{"id":3080,"date":"2025-09-25T13:48:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/?p=3080"},"modified":"2026-03-17T18:22:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:22:40","slug":"breaking_ground_with_bead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/breaking_ground_with_bead\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Ground with BEAD: The Real Work Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pencils down, shovels up\u2014the BEAD application process is officially behind us, and the focus now shifts from paperwork to deployment. After years of debate over mapping accuracy, technology choices, BABA compliance, and speed thresholds, the first round of BEAD awardees has been announced. That means the real work is about to begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this webinar, industry experts will unpack the challenges and opportunities of the program\u2019s next phase: moving from plans on paper to implementation. From navigating supply chain challenges to deploying at scale, what strategies will BEAD recipients need to stay compliant, meet deadlines, and remain accountable to the communities they serve?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And for those who didn\u2019t secure funding, what alternative paths remain to build and expand networks in a rapidly evolving landscape?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-eighth-color\">Meet the Experts:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Alex Cernik<\/strong>, Head of Strategic Programs &amp; Business Development \u2013 Winncom Technologies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lori Adams<\/strong>, VP of Broadband Policy &amp; Funding Strategy &#8211; Nokia<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-custom-light-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xa3WPRgwh-A\">PLAY VIDEO<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Grant Writing Assistance Program is tailored to the new BEAD rules. You\u2019ll receive a dedicated advisor and full support from prequalification to submission. Best of all, 75% of your grant writing costs are reimbursable \u2014 credited toward any product purchase from our portfolio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3085,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[11,79,17,87,36,85,83,89],"class_list":["post-3080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-webinars","tag-bead","tag-broadband","tag-fiber","tag-fiber-optics","tag-funding","tag-technologies","tag-winncom","tag-wispa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3080"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4476,"href":"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3080\/revisions\/4476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}