As planning and deployments of 5G continue, and enterprises increasingly move their applications and data to the cloud, one thing has become crystal clear: unlike popular belief, there is nowhere near enough fiber in the ground to support this explosive growth. That’s right, even highly anticipated wireless 5G networks require a robust fiber network – in fact, just about everything “connected” would come to a screeching halt without one. This fiber shortage is both a challenge and an opportunity for service providers, and just select fiber providers are truly positioned to contribute.
