DukeNet Upgrades Core Network to 100G

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CHARLOTTE, NC–(Marketwired – May 13, 2013) – DukeNet Communications, a leading regional fiber provider of high-bandwidth connectivity solutions for enterprise, data center and carrier businesses in the Southeast, announces today that it has upgraded its core network, enabling it to deliver 100G wavelengths across its...Learn More

Iowa Telco Selects ADTRAN for FTTH

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May 13, 2013  — HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation networking solutions, announced today that Marne Elk Horn Telephone is using ADTRAN’s Total Access broadband platform to underpin a network-wide upgrade of its last mile service offerings for local schools, residential...Learn More

Sycamore Telephone Deploys Fiber-to-the-Home Using Adtran

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – May 6, 2013 — ADTRAN®, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation networking solutions, today announced that its industry leading Total Access broadband portfolio is providing the infrastructure foundation for Sycamore Telephone Company’s (STC) $4.1M Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband upgrade. With the Broadband Stimulus...Learn More

CenturyLink Enters the Gigabit Network Era

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If you believe that Google, with their Google Fiber initiative, intended to raise awareness about gigabit FTTP networks and persuade other ISPs to move in that direction, it appears to be working. The latest to join the movement is CenturyLink, who announced today that they...Learn More

Illinois Triple Play Provider Expands FTTH Footprint with Zhone

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Oakland, CA — April 24, 2013 — Zhone Technologies, Inc (NASDAQ: ZHNE), a global leader in FTTx network access solutions, today announced it will assist with iTV-3′s new network expansion in Central Illinois, building off of two previous network expansions that used Zhone equipment. Zhone’s...Learn More

Verizon Rural LTE Program Adds KPU Telecommunications

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The Verizon LTE in Rural America program has added another partner — KPU Telecommunications of Ketchikan, Alaska. KPU is a municipally owned FTTH triple play provider in southeastern Alaska, serving 6,000 access lines. KPU joins 18 or so other rural wireless carriers in Verizon’s Rural...Learn More

Another ISP Announces Gigabit FTTH Network

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Wilson, NC – April 19, 2013 – Greenlight, the broadband provider owned and operated by the City of Wilson, today announced that it will begin offering gigabit Internet connectivity services to its customers no later than July 2013. “In January, the Federal Communications Commission issued...Learn More

Google Fiber Strikes Again, This Time Through Acquisition, Sort Of

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Google must see something they really like in Kansas City, given the growing number of new Google Fiber markets they’ve announced in the past two weeks. Austin was recently identified as a future Google Fiber market and today they added a third. Provo, Utah is the latest...Learn More

50 Million New Broadband Subs in 2012, FTTx Has the Momentum

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Broadband momentum continues around the world, according to a new report from the Broadband Forum, which pegs the total global broadband population at over 640 million at the end of 2012. FTTX and hybrid VDSL/FTTN deployments are the fastest growing at 27.5% annual growth last...Learn More

Not So Fast, Google: AT&T “Prepared” to Build Austin Gigabit Network

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AT&T didn’t waste any time in mounting a competitive response to Google’s announcement today that it would bring an ultra-high-speed fiber network to Austin, Texas. In a press release issued about one hour after Google’s announcement, AT&T said it is prepared to build an advanced...Learn More

Google FTTH Invades Texas, With Austin the Next Stop for Google Fiber

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One of the industry’s worst kept secrets was confirmed today with the announcement that Google Fiber is coming to Austin, Texas. Google confirmed the initiative today at an Austin event, citing mid-2014 as the target to begin offering their gigabit FTTH service. The move adds...Learn More

Missouri FTTH Network Selects Entone for Hybrid TV

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Cupertino, CA – April 9, 2013 – Entone, Inc., a leading provider of Hybrid TV and Connected Home solutions, today announced that United Services, Inc., a subsidiary of United Electric Cooperative (UECI),  has selected its FusionTV solutions to power the delivery of advanced video services...Learn More