Fiber for Breakfast 2023 Week 20 – Accelerating Broadband in Illinois and the NTIA NOFO

The Covid pandemic has spurred changes across many industries and U.S. businesses have implemented new technologies to meet these new challenges. Please join us for Fiber for Breakfast with Independence Research founder and principal analyst, Matt Davis, who will share recent survey findings that analyze which telecom and IT technologies saw the biggest changes as we enter the “new normal”. The study examines core telecom services including broadband, managed WiFi, internet back-up and unified communications in addition to IT services ranging from E-Commerce to Cybersecurity.

Guest Bio:

Matt Davis is the founder and principal analyst at Independence Research LLC. where his research is focused on technology, telecom and broadband internet services, with a focus on U.S. fiber technology deployment.

Before forming Independence Research in 2016, Matt founded the Broadband Access Technology practice at Yankee Group focusing on the deployment of broadband services worldwide. In 2006, Matt joined IDC, where he led the Consumer and SMB research practices focusing on service provider telecom and internet strategy.