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Articles Truespeed treats 50 schools to 'free broadband for life' Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 9/23/2020 Full-fiber broadband provider Truespeed has come through for the students of South West England. Virgin Media looks to double broadband speeds with 'Gig 2' Iain Morris, International Editor, 9/22/2020 Virgin Media, which promised a gigabit-speed connection across its entire network by the end of next year, has already switched on a gigabit-speed service for about 3.7 million UK homes. But now technicians at the British cable operator see a way to double those speeds in what they are calling "Gig 2." Comcast rolls free Wi-Fi to low-income students Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/21/2020 Working in tandem with hundreds of nonprofits, Comcast has launched a program that aims to bring free Wi-Fi connectivity to low-income students in multiple US cities. BBWN Bites: Openreach keeps reaching Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 9/18/2020 Also in this roundup: Mississippi subpoenas AT&T; record-setting broadband growth for Comcast; TalkTalk study says workers more productive at home. Global broadband access equipment revenues rebound in Q2 Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/18/2020 The global broadband access market was hit and miss in Q2 2020, as total revenues ticked up 6% thanks to strong PON growth, but cable access network sales dropped 8%, according to new data from Dell'Oro Group. COVID-19 spurs speed and cord cutting – report Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 9/16/2020 Broadband households in the US kept busy during the first wave of coronavirus by kicking up their broadband speeds and reliance on streaming services. Google Fiber's 2-Gig move pressures cable to upgrade upstream Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/15/2020 After forcing cable operators to upgrade their networks and accelerate the deployment of 1-Gig broadband services, Google Fiber is now poised to do the same with 2-Gig as it prepares to unleash a new, speedier service in two markets starting next month. BBWN Bites: Survey says Congress should fund broadband Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 9/11/2020 Also in this roundup: thousands more get fiber in rural UK; Halifax County, Virginia, finds $2M in CARES Act for broadband; NCTA builds "K-12 Bridge to Broadband." CenturyLink's latest outage one of the largest in history Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 9/10/2020 The CenturyLink outage that occurred this past Sunday, August 30, was reportedly one of the largest Internet outages in history, according to Cloudflare which saw its own services go down and recorded a 3.5% drop in total global Internet traffic. Flurry of factors fuels cable's broadband surge Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/10/2020 US cable operators have pulled down the lion's share of new broadband customers during the pandemic paired with a spike in the rate of broadband subscriber growth. But general consumer demand for connectivity is just one reason for the surge, according to Craig Moffett, analyst with MoffettNathanson. Podcast: COVID-19 spotlights need for rural broadband Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 9/10/2020 CommScope's Morgan Kurk and Dave Wright join the Light Reading podcast to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the digital divide in a new way and pointing out the need for rural broadband. Altice USA stays on the hunt for Cogeco Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/10/2020 Altice USA isn't going to let a straight-up rejection halt its pursuit of a deal to acquire Cogeco and divvy up the spoils with Canadian operator Rogers Communications. 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 Calix launches carrier-class Wi-Fi 6 router Thursday, September 24, 2020 Vast Broadband taps ADTRAN for network visibility Thursday, September 24, 2020 Three UK to invest £100M ($127M) to enhance connectivity Thursday, September 24, 2020 SSE Enterprise Telecoms unveils network expansion program Thursday, September 24, 2020 AMP Capital acquires VX Fiber Wednesday, September 23, 2020 CityWest taps Fujitsu for fiber network upgrade Tuesday, September 22, 2020 Virgin Media trial delivers 2.2Gbit/s speeds Tuesday, September 22, 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 ... All Videos Information Resources >> 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 >> Spring Showers Bring Lightning Surges – Learn How to Protect Your Network >> Fixed Wireless – Broadband over the Air >> Home Networking Applications Outpacing your Wi-Fi? >> Accelerate Your Time to Revenue by Simplifying Your OSS/BSS Integration with AXOS >> Open for Business: Future Flexibility for Smart Home Services >> Improving Wi-Fi capacity and efficiency in the Connected Home with Wi-Fi 6 >> Tracking Critical KPIs to Improve the Subscriber Experience All resources Video The US government has moved to block Huawei's access, not only to US technology but to any technology made with US expertise. Light Reading's Iain ... 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 Upcoming Live Events Broadband World Forum October 13-15, 2020, Virtual Event All Upcoming Live Events 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