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Articles Where Cable's Heading With Fiber Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 10/11/2018 It's no secret that cable operators can't get enough fiber in their diets these days. 5 comments Latest comment:It does just seem like this is such a fiber frenzy going on, like the cablecos know... Frontier Raises Its Broadband Game Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/9/2018 Frontier Communications has added symmetrical 1-Gig service to its broadband arsenal, along with a nimble 200 Mbit/s introductory speed tier, as the telco continues to battle against cable operators and braces for a new wave of fixed 5G competition. 2 comments Latest comment:At $200 a month for Gig speeds I have to wonder if that price is simply because... ISPs vs. California: Net Neutrality Battle Heads West Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 10/4/2018 A swathe of Internet service provider trade groups banded together on Wednesday to sue the State of California and its new net neutrality law. 12 comments Latest comment:Maybe. I hope that the legal battle is settled by lawmakers-- and they re-authorize... Atlantic Broadband Finalizes Fiber Buy in Sunshine State Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 10/3/2018 When Atlantic Broadband finalized its acquisition of FiberLight's South Florida fiber network today, the Cogeco Communications subsidiary more than doubled its existing fiber footprint and vastly increased its capacity to serve data center customers in the region. 17 comments Latest comment:It does seem it's going to continue to be boom time in South Florida as noted that... Vodafone Goes Gigabit in Germany Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 10/2/2018 Although not nearly as quickly as it has in North America, DOCSIS 3.1 is clearly starting to catch on in Europe. 4 comments Latest comment:Well, it does seem that the Bavarian plan to provide 'service to about 5 million... Remote PHY – Lessons From the Field Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/28/2018 Cable's remote PHY era is in the early phases, but Comcast has been taking heed of the lessons it has learned from the field as it prepares to scale up deployments that will lead to distributed access architectures and lay the groundwork for Full Duplex DOCSIS. 10 comments Latest comment:That should all be good especially if it turns out true that "architecture is one... FCC No Longer Requires Cable Data Under Oath Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 9/27/2018 The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday stayed close to its philosophical roots and voted unanimously to stop using Form 325, its annual collection of cable operator data such as network structure, programming, number of subscribers and system-wide capacity for all systems that supported more than 20,000 subscribers. 16 comments Latest comment:@michelle I would add keeping and knowing history what make us humans:) You Got Fiber, but No Cupcakes or Unicorns Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 9/26/2018 More excited residential, SOHO and SMB customers can text, message, call and talk over hedgerows and fences about the imminent arrival or newly deployed fiber in their town, how it will change their lives and vastly improve their business or work habits. 11 comments Latest comment:Everything needs to be taken with a pinch of salt - as happy as we are with the... Women: The Unmined Gems of Broadband Kristell Janusz, VP Network Engineering, RCN Business , , 9/25/2018 When it comes to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, numbers matter. If they're off by just a fraction, data won't add up. Neither will the measurements or the formulas. Simply put, success rides upon the numbers being right. 22 comments Latest comment:Employeers should not pay less to females who have the same education, capacity,... As Remote PHY Nears, No Time to Spare Jim Walsh, Marketing Manager, Viavi Solutions, 9/20/2018 Demand for bandwidth to the household continues to grow, and cable multiple system operators (MSOs) are racing to meet the need. As technology advances, however, traditional methods to expand capacity are being rendered either technically unfeasible or cost-prohibitive. 13 comments Latest comment:Limitations are not really necessary. As broadband technology improves any limitation... Where Is Europe's Cable Industry Heading? Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 9/18/2018 With sweeping changes rocking the European cable industry, cablecos are responding by adopting new, at-times divergent, strategies to survive and thrive in the turbulent environment. 12 comments Latest comment:Surely they'll have a little bit of work to do on that bad reputation even in Eu... Comcast: No More Cable Company Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 9/14/2018 Comcast is not a cable operator anymore. Rather, it's a connectivity provider that's leveraging its vast broadband portfolio to serve the merging needs of consumers and enterprises across its national footprint, according to Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts. 40 comments Latest comment:When we got back it's like getting brand new connection. But at least we know what... Load More Articles + All Articles All Video All Slide Shows All Articles A Personal Coach to Improve Your Firm's Fitness By Eddy Vergauwen, Lead for Global Services Marketing at Nokia Fixed Networks, , 10/10/2018 The biggest challenge facing fixed access network operators is keeping up with exploding demand for bandwidth. The second biggest challenge is demonstrating to stakeholders how they're keeping up. Investments to increase capacity, improve operations and delight customers must bring the returns they promise. But those same investments often increase ... All blogs Discussions Posted by markgrogan \| In reply to: Italy's Fastweb Deploys 300-Gig Backbone Network With Coriant With so much more that technological advances can provide, users are simply spoilt for choice. They are already using the latest gadget at the fastest speed but they still hope for so much more. This isn't something that service providers can't... Post Your Reply Posted by ThomasMaloney \| In reply to: Qnbn opts for Passive Dark Fiber Network Infrastructure Across Qatar There are pros and cons to providing a different network each for a different organization. The entire setup could be too immense to complete and downtime could be ever too common. However, it is also a good approach to prevent security breaches... Post Your Reply Posted by srufolo1 \| In reply to: Nokia: Network Slicing, FWA & GPON Interop for Starters So sick of CableVision that I was actually considering going with AT&T's DirectTV, but the idea of an antenna bothered me. Wish they could make them so they are no bigger than a dime. I use this little ClearTV antenna inside that picks up only... Post Your Reply Posted by srufolo1 \| In reply to: Where Cable's Heading With Fiber It does just seem like this is such a fiber frenzy going on, like the cablecos know something everyone else does not. I feel cable operators should not consider telecos their rivals but should work along with telcos to create better ways of... Post Your Reply Posted by michelle \| In reply to: Chorus CEO: In Sync With High-Speed Broadband Absolutely. In this case, the consumer is the big loser in terms of availability and pricing. Post Your Reply Posted by srufolo1 \| In reply to: Should Utilities Foot Fiber Bill in Vermont? "I think the electric utility providers are going to want to do it anyway," she told the Free Press. "So we'll make it a requirement, but you're not going to get resistance from the electric utilities." Don't know why Hallquist is so sure... Post Your Reply Posted by batye \| In reply to: Should Utilities Foot Fiber Bill in Vermont? @mhhf1ve this days gov. do as they pleased one way or other... Post Your Reply Posted by mhhf1ve \| In reply to: Nokia: Network Slicing, FWA & GPON Interop for Starters I'm about to get a fixed wireless antenna installed on my roof. I'm very glad it's not much bigger than a dinner plate. Post Your Reply Posted by mhhf1ve \| In reply to: Nokia: Network Slicing, FWA & GPON Interop for Starters I vaguely recall a licensed Nokia branded tablet prototype device not too long ago, but I guess consumer hardware isn't in the cards again for Nokia just yet. Post Your Reply Posted by mhhf1ve \| In reply to: Where Cable's Heading With Fiber There isn't much difference between telcos and cablecos right now. With 5G on the horizon, there maybe no difference between wireless providers either. Post Your Reply Posted by mhhf1ve \| In reply to: Should Utilities Foot Fiber Bill in Vermont? Is this proposal actually legal itself? It seems like government shouldn't be able to require expensive capital expenditures. Imagine if they did this, would they then be able to require every household to pay for a subscription to a fiber... Post Your Reply Posted by afwriter \| In reply to: Frontier Raises Its Broadband Game At $200 a month for Gig speeds I have to wonder if that price is simply because it is a novelty right now or if that will someday be the normal that we all live with. Post Your Reply Next 5 messages + All messages All messages Chat 9/19/2018 10:36:04 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: thanks for share tienleorno Narrowbander 6/19/2018 12:08:55 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: Thanks sa316528 Narrowbander 6/19/2018 12:07:32 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: good day to all batye Gigamaster 6/19/2018 12:07:22 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: thank you batye Gigamaster 6/19/2018 12:01:36 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: If you'd like to take our flash poll on cutting opex - one question, no registration! - just click here: http://www.broadbandworldnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=743332 Alison Diana Author 6/19/2018 12:00:50 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: Thank you all for attending BBWN Radio, Sponsored by ADTRAN. Alison Diana Author 6/19/2018 12:00:18 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: Tks klogan453 Narrowbander 6/19/2018 11:48:57 AM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: interesting to know batye Gigamaster 6/19/2018 11:45:26 AM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: This is the DIY smart home story I just referred to: The Dumb Side of DIY Smart Homes Alison Diana Author 6/19/2018 11:44:56 AM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: In an MDU...what % of customers will go to fiber when a good cable co. is present and VDSL? silo Narrowbander Next 5 chats +		Partner Perspectives - from our sponsors A Personal Coach to Improve Your Firm's Fitness By By Eddy Vergauwen, Lead for Global Services Marketing at Nokia Fixed Networks Huawei's Continuous Innovation in Ultra-Broadband Transmission By Huawei All Partner Perspectives Industry Announcements ZTE Focuses on 5G at BBWF 14 hours and 16 minutes ago Orange & Google Partner on New Submarine Cable Across Atlantic Friday, October 12, 2018 1NCE Launches IoT Partner Ecosystem, Powered by DT Thursday, October 11, 2018 Edgecom Debuts Disaggregated PON OLTs Monday, October 8, 2018 Holston Coop Starts Broadband TVA With ADTRAN, FiberRise Thursday, October 4, 2018 Microsoft, Redline Pact Cuts Cost of Airband Initiative Thursday, October 4, 2018 Alaska Communications Brings Fiber Speeds to Tribal College Wednesday, October 3, 2018 More Industry Announcements Flash Poll All polls Webinars ARCHIVED Thursday, September 27, 2018 2:00 pm ET / 11:00 am PT Managing Expectations When Fiber Comes to Town Fast, reliable broadband is essential to how we live, work and play today – and the upcoming arrival of 5G will only further increase demand and reliance on fiber infrastructure. Already viewed by consumers as intolerable, delays, outages or the regular maintenance difficulties associated with operating a network will become further exacerbated when residential subscribers further rely on connected devices for day-to-day life. Just as providers deploy network automation tools to reduce operational issues, they must take similar care to manage consumer expectations when they roll out fiber or new services. This webinar features leaders who will discuss how to manage marketing and consumer expectations at every stage of the network lifecycle. Marketing professionals, c-level executives and policymakers interested in drumming up fiber envy should attend. More Webinars Webinar Archives Video ZTE discusses the future of broadband networks and how we can be better prepared for the challenges they will bring. What are the hot talking points in the fixed broadband sector right now? Gigabit over copper as well as fiber, software-defined access and more, ... Light Reading's pro-European, Berlin-lovin' editors Ray Le Maistre and Iain Morris discuss some of the hot topics from BBWF 2017, including Gfast ... The UBB2020 community has had a great first four months thanks to a market that's on the up! Per-Olof Gustafsson, Deputy CEO at AB Stokab, the wholesale fiber access network operator in the city of Stockholm, talks about the business case ... All Videos Sponsored Video This new video will inspire companies to reimagine their business for success in a world where connectivity is more than a commodity. 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