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Lightwave will host its AI Fabric: Scaling the Networks Behind Tomorrow's AI Factories roundtable on September 23 during the ECOC 2026. In other news, TDS remains bullish about...
Sept. 18, 2026
Verizon has secured its fiber supply for AI and fiber broadband through a large-scale agreement with Corning. In other news, FiberLight advances its fiber network reach and Ethernet...
Sept. 11, 2026

5G

The vendor will continue to ramp up its product sets for DOCSIS 4.0 as well as other areas, including PON, virtual Broadband Network Gateway (vBNG) and security.
Sept. 20, 2026
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The service provider is finding it can add more wireless customers in markets it didn't reach with broadband before.
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The agreement centers on Verizon's nationwide consumer fiber broadband expansion and on enhancing its long-haul and metro backbone to support Gen AI compute needs.
Sept. 8, 2026
Uniti Fiber saw its wavelength and lit optical capacity revenues rise 50% during the second quarter. Meanwhile, the Ohio Telecom Association rebrands as the Ohio Broadband &...
Sept. 4, 2026

Earnings

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The service provider is confident that it can build on its growing fiber base in its cable territories to effectively battle the emerging presence of fiber overbuilders.
Sept. 17, 2026
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While still early in the integration process, the service provider is confident Alkira can unlock increased adoption over time, enabling revenue upside.
Sept. 15, 2026
The construction company continues to secure contracts to build fiber that will connect data centers across markets and support burgeoning AI-driven demand.
Sept. 14, 2026
Dell’Oro noted that AI back-end network switch sales have surpassed front-end networks for the first time in the second quarter.
Sept. 8, 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
While operators initially battled macroeconomic headwinds and technical complexity, testing engagements show new 5G wireless industry momentum.
April 29, 2025

Network Automation

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.
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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...
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