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Content tagged with FTTX posted in December 2020
Gigabit market on pace for continued growth in 2021 – report
Broadband World News   12/23/2020   1 comment
A new report from Omdia projects growth for the global gigabit market next year but warns providers to prioritize reliable service over ultra-high speeds.
BBWN Bites: OneWeb constellation grows to 110
Broadband World News   12/18/2020   Post a comment
Also in this roundup: Ofcom reports on UK fiber growth; Virgin Media says November was busiest month for data; Openreach creates jobs to 'build back better.'
US ISPs add 1.32M subs in Q3 2020
Jeff Baumgartner   12/16/2020   Post a comment
Cable once again led growth in the quarter, but a top industry analyst expects the rate of broadband sub growth to slow in 2021.
Mediacom sues West Des Moines over Google Fiber deal
Jeff Baumgartner   12/11/2020   Post a comment
Cable operator alleges that the city council improperly used taxpayer-backed bonds to build a multi-million conduit network for the exclusive use of Google Fiber.
BBWN Bites: Zen Internet warns gamers may ruin your holiday
Broadband World News   12/11/2020   Post a comment
Also in this roundup: West Virginia braces for disappointment; Openreach rolls on in Scotland; Welsh commission pushes mobile broadband.
Verizon and CFU lead as Frontier and AT&T lag the field in online gaming
Jeff Baumgartner   12/10/2020   2 comments
New PCMag study shows which ISPs – both big and small – are tops in latency and jitter performance.
RDOF round one: Winners and losers
Jeff Baumgartner   12/8/2020   Post a comment
Auction results were 'quite bad' for incumbent telcos as Charter and SpaceX cleaned up, analyst says.
BBWN Bites: FTTH Council Europe cheers fiber growth
Broadband World News   12/4/2020   Post a comment
Also in this roundup: CityFibre adds four more ISPs to its network; Openreach weans Salisbury off copper; West Virginia gets 'first-of-its-kind' broadband map.
Chattanooga, San Jose join Global Smart Cities Alliance
Broadband World News   12/3/2020   Post a comment
Chattanooga, Tennessee, and San Jose, California, join the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance, a global effort of three dozen cities piloting the adoption of new tech.
Cable access market bounces back in Q3
Jeff Baumgartner   12/2/2020   Post a comment
Pickup in the cable access network segment helped to drive total broadband access equipment spending to $3.1 billion in the period, according to Dell'Oro Group.
NYC's Verizon settlement furthers the 'Master Plan'
Broadband World News   12/1/2020   Post a comment
A settlement requiring Verizon to connect 500,000 homes will help New York City further universal broadband goals outlined early this year in an 'Internet Master Plan.'
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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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