Broadband World News

Contributors | Messages | Polls | Resources |


DOCSIS 3.1 FTTH/B G.FAST SERVICES SMART HOME VIRTUALIZATION IP/OPTICAL

UBB Services

Articles MobiTV Aims to Arm Broadband Providers With Live, Streaming Pay-TV Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 6/18/2018 With the July debut of its TV-as-a-Service multi-tenant managed streaming service, MobiTV Inc. expects broadband providers large and small to dive into the crowded live, streaming TV market to see if they can outshine Sling TV, DirecTV Now, YouTube TV, Hulu and PlayStation Vue and many more. Cut Costs, Not Driveways, With Reverse-Powered Fiber-to-the-Curb Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 6/18/2018 Thanks to reverse-powered Fiber-to-the-Curb, Australian wholesaler nbn is eliminating costly and disruptive trenching and using copper to deliver last-mile connectivity from sidewalk-based Distribution Point Units (DPUs) to homes. 1 Comment Latest comment:I am assuming this is for multi-unit dwellings. Makes sense to use copper to save... Fiber & Cable for the Cloud: How to Deliver Reach & Speed Adrian Pennington, for BBWN, , 6/14/2018 Innovative optical fibers and cabling may offer providers and enterprises substantial benefits for connecting data centers across a wide range of distances while simultaneously using newer technologies that reduce range. China's Telcos Spark PON Revenue Rebound Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 6/14/2018 Following five successive years of decline, overall PON revenue rebounded in the first quarter 2018, Dell'Oro reports. 4 comments Latest comment:@DonBrowne Quite true. Predictive models do generally rely on past performance to... Optical Networks Evolve Into High-Capacity Terabit Infrastructures Logan Armendone-Mowbray, for BBWN, , 6/13/2018 The optical networking industry faces challenges related to bandwidth, costs and how to deliver more for less in order to serve growing demand for data, multiple-device connectivity and speed. Internet-based traffic, cloud services and TV-quality video streaming drive bandwidth growth of about 50% annually -- and pundits predict that demand will swell ... 2 comments Latest comment:It's certainly going to be a boon to the industry as optical is "moving to 200G... Radio: ADTRAN Exec on Tooling Up for MDUs Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 6/12/2018 There's more than one way to deliver high-speed broadband to customers -- and that means operators must have more than one tool in their virtual toolbox. 3 comments Latest comment:@Afwriter Absolutely, true. If you get multiple customers clustered around a small... Open Source Is Reshaping SDOs Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, Light Reading, 6/12/2018 Open source is changing the way telecom standards are made and there is no clearer proof of that than today's second software release from ONAP, known as Beijing. The Dumb Side of DIY Smart Homes Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 6/11/2018 As vendors simplify their smart devices, consumers increasingly wish to self-install this equipment -- a trend that could create additional support problems for broadband providers that deliver WiFi and wireless connectivity. 11 comments Latest comment:@srulof1 Exactly! I use a rotary motor myself, which is great for the enviornment... Open Line Systems Gather Momentum Adrian Pennington, Journalist, Editor and Copywriter, 6/11/2018 Taking a cue from IT's separation of hardware, operating systems and applications software and, more recently, the separation of compute, storage and networking in data centers, the trend toward disaggregation and open optical networking is starting to impact the broader communications equipment market. BT CEO Gavin Patterson Let Go by Board Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 6/8/2018 As the face of BT's past, Gavin Patterson cannot be the face of BT's future. The BT CEO will exit during the second half of the year -- a move needed to deliver on BT's new strategy, according to the British provider's board. 13 comments Latest comment:DonBrowne - What you mean is that there was actually something that was not working... BT & Cisco SD-WAN: An Enterprise's Best Friends? Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 6/7/2018 BT this week launched a global SD-WAN managed service offering based on Cisco technologies. 2 comments Latest comment:BT has been a partner with this technology giant for many years. It's a strong partnership... Taiwanese Cableco Upgrades OTT Capabilities Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 6/7/2018 Taiwan Broadband Communications is expanding its three-year-old over-the-top offering to include live TV on open devices and video-on-demand. 7 comments Latest comment:With the "prediction that OTT will represent 90% of US movie and TV rental revenue... Load More Articles + All Articles All Video All Slide Shows All Articles Discussions Posted by Ariella \| In reply to: The Dumb Side of DIY Smart Homes @srulof1 Exactly! I use a rotary motor myself, which is great for the enviornment but takes quuite a bit of effort and time. It also doesn't achieve this perfect green carpet effect -- though that also calls for the use of toxic chemicals.... Post Your Reply Posted by srufolo1 \| In reply to: Cut Costs, Not Driveways, With Reverse-Powered Fiber-to-the-Curb I am assuming this is for multi-unit dwellings. Makes sense to use copper to save on costs and time to build. Some may not agree. Post Your Reply Posted by srufolo1 \| In reply to: The Dumb Side of DIY Smart Homes @Ariella Perfect comparison. I used to have someone come to mow my lawn. They had the huge lawnmowers that did the job quickly and it looked great afterwards. When finances became tight, my husband decided to do it himself. We bought an inexpensive... Post Your Reply Posted by srufolo1 \| In reply to: Bluesky's Mile-High 3D View Saves Wireless, Fiber Deployment Time & Costs It's possible there's not as much a need for this technology here as in the U.K. Most U.S. companies would most likely want to see proof of a profit before they jump on board. Post Your Reply Posted by Ariella \| In reply to: Radio: ADTRAN Exec on Tooling Up for MDUs @Afwriter Absolutely, true. If you get multiple customers clustered around a small area, your cost of setting them up should be much lower than extending service to houses separated by acres or even miles. I supose urban areas ae more... Post Your Reply Posted by Ariella \| In reply to: China's Telcos Spark PON Revenue Rebound @DonBrowne Quite true. Predictive models do generally rely on past performance to establish patterns. But one has to realize, as all the brochures that accompany a prospectus would tell you, that past perfomance does not guarantee future success.... Post Your Reply Posted by Susan Fourtané \| In reply to: BT CEO Gavin Patterson Let Go by Board DonBrowne - What you mean is that there was actually something that was not working well with Patterson? Post Your Reply Posted by DonBrowne \| In reply to: China's Telcos Spark PON Revenue Rebound My guess is it may be hard to predict accurately what the future holds as noted that "Following five successive years of decline, overall PON revenue rebounded." Usually the past pretty much has a big influence on the future, but without an... Post Your Reply Posted by DonBrowne \| In reply to: Chinese Carrier Plans Could Sway Worldwide PON Pricing I would guess there are some China watchers closely following how the country's masssive buying power and behavior will cause some interesting price movements noting that "Chinese market can create -- or not create -- enough volume to generate... Post Your Reply Posted by DonBrowne \| In reply to: Optical Networks Evolve Into High-Capacity Terabit Infrastructures It's certainly going to be a boon to the industry as optical is "moving to 200G and even to 400G and beyond as the technology matures," while the needs become greater and greater for high speed processing for appications from IoT to video stretching... Post Your Reply Posted by DonBrowne \| In reply to: The Dumb Side of DIY Smart Homes While I always expect the expert to do a better job than I could do, unfortunately we all have come across those people we hire that for whatever reason just are plain incompetent or at least not as proficient in their job as should be expe... Post Your Reply Posted by DonBrowne \| In reply to: BT CEO Gavin Patterson Let Go by Board In a lot of cases it may be that the definition of "what's broken" may not be so clear depending on the particular view of the executive making the ultimate decisions. That lead to what on the outside or even for insiders seems a bit peculi... Post Your Reply Next 5 messages + All messages All messages Chat 6/18/2018 7:44:19 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: Good morning Emanuel Teah Narrowbander 6/15/2018 8:56:31 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: looking forward to this! gliptak Narrowbander 6/14/2018 10:44:03 AM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: See u there lessa27usa@yahoo.com Narrowbander 6/14/2018 10:35:48 AM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: Hello sa316528 Narrowbander 6/13/2018 7:13:36 AM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: I've added this to my iPhone calendar. Just wondering if you have to register. srufolo1 Narrowbander 6/11/2018 10:14:58 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: Good evening panelists JAREDM967 Narrowbander 6/11/2018 8:45:52 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: Looking forward to the upcoming radio live chat! MARKD731 Narrowbander 6/7/2018 7:45:29 PM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: hi dre1988 Narrowbander 6/7/2018 11:27:18 AM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: morning... klogan453 Narrowbander 6/7/2018 10:16:44 AM Winning the MDU Battle: What’s in Your Broadband Toolkit?: good morning kurieal Narrowbander Next 5 chats +		Industry Announcements Former Nextlink CEO Named Next Fiber Broadband Association Top Exec 8 hours and 22 minutes ago ADTRAN's Global Design Centers Certified Secure Thursday, June 14, 2018 67% of Worldwide Consumers Streamed Live Video – Report Thursday, June 14, 2018 Teamly Taps MaxLinear's Fiber Coax Micronode for Multi-Gig Broadband Tuesday, June 12, 2018 VIAVI Launches Small Handheld Tester for Next-Gen Mobile & Cable Networks Monday, June 11, 2018 New ASSIA TruSpeed Module Gives Providers Visibility Across Entire Network Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Orange Aces French Open with Fiber & Digital Tech Wednesday, May 30, 2018 More Industry Announcements Flash Poll All polls Webinars ARCHIVED Wednesday, May 16, 2018 11:00 a.m. New York / 4:00 p.m. London Fiber Monitoring: Improving Profits, MTTR, and Security We will explore several fiber network environments, common vulnerabilities, and the business impact of failures. Fiber networks are typically a combination of owned and leased fiber. Learn how to reduce MTTR by up to 60% when an event occurs and how to detect degradation before it generates a service impact. Fiber monitoring of leased fiber helps ensure that the responsible party is dispatched for repair and SLAs can be managed. We will discuss both in service and out of service monitoring. Learn about the opportunities to improve business results in the following environments: Hyperscale datacenters- the business need for near 100% uptime 5G small cell combined with leased fiber - ensuring the SLA for leased fiber Long haul and Metro dark and lit fiber monitoring - reducing MTTR and preventing damage FTTX construction and service activation in the access or MSO network - accelerating time to revenue Security- preventing fiber tapping and data theft 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. Sponsored Video All Videos Information Resources >> NG-PON2 Calix Deployment Guidelines >> Why is Fiber Deep Important to MSOs? >> Solution Overview: Deploying 10G SD-Access Cable Networks >> Product Brief: ADTRAN RFOG Solutions >> Fiber-Deep: Bringing Cable MSOs Into the Gigabit Age >> SDN&NFV: Tools Enabling Operators to Re-architect Their CO >> A Discussion on the FTTdp@G.fast Network Construction Mode >> 5G Transport Solution – Flexhaul >> Key WDM-PON Technologies for 5G Fronthaul >> eBook: Intelligent Smart Wi-Fi Brings Mobility to Your Home All resources Twitter Feed Tweets about from:BroadbandWN OR #BroadbandWN OR @BroadbandWN Slideshows Three Questions for New Google Fiber CEO Slideshow archive Infographics BT's Formula for F1 Success Infographics archive like us on facebook