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Content tagged with Smart Cities posted in April 2017
Broadband Prices to Double: Report
Alison Diana   4/19/2017   19 comments
Despite vast improvements to infrastructure and capabilities, broadband bills have not gone up much -- but that should change, says New Street Research Analyst Jonathan Chaplin.
Boosty OTT Boosts Broadband Bandwidth
Robert Clark   4/18/2017   10 comments
Sharedband's service combines fixed and mobile bandwidth to maximize throughput for bandwidth-starved users, says company CEO Paul Evans.
Build Your Own Broadband Comes Under Attack
Alison Diana   4/17/2017   20 comments
Competing legal factions vie over cities' right to construct their own broadband networks vs. relying solely on well-established service providers.
Speed Counts, Doesn't It?
Alison Diana   4/13/2017   10 comments
Residential consumers are unsure about their broadband speeds, suggesting providers should focus on capabilities, not megabits and gigabits.
A Powerful Access Network to Fast-forward Future of Applications
Kurt Raaflaub   4/11/2017   13 comments
Next-generation access networks must address the next wave of video, messaging and IoT, while also laying a solid foundation for the rapid creation of new disruptive services such as virtual and augmented reality applications, says ADTRAN's Kurt Raaflaub.
CSPs Well-Placed to Manage Enterprises' Digital Solutions
Alison Diana   4/7/2017   18 comments
CSPs' broadband deployments, investments in software-based infrastructure and expertise in managing diverse technical assets empower them to take away market share from system integrators in the $270-billion digital solutions management market.
FCC Chair Names Broadband Advisory Committee Members
Alison Diana   4/6/2017   9 comments
Members of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee, which will hold its first meeting later this month, include Sprint CTO John Saw.
Verizon Adds Analytics to Digital Media Services
Alison Diana   4/6/2017   11 comments
Verizon Digital Media Services today debuted a cloud-based content intelligence system designed to simplify, personalize and automate online video production and distribution for broadcasters, OTT providers and online video distributors.
Broadband Forum Details 2017 Initiatives
Alison Diana   4/6/2017   8 comments
The industry organization expects to advance in areas including broadband mobile backhaul architecture, virtualization, cloud, FTTdp and home networks.
IEEE Issues Add-On Standard for Home, IoT Networks
Alison Diana   4/4/2017   2 comments
The IEEE's new Ethernet standard add-on is designed to complement wired and wireless connections broadly used in networks today.
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