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BT Openreach expands FTTP footprint February 7, 2012 Openreach, the infrastructure arm of UK operator BT Group PLC (LSE: BT.A), says it has held successful trials of "FTTP on demand" in St Agnes, Cornwall. It has been testing the technology needed to install additional fiber from a street cabinet to a home or business inside a fiber-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) enabled area.
Calix adds a dozen to broadband stimulus customer list February 6, 2012 Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) released the names of 12 additional communications companies that have selected elements of the company’s Unified Access portfolio for broadband stimulus projects. Combined, the dozen companies received approximately $153 million in funds from the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) – although not all of this money is headed in the company’s direction, Calix points out.
PacketFront divests its CPE business February 2, 2012 PacketFront, a provider of access network equipment, says it has sold its customer premises equipment (CPE) business unit to Dutch-based CPE specialist Genexis for an undisclosed sum. The transfer became effective on February 1, 2012.
Clearfield sets new standards for fiber density February 2, 2012 Clearfield, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLFD) has unveiled two new high-density fiber management products: the multifiber push-on (MPO) equipped Clearview Cassette and Half-Wide LGX Blade.
Internode FTTH extends beyond Australia’s NBN footprint January 30, 2012 Australian service provider Internode has announced plans for a new fiber to the home (FTTH) broadband offering in greenfield customer locations. The services top out at 100 Mbps downstream and 40 Mbps upstream.
Operator agreements catalyze FTTH builds in France’s low-density areas January 26, 2012 After implementing a policy for fiber installation and network sharing in urban apartment buildings, France has embarked on a plan to bring fiber access networks to the country’s lower-density areas. This strategy for low-density areas is part of France’s plan to provide broadband access to 70 percent of the country by 2015 and 100 percent by 2025.
Qtel Fibre brings FTTH Internet to Qatar January 24, 2012 Telecom service provider Qtel has launched commercial services on Qtel Fibre, bringing FTTH connections to residential customers. After months of installation and development, the service is now live for customers in Qtel Fibre zones, with work ongoing to extend the service to customers across the country in the months ahead, the company says.
Clearfield offers mid-sized fiber wall panel January 23, 2012 Fiber connectivity specialist Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLFD) has expanded its offerings within the FieldSmart Fiber Delivery Point (FDP) range. The new FieldSmart FDP Outdoor 48-Port Wall Mount Panel has been developed in response to the rapid growth of fiber deployment in multi-dwelling units (MDU), the company says.
Google FTTH in Kansas City hits pole attachment snag January 19, 2012 Google’s FTTH test bed effort in Kansas City, KS, has been delayed due to pole attachment issues, according to a report in the Kansas City Star. The company has not been able to reach agreement with local authorities on installation details, including fees, for the fiber-optic cable the FTTH network will require.
FTTXcellence: Opportunity in dark times January 12, 2012 In this magazine interview Shane Trotman., senior operations supervisor at Farmers Telephone Cooperative and 2011 winner of the FTTXcellence Award, describes the challenges he faced when his service area in Alabama was devastated by a tornado. Thanks to ingenuity, hard work, and a lot of help from neighboring service crews, Trotman not only restored his network, but improved it…
Top of the pile January 12, 2012 In his editorial in the November/December 2011 issue of Lightwave, Editorial Director and Associate Publisher Stephen Hardy offers his take on the most important stories of the year just past. Do his picks agree with yours?
A look ahead at 2012 January 12, 2012 The Lightwave annual technology forecast offers a peek at what we believe will be the top trends over the coming 12 months in networking, FTTx, test and measurement. cable MSO networks, and equipment design.
Virgin Media doubles speed of UK broadband January 12, 2012 UK cable operator Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED; LSE: VMED) says it is doubling the broadband speeds of over 4 million of its customers and will be increasing its top speed tier from 100 Mbps to 120 Mbps.
Hawaiian Telcom selects Calix for broadband network transformation January 9, 2012 Calix Inc. (NYSE: CALX) says Hawaiian Telcom, the largest full-service communications carrier in Hawaii, has selected the Calix Unified Access portfolio for its broadband network transformation initiative. The company adds that with this latest customer addition, it now counts more than 1000 customers across the globe.
ADTRAN adds Total Access 1600 platform to FTTH portfolio January 5, 2012 ADTRAN, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) says the new Total Access 1600 packs a high-density FTTH punch in a small form factor. The new product line is a family of 1RU form-factor OLTs supporting either GPON or Active Ethernet.
Fiber's a matter of business for cable MSOs January 1, 2012 Cable operators seem less likely than ever to run fiber all the way to the residential subscriber. But business customers may be another matter.
All about me January 1, 2012 I was pondering the subject of this month’s editorial when it dawned on me that February will mark my 15th year...
FTTH cable focus of VolkerWessels Telecom contract with Prysmian Group December 28, 2011 VolkerWessels Telecom, the telecoms division of Dutch construction company VolkerWessels, has choosen the Prysmian Group to supply FTTH cable for 2012 deployments. Draka will execute the contract, which the Prysmian Group says is the first Dutch multi-city agreement of its kind.
Prysmian Group targets XSNet fiber portfolio at BDUK FTTx projects December 15, 2011 Prysmian Group is touting the applicability of its new XSNet suite of fiber-optic cabling products and engineering services for rural broadband projects such as those that might fall within the BDUK Broadband Development funding program.
Huawei touts 1 Gbps via Giga DSL December 15, 2011 Huawei says it has developed a prototype DSL system capable of supporting symmetrical 1-Gbps transmission rates. The systems, appropriately named Giga DSL, uses a technique called time-division duplex (TDD)
BT Openreach includes Scotland in next fiber roll-out phase December 12, 2011 Openreach, the arm of BT in charge of broadband services, has announced plans to extend its fiber-based infrastructure to another 178 exchanges – including 33 in Scotland. Most of these exchanges should see fiber-enabled "superfast broadband" services in 2012. The new roll out should reach more than 1.8 million homes and businesses, Openreach estimates.
Orange launches symmetrical 100-Mbps Fibre Pro service via FTTH December 12, 2011 Orange says it will leverage its fiber to the home (FTTH) network to offer “Fibre Pro,” a symmetrical 100-Mbps service. The French communications services provider will target the offering primarily at small businesses and high-end “professionals” in its home market who require high speeds to access cloud-based services.
Twain Telephone deploys Zhone MXK for xDSL connectivity December 8, 2011 Zhone Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE) says that Mark Twain Telephone Co. is deploying the MXK intelligent terabit access concentrator to enable xDSL connectivity to its 5,000 access lines in northern Missouri.
Indian Institute of Technology expands GPON network with Alphion December 8, 2011 Alphion Corp. says that the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur will deploy Alphion’s GPON gear across its Kharagpur campus. The GPON infrastructure will link IIT Kharagpur’s departments, centers, schools, class rooms, and residences and for service deliver both from within the Kharagpur campus as well as the pan-India National Knowledge Network (NKN).
UTStarcom to build broadband network for Beijing E-town December 7, 2011 UTStarcom, Inc. (NASDAQ: UTSI) has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Beijing BDA Network and Information Co., Ltd. (BBNI) to provide broadband equipment and telecom technology services for a new affordable housing development in Beijing.