Rob Laudati, who joined Render Networks as vice president of product and partnerships in the fall of 2023, shared his perspective on his first year with the company and the broadband trends we will see in 2025.

Laudati came to the Render role with extensive experience in executive products and partnerships in the geospatial and infrastructure domains. Before coming to Render, he served as Esri's global partner channel business. Earlier, he held product and technology leadership positions at GE, Autodesk, Trimble, and Synchronoss.

Here’s a timeline of the conversation the Broadband Pulse had with Laudati.

Opening | 0:00

Host introduction of guest | 0:20

First year at Render | 0:56

Expectations for 2025? | 2:36

Anticipating BEAD pickup | 4:06

Render’s AI Blueprinting | 5:36

Digitizing broadband construction workflows | 8:39

Customer themes | 13:11

Broadband wireless and LEO satellite-based broadband | 18:27

New presidential administration influence|22:51

Final thoughts | 24:45

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