{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/61f19b78a2725d00125a06bb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Divide: How FibreONE is helping bring broadband infrastructure to rural Canada","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/1643223889462-d21d17ef65d0b4dbf2e5a4ff83b9432a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Tim Emoff, vice president of the telecom division at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://sosgroup.biz/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sales Outsource Solutions</a>, joins the podcast to discuss the digital divide in Canada, where an estimated 45.5% of the population can't access high-speed Internet, and a new project called&nbsp;<a href=\"https://info.prysmiangroup.com/fibreone/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FibreONE</a>&nbsp;that seeks to tackle that. A consortium of companies – including&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.prysmiangroup.com/en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Prysmian Group</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.seeclearfield.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Clearfield</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.duraline.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dura-Line</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.macleannetworksolutions.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MacLean Network Solutions</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://primex.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Primex Technologies</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://oldcastleinfrastructure.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Oldcastle Infrastructure</a>&nbsp;– FibreONE is an effort to help deliver a fiber backbone across rural Canada. We discuss the challenges facing rural Canadian communities when it comes to the digital divide, and how the partners involved in FibreONE are collaborating to expedite the delivery of high-speed broadband.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.lightreading.com/newsletter_signup.asp?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=Acast&amp;utm_campaign=Podcast_CTA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter.</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Light Reading"}