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Articles CommScope launches cable network upstream booster Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 12/14/2020 CommScope is taking aim at upstream upgrades on widely deployed hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) networks with new transmitters and receivers enabling a "high-split" that expands the spectrum available for the upstream to 204MHz. Hitting the DOCSIS 'sweet spot' Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 10/14/2020 SCTE/ISBE Cable-Tec Expo - It's not quite the 31 flavors of ice cream offered by Baskin-Robbins, but cable operators do have plenty of choices and technical options in hand with respect to today's DOCSIS 3.1 technology and, further down the road, with DOCSIS 4.0. Podcast: Orange Business Services CEO Helmut Reisinger on coping with COVID-19 Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading, 4/30/2020 OBS CEO Helmut Reisinger and SVP of Customer Services and Operations Aliette Mousnier Lompre discuss keeping customers connected and adapting quickly during the pandemic. RtBrick unveils broadband network gateway software Broadband World News, , 4/6/2020 RtBrick, which is betting its future on the rollout of disaggregated systems in broadband access networks, has unveiled cloud-native broadband network gateway (BNG) software as the first use case of its next-gen routing code. Upstream silver lining for cable kit vendors Ken Wieland, contributing editor, 3/17/2020 If 2019 was pretty much a year to forget for cable equipment suppliers, 2020 need not be all doom and gloom. (See Cable access network spending dropped 30% in 2019 - Dell'Oro.) BBWN Bites: ONF's Berlin lab to focus on SEBA, VOLTHA Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/12/2020 Also in this broadband sector roundup: Why the UK needs more than just fiber investment promises; CityFibre tackles "white finger"; FTTH dominates Portugal's fixed broadband lines. 5G rollouts give Dasan Zhone hope for 2020 growth Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 3/12/2020 After what its CEO described as a "speedbump" in 2019, Dasan Zhone Solutions is expecting a year of growth driven by 5G network investments in Japan and South Korea. There's no wireless without wires, no 5G without fiber Fiber Broadband Association, , 1/30/2020 As the immediate buzz from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) dies down and the telecom and tech worlds prepare for Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, conversations continue to center on 5G and the next-generation Internet of Things (IoT) applications it will enable. Self-driving cars. 8K TVs. VR glasses. Wearables we haven't even yet invented. 1 Comment Calix CEO: 2020 Is a 'Year of Revenue & Profit Growth' Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 1/30/2020 In its fourth quarter of 2019, Calix returned to year-over-year growth, demonstrating the company's ongoing successful transformation from a traditional hardware vendor to a provider of platforms and services, according to President and CEO Carl Russo. 1 Comment BBWN Bites: SpaceX and Amazon jostle in broadband's space race Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 1/29/2020 Also in today's fixed-access broadband news, AWS and Iridium team on satellite-based CloudConnect to Amazon Web Services to 80% of the unconnected world; House Dems to unveil five-year, $760 billion, unfunded infrastructure program that includes broadband plan; Calix posts Q4 revenue rise; and more. Broadband Forum Takes on Carrier-Grade WiFi Challenge Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 1/24/2020 The Broadband Forum is focused on developing carrier-grade WiFi, while it sees ongoing projects in connected home, broadband abstraction and WiFi management begin to bear fruit this year. 3 comments BBWN Bites: DISH Seeks Fiber Providers for 5G Network Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 1/23/2020 Also today, Verizon will soon offer premiere gaming to Fios 1-Gig subs, Frontier and CenturyLink break CAF II promise, Telecom Italian and Open Fiber deal hits snags and more. 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 Hyperoptic offers free broadband for students learning from home 5 hours and 14 minutes ago OneWeb secures investment from SoftBank and Hughes Friday, January 15, 2021 TransWorld taps Calix to build ultimate rural broadband business Thursday, January 14, 2021 CityFibre invests over £60M in full fiber for Sunderland Thursday, January 14, 2021 Kinetic by Windstream added 60,000 broadband customers in 2020 Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Atlantic Broadband launches 'WiFi Your Way' home Wi-Fi solution Tuesday, January 12, 2021 TP-Link intros new networking offerings to boost speed, security Monday, January 11, 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