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Articles BBWN Bites: US senators call for 100Mbit/s speed standard Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 3/5/2021 Also in this roundup: CED releases broadband policy proposals; 2020 saw record growth for service providers; report shows 21% of US adults lack Internet; France sees "unparalleled" FTTH progress, says Arcep. Podcast – The Divide: WISPA's Claude Aiken on tech-neutral solutions Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 3/4/2021 This week, Claude Aiken, president and CEO of WISPA, on the role of small providers in closing the digital divide and why solutions and policies need to be tech neutral. Video streaming accounted for 71% of Comcast's downstream traffic in 2020 Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/3/2021 From a broad point of view, next-generation access network activity slowed for many cable operators in 2020 as they focused on splitting nodes and adding capacity to existing network gear to keep up with the traffic surge fueled by the pandemic. However, Comcast said its work around network virtualization and the use of new AI and machine learning ... 15 million US households using mobile-only Internet – report Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 3/3/2021 High costs and poor service have driven 12 million US households to cut the cord on their home broadband and go full mobile. Operators in Australia and New Zealand get glimpse of post-pandemic broadband Robert Clark, , 3/2/2021 Broadband operators can expect higher upstream traffic post-COVID, even as downstream returns to previous levels. BBWN Bites: FCC approves $50 monthly broadband subsidy Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 2/26/2021 Also in this roundup: West Virginia demands documents from Frontier; hopes are high for Starlink; Nextlink to expand in 11 states; Alaska Communications gets Xtreme. Judge clears California's net neutrality rules for takeoff Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 2/24/2021 Network neutrality rules are poised to take effect in California in the wake of a federal judge's ruling Tuesday that effectively clears the way. Podcast: Low-latency broadband powers a Michigan music masterclass Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading, 2/24/2021 The Light Reading podcast welcomes Dan Kurin, tech coordinator at Factory Two, and Brandon Corder, CEO of Beats x Beers, to discuss an upcoming experiment with low-latency broadband in Flint, Michigan. Comcast extends data cap delay in the Northeast Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 2/22/2021 Comcast said it will hold off implementing data usage and capping policies in its Northeast division until 2022, a move that extends an earlier commitment to delay implementing those policies until July 2021. BBWN Bites: WISPA sets policy priorities Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 2/19/2021 Also in this roundup: DayNet fiber build starts in Dayton, Texas; new report shows millions of Americans aren't getting advertised Internet speeds; TIM "ends" digital divide in Apulia. Podcast – The Divide: How US counties are confronting connectivity needs Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 2/18/2021 This week: Judge JD Clark of Wise County, Texas and Councilmember Craig Rice of Montgomery County, Maryland – co-chairs of the National Association of Counties (NACo) Broadband Task Force – on local connectivity challenges, problems with FCC mapping and more. FCC takes first step toward fixing broadband mapping Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 2/17/2021 Under the leadership of Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today announced a new task force dedicated to improving the agency's broadband data and mapping tools. 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 Mexico's GigNet taps Tejas for metro optical network in Cancun Friday, March 5, 2021 Virgin Media reveals biggest download day on record Thursday, March 4, 2021 Windstream to expand gigabit broadband in Georgia with FCC support Thursday, March 4, 2021 Virgin Media trials multi-gigabit network technology Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Hunter awarded $19.2M in RDOF to boost broadband in Oregon and California Tuesday, March 2, 2021 LOGIX, Connected2Fiber team to automate selling of Texas network footprint Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Virgin Media expands network in Armthorpe, Doncaster Tuesday, March 2, 2021 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 ... All Videos Information Resources >> Delivering on the promise of broadband >> FTTx Case Study Series eBook >> Broadband networks case studies - Innovating the future of FTTx and HFC networks >> Virtualizing the cable headend >> Network Convergence - Building a smart, simple infrastructure with advanced network capabilities >> Network Capacity: Why You Should Be Concerned >> The Science of Great Wi-Fi >> Next-Generation PON: Eliminating Physical Constraints From the Access Network >> Addressing Subscriber Security Challenges With Comprehensive Gateway Security Controls >> Future Residential Gateways Will Take Voice Assistant Functionality to the Next Level All resources 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 Webinars ARCHIVED Thursday, December 17, 2020 12:00 p.m. New York / 5:00 p.m. London Why Now is the Time for 10G PON Today’s access network architecture is under mounting pressure due to a continued surge in the number of connected devices, a proliferation of bandwidth-intensive customer applications and dramatic shifts in usage patterns related to the pandemic, such as work-from-home and e-learning. Learn why now is the right time for cable operators to build greenfield networks or expand their existing networks with 10G PON, arming customers with high-speed symmetrical broadband. Gain a clear understanding of the drivers impacting the access network and the various approaches being considered to deliver higher speed services. Plus, find out the best practices that operators are employing as they leverage the latest in passive optical technology to future-proof their networks. Topics to be covered include: Node + 0 (Fiber Deep) DOCSIS 3.1, DOCSIS 4.0 (FDX/ESD) FTTP and 10G PON XGS-PON, NG-PON2 Provisioning 10G PON within a DOCSIS B/OSS environment 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