{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/620167ee868de50012d66cc4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Divide: Where fiber broadband deployment is (and isn't) progressing worldwide","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/1644259117137-4596874ebe6bc24ed3c07e3e2c3c211d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Michael Philpott, research director at Omdia, joins the podcast to discuss <a href=\"https://omdia.flywheelsites.com/omdia-fiber-development-index-2021/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Omdia's 2021 Global Fiber Development Index</a>, including where fiber is being deployed the fastest and why speed inequalities are growing as countries work toward closing their connectivity divides.</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"}