How far we have come from two-wire analog Plain Old Telephone Systems (POTS) lines to modern methods of communications. While two-wire POTS lines have mostly been repurposed to permit DSL connectivity, the time, effort, and expense seem to be keeping a dying horse alive...
New ebook hits on multiplexing, PON, business cases and other key aspects of fiber deployment
Whether its used for metro capacity, backhaul or inside a building, fiber is a cornerstone of global communications networks. CommScope is a major player in fiber, as well as many...
Corning commercializes SD-LAN solution after year of trials
Local area networks (LANs) are key to the operation of business-critical in-building systems, including Wi-Fi, point of sale devices, IPTV, audio/visual tools, building management systems, access control, lighting, other IoT projects and more. Corning has a long...
Vapor IO working with Crown Castle to deploy edge data centers
Large, centralized data centers house the racks, servers and other hardware needed to support cloud services, content delivery networks, customized enterprise workloads and other functionality. With the emergence of 5G and the latency reductions...
The realization that gigabit (and beyond) broadband speeds will be the baseline enabler of the Fourth Industrial revolution has private equity’s attention, which might kick off another round of carrier M&A.
The idea of broadband service as a fourth utility (i.e., alongside gas, electricity and...
Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam stepping back effective August 1
Hans Vestberg, after a six-year stint as CEO of Ericsson, joined Verizon in April 2017 as executive vice president, chief technology officer and president of global networks. Today the carrier announced Vestberg will become CEO effective...
ExteNet aims to complete the acquisition of Hudson Fiber Network during the second half of 2018
ExteNet Systems, a developer and operator of distributed networks, has announced an agreement to acquire Hudson Fiber Network (HFN), a New Jersey-based data transport provider.
ExteNet Systems said that the...
ConnectX talk delves into NASCAR's unique IT challenges
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Just a few hundred yards from the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Steve Worling gave the audience at the Connectivity Expo an insider's view of the racing organization's network and IT infrastructure.
Worling, managing director for information technology...
Verizon sees four key elements of 5G: Fber, spectrum, sites and software
Speaking with analyst Craig Moffett during the recent MoffetNathanson Media and Communications Summit, Verizon EVP, CTO and President of Global Networks Hans Vestberg discussed the right balance between costly spectrum acquisition and investing...
Facebook's Terragraph focused on multi-gigabit wireless in urban areas
Densely populated urban areas are centers for demand of more bandwidth and faster wireless speeds. At the same time, these areas are challenging environments to replace legacy copper, deploy costly fiber or quickly stand up cellular...
U.K. connectivity provider SSE Enterprise Telecom will be in charge of Three’s network transformation project
U.K. mobile operator Three has signed an agreement with compatriot connectivity provider SSE Enterprise Telecoms to pave the way for the future launch of 5G services.
In the first phase of...
NYC, New Jersey fiber companies to merge
New York and New Jersey metro-area fiber companies ZenFi Networks and Cross River Fiber are merging into a private-equity-backed company in order to scale their infrastructure business.
ZenFi and Cross River said that the combined company "will create the...
COLLEGE PARK, Md.--Fiber deployment is critical for both current networks' capacity needs and preparation for 5G networks, but it also poses significant deployment challenges.
Panelists at the Wireless Connect event at the University of Maryland discussed the hurdles ahead for sufficient network density for future...
Nokia claims to be the global market leader in GSM-R for railroads
Railroad travel is a mainstay of both commuter and long-distance mobility within Europe. As such, European Union regulators have instituted what's called the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), which governs rail signaling...
Industry experts talk fixed wireless opportunity
While the big four U.S. carriers are locked in a 5G arms race that comes with a good deal of marketing hype, there are lots of small, rural carriers working to extend reliable broadband access in often challenging economic...
Each step in the evolution of radio access networks (RANs) brings unique opportunities and challenges for mobile network operators. Today, fiber has mostly replaced coaxial cables in new mobile fronthaul builds, otherwise known as fiber-to-the-antenna (FTTA). The next technological innovation in mobile fronthaul is...
Fiber gives flexibility to 600-antenna DAS system
The San Diego Convention Center, with some 615,000-square-feet of exhibition space and 204,00-square-feet of meeting, is high-end, waterfront real estate that boasts an approximately 75% occupancy rate. As such, Karen Totaro, facility senior vice president and general manager,...
In a keynote presentation this week at the Deutsche Bank 2018 Media, Telecom and Business Services Conference, AT&T SVP and CFO John Stephens likened the carrier's build out of FirstNet to building a house and leaving room to add 5G.
Stephens said the unanimous opt-in...
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Sophie Legault, Director of Product Management at EXFO discusses and demonstrates EXFO's SkyRAN solution while at Mobile World Congress 2018.
GTT announcement agreement to purchase Interoute
GTT Communications, Inc. announced a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Interoute, operator of one of Europe's largest independent fiber networks, for $2.3 billion in cash.
GTT benefits from acquiring Interoute in that it is able to expand GTT’s Tier 1...
Deutsche Telekom also announced a smart energy testbed connected by 5G
BARCELONA- Deutsche Telekom expects to launch 5G commercial trials in Europe during 2018, Claudia Nemat, board member for technology and innovation at Deutsche Telekom, told reporters during a press conference at Mobile World Congress...
AT&T tapping G.fast to boost broadband in multiple-dwelling units
While the long-term movement in Tier 1 carrier networks is toward more and more fiber, many service providers maintain copper coaxial cable networks, which can be upgraded to provide increasingly fast broadband speeds. Particularly in the...
The city has selected CNX for a master planning regarding small cells installation to provide density for 5G, smart city projects
CNX, a firm which focuses on the provision of broadband master planning and program management services to municipalities across the U.S, announced a new...
Vodafone is interested in Liberty Global's "overlapping continental European assets"
Vodafone Group on Monday acknowledged reports the company"Â in early stage discussions with Liberty Global regarding the potential acquisition of certain overlapping continental European assets owned by Liberty Global."
The two companies have been down this road...
