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Why plug-and-play fiber matters now.
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These applications will drive growth in fiber usage beyond today’s “standard” upward trend that has been traditionally driven by home and business fiber bandwidth usage.
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This white paper explores a new approach to PoC validation, helping engineers and technical decision-makers evaluate real-world performance with greater confidence before deployment...
Aug. 20, 2026
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This webinar explores how PacketLight enables organizations to protect high-value data in motion at the optical transport layer while preparing for quantum-safe security requirements...
Sept. 2, 2026
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This webinar will explore how high-density fiber optic cable designs can improve survivability while balancing protection, diameter, bend performance, and standards compliance...
Aug. 27, 2026
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Participants will gain insights into how automation, data-driven process control, and integrated testing strategies work together to improve productivity, shorten time-to-volume...
Aug. 19, 2026

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MDU broadband is no longer about speed — it's about providing a solid application foundation for residents and property owners. Meanwhile, Comcast scales its wireless base...
Aug. 14, 2026
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Corning aims to generate $10 billion in revenue from data center optical scale-up by 2030, focusing on both scale-out and scale-up networks. Meanwhile, Comcast Business sees Q2...
Aug. 7, 2026

5G

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Comcast's Philadelphia, PA headquarters building.
The cable operator added 448,000 net wireless subscribers during the second quarter.
Aug. 10, 2026
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The cable operator, which is in the process of completing its merger with Cox, will have an even larger set of fiber assets to be an emerging alternative network connectivity ...
Aug. 6, 2026
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Comcast Business continues to find growing favor with large enterprise customers that require managed services.
The cable MSO is seeing growing demand for more of its IP-based services and custom solutions from larger businesses.
Aug. 4, 2026
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Broadband Pulse
Independent cable operators and telcos, while the backbone of rural and secondary markets, often get overlooked. But what they lack in size and reach, they make up for with a ...
Aug. 3, 2026

Earnings

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Ribbon Communications' Plano, Texas headquarters.
The vendor saw gains in IP/optical, but slowness in cloud/edge due to slowness with its Verizon account.
Aug. 17, 2026
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The service provider says its agreement positions it as a fiber supplier, as the hyperscale community needs more capacity options.
Aug. 13, 2026
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The business-centric provider continues to scale its fiber network, targeting hyperscalers and enterprises across various markets to support AI-centric applications.
Aug. 11, 2026
www.calix.com
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The MDU broadband evolution is raising new expectations about having always-on, instant-on service with a personalized touch.
Aug. 11, 2026

Test

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EXFO’s FTBx-88810 Series provides wide versatility, covering all rates from 1G to 800G—including 800ZR—and supporting Ethernet, OTN, Fibre Channel, and coherent optics in one ...
Feb. 12, 2026
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The company conducted an end-to-end Ultra Ethernet test across its data center switch family.
Oct. 7, 2025
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In this episode of the Broadband Pulse podcast, host Sean Buckley, editor in chief of Lightwave and BTR, talked to the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) about the importance...
May 20, 2025
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While operators initially battled macroeconomic headwinds and technical complexity, testing engagements show new 5G wireless industry momentum.
April 29, 2025

Network Automation

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The new initiative is designed to help improve the consumer broadband experience.
Sept. 19, 2023
The combination of Render Networks’ geospatial network construction platform with VETRO’s cloud-native fiber network planning and management system will accelerate customer connections...
June 26, 2023
The company expects to deliver an end-to-end equipment line for disaggregated communication networks.
May 22, 2023
TR-489 “Authentication of an ONU and selection of eOMCI or vOMCI” will offer system integrators, network operators, and equipment manufacturers a clear framework to accelerate...
May 18, 2023