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2016 Predictions: WDM technology set to enhance network performance

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,...

Small cells becoming ‘integral part of wireless networks’

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...

Telecom REIT buys PEG Bandwidth for $409 million

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...

G.fast deployments need to pick up

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 finds consumers enticed by speedier broadband options

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”...

Gain a competitive edge with fiber, OTDR certification (sponsored content)

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...

UK town deploys public Wi-Fi underground

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...

Orange to invest $1.6B in LTE infrastructure

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...

Colorado voters overwhelmingly support municipal broadband

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...

Google Fiber taps OKC, Tampa, Jacksonville as ‘potential’ cities

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, fiber deployments get push by feds

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...

Chattanooga getting 10 Gbps home Internet

After Comcast failed to block a municipal fiber broadband network, the city of Chattanooga, Tenn., via EFB Fiber Optics, will offer what it bills as the fastest home Internet connection speed in the world. In Chattanooga, the local Electric Power Board has built-out a large,...

AT&T charges less for GigaPower in Google Fiber markets

GigaPower costs $70 per month in Google Fiber markets; $110 per month in areas where Google Fiber doesn't have a presence After announcing the availability of its GigaPower 1-gigabit-per-second Internet service in new metro markets, AT&T is getting called out for charging less for the...

AT&T expanding fiber-based GigaPower service

Moves further competition between AT&T and Google Fiber for gigabit Internet to the home AT&T this week expanded its GigaPower fiber-to-the-home service in several major metro markets in Florida, Texas, Georgia, Nashville, Indiana and Illinois. In several of the markets, AT&T's fiber service is in direct...

Ericsson looks to streamline fiber deployments

Fiber networks to support gigabit Internet services are major trend in telecom space Service providers are working to extend fiber networks to support ever-faster Internet speeds to meet the booming demand for mobile and streaming video applications. In its latest Mobility Report, Swedish telecom infrastructure...

BT CEO commits to minimum broadband speed

Plans to beat government goal of extending fiber to 96% of population While 90% of UK residents already have access to fiber-based broadband Internet service, BT CEO Gavin Patterson this week laid out plans to continue pushing for what he called "Britain's digital future." Speaking at...

The mysteries of dark fiber and future of backhaul

Cell Tower News is brought to you by the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE). On this episode of Cell Tower News, host Joey Jackson discusses the state of the wireless ecosystem, delves into the mysteries of dark fiber and gets an insider's perspective on backhaul...

Fiber vandalism continues; AT&T offers $250K reward

The latest in an increasingly worrisome string of vandalism affecting fiber lines in Northern California has prompted AT&T to offer up a $250,000 reward for information leading to an arrest of whomever is responsible. Local media reports indicate the latest apparent acts of vandalism occurred...

Google Fiber eyes more expansion

Latest potential cities are Irvine, San Diego and Louisville Google Fiber is up and running in three major metros, in various stages of planning and construction in six more and, with a Sept. 10 blog post, the list of potential Google Fiber cities has grown...

Alcatel-Lucent bringing G.fast to Taiwain

The new broadband technology will be commercially launched by the end of 2015 with carrier partner Chunghwa Telecom Alcatel-Lucent and Taiwanese telecom operator Chunghwa Telecom announced a plan to launch the world's first commercial deployment of G.fast ultra-broadband access technology, allowing the acceleration of "last...

Can you hear me now? Testing in-building signal strength

LAS VEGAS – With the near-ubiquity of mobile devices, it's important for venue owners to provide robust cellular indoors. Small cells and distributed antenna systems work wonders, but, before spending big bucks on network infrastructure, a data-driven look at where connectivity is (and isn't)...

New JMA Wireless platform combines DAS, Wi-Fi

FUZE platform designed to minimize fiber cost; uses powered Ethernet In an effort to drive down the cost of distributed antenna system deployments, JMA Wireless today announced its new FUZE DAS platform, which offers new mounting and power options. JMA said the FUZE platform addresses both...

NYC vs. Verizon: Where’s the fiber?

The fiber started going in back in 2008 but many areas of the city are still not hooked up Tension has been brewing between New York City residents and political leaders who feel Verizon Communications hasn’t held up its promise to blanket the city with...

Zayo sells 800 fiber-to-the-tower hookups

Fiber-to-the-tower expansion supports carrier move toward network densification Fiber, backhaul and infrastructure services provider Zayo Group this week announced it has sold fiber-to-the-tower services applicable to 800 macro and small cell sites in the past 18 months. The company estimates the services will yield a more...