members that demonstrate a high-level of strategic commitment to all fiber deployment by ensuring 90% or more of their networks rely on fiber optic infrastructure. Twelve FBA members recently achieved All Fiber Certification in North America since Fiber Connect 2023.

The latest recipients of All Fiber Certification include:

• Fiberspring (South Hadley, Mass.)
• HMP&L Fiber (Henderson, Ky.)
• Myakka Communications, Inc. (Myakka City, Fla.)
• Nex-Tech (Hays, Kan.)
• Okanogan County Public Utility District (Okanogan, Wash.)
• OptiLink (Dalton, Ga.)
• Point Broadband (West Point, Ga.)
• Ripple Fiber (Charlotte, N.C.)
• Sichuun (Schefferville, Quebec)
• Strada Communications (Port Byron, Ill.)
• Surf Internet (Elkhart, Ind.)
• Utilities Board City of Sylacauga (Sylacauga, Ala.)

“Through our research, webinars, panels, and other content, FBA continues to reinforce that fiber is the critical infrastructure required to deliver broadband services for generations to come due to its reliability, performance, longevity, sustainability, and more. Naturally, we’re seeing more network operators choose fiber and we’re thrilled to congratulate those that have achieved at least 90% fiber networks,” said Gary Bolton, President and CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association. “These operators are ensuring their communities have access to reliable, high-performance broadband and the economic, employment, and education opportunities that come with that connection to a fiber network.”

To learn more about the Fiber Broadband Association’s All Fiber Certification and other education and certifications, please visit https://fiberbroadband.org/education-and-certification/. To review the entire list of All Fiber certified network operators, please visit https://fiberbroadband.org/education-and-certification/fiber-network-operator-certification/ or subscribe to FBA’s Fiber Forward Weekly newsletter here to stay up to date on all FBA news.

About the Fiber Broadband Association

The Fiber Broadband Association is the largest and only trade association that represents the complete fiber ecosystem of service providers, manufacturers, industry experts, and deployment specialists dedicated to the advancement of fiber broadband deployment and the pursuit of a world where communications are limitless, advancing quality of life and digital equity anywhere and everywhere. The Fiber Broadband Association helps providers, communities, and policymakers make informed decisions about how, where, and why to build better fiber broadband networks. Since 2001, these companies, organizations, and members have worked with communities and consumers in mind to build the critical infrastructure that provides the economic and societal benefits that only fiber can deliver. The Fiber Broadband Association is part of the Fibre Council Global Alliance, which is a platform of six global FTTH Councils in North America, LATAM, Europe, MEA, APAC, and South Africa. Learn more at fiberbroadband.org.