FTTN/C

Fiber to the node (FTTN) and fiber to the curb or cabinet (FTTC) are interim steps toward full FTTH. Both FTTN and FTTC combine fiber to a point near the subscriber; copper links leveraging some form of DSL, such as VDSL2, usually handle the rest. Here you’ll find FTTN and FTTC news, products, and application information.

FTTN/C NEWS & PRODUCTS

Eircom unveils national high-speed broadband network

Irelands’ incumbent operator Eircom has officially launched its new “e-fibre” high-speed bro...

Survey confirms operator demand for VDSL2 vectoring

Nearly 70% of operators interviewed say they are either in trial or actively deploying VDSL2...

ASSIA strengthens VDSL vectoring play with DSL Expresse 3.3

Broadband technology specialist ASSIA, Inc. has launched the latest version of its flagship ...

Broadband Forum BroadbandSuite 6.1 targets DSL broadband networks

The Broadband Forum used last week’s DSL Acceleration event in Paris to unveil BroadbandSuit...

Ikanos touts 110 Mbps via Velocity-3 NodeScale Vectoring VDSL chipset

Communicatons semiconductor supplier Ikanos Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: IKAN) says that it...

Calix offers E3-48C for FTTN applications

Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) has unveiled the Ethernet eXtensible Architecture (EXA) Powered E3-...

BT fiber-optic network passes 15 million premises

BT says it has now passed 15 million homes with the fiber-optic network it uses to support b...

Alcatel-Lucent trials VDSL2 vectoring with China Telecom, Tunisie Telecom

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU) has announced a pair of field trials for its VDSL2 v...

BT's broadband expansion to create 1000 new jobs

BT is launching a major new recruitment drive as its £2.5 billion investment in fiber-optic ...

Fiber in Europe bucks economic trends

Shortly before the FTTH Council Europe's 2013 conference in London February 19–21, Lightwave...

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