G .Fast – Enabling the Gigabit Society
Information Resources 8/21/2017
Gigabit is the new broadband standard. The arrival of 4K streaming is here, and multiple 4K-capable devices within the home will soon be commonplace. Today’s devices and apps empower everyone to be their own 4K producer, driving incredible bandwidth demands on the network. The entrance of VR/AR into the mainstream will only compound this ultrabroadband effect. But this is not a consumer-driven issue alone. Gigabit broadband is an economic driver for the communities and markets that embrace it.
Moving Telecom to a Web-Scale Platform
Information Resources 8/21/2017
Discover why service providers see the need to build a flexible access platform that can manage billions of users who want more bandwidth and services on demand and top reasons why service providers need to build an SD-Access platform model for deploying new services in this new piece from ADTRAN.
VIAVI App Note: How to Identify and Locate Copper Faults Simply and Quickly
Information Resources 6/19/2017
A TDR (time-domain-reflectometer) is a great tool to identify and locate copper faults. Any technician sent out for installation, repair, or maintenance should be able to use such a tool. First line field technicians not addressing copper faults will leave non-reliable service, cause additional operational costs on a repeat visit, and ultimately result in customer unhappiness and threat of churn.
VIAVI App Note: The Benefits and Pitfalls of PNM Adoption
Information Resources 6/19/2017
Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) is a three-letter acronym that has taken the cable industry by storm over the past five years, and while nearly every operator agrees that they would like to add these groundbreaking capabilities to their toolbox, the best path to achieving a successful implementation are less clear. In this application note we will examine this challenge and give real-life examples of the journey taken by a few companies in pursuit of this goal.
VIAVI App Note: Strategies for Managing WiFi Networks
Information Resources 6/19/2017
Managed WiFi services are a rapidly growing revenue source for residential service providers. Resolving customer WiFi problems helps improve customer relationships and the customer experience and provides the opportunity to upsell broadband services. This application note provides strategies for improving the customer experience and reducing customer complaints.
SD-Access Networks: A Primer
Information Resources 11/4/2016
The primary value of NG-PON2 is the ability to serve a mix of residential, business and backhaul services over a common Optical Distribution Network (ODN) using a mix of point-to-point and point-to-multipoint technologies.
Gigabit to the MDU: Capturing Generation “Y”
Information Resources 10/15/2016
According to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Housing Survey for the United States:2011, issued in 2013, over half of all residential buildings are over 40 years old. Older buildings can be more challenging regarding re-wiring, pulling new fiber due to poor or full ducting or lack of duct plans.
From Today to Tomorrow: Huawei Microwave & MM-Wave Whitepaper
Information Resources 9/19/2016
The current mobile network deployment has started in recent years with the “4G mobile network”, also known as LTE, and is ongoing and evolving with what is sometimes called the 4.5G version. Read more in this whitepaper from Huawei.
Technical White Paper on SDN
Information Resources 9/19/2016
With the rapid development of the Internet, carriers' bearer networks are evolving quickly to meet the increased service demands of consumers, such as text, voice, and video services. These services are penetrating into every aspect of people's social life and changing how people work and live.
Intent NBI for Software Defined Networking
Information Resources 9/19/2016
According to the architecture definition in Open Networking Foundation (ONF), a Software Defined Network (SDN) includes three vertically separated layers: infrastructure, control and application.
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Here's where you can find episode links for 'The Divide,' Light Reading's podcast series featuring conversations with broadband providers and policymakers working to close the digital divide.
As we have for the past two years, Light Reading will present our Cable Next-Gen Europe conference as a free digital symposium on June 21.
Charter has sparked RDOF work in all 24 states where it won bids. The cable op booked about $19 million in RDOF revenues in Q1, and expects to have about $9 million per month come in over the next ten years.
As we have for the past two years, Light Reading will stage the Cable Next-Gen Technologies & Strategies conference as a free digital event over two half-days in mid-March.
Launch of 2-Gig and 5-Gig FTTP tiers in 70-plus markets puts more pressure on cable ops to enhance their existing DOCSIS 3.1 network or accelerate their upgrade activity centered on the new DOCSIS 4.0 specs.
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