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Broadband Forum Launches Release 2.0 of its Broadband Access Abstraction Project

March 4, 2019

Oneida County Rural Telephone Completes Fiber Network Expansion

March 1, 2019

AFL Introduces Bend-Insensitive, Reduced-Diameter Single-mode Optical Fiber

March 1, 2019

NORTH GRAFTON, MA and SPARTANBURG, SC — AFL’s Specialty Fiber division is launching the series VSS700 reduced-diameter single-mode fiber. This series consists of an 80 µm cladding fiber ...

Cox Announces 10-year Sponsorship Connecting Fans, Raiders at Las Vegas Stadium

March 1, 2019

LAS VEGAS — Cox Communications announced that it will be a founding partner of Las Vegas Stadium, future home of the Raiders. Cox will also provide multiple gig-speed bandwidth to fans and stadium ...

FCC Offers Additional Funds for Rural Broadband Services

February 28, 2019

MDU Residents Identify Technology as Most Important Consideration when Selecting a Residence

February 28, 2019

PHILADELPHIA — In a recent Xfinity Communities survey, Comcast customers ranked technology as the most important consideration when selecting their residence after location and price. The ...

Agile Networks, RADWIN and Facebook Collaborate to Deploy Terragraph in Canton, Ohio’s Innovation District

February 28, 2019

BARCELONA, SPAIN – Agile Networks, a US provider of telecommunications solutions, announced a new pilot deployment of a Fixed Wireless Access solution that will help address the bandwidth ...

Dark Fiber Available for Service in the Triangle

February 28, 2019

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC — MCNC, the technology nonprofit that builds, owns and operates the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), announced that dark fiber is now available ...

Frontier Sheds Another 67,000 Broadband Subs in Q4 2018

February 28, 2019

NORWALK, CT — Frontier Communications Corporation sheds another 67,000 broadband subsribers in Q4 2018, according to its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December ...

Prysmian to Launch 6,912-fiber FlexRibbon Cable

February 28, 2019

Yokogawa Releases OTDR for Rapid Testing of PON Access Networks

February 27, 2019

AMERSFOORT, THE NETHERLANDS — The new Yokogawa AQ1210 OTDR (optical-time domain reflectometer) only resembles the existing AQ1200 in appearance - internally it has been completely re-engineered to ...

ADTRAN and Telefónica Demo Open, Converged 10G Services

February 27, 2019

BARCELONA — ADTRAN, a provider of next-generation open networking and subscriber experience solutions, announced its participation in Telefónica’s 10G PON demonstration at Mobile World ...

Innovative Rural Broadband Launches in Prince George County, VA

February 27, 2019

PRINCE GEORGE, VA — High speed fiber optic cable is now available in Prince George County, Virginia. PGEC Enterprises, (RURALBAND) is deploying fiber optic cable on top of its electric infrastructure. ...

Windstream Files for Bankruptcy

February 27, 2019

LITTLE ROCK, AR — Windstream Holdings announced that the Company and all of its subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the ...

Emtelle Launches Internal-to-External Pre-Connectorized Fiber Cabling System

February 25, 2019

HAWICK, SCOTLAND – Emtelle, a provider of blown fiber and ducted network solutions for the FTTX industry, launched its Emtelle HomeConnect solution – a pre-connectorised cabling system that ...

Gov. Holcomb Unveils Next Level Broadband Grant Program

February 22, 2019

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced the launch of the Next Level Broadband program, which will dedicate $100 million to bridge the digital divide in rural areas of the state. “The ...

Wireless Telecom Carriers Market to Value $1 Trillion by 2020

February 22, 2019

NEW YORK — The Wireless telecommunication carriers market will reach a value of about USD 1 Trillion in 2020, while also registering a CAGR of over 2.5 percent in the Americas region, according to ...

Calix Launches New AXOS Systems and Services to Support Active Ethernet

SAN JOSE, CA — Calix announced the AXOS GE-24 r2 line card, which enables communications service providers (CSPs) with Active Ethernet networks to embrace the Software Defined Access Platform and simplify ...

Calix Delivers Speed and Simplicity

February 19, 2019

SAN JOSE, CA —Calix announced the AXOS GE-24 r2 line card, which enables communications service providers (CSPs) with Active Ethernet networks to embrace the world’s only Software Defined Access ...

DoC Joins Government-Wide Initiative to Facilitate Broadband Deployment

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross joined with other Federal agencies to announce a cohesive, across-government, strategy to promote broadband deployment. This work fulfills the President’s ...