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Content tagged with FTTX posted in May 2021
Swiss Salt looks ahead to a converged future
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5/27/2021   Post a comment
Swiss operator in more confident mood following its FTTH partnership with Swisscom.
Fixed wireless emerging as attractive alternative to DSL, AT&T CEO says
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5/25/2021   Post a comment
Fixed wireless presents a 'nice replacement' in DSL service areas that will likely not be targeted for FTTP upgrades, AT&T CEO John Stankey says.
Podcast: The Divide – Clearfield CEO Cheri Beranek on preparing for the 'fiber bubble'
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5/25/2021   Post a comment
This week: Cheri Beranek, president and CEO of Clearfield, on addressing fiber deployment challenges in rural areas and how to prepare for an influx of demand for fiber broadband builds amidst supply shortages.
BBWN Bites: Civil rights groups, ISPs form broadband equity coalition
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5/21/2021   Post a comment
Also in this roundup: Internet access and vaccination rates; NTIA to dole out $288 million in grants; states allocate broadband funds; Zzoomm makes progress in UK.
GCI going big with 2-Gig in 2022
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5/21/2021   Post a comment
Cable and mobile operator says it will deploy 2-Gig broadband to 77% of Alaskans next year, and has put 10-Gig speeds on its five-year roadmap.
FCC cheers 1M EBB signups as ISPs reportedly take advantage
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5/20/2021   Post a comment
The FCC asserts that over 900 broadband providers have signed up to participate in the program, but some customers seeking the subsidy say that ISPs are trying to push them into higher-priced packages.
Podcast: The Divide – How 'Project Overcome' is tackling access in Clinton County, Missouri
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5/18/2021   Post a comment
This week: US Ignite's Mari Silbey – as well as Alex Wyglinski and Casey Canfield, co-leads on an Internet deployment project in Clinton County, Missouri – join the podcast to discuss 'Project Overcome,' a $2.7 million effort to tackle the digital divide with novel broadband solutions.
Charter says a small portion of its RDOF wins don't pass the test
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5/18/2021   Post a comment
Cable operator tells the FCC that a deeper analysis finds that a few areas in four states are already served by broadband or are recipients of broadband-related funding.
Liberty Global starts to pave a path to 10G
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5/17/2021   Post a comment
Liberty Global will tap gear from Vector Technologies and Vecima Networks to help build a distributed access architecture that will take its access network to 1-Gig and beyond.
BBWN Bites: 183M European premises are fiber fed, says FTTH Council
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5/14/2021   Post a comment
Also in this roundup: Rural UK homes paying more for less; Cox coughs up 25 additional Mbit/s; SpaceX, Google partnership; FCC declares 'help has arrived.'
DZS ready to play 'long ball' on network convergence
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5/13/2021   Post a comment
With integrations and recent acquisitions now behind it, DZS outlines a vision touching mobile transport, broadband access and network virtualization.
Altice USA gears up for 10-Gig speeds
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5/13/2021   Post a comment
Fourth-largest US cable operator aims to be '10-gig-ready' in the next 18 months, thanks to its aggressive FTTP upgrade strategy.
BT ups fiber target to 25M UK premises by 2026
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5/13/2021   Post a comment
The company said it will explore joint ventures to fund the additional 5 million premises.
Biden: 25Mbit/s broadband is fine, I guess
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5/11/2021   Post a comment
Although President Biden has hinted at a broadband future with 1Gbit/s speeds, new rules from his administration suggest speeds of 100 Mbit/s. And they acknowledge speeds of just 25 Mbit/s.
New York taps Starry, Flume and others for its Master Plan
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5/11/2021   Post a comment
The five providers, chosen through a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) from the city issued last year, will deliver high-speed Internet for up to 30,000 NYCHA residents.
Starlink claims 500K pre-orders as fiber players fret satellite hype
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5/5/2021   Post a comment
SpaceX launched an additional batch of 60 low-Earth orbit Starlink satellites into the sky on Tuesday, while announcing that the company's forthcoming Internet service has received 500,000 pre-orders.
CommScope says DAA is ready to roll
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5/5/2021   Post a comment
Cable tech supplier says new edge device that supports both remote PHY and remote MACPHY operation is set for field deployments as operators start to mull over network moves ahead of the DOCSIS 4.0 transition.
Frontier fixates on fiber amid plan to build FTTP to 495K locations in 2021
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5/4/2021   Post a comment
But exploring an MVNO deal that would enable Frontier to add mobile to the mix is 'an interesting idea' as the company moves ahead with its post-bankruptcy plan, executive board chairman John Stratton says.




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Here's where you can find episode links for 'The Divide,' Light Reading's podcast series featuring conversations with broadband providers and policymakers working to close the digital divide.
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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