History. In 1999, Broadweave became the first Service Provider to reach a primary-line Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) contract with a Greenfield-planned community and has since been adding to its list of firsts. Broadweave became the first carrier to deploy primary-line VoIP (Voice over IP), the first carrier to deploy primary-line Ethernet, and the first carrier to deploy primary-line voice, video, & data over a single IP connection to the subscriber. Most importantly, Broadweave became the first carrier to deploy a primary-line FTTH network that is completely-standards based.