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Articles Fiber-fueled smart city project hits the streets in Angers, France Broadband World News, , 1/17/2022 The city of Angers, France, has embarked on a 12-year contract with Engie Consortium to develop an 'intelligent territory' with several 'smart' initiatives that extend to street lights, waste, water and energy. Comcast tests 4-Gig speeds on DOCSIS 4.0 modem prototype Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/13/2022 Stepping beyond recent network-side trials, Comcast's latest DOCSIS 4.0 trial featured a prototype modem powered by Broadcom silicon. Goodbye, Atlantic Broadband. Hello, Breezeline Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/10/2022 The company did not announce any new broadband initiatives in concert with the branding change. But Breezeline estimates that 97% of its customers already have access to gigabit services. New York introduces $1B 'ConnectALL' broadband plan Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 1/6/2022 The multi-part plan includes efforts already underway, as well as new grant programs designed to support and expedite rural broadband access. Cable One and partners team up to form fiber-fueled JV Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 1/4/2022 A new firm involving Cable One, GTCR, Stephens Capital Partners and The Pritzker Organization aims to accelerate the growth of a unit comprising Cable One's Clearwave and Hargray fiber businesses. What we learned about the digital divide this year Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 12/30/2021 Key takeaways on industry infighting, muni networks, maps and more from 42 episodes of The Divide podcast. The year in DOCSIS 4.0 Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 12/29/2021 With early lab trials, a first wave of interoperability testing and collaborations between key suppliers, DOCSIS 4.0 made significant progress in 2021, even as deployments remain well out on the horizon. LightBox aims at states with new broadband location fabric Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 12/20/2021 The company says its enhanced nationwide location fabric provides more accurate broadband location data for states seeking to create their own maps. 'Every state is a potential customer,' said CEO Eric Frank. The 'full fiber' vs. 'tech neutral' debate heats up in US Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 12/16/2021 Industry groups and policy advocates alike are sharpening their arguments for which technologies should be involved in closing the US digital divide. Here's what the industry wants from the FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 12/15/2021 In public FCC filings, industry groups and ISPs provided input for how the new affordability subsidy, funded through the infrastructure bill, should be implemented and structured. New research explores flaws with FCC's Emergency Broadband Benefit program Nicole Ferraro, Editor, Broadband World News, 12/9/2021 BroadbandNow finds that the vast majority of eligible households have not signed up for the $50 broadband subsidy. Altice USA chief sets sights on renewed growth Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 12/8/2021 Speaking virtually at the UBS Global TMT Virtual Conference on Tuesday, Altice USA CEO Dexter Goei said the large MSO's revamped growth strategy should start paying dividends sometime in the new year. Load More Articles + All Articles All Articles Perspectives: Opinion & Commentary Texas should adopt a statewide comprehensive approach to tackling the digital divide Heather Gate, Vice President, Digital Inclusion, Connected Nation and CN Texas, , 5/6/2021 More Perspectives		Industry Announcements Vyve expands fiber business services to 25 new markets Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Fidium Fiber available to 55,000 New Hampshire homes Tuesday, January 18, 2022 FCC, NTIA name members to telecommunications workforce working group Friday, January 14, 2022 CityFibre, Swindon Borough Council to bring full fiber to tenants Thursday, January 13, 2022 Ecopia AI tapped by Canadian government for rural broadband mapping Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Bluepeak to bring fiber network to Muskogee, Oklahoma Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Calix expands 10G XGS-PON market leadership Tuesday, January 11, 2022 More Industry Announcements Twitter Feed Tweets by Broadband World News Information Resources >> Drive Down Costs, Drive New Services Forward: Discover the Freedom of Disaggregation in Your Network >> The Synergies of Disaggregation >> eBook: Make Your Help Desk Data Work for You >> White Paper: Routing at the Network Edge >> Delivering on the promise of broadband >> 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 All resources Webinars ARCHIVED Wednesday, October 6, 2021 11:00 a.m. New York / 4:00 p.m. London Cloud-Native Containerized Solutions for PON: How to Make Them Work and Why You Should Consider Them The demand for high-speed broadband services and hyperconnectivity has driven massive surges in network data usage like never before. 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