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Networks at Work: The What, When, and How of Expanding Fiber Footprints

Fiber Broadband and the Future of Precision Agriculture

Monday, June 2, 2025
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM CT
Location: Canal AB
Deployment

    Moderator(s)

  • Jim Carroll

    Editor and Publisher
    Converge! Digest
    Sunnyvale, California, United States

    • Panelist(s)

  • Jimmy Todd

    CEO/General Manager
    Nex-Tech
    Lenora, Kansas, United States

  • John E. Greene, Jr.

    CEO
    Mytra Consulting
    Parker City, Indiana, United States

  • Darren Siekman

    VP, Global Marketing &Policy
    Valley Irrigation – A Valmont Company
    Omaha, Nebraska, United States

  • Lee Rutherford

    Network Operations Manager
    connectSCP by South Central Power

Rural communities present challenges and opportunities for operators as each look to expand their fiber footprint and develop new customers that can leverage the capacity and latency that only fiber broadband can deliver. This panel of industry experts will discuss best practices, opportunities, and challenges associated with High-Cost Threshold deployments, and where fiber is best suited for residential, agricultural, and commercial expansions.