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Content tagged with FTTX posted in February 2020
Charter to splash out $10M for new small business-focused fund
Jeff Baumgartner  
2/27/2020   Post a comment
New Spectrum Community Investment Local Fund focuses on small businesses in underserved parts of Charter's footprint.
Cutting the red tape for fiber broadband deployment
Fiber Broadband Association  
2/27/2020   Post a comment
Lisa R. Youngers, president and CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association, says US fiber rollout can be accelerated further by lowering private and public barriers to deployment.
ETSI launches fixed network group – but why?
Ray Le Maistre  
2/26/2020   1 comment
Specifications body forms a new group dedicated to fiber network architectures and broadband evolution, but what new ground is it covering?
BBWN Bites: Genesis heralds a new chapter for Gfast
Ray Le Maistre  
2/25/2020   Post a comment
Also in this news roundup: KPN sounds death knell for copper; WOW gets friendly with OTTs; Humax targets the cable CPE sector; and more from around the globe.
Fiber push continues for Telefónica as capex hits nearly €9B
Iain Morris  
2/20/2020   Post a comment
Spanish telecom giant says networks based on fiber now pass nearly 130 million premises across its various markets.
Nokia firms up its fixed portfolio with optical M&A
Broadband World News  
2/20/2020   Post a comment
Acquisition adds additional silicon photonics capabilities to its optical unit, which had a stellar 2019.
Altice USA goes for gig
Alan Breznick  
2/13/2020   Post a comment
The fourth-largest US cable operator reports accelerated deployment of FTTH lines and launch of DOCSIS 3.1 service over HFC network in Q4.
Deutsche Glasfaser to invest €7B in German fiber after reported €2.8B sale
Broadband World News  
2/13/2020   Post a comment
The German infrastructure company has changed hands in a deal said to be worth €2.8 billion and has promised to speed up fiber deployment.
Orange claims Euro fiber crown
Ray Le Maistre  
2/13/2020   Post a comment
Giant operator claims to be Europe's 'undisputed leader in fiber' broadband access.
ADTRAN hints at green shoots
Broadband World News  
2/6/2020   1 comment
Access gear vendor's share price jumps 6% as it reports fourth-quarter financials and hints at a better 2020.
Facebook flicks the switch on new fiber rollout model
Ray Le Maistre  
2/6/2020   4 comments
Facebook says it has developed a 'technology solution' that enables fiber to be deployed along electrical grid infrastructure in a very cost-effective way and has licensed that solution for free to startup NetEquity Networks.
MWC2020: WiFi 6.0 and the broadband CPE market
Broadband World News Video  
2/5/2020   Post a comment
Ahead of Mobile World Congress, Omdia's principal research analyst, John Kendall, talks about developments in the broadband CPE market as WiFi 6.0 becomes a technology that can help counter smart home bottlenecks.




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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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