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Articles Podcast – The Divide: Pew's Anna Read on state efforts to close the gap Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 1/21/2021 This week: Anna Read, research officer with the broadband research initiative at The Pew Charitable Trusts, discusses ongoing challenges to broadband access and how state programs and public-private partnerships are making a difference. DZS snaps up Optelian to shore up mobile transport play Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/20/2021 It didn't take long for new DZS CEO Charlie Vogt to swing his first deal. Charter yanks petition to drop ban on data caps Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/20/2021 In a decision that smacks of political intrigue, Charter Communications has pulled back a petition asking the FCC to end conditions tied to its acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks that ban the cable op from implementing data caps or cutting paid peering deals. FCC OKs Frontier's Chapter 11 restructuring plan Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/15/2021 Frontier Communications' planned exit from Chapter 11 restructuring cleared an important hurdle after its plan received the FCC's blessing on January 14. BBWN Bites: 2.2 billion children, youths lack Internet at home – report Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 1/15/2021 Also in today's roundup: UK gets Starlink; US House Democrats demand answers from ISPs; Wisconsin and New York governors share broadband proposals at 'State of the State.' Podcast – The Divide: EFF's Ernesto Falcon on 'building back better' broadband Nicole Ferraro, Contributing Editor, Light Reading, 1/14/2021 On the first episode of 'The Divide' – a new series from the Light Reading Podcast – Ernesto Falcon, senior legislative counsel at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) talks with pod host Nicole Ferraro about the need for a commitment to fiber in the US and what's holding that up. ISPs catch heat about data caps, price increases Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/13/2021 A group of major US broadband service providers is under pressure from Democrats in the House Energy & Commerce committee for implementing data caps and usage-based policies and/or for raising service prices during the pandemic. Podcast: eero CEO Nick Weaver takes Wi-Fi management for the win Broadband World News, , 1/13/2021 eero's CEO discusses Wi-Fi 6, pandemic connectivity and how the company is courting service provider broadband partners. Hitron's DOCSIS sensor designed to streamline self-installs, cut capex Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/8/2021 Self-installation kits (SIKs) have helped cable operators and their customers weather the pandemic. Now Hitron Technologies is expanding on those efforts with the launch of a low-cost coax outlet testing device designed to streamline the overall process and reduce operator capital expenditures. Viasat seeks review of Starlink Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/7/2021 Viasat is trying to throw a wrench into rival SpaceX's plan to deploy thousands of satellites for the Starlink broadband service over concerns that the resulting constellation could be hazardous to the Earth's atmosphere, potentially create more orbital debris from collisions and generate massive amounts of light pollution. Podcast: US Ignite on PAWRing up rural broadband Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Editor, 1/6/2021 US Ignite's Mari Silbey shares how her organization is partnering across the industry to address broadband access in underserved areas. Verizon expands reach of low-cost Internet program Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/4/2021 Verizon has broadened the availability of Fios Forward, a low-cost broadband service for qualified households. The telco introduced the offering on a limited basis in April 2020. 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 Purebroadband latest to join CityFibre network 3 hours and 23 minutes ago Openreach connects Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway to full fiber Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Orange announces submarine cables linking the US to France Tuesday, January 19, 2021 CityFibre starts full-fiber work in Reading Tuesday, January 19, 2021 Hyperoptic offers free broadband for students learning from home Monday, January 18, 2021 OneWeb secures investment from SoftBank and Hughes Friday, January 15, 2021 TransWorld taps Calix to build ultimate rural broadband business Thursday, January 14, 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 >> 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 >> Spring Showers Bring Lightning Surges – Learn How to Protect Your Network 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