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InCoax Networks AB highlights how BEAD's new tech-neutral rules open the door to smarter last-mile broadband solutions
For years, the dominant belief in U.S. broadband was simple, fiber was the only way forward. It was fast, future-proof, and received strong federal backing. If one wanted to deliver reliable high-speed internet, one laid fiber - regardless of cost, disruption, delays, or feasibility inside older buildings.
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[{"type":"text","content":"LUND, Sweden, Sept. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- For years, the dominant belief in U.S. broadband was simple, fiber was the only way forward. It was fast, future-proof, and received strong federal backing. If one wanted to deliver reliable high-speed internet, one laid fiber - regardless of cost, disruption, delays, or feasibility inside older buildings.","length":352,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"But policy shift on June 6, 2025, has upended that assumption.","length":62,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Author: Robert Morau, Marketing & Communication Director, InCoax Networks AB in cooperation with the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA®)","length":142,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Date: September 2025","length":20,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Performance and cost now matter more than the pipe","length":50,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Through a major update to the $42.5 billion BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment) program, the U.S. government officially removed its preference for fiber as the default infrastructure. That change opens the door to smarter, faster, and more cost-effective solutions, especially in places where fiber is difficult to deploy. It invites the industry to reconsider what's already available in the multi-dwelling units (MDUs) people live in today.","length":458,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"In-building access, the overlooked bottleneck","length":45,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Much of the national broadband funding so far has focused on the middle mile such as fiber rollouts, tower builds, and wireless coverage. But many projects hit a wall, quite literally, when trying to deliver broadband from the basement or rooftop to the living room.","length":266,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"In MDUs and older residential buildings, running new fiber or CAT6 cables through floors and walls is time-consuming, expensive, and disruptive. It often requires permission from tenants or landlords, and construction work inside people's homes. As a result, while broadband may reach the building, it doesn't always reach the end user. That's where the last mile becomes the real challenge and a clear opportunity.","length":427,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"High-speed broadband, already in the walls","len...