Down economy, broadband stimulus raise profile of dark fiber: Expert

Although President Barack Obama’s so-called “Broadband Technology Opportunities Program” has helped place a focus on the future of broadband in the United States, he must not let vested interests take over the specifics of the nation’s plan, an industry expert told TMCnet in an interview.

According to Hunter Newby (News - Alert), the chief executive officer of a Manhattan-based company that’s seeking to pave the way for wide broadband access, wireless backhaul and lower latency through next-gen long haul dark fiber construction, as the broadband issue is picked apart and examined, the networks that drive technology, applications and innovation will be put in place and likely enhanced. Yet, according to Newby – whose company is called Allied Fiber – “the devil is in the details.”