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Articles Virgin Media crowns itself UK gigabit king Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 8/6/2020 This week Virgin Media connected nearly a million additional homes in Leeds, Bradford and Glasgow to its Gig1 network, allowing the ISP to claim 3.6 million premises passed and therefore making it the "largest gigabit broadband network" in the UK, surpassing BT's Openreach. Ukrtelecom takes on Ukraine's new rural broadband target Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 8/4/2020 With an estimated 35% of rural Ukraine still lacking access to high-speed Internet, the country's Ministry of Digital Transformation set a goal last week of making broadband with minimum speeds of 100 Mbit/s available to 95% of people living in the region over the next four years. Broadband access equipment to dip 7% in 2020 – Dell'Oro Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/3/2020 Global spending on broadband access and consumer premises equipment is expected to dip 7% in 2020, to $11.4 billion, before rebounding and rising 5% in 2021, according to a new forecast from Dell'Oro Group. BBWN Bites: Amazon approved for 'Project Kuiper' Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 7/31/2020 Also in this roundup: Zayo doubles Tennessee fiber; Eutelsat eats up Bigblu broadband satellite activities; and Ofcom calls out UK operators. Verizon sees Fios slowdown because of COVID-19 Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 7/29/2020 Add Verizon to the list of major broadband providers that are starting to suffer financial pain from the COVID-19 pandemic. Openreach building to 3.2M premises in UK 'final third' Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 7/29/2020 Continuing its plans to bring high-speed Internet to the entire UK, Openreach says that even the most far-flung, hard-to-reach areas will now benefit from its rolling fiber. MaxLinear nears finish line on Intel buy Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 7/28/2020 MaxLinear, a maker of silicon for DOCSIS modems and gateways, anticipates a busy third quarter of 2020. BBWN Bites: Speed standard 'useless, harmful,' says EFF to FCC Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 7/24/2020 Also in this roundup: Broadband earnings from AT&T, TalkTalk and more (more); Orange to bring satellite broadband to France; high-speed Internet rolls out to rural Alaskans; and more expansions from Openreach. AT&T sees another decline in broadband subs Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 7/23/2020 Despite adding tons of broadband customers to its all-fiber network, AT&T keeps losing broadband subs overall. Rogers ekes out broadband sub gains despite pandemic Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 7/22/2020 Despite facing the full financial fury of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rogers Communications still managed to eke out broadband and IPTV subscriber gains in the second quarter. Smart Parking in Ohio may help with COVID-19 tracking Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 7/21/2020 Dublin, Ohio, is home to a new Smart Parking project, courtesy of technology from Fujitsu and as part of the city's burgeoning Connected Dublin initiative. Verizon signals fiber future with successful 800G test Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 7/20/2020 Verizon last week said it conducted a successful test of an 800Gbit/s connection across 400 miles of its ultra-long-haul fiber route between Dallas and Atlanta using ICE6 equipment from Infinera. Load More Articles + All Articles All Video All Slide Shows All Articles The 'Agile Titan' – an Advanced Supplier Model to Meet the Needs of 21st Century Networks Josh Hirschey, General Manager, Amphenol Broadband Solutions and Mette Brink, General Manager, Amphenol Procom & Amphenol Antenna Solutions EMEA & APAC, , 5/7/2020 The need to stay ahead of the technology curve is integral to developing networks that can meet or exceed the bandwidth demand of consumers. Within the broadband industry, we've seen first-hand the approach leading equipment providers have taken, which is to acquire companies that will help fill product or service voids and absorb them into their ... All blogs		Industry Announcements Strategy Analytics intros fixed broadband pricing dashboards 8 hours and 45 minutes ago New 'Call of Duty' causes 60% usage spike for Virgin Media 9 hours and 15 minutes ago CityFibre breaks ground in Rotherham Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Calix appoints Michael Weening as COO Wednesday, August 5, 2020 WHIN to launch first US aerostat for broadband Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Wisper teams with Calix to drive subscriber growth Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Virgin Media launches gigabit speeds for 1M homes Tuesday, August 4, 2020 More Industry Announcements Sponsored Video Ronan Kelly, ADTRAN CTO, EMEA & APAC, shares his thoughts on the regulatory and government policy, technology adoption and consumer services ... Ronan Kelly, ADTRAN CTO, EMEA & APC, shares his thoughts on industry operators leveraging virtualization, disaggregation and open SDN control, ... Network slicing promises to be a panacea, but the biggest hurdles are not technological. The grand ambition of enabling intelligent, adaptive, ... F-Secure has been providing security for endpoints for 30 years, and using AI and machine learning algorithms, for example in the labs to automate ... Fahri Diner, CEO and Co-founder of Plume, unveiled a new open source initiative, OpenSync, at Broadband World Forum 2018. Announced together with ... 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OBS CEO Helmut Reisinger and SVP of Customer Services and Operations Aliette Mousnier Lompre discuss keeping customers connected and adapting ... The lines are blurring between streaming media and pay-TV devices and CSPs need to figure out how to manage that change, says Omdia analyst Paul ... Omdia's principal research analyst, John Kendall, discusses whole home solutions and the importance of WiFi strategies to communications service ... Ahead of Mobile World Congress, Omdia's principal research analyst, John Kendall, talks about developments in the broadband CPE market as WiFi 6.0 ... All Videos Webinars ARCHIVED Tuesday, March 24, 2020 11:00 a.m. New York / 3:00 p.m London Transforming Your Network Through Virtualization Over the next two years, approximately 60% of service providers (both large and small) will adopt virtualization on a wide scale across their networks, according to the latest survey report from Ovum. Why are providers making these moves? Is there an easy way to start? Learn how and why service providers are using virtualization to transform their networks. This webinar will look at how providers are leveraging virtualization to create more flexible and agile networks while also providing a better customer experience. Expert speakers from netElastic and Heavy Reading will address the industry drivers for network virtualization, the benefits that can be realized, the challenges to face and the results of virtualization being achieved by providers today. Key topics will include: Current network infrastructure and the move to virtualization Benefits and challenges of network virtualization How providers can get started Service provider success stories: the decision to virtualize, the solution, and results More Webinars Webinar Archives Partner Perspectives - from our sponsors The 'Agile Titan' – an Advanced Supplier Model to Meet the Needs of 21st Century Networks By Josh Hirschey, General Manager, Amphenol Broadband Solutions and Mette Brink, General Manager, Amphenol Procom & Amphenol Antenna Solutions EMEA & APAC Evolving unlicensed 5G applications: Closing the divide in mobile and last-mile connections By Sivers IMA What Service Providers Should Know About WiFi 6 By Greg Owens, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Calix Turning the Keys to State-of-the-Art 5G mmWave By Sivers IMA Necessity Is the Mother of Invention By Mark Weller All Partner Perspectives Broadband World Forum Perspectives 9/27/2019 BBWF Interview: Rogers Communications' Lindsey Omelon on the Evolving Customer Digital Experience As the Senior Digital Experience Strategist at Canadian operator Rogers Communications, Lindsey Omelon build on her years of marketing experience to approach her strategy with a hybrid ... Post a Comment 9/11/2019 BBWF Interview: KT's JP Lee on AI in Telecoms There's certainly no shortage of hype around the use of AI in the telecoms sector, but fewer instances of real-world deployments. South Korean national operator KT is one of those ... Post a Comment 9/9/2019 BBWF Interview: MyRepublic's Jay Shah Cuts Through the AI Hype Do a Google search of 'artificial intelligence broadband' and you'll get more than 9 million results in less than a second: The sheer volume of content out there shouldn't surprise anyone ... Post a Comment 8/30/2019 BBWF Interview: Comcast's Michael Soileau on Tackling Transformation Comcast, like any other major communications service provider, is undergoing significant changes in the way it grows its business, how it runs its business and the technologies it uses to ... Post a Comment 8/19/2019 BBWF Interview: NOS's Manuel Eanes on the Smart Home Opp for Telcos Five years ago, NOS board member Manuel Ramalho Eanes banked big on smart homes and smart cities. Post a Comment All Broadband World Forum Perspectives