Last train to FTTH

Soon you and your Auntie Grizelda might be able to see Davy in high-def while you sing along!

Oct 18th, 2007

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Red Deer County, Alberta, grants awards for wholesale fiber-optic network

The network will leverage XG-PON technologies says contractor Valo Networks, which specializes in rural deployments in Canada.

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toob taps ADTRAN for UK fiber to the premises roll out

toob plans to roll out a full fiber broadband network capable of supporting gigabit broadband to to more than 100,000 premises by the end of 2021, starting with the South of England.

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KKR buys majority stake in UK FTTP network operator Hyperoptic

Hyperoptic management, who will remain in place, expect KKR to back its plans to expand its fiber to the premises (FTTP) footprint to 2 million homes by 2021 and 5 million by 2024.

VIAVI offers handheld NSC-100 for PON, Ethernet, and Wi-Fi testing

The instrument enables network installers and maintainers to validate network performance and service distribution quickly, comprehensively, and correctly, says VIAVI.

The study assumes different deployment prices for different scenarios.

Fiber Broadband Association study estimates price tag for passing 90% of U.S. households by 2029

The study notes that fiber homes passed in the U.S. at the end of last year numbered 39.2 million, with current momentum expected to drive that figure to 65.1 million by 2025 – approximately 50% of U.S. households.

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Xplornet plans fiber-optic network build in rural parts of Eastern Ontario

Xplornet says it plans to provide more than 80,000 rural homes and businesses in rural parts of Eastern Ontario with access to better broadband services, thanks to a more than 600-km fiber network roll out.

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Emtelle to supply tubes, fiber cables for Deutsche Glasfaser FTTH deployment

The fiber cabling technology company, which has listed Deutsche Glasfaser as a customer since 2012, asserts it won the contract in competition with two other vendors.

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MCNC to grow fiber broadband network in southeastern North Carolina

The new fiber infrastructure will link communities between Sanford and Farmville in Greene, Harnett, Johnston, and Wayne counties with the help of $1,327,130 from the Golden LEAF Foundation.

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ADTRAN touts FTTH success among utilities

ADTRAN says that more than a dozen utilities in the U.S. and Canada recently have selected the company’s Total Access 5000 fiber access platform to aid in the utilities’ moves into fiber-based broadband services.

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Hargray continues buying spree with Kingsland Cable/Internet

The deal will expand Hargray's network in the Southeast – a footprint that has grown with the recent acquisitions of Dark Fiber Systems, the Alabama footprint of USA Communications, and ComSouth since May 2018.

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Dalton Utilities offers 10 GIGLink 10-Gbps residential FTTH services

The service provider notes that the 10-Gbps transmission rate of the new 10 GIGLink service offers download and upload rates up to 400 times faster than the national average.

Openreach has brought the number of communities on its Fibre First deployment list to 74.

Openreach adds 36 locations to FTTP build list

The target markets, which should see construction begin in the next 12 months, include four in Scotland, the result of the Scottish Government’s decision to extend rate relief on such deployments.

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Get in the Gigabit Game

It seems that the time for gigabit services to take off is upon us. In this article the author explores the reasons why and the options available for providers who want to get in on the gigabit game.

Virgin Media plans to deliver gigabit speeds over both FTTH and HFC infrastructure.

Virgin Media unveils UK gigabit broadband plans

Virgin Media says it plans to offer gigabit broadband in at least two markets this year and to almost 15 million UK households by the end of 2021.