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Richardbrandon As the industry adopts disaggregated routing, there are also new vendors emerging, and some of those, like RtBrick for example, are specifically targetting the BNG function, providing it as software... Articles BBWN Bites: Huawei Fights to Stay on FCC Funding List Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 9/20/2019 Also, Ikea builds its own new smart-home biz, euNetworks deploys in Milan and Madrid, IoT's impact on security systems and Hernando County, Fla., gets wired for speed. Telemedicine Saves Almost $4K Per Diabetic, CoBank Tells FCC Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 9/19/2019 Telehealth can save rural diabetes patients almost $4,000 per year, according to a pilot program sponsored by broadband infrastructure finance firm CoBank. BBWN Bites: AT&T Ponders DirecTV Future – Report Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 9/19/2019 Also, BT Group, Ofcom and others talk about quitting copper cold-turkey, update on US fiber penetration, teachers describe :homework divide," state gets tough on broadband, Cox offers up its own streaming and smart-home solution, streaming video subs to surpass pay-TV viewers in five years, Comcast freebie impacts Roku stock and Facebook slams open Portal. Microsoft Airband Project Adds Midwest ISP Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 9/19/2019 Regional ISP Nextlink Internet has joined the Microsoft Airband Initiative as part of its ongoing efforts to bring high-speed broadband to rural communities in the US Midwest. BBWN Bites: Comcast Gives 'Flex' to Broadband-Only Subs Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 9/18/2019 Also, Sky builds up new-home biz, CityFibre names new (non-exec) chairman, NBN says no to Netflix tax, dark fiber chugs along UK rail track, NBCU takes pride in SVoD service name, Latvian gov rips up MoU and DT adds regional reps to boost broadband. BBWN Bites: WOW Says 'Hi' to New CIO, 'Bye' to Old CTO Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 9/17/2019 Also, UK's fiber fix advances (a bit), Slovenian CSP meshes into smart homes, Viasat partners get world of new opportunities, Sweden's Netsam upgrades with ADVA, a new Ting town in N.C. picked for gigabit service and Portugal's NOS taps Tata for a custom DOCSIS router. BBWN Bites: DAA Move Shows Comcast's Openness to Open Source Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 9/16/2019 Also, Altice USA is primed for Amazon, Altice Europe refinances, UK gov sees more than fiber, Gigaclear's contractor woes, German incumbent fixates on speed, Malta's GO converges on fixed and wireless, OteGlobe adds subsea ICE4 and GiGstreem raises $10 million. BBWN Bites: Openreach Bows to Gfast Pressures Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 9/13/2019 Also today, Telecom Italian's chairman might leave, AT&T is right on its SDN goal and Mexican authorities approve FWA provider's spectrum sale. BBWN Bites: CityFibre, Telia Make Changes in the C-Suite Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 9/12/2019 Also today, Altice France teams up with CommScope's Arris, Calix signs new coop, another muni broadband project will take on local operators and Intertrust DRM hits magic number. DOCSIS 3.1: A Calm Before the D4 Storm Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 9/11/2019 MSOs may be split on the future of DOCSIS 4.0, but many continue to invest in their DOCSIS 3.1 deployments even as they consider future strategies for 10 Gbit/s symmetric offerings. BBWN Bites: Comcast Fights for TV Bundles in Maine, SpaceX Plans 24 Starlinks for 2020 Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 9/11/2019 Also, Indian provider enters fiber face-off; EchoStar to focus on broadband satellite; operators' virtual reality pros join real VR org's board; Russia's MTS division gets new prez; and UK gov stamps O2 as provider of broadband, networks and more. BBWN Bites: George Soros Discusses Sale of Hyperoptic Shares – Report Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 9/10/2019 Also today, Prysmian Group gets closer to floating its new boat, Telefonica's wholesale division expands while its parent company contracts, Alaskan PoP plus fiber empowers NOAA scientists to speedily share data (and resumes?), Moldovans love fiber and Electronic Arts' cloud-based gaming trial bodes well for fixed broadband. Load More Articles + All Articles All Video All Slide Shows All Articles BBWF Interview: KT's JP Lee on AI in Telecoms Broadband World Forum Perspectives, , 9/11/2019 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 operators to have put artificial intelligence technology to work in its network operations. All blogs		Broadband World Forum Perspectives 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 8/14/2019 BBWF Interview: Slovak Telekom's Branimir Maric on Next-Gen Networks, FTTH & 5G Slovak Telekom and T-Mobile Czech Republic Chief Technology and Information Officer Branimir Maric is using his more than two decades' experience in telco, including 15 years in various ... 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