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EdwardThirlwall When we are able to save on so much, then why wouldn't we use it towards our own advantage? There is so much more that this advancement can help us achieve and save apart from just time and cost,... Articles One Day, Two New Paths to Accelerate Fiber Rollout Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 7/13/2018 Service providers' road to fiber deployment may have gotten a little faster this week, thanks to two unrelated developments in the public and private sector. 400G-ZR Standard Revs Up Optical Network Speeds Logan Armendone-Mowbray for BBWN, , 7/13/2018 With many vendors now introducing fifth-generation coherent interfaces, which will support 400G to 600G on one wavelength, some industry executives predict line rates of 400G and higher will become more power efficient in 2019 and 2020, driven by by the 400G-ZR standard. 3Qs in the C-Suite: Swisscom CIO/CTO Heinz Herren Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 7/12/2018 In April, Swisscom launched a new IP core network, deploying a new architecture for a transport network that will run separately from the provider's services and products. The goal is to reduce complexity in order to attain higher availability, improve efficiency and reduce costs. Separating the transport network also empowers Swisscom to ... 1 Comment Latest comment:Herren's dual role of CIO/CTO certainly must cut down on meetings, disagreements... Securing Smart Homes Is Huge, Often Ignored, Opportunity Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 7/11/2018 Securing smart homes is a large, growing -- and often ignored -- opportunity for service providers, new research finds. 7 comments Latest comment:@afwriter well, not tha so much as a reminder to replenish. I really hate coming... Global Broadband Speeds Accelerate, but Not Everyone Can Celebrate Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 7/10/2018 Fiber deployments fueled an average 23% increase year-over-year in global broadband speed to 9.10 Mbit/s, a new study finds. The disparity between leaders and laggards is immense with top-ranked Singapore's Internet access being 195 times faster than last-place Yemen. 2 comments Latest comment:Great post, thank you hotmail.com Diamonds Are the Net's Best Friend? Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 7/10/2018 A new form of artificial diamond one day could be the foundation for a highly secure, quantum ultra-broadband, according to a recent Science magazine article. 5 comments Latest comment:Yes, I also think it's very cool. I hope they can make it work well. World Cup Sends OTT Demand Into OT Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 7/9/2018 The last time England played the World Cup semi-finals was 28 years ago. When the footballers hoisted up the trophy and brought it home was way back in 1966, right around the time four fab lads from Liverpool were about to invade America. 2 comments Latest comment:@afwriter I know in this household, we haven't missed a day of watching the World... Microsoft & Partners Fill Rural Divide With White Spaces Broadband Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 7/6/2018 Fixed-mobile broadband provider Radwin this week partnered with Microsoft to develop and use White Space solutions to deliver broadband Internet to unserved communities, including rural regions of the United States. 3 comments Latest comment:Probably not much bandwidth but it is serving a low-density population, so maybe... Orange Romania Chews Over FWA Business Case for 5G Iain Morris, News Editor, 7/5/2018 Orange Romania has carried out 5G trials to assess the viability of using the next-generation mobile technology to provide residential broadband services. 5 comments Latest comment:@batye Sadly, I think you may be correct. That hardly is representative of... IIoT + SMBs Spells Operator Opportunity Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 7/5/2018 Operators' broadband infrastructures and long-time relationships could forge the foundation for long-term Industrial Internet of Things trusted advisor status -- and profitability. 2 comments Latest comment:Although I keep hearing about telehealth, I wonder if that market is really going... Cincinnati Telecom Seals Deal on Hawaii's Treasures: Fiber, Cloud, IT Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 7/3/2018 When thinking about Hawaii's treasures, many people conjure up miles of sandy beaches dotted with palm trees and kissed by the sparkling blue ocean. Cincinnati Bell, however, envisions miles and miles of fiber that supports sophisticated cloud and IT services for residential and business customers dwelling on or around the Aloha State. 5 comments Latest comment:I wonder how much the company is forecasting in growth due to the "direct access... Comcast Out, Weekend In Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 6/29/2018 Comcast customers are suffering through an outage that impacted business and residential Internet, video and voice service, the company said Friday afternoon. The cause: a fiber cut that Comcast believes affects other providers as well. 49 comments Latest comment:It would seem that service is generally getting better, whether due to competition,... Load More Articles + All Articles All Video All Slide Shows All Articles Huawei's Continuous Innovation in Ultra-Broadband Transmission Huawei, , 7/2/2018 Huawei's optical networks have gone through three generations, from 2.5Gbit/s and 10Gbit/s to 40Gbit/s, before finally achieving good market share in 2008. However, they still have a higher goal: In the era of 100Gbit/s and beyond, Huawei will provide customers with industry-leading solutions. 1 Comment Latest comment:Very admirable and amazing bits of detective work: discovering that transmission... All blogs Discussions Posted by EdwardThirlwall \| In reply to: Bluesky's Mile-High 3D View Saves Wireless, Fiber Deployment Time & Costs When we are able to save on so much, then why wouldn't we use it towards our own advantage? There is so much more that this advancement can help us achieve and save apart from just time and cost, hence we should utilize it for our own benefit.... Post Your Reply Posted by hotmail123 \| In reply to: Global Broadband Speeds Accelerate, but Not Everyone Can Celebrate Great post, thank you hotmail.com Post Your Reply Posted by CameronRobertson \| In reply to: Chinese Carrier Plans Could Sway Worldwide PON Pricing The capability of the Chinese is so immense isn't it. Just look at what happens when they set their mind to wanting to expand and open their relationships with the rest of the world and how much they have achieved in the last few years. If... Post Your Reply Posted by MarkSindone \| In reply to: KDDI Launches 10G Symmetrical Service Using DASAN Zhone Gear While I'm sure that this will be an eventuality, to write 10G right now seems like a mockery of what people in the industry are trying to do with their broadband connections and network setups. We are trying to push the boundary of the system... Post Your Reply Posted by MarkSindone \| In reply to: How to Improve Customer Experience in the Digital Age It's rather hard to offer a personal touch to customers these days when all the interaction you can get is through chat bots instead of real people. But let me just offer first-hand experience through my own business. If the sale and delivery... Post Your Reply Posted by Ariella \| In reply to: Securing Smart Homes Is Huge, Often Ignored, Opportunity @afwriter well, not tha so much as a reminder to replenish. I really hate coming home from the grocery store only to be told that we're out of something that I could have picked up if I had known we needed it. Post Your Reply Posted by michelle \| In reply to: Over-the-Top Trend Is a Fiber Opportunity That's great! She's probably wondering why you needed her help to explain it. :) Post Your Reply Posted by Susan Fourtané \| In reply to: Securing Smart Homes Is Huge, Often Ignored, Opportunity Actually, yes. Funny enough, I've been thinking about how useful it would be to have a smart egg carton telling which eggs are not fresh enough. Some supermarkets tend to mix fresh eggs with not so fresh ones. You can't really tell the difference... Post Your Reply Posted by batye \| In reply to: Securing Smart Homes Is Huge, Often Ignored, Opportunity @afwriter I see your point it depends how you look at the things in my case I could only find milk from my fridge gone bad after I add it to the tea and taste it spoils... as I do never look at the milk carton expiry date... it would be... Post Your Reply Posted by Commisio44354 \| In reply to: The Dumb Side of DIY Smart Homes The need to have a 'Sense of Humanity" must be paramount. All I will say is this: You're not alone--and I hope that you and I are not part of a distinct minority. Post Your Reply Posted by michelle \| In reply to: Securing Smart Homes Is Huge, Often Ignored, Opportunity I have another perspective. What if consumer routers were better able separate the IoT devices from computers/tablets/phones? I know this is possible on high end and commercial routers. Post Your Reply Posted by michelle \| In reply to: Cable Operators Continue Broadband Blitz I agree. That would be a great way to hold on to the older materials. Post Your Reply Next 5 messages + All messages All messages Chat 6/19/2018 12:08:55 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: Thanks sa316528 Narrowbander 6/19/2018 12:07:32 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: good day to all batye Gigamaster 6/19/2018 12:07:22 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: thank you batye Gigamaster 6/19/2018 12:01:36 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: If you'd like to take our flash poll on cutting opex - one question, no registration! - just click here: http://www.broadbandworldnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=743332 Alison Diana Author 6/19/2018 12:00:50 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: Thank you all for attending BBWN Radio, Sponsored by ADTRAN. Alison Diana Author 6/19/2018 12:00:18 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: Tks klogan453 Narrowbander 6/19/2018 11:48:57 AM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: interesting to know batye Gigamaster 6/19/2018 11:45:26 AM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: This is the DIY smart home story I just referred to: The Dumb Side of DIY Smart Homes Alison Diana Author 6/19/2018 11:44:56 AM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: In an MDU...what % of customers will go to fiber when a good cable co. is present and VDSL? silo Narrowbander 6/19/2018 11:40:40 AM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: Millennials have about $1.4 trillion to spend! As Kurt said, it's important to keep them happy Alison Diana Author Next 5 chats +		Partner Perspectives - from our sponsors Huawei's Continuous Innovation in Ultra-Broadband Transmission By Huawei All Partner Perspectives Industry Announcements LatAm Authorities Pull Plug on Pirate Satellite Ring Thursday, July 12, 2018 Broadband Forum Calls for Innovation Papers Thursday, July 12, 2018 Iowa Service Provider Evertek Migrates to Calix AXOS E7-2 GPON Tuesday, July 10, 2018 NTT Opens PoP at Equinix's Dublin Datacenter Monday, July 9, 2018 Smart-Home Startup Seliro Already Has Extensive Telecom Experience Tuesday, July 3, 2018 Vodafone Completes Trial of TIP's Voyager Monday, July 2, 2018 Italy's Fastweb Deploys 300-Gig Backbone Network With Coriant Wednesday, June 27, 2018 More Industry Announcements Flash Poll All polls Webinars ARCHIVED Wednesday, May 16, 2018 11:00 a.m. New York / 4:00 p.m. London Fiber Monitoring: Improving Profits, MTTR, and Security We will explore several fiber network environments, common vulnerabilities, and the business impact of failures. Fiber networks are typically a combination of owned and leased fiber. Learn how to reduce MTTR by up to 60% when an event occurs and how to detect degradation before it generates a service impact. Fiber monitoring of leased fiber helps ensure that the responsible party is dispatched for repair and SLAs can be managed. We will discuss both in service and out of service monitoring. Learn about the opportunities to improve business results in the following environments: Hyperscale datacenters- the business need for near 100% uptime 5G small cell combined with leased fiber - ensuring the SLA for leased fiber Long haul and Metro dark and lit fiber monitoring - reducing MTTR and preventing damage FTTX construction and service activation in the access or MSO network - accelerating time to revenue Security- preventing fiber tapping and data theft More Webinars Webinar Archives Radio Shows ARCHIVED \| June 19, 2018, 11am EDT Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit? In this insightful Light Reading radio show, Kurt Raaflaub, Head of Strategic Solutions Marketing, will outline the key service provider challenges, deployment considerations, next-gen Gigabit technologies, and service models to win market share in the rapidly growing MDU market. ARCHIVED SHOWS DOWNLOAD TO CALENDAR Video ZTE discusses the future of broadband networks and how we can be better prepared for the challenges they will bring. What are the hot talking points in the fixed broadband sector right now? Gigabit over copper as well as fiber, software-defined access and more, ... Light Reading's pro-European, Berlin-lovin' editors Ray Le Maistre and Iain Morris discuss some of the hot topics from BBWF 2017, including Gfast ... The UBB2020 community has had a great first four months thanks to a market that's on the up! Per-Olof Gustafsson, Deputy CEO at AB Stokab, the wholesale fiber access network operator in the city of Stockholm, talks about the business case ... 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