'At least' 24 instances of damage to network infrastructure as Verizon strike continues in Northeast, mid-Atlantic
After starting April 13, a Verizon Communications strike involving around 36,000 union employees shows no signs of slowing; meanwhile, Verizon is offering rewards for numerous instances of apparent intentional...
Google Fiber brought is 1 Gbps fiber-to-the-home network live in Kansas City, Mo., in its first step toward delivering high-quality, affordable fiber-based service in select metros around the country. Now, Google has received permission to deploy an experimental Wi-Fi network in the city.
There aren't...
In a somewhat surprising move, Verizon announced this week it would invest $300 million to deploy a fiber-based network in Boston, Massachusetts, meant to set the stage for future smart city initiatives as well as 5G mobile services.
Why's that surprising in a period when...
Looking to extend the reach of high-speed fiber Internet service, the city of Santa Cruz, California, along with a technology partner and the local Internet service provider Cruzio, is using millimeter wave radios to provide wireless gigabit Internet service.
Millimeter wave spectrum is expected to...
Siklu looks at alternate ways in getting gigabit-to-the-home
Building a gigabit network is like a game of chess. In chess, you maneuver your pieces to occupy the best positions and to protect them from the opponent. In the end, any successful strategy must use a...
Vint Cerf of Google covers IoT security, galactic Internet, fossil fuels, DNA splicing, more during 2016 Energy Thought Summit
AUSTIN, Texas – The 2016 Energy Thought Summit kicked off Tuesday with a keynote Q&A with Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf, who touched on everything from...
Cambium Networks notes the usefulness of wireless backhaul for areas outside the reach of fiber
In the world of broadband, there is little doubt that the advent of fiber will bring faster, more reliable connections than the traditional copper infrastructure ever could. What we sometimes...
Public-private partnership model for fiber networks gaining traction
The growing trend of municipalities moving to control their own high-speed broadband destiny is exemplified in what's happening in Huntsville, Alabama.
Local electricity, gas and water provider Huntsville Utilities is constructing a publicly-owned fiber optic network. The move...
Telxius will initially manage 15,000 towers
Spanish telecom operator Telefonica has created a new company called Telxius, which will manage certain infrastructure assets of the group. The establishment of the new global company is part of the optimization strategy for the company's asset portfolio.
In the first...
The UK telco is collaborating with US firm Cavium on G.fast tests
UK telecoms operator BT has successfully used G.fast technology to deliver a Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN) cellular network service over copper, the telco said in a statement.
C-RAN is a network architecture used...
Fiber-based 2 Gbps service reaches 18 million Comcast customers; DOCSIS 3.1 extending utility of copper plant
Cable and Internet giant Comcast this week announced a major expansion to its high-speed cable Internet offering, which uses the new DOCSIS 3.1 standard, as well as noted a...
KentuckyWired is public-private partnership to create statewide broadband network
A plan called KentuckyWired, which envisions creating a “middle mile” fiber backbone in the state to provide broadband to all 120 counties, is getting pushback from AT&T and other groups.
The idea is to leverage private capital...
Swedish telco posted a net loss of $349 million in Q4
Swedish telecom operator TeliaSonera expects total investments excluding license and spectrum fees to reach 14 billion to 15 billion kronor ($1.63-1.74 billion) this year.
The telecom operator said 2016 is a peak year for increased...
Clearfield sees growing use of WDM technology in 2016 to improve network performance
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
With today’s wireless technology,...
Turn-key solutions needed to provide site, power and backhaul to small cells
Fiber is the backhaul option of preference, but, as networks continuously grow more and more dense with deployment of small cells, getting access to fiber becomes increasingly tricky.
On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host...
Little Rock, Arkansas-based Communications Sales and Leasing, a telecom infrastructure-specific real estate investment trust, late last week purchased fiber-to-the-tower provider PEG Bandwidth for $409 million.
Dallas-based PEG Bandwidth in Jan. 2015 fired up fiber backhaul services to its 2,000th cell site since activating the first location...
LAS VEGAS – Broadband Forum Chairman Kevin Foster told opening day attendees at CES 2016 the G.fast technology is key to quickly delivering innovative new services that require lots of bandwidth.
Foster, also GM for access and CPE innovation at BT, said 4K video, location-based services,...
FCC broadband report claims cable, fiber offer faster broadband options, DSL lags
Cable and fiber connections continue to outpace advertised broadband speeds provided by digital subscriber line services, according to a new report from the Federal Communications Commission.
The FCC in its fifth “Measuring Broadband America”...
Fiber-to-the-tower and fiber-to-the-home deployments require trained technicians
In addition to moving indoors with a ramp up of small cell deployments, carriers are expanding 4G LTE mobile networks into rural parts of the country, while adding capacity in dense metropolitan areas.
As the demand for mobile data...
A big challenge to deploying telecom infrastructure is access to fiber optic cabling – sometimes cables just aren't available where infrastructure needs to be in order to provide end users the value to justify the capital expenditure.
The United Kingdom town of Chesham took a novel approach...
Spanish telco looks to reach 1,300 cities with LTE by year-end
Spanish telecom operator Orange said it’s investing 1.5 billion euros ($1.61 billion) in its LTE network across the country. With the investment, the operator is looking to cover 85% of the Spanish population with...
Broadband could be bond-financed, run by nonprofits, result from public-private partnerships or compel big ISPs to offer better services in rural areas
WASHINGTON – On Nov. 3, voters went to the polls across the country to weigh-in on numerous races and ballot measures. In consideration...
1 Gbps fiber-to-the-home service expanding in cities with 'entrepreneurial spirit'
Google Fiber, a subsidiary of Alphabet (remember that whole thing?) is now working with municipal leaders in Tampa and Jacksonville, Fla., as well as Oklahoma City as potential beneficiaries of the tech giant's 1 gigabit-per-second...
Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2015 emphasizes expanding broadband infrastructure, particularly in rural America
The federal government, of late, has pushed hard to expand high-speed broadband access through rural America; the latest push is the Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2015, which calls for fiber...
