ETSI has announced completion of its Release 2 specifications on fifth generation fixed network (F5G). Building upon the accomplishments of Release 1, the ETSI F5G group has introduced an array of additional features that bring fibre fixed networks into the next level. (more…)
September 5, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
GCI announced that it has been granted $35 million (€32.40 million) from US Department of Agriculture Rural Development’s ReConnect programme to bring fibre-optic connectivity to Toksook Bay, Emmonak, and Tununak. Connectivity will be delivered to three communities through an expansion of AIRRAQ network, a joint GCI-Bethel Native Corporation (BNC) project to deliver high-speed broadband service to communities in Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
NETGEAR announced that NETGEAR 10G/Multi-Gigabit Dual WAN Pro Router (PR60X) is making its recent addition to their total networking solution platform, Insight. NETGEAR’s line of smart switches, pro Wi-Fi access points, insight cloud-based management platform, and now PR60X professional router, reaches a different height. With up to 18Gbps bi-directional WAN (wide area network)-LAN (local area network) throughput performance and dual WAN failover interfaces, PR60X solidifies NETGEAR’s prime position in networking solutions for small and mid-sized businesses. (more…)
September 1, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Ubiquity, a digital communications owner, developer, and operator, announced that it has launched additional open-access fibre networks across Carlsbad, CA and Mesa, AZ. Additionally, a company announced a new footprint in Omaha, NE and Council Bluffs, IA. This builds upon Ubiquity’s current fibre networks in Texas and Southern California. (more…)
August 29, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Fiber Broadband Association has announced a mini course for its Optical Telecom Installer Certification (OpTIC Path) fibre technician training programme, titled “Broadband Basics: Your Future in Fibre!.” The mini course will introduce broadband concepts and career opportunities, attract new students, and help close the gap in skilled technicians needed to connect every community to high-speed fibre broadband services. (more…)
August 28, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Nokia has announced the launch of Corteca, a new end-to-end home connectivity software for broadband devices. This will enable service providers to enhance customer experiences, generate new revenues and reduce operational costs. (more…)
August 23, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) has announced a suite of Broadbandtoolkit.com geospatial planning tools for FBA members to visualise existing broadband deployments and areas of opportunity. Members now have the capability to access several tools through FBA’s Research and Resources library. (more…)
Posted by: Shriya Raban
VCTI has announced a new set of capabilities that extend the accuracy of the cost-to-build analytics delivered by the company’s Broadband Investment Optimisation (BIO) service offering. Included in the BIO portfolio is VCTI’s PoleIQ automated field assessment tool, which was recently used by one national broadband service provider to assess aerial deployment options and uncover more than [$2 million (€1.83 million)] in savings for one deployment. (more…)
August 22, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Shadow secretary of state for Wales, Jo Stevens and Shadow Wales minister Gerald Jones MP recently visited Openreach’s National Learning Centre for Wales to learn more about the strides being made to bring full fibre broadband to Wales. Based in Newport, the multi-million pound learning centre gives trainee Openreach engineers the opportunity to learn the ropes and test their skills in a replica street, built from scratch to recreate the real network in the outside world. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Nokia has announced plans to manufacture fibre broadband optical modules in the U.S. for use in the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) programme. Partnering with Fabrinet, a global manufacturer of precise optical products, Nokia will produce multi-rate optical modules at Fabrinet’s facility in Santa Clara, California. (more…)
August 18, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar