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Articles Nokia, NCTC forge fiber deal as RDOF buildouts loom Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 4/15/2021 Nokia will look to establish a more direct connection with hundreds of independent cable and broadband operators after striking a fiber-focused deal with the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC). Cable Next-Gen Tech returns digitally Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 4/7/2021 If you have been wondering what the post-pandemic landscape will look like for broadband providers, you are not alone. Cable's low-latency story opens a new chapter Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 4/6/2021 Minim is the first DOCSIS cable modem supplier to achieve CableLabs certification for a model that supports a fresh set of low-latency features that are now part of DOCSIS 3.1 as well as the new DOCSIS 4.0 specifications. WideOpenWest picks Chicago for first data cap market Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 4/6/2021 WideOpenWest (WOW) has begun to alert customers in the Chicago area that the competitive cable operator will start to impose data caps and usage-based broadband policies starting in June. Canada plots Quebec broadband stimulus Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 4/2/2021 The US is not the only North American country looking to spur broadband coverage with a big national stimulus package. Up above the 49th parallel, Canada is seeking to do the same thing under plans recently announced by federal and provincial leaders. Upstream consumption rocketed 63% in 2020 – study Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 4/2/2021 Fueled by a pandemic that forced millions to work and school from home, 2020 was one for the history books in upstream data consumption, when data flows from the user to the network. ATX starts to pick up where Cisco left off Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/23/2021 ATX Networks is starting to salt away cable network amplifier deals that stem from a licensing agreement with Cisco that the vendor struck more than a year ago. Rogers poised to become Canada's cable/broadband kingpin Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 3/19/2021 With its proposed $20.8 billion deal to acquire Shaw Communications earlier this week, Rogers Communications stands poised to become the dominant cable and broadband player in Canada, giving it huge sway over the market. Cable operator upstream capacity spending spiked in Q4 – Dell'Oro Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/12/2021 Reflecting data demands seen during the pandemic, cable operator spending on upstream channel purchases climbed 96% in Q4 2020 versus 2019, according to fresh data from Jeff Heynen, VP, broadband access and home networking, at Dell'Oro Group. By comparison, global spending on cable network downstream channel purchases climbed just 3% during the period. ... Comcast starts to ratchet up downstream speeds on select tiers Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/11/2021 Comcast confirmed that it activated speed upgrades for select tiers in its Central Division on March 9, including a boost that raises the maximum downstream of its 1-Gig service to 1.2 Gbit/s. Video streaming accounted for 71% of Comcast's downstream traffic in 2020 Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 3/3/2021 From a broad point of view, next-generation access network activity slowed for many cable operators in 2020 as they focused on splitting nodes and adding capacity to existing network gear to keep up with the traffic surge fueled by the pandemic. However, Comcast said its work around network virtualization and the use of new AI and machine learning ... Operators weigh next-gen network moves Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 2/4/2021 US cable operators remain far from uniform on their next-gen network plans, and some of that debate continues to focus on whether to upgrade hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) networks to the new DOCSIS 4.0 specs or take the financial hit involved with fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) upgrades. 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 MetroNet and City of Ankeny partner to build 100% fiber network Thursday, April 15, 2021 Calix helps Internet cooperative reduce support call duration by 80% Thursday, April 15, 2021 WAV and viaPhoton partner to support fiber broadband networks Thursday, April 15, 2021 AT&T makes $2B commitment to help bridge digital divide Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Openreach taps STL to help build new UK full fiber network Wednesday, April 14, 2021 MLGC teams with Calix on next-generation multigigabit network Tuesday, April 13, 2021 Kinetic brings gigabit broadband to Greene County Tuesday, April 13, 2021 More Industry Announcements Twitter Feed Tweets by Broadband World News Information Resources >> Want a Better Network? 7 Design Best Practices From the Experts >> How Software Platforms Are Transforming the Business of Broadband Access >> Delivering on the promise of broadband >> 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 All resources 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