Telecom and utilities news and perspectives

• Fiber network industry and markets
• AltNets

INCA Summit 2025: Building value, not just fibre

After years of rapid expansion and ambitious build targets, the UK’s AltNet landscape is shifting from a race to connect homes to a battle to deliver sustainable value. With competition intensifying, funding pressures mounting, and customers expecting more than just speed, independent network operators are rethinking what growth really means. Questions around consolidation, service differentiation, and operational efficiency now dominate business conversations, marking the next stage in the sector’s evolution.

• Esri
• Fiber network management
• Telecom technologies
• 3-GIS telecom solutions

What is Esri’s Telecom Domain Network (TDN)?

When Esri introduced the Telecom Domain Network (TDN), it marked an important step forward for modeling communication networks within the ArcGIS Utility Network (commonly referred to as the UN). At the same time, it also raises new questions about how the TDN relates to existing fiber asset management systems, including 3-GIS | Web.

3-GIS has long worked within the Esri ecosystem to help telecom providers get the most from GIS technology. With the TDN emerging, we’re helping lead the conversation on what it means for the future of network management.

• Fiber network industry and markets
• Telecom technologies
• Press

Telecom industry pulse: October 2025 recap

Network news roundup

From new research highlighting fiber’s role in rural healthcare to shifting BEAD (the US Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program) allocations and major wholesale agreements, October’s headlines all pointed to one theme: access, economics, and the networks connecting them.

• Fiber network industry and markets
• GIS

Connecting Canada: How local fiber networks are shaping national progress

Across Canada, fiber projects are reshaping how people connect, learn, and work. But behind every new strand of cable lies a complex story of planning, mapping, and coordination. Building a national network means aligning hundreds of local efforts under one connected vision.

That local momentum is adding up. National targets aim to connect 98% of Canadians by 2026 and achieve universal access by 2030.¹ It’s a goal built on collaboration, where municipalities, service providers, and engineering teams each play a part in shaping a connected Canada.

• 3-GIS utilities solutions
• Press

3-GIS strengthens market leadership with enhanced focus on delivering advanced geospatial solutions for utilities

HUNTSVILLE, AL — 3-GIS today confirmed its expanded market position, now serving both telecom and utility providers with intelligent, cloud-based geospatial software solutions. This positions 3-GIS to deliver greater value to infrastructure providers navigating increasingly complex network design, deployment, and management demands.

• Fiber network industry and markets
• Communications service providers
• AltNets

From ambition to action: Key takeaways from Connected Britain 2025

Over two full days last month, ExCeL London became the buzzing hub for Connected Britain 2025, where industry insiders, innovators, and policy voices converged to wrestle with the challenges and opportunities of UK connectivity. As someone who walked the floor and listened to various panels sessions, here are my key takeaways.

• Fiber network management
• Press
• Partners

TAPCO partners with software company 3-GIS to offer fiber network management

3-GIS's fiber optic network design and management software will provide transportation agencies with access to enhanced infrastructure management

Brown Deer, Wis. – October 7, 2025 – Traffic and Parking Control Co., LLC. (TAPCO), manufacturer, distributor and service provider of roadway safety innovations, is excited to announce our new partnership with 3-GIS, a software company providing communities with intelligent fiber network mapping and management software.

• 3-GIS utilities solutions
• GIS
• Press

Powerful new capabilities now available in 3-GIS | MIMS and Productivity release 5.4

Release 5.4 of 3-GIS | MIMS and 3-GIS | Productivity introduces enhancements in mobile GIS functionality, enterprise network information management support, and user experience optimization. These updates extend the capabilities of both platforms while maintaining compatibility with the latest Esri technologies. 3-GIS | MIMS (formerly SSP MIMS) and 3-GIS | Productivity (formerly SSP Productivity) are now fully aligned under the 3-GIS software portfolio.