Cable MSO Armstrong is making more fiber broadband investments, with a path to 10G XGS-PON now underway. The traditional cable company made the decision several years ago to pursue fiber over upgrading its HFC DOCSIS network for its long-term broadband…
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) prioritizes fiber deployment for broadband access in rural areas, favoring higher-than-baseline speeds and low-latency services. Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Networks (GPON) with 2.5Gbps downstream capacity and 1.25Gbps upstream capacity, and 10…
Tombigbee Electric Cooperative provided some additional details about its plans for high-speed fiber broadband deployments in its home state of Alabama. The company received funding through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) and the CARES Act to cover some costs…
In a previous article, I made a case for why operators should consider deploying XGS-PON to gain the favor of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund’s (RDOF) prioritized support for services with faster speeds and lower latency. Making the switch to…
The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) has set a minimum performance tier of 25/3 Mbps but prioritized support for services with faster speeds and lower latency. The goal was to close the “digital divide” and encourage providers to offer affordable,…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -(March 17, 2021)— ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ: ADTN), the leading provider of next-generation multi-gigabit fiber and fiber extension broadband access solutions, today announced TruVista Communications is leveraging a portfolio of ADTRAN’s solutions to provide affordable, high-performance broadband services in…
October 27, 2020 — SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Today at ConneXions 2020, Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) announced the GigaSpire® BLAST u6x to offer communication service providers (CSPs) a premises system that will enable unmatched operational simplicity and efficiency while delivering…
Verizon and equipment provider Calix said today that they have demonstrated the ability to use NG-PON2 bonding to provide a single customer connection supporting speeds of 34 Gbps. NG-PON2 is the latest-generation passive optical network technology. It uses a faster…
GPON can play a key role in the smart grid, explained Justin Harrison, a licensed professional engineer with Alabama Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, in a presentation at the Adtran Connect event in Huntsville, Alabama yesterday. Alabama Power’s GPON…
New 10GB optical networking hardware from Cincinnati Bell unit CBTS, launched today, aims to reduce the cost and complexity of broadband deployment. The offering is one example of broader CBTS efforts to give network operators a new level of flexibility…
Lumos is deploying XGS-PON to enable business customers to get symmetrical broadband speeds of 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps or 8 Gbps. Four Virginia markets will have service available this week, and in an interview with Telecompetitor, Lumos General Manager and…
Even though cable companies offer the fastest broadband speeds in many markets today, some are beginning to make network upgrades to increase speeds further or to prepare themselves for that eventuality. And while most large cable MSOs, in general, are…
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