Broadband Technology Report

By Helge Tiainen / InCoax Fiber continues to be the preferred broadband technology for the Internet Service Provider (ISP) market as Passive Optical Network (PON) speeds increase to 25 Gbps, 50 Gbps and beyond, ensuring the speeds required to enable fast and reliable connectivity to support an increasing number of services in the home.

By Janet Bean / Harmonic Today’s broadband industry is racing toward fiber to retain and attract subscribers that, in many cases, perceive fiber broadband services as more reliable, faster and future-forward than cable. As the number of fiber access network deployments continues to rise, broadband service providers must differentiate and stay competitive, all while keeping costs contained.

By Tony Thakur / Great Plains Communications The demand for higher bandwidth (400G bandwidth speeds (and the possibility of 800G), the next generation of cloud infrastructure and hyperscalers, mobile 5G network deployments, and more bring new challenges as network operators work to deliver services today while positioning their networks and customers for the future. We all know that consumer demands change, at times seemingly overnight.

Community WiFi/Parks study finds only 1% of renters like their internet service The new research report found that the demand for a better Wi-Fi and broadband experience in the rental market is rising.

As we approach Earth Day on April 22, let’s examine a quiet revolution that has taken place over the last decade in the telecommunications industry, leveraging fiber, Moore’s Law, and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware to simultaneously drive down the cost of providing broadband services while reducing energy consumption and increasing reliability.

OVBI finds YoY broadband gigabit tier adoption more than doubled in 4Q22 Notably, OpenVault’s continued analysis of the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program shows that median usage by ACP participants in 4Q22 was 531.9 GB, more than 34% higher than...

While the initiative has resulted in local arrests, the Canadian incumbent provider wants to collaborate with local law enforcement and government agencies to enact stricter punishments...

This platform gives trainers another tool to guide new technicians about the realities of the issues they would face installing fiber in the field.

By Helge Tiainen/ InCoax Fiber is the preferred broadband technology for the Internet Service Provider (ISP) market as Passive Optical Network (PON) technology continues its roadmap to 50 Gbps. It is also promising the required speeds to enable fast and reliable connectivity to support an increasing number of services in the home.

Cable operators see value in connected smart amplifiers. In this video, we talked with Steve Condra, senior director of business development for Teleste Intercept, about how its...