George Mulhern

🚨 Fiber is transforming Colorado’s future! Not just faster speeds, but real opportunity, inclusion, and economic impact. Today we spotlight Intrepid Network Inc. fiber broadband rollout across 12+ Colorado communities, a powerful leap toward closing the digital divide. 📍 Access is being redefined in cities like Pueblo, Northglenn, Westminster, Louisville, Lafayette, Littleton, Broomfield, Columbine Valley, Dacono, Fort Lupton, Frederick, Greenwood Village, Superior, and Thornton. All powered by a competitive, open-access model and multi-gig symmetrical fiber. 🚀 This is gateway technology Remote workers now have the reliability they need. Students can learn without limits. Startups scale without fear of bandwidth. Hospitals deliver telehealth with confidence. This isn’t just infrastructure, it’s empowerment. 🏫 A win for digital equity in schools Seamless virtual lessons. Rich online learning. Reliable access for every student, regardless of zip code. Fiber closes gaps that have persisted far too long. 🤝 Partnerships make this possible Municipalities + visionary providers + capital partners like Brookfield = Real infrastructure. More competition. Lower costs. Better service. 🔮 Next up: Frederick and Superior, 2025–27 Thousands of passings already connected. More communities on the horizon. Progress is accelerating. To every student, parent, entrepreneur, and civic leader across these Colorado communities: The future is fiber-fast. And it’s being built right now. 👏 Hats off to the Intrepid Network Inc. Fiber team and everyone making this transformation happen. Let’s keep going. Let’s close the divide — community by community. 💪

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The 2025 overhaul of the BEAD program has reshaped the broadband landscape in ways that are still unfolding. With the introduction of the "Benefit of the Bargain" round and the shift toward a technology-neutral policy, broadband deployment now sits at the intersection of infrastructure, regulatory flexibility, and capital strategy. For investors and operators alike, this moment calls for careful interpretation. The following 90 days will be less about predictions and more about precision. At Stefanov Capital, we advise leaders, investors, and operators on translating these federal shifts into executable capital strategies. Our focus is on: -Where BEAD rules are reshaping M&A dynamics -How regulatory signals are reshaping valuations -What constitutes a bankable strategy amid permitting volatility We are not only participating in the broadband ecosystem but also helping to define the strategy. Reach out and let's discuss further. Micky Stefanov

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Excited to share that Flume has joined the Gigapower open-access network through a new deployment in multi-family communities. This marks our first MDU relationship with a second ISP and an important step in expanding Gigapower’s capabilities into the managed Wi-Fi space. Flume’s strength in both fiber-to-the-unit and managed Wi-Fi aligns well with our mission to broaden choice and improve connectivity options for residents in the communities we serve. Grateful for partners like Flume who share our belief in what open access can unlock. #OpenAccess #FiberInternet #FutureOfConnectivity https://lnkd.in/ebjQnQcN

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46% of rural hospitals are operating at a loss and too many are considered vulnerable to closure. That’s not a trend. That’s a systemic failure we can’t normalize. Rural hospitals don’t need more vendors. They need a way to change the economics of care, without new buildings, new wings, or capital risk they can’t absorb. At #HIMSS26, Cellhub is launching Cellhub Managed Services and Hospitals Without Walls, a proprietary, AI‑driven, 5G‑enabled operating model designed to help rural and underserved health systems modernize care delivery while improving financial sustainability. Hospitals Without Walls enable health systems to: ▫️ Identify hidden savings through our proprietary AI‑based cost analysis, correlating data across disconnected clinical, telecom, IT, and operational systems ▫️ Reinvest that financial headroom into secure, 5G‑enabled virtual and hybrid care environments ▫️ Create sustainable funding models via HIPAA‑compliant, anonymized data partnerships ▫️ Rely on a single accountable partner to design, orchestrate, and manage the full lifecycle, from strategy and architecture through deployment and ongoing operations   We’ll be covering this live at the T-Mobile Tech Theater (Booth #5643) on March 10 (4:00 pm), March 11 (2:00 pm), and March 12 (11:00 am). Read the Press Release here: https://lnkd.in/evVZSgJC

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Excellent technology scaling: VisNet View is now ready leveraging EA Technology deep grid expertise Already deploying at national scale in ground substations and now up on poles/overhead with VisNet View to monitor our Grids where it matters.

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Yes, broadband has joined the AI chat. A real treat to be with Brody Mullins and David Castagnetti Inside Influence podcast. Big thanks to them! An opportunity to talk AI and broadband, permitting reform, modernizing our nation’s networks to keep people safer and more connected, and more. Come for the policy talk, stay for what I sold as a Madison Square Garden vendor in high school… Be part of the full discussion on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eYx5A32U

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