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FBA Award Luncheon

Monday, July 29th | 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

NEW FOR 2024!

The Fiber Broadband Association is pleased to host the 1st Annual FBA Awards Luncheon at Fiber Connect 2024. This event recognizes the best and the brightest in our industry and shines a spotlight on the great work being done at the company, community, and individual levels. This event includes traditional FBA Awards, as well as the new Fiber Forward AMPLIFY Awards, a nomination-based award program that is open to all FBA members.

Tickets are required to attend. The first 80 Network Operators can pick up their complimentary ticket on Monday, July 29th during the open registration hours. Non-Network Operator attendees may purchase individual tickets at $125 or a table of eight at the rate of $900 during the registration process. 

For information about sponsorship opportunities, please get in touch with Lucy Green at lgreen@fiberbroadband.org.

Fiber Broadband Association Awards

Star
The Star Award recognizes a person, community, or company that has gone above and beyond what is expected in the advancement of fiber to the home.

Photon
The Photon Award recognizes a Fiber Broadband Association member who, through their volunteer contribution, has demonstrated a high level of dedication to the organization and contribution to the industry.

Gene Scott Award
The Gene Scott Education Award recognizes a person, community, or institution that has provided significant impact on the advancement of education in the fiber industry.

All Fiber Network Providers
The accreditation is given to Fiber Broadband Association members who demonstrate a high-level of strategic commitment to all fiber deployment by ensuring 90% or more of their networks rely on fiber optic infrastructure.

Fiber Forward AMPLIFY Awards

The Fiber Broadband Association’s Fiber Forward AMPLIFY Awards recognize the individuals, companies and innovations that have demonstrated the ability to boost the strength of those around them, providing the needed amplification required to move fiber broadband forward. These awards recognize contributions of individuals and companies in the following categories:

Individual Category

• Fiber Under Forty
  • Designed to recognize the individuals born in 1985 or later that are having an impact on their companies, or the industry, far beyond their years.
• Women Changing Fiber for Good
  • Focused on women that are making changes that will be felt for years to come and second, uncovered how they are making the industry better.
• Advocacy Allstars
  • Recognize the individuals working to advance the agenda of the fiber broadband industry on the state and federal level.

Company Category

• Community Impact
  • Centered on fiber broadband projects that are enabling communities and changing lives in communities across North America.
• Product Innovation
  • Showcasing technology innovation and advancement that expands fiber broadband’s ability to deliver the services customers demand today and over the next decade.
• Taking Fiber Further
  • Highlighting the teams that are working together to support community broadband fiber network expansion, including construction, planning, integration, and planning.
• Constellation
  • Celebrating the individual companies that came together to form a coalition that helped advance fiber broadband networks across communities, states, and regions.

Nominations

Nominations submitted for each category, person, or company, must be part of an FBA member company. Nominations will open April 2nd and close May 15th. Finalists will be announced June 14. Award recipients will be announced at Fiber Connect 2024, on July 29, at the Awards Luncheon.

For information about membership, please contact Jennifer Vassil at jvassil@fiberbroadband.org.

Additional Industry Awards

Lightwave FTTxcellence Award

• The Award recognizes leadership in advancing the deployment of optical access networks in North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Cablefax Award(s)