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News & Views Most Popular Sprint Gets Cozy With 5G Enterprise Testbeds By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 1/11/2019 Jan Geldmacher, president of Sprint Business, gets his customers ready for 5G applications with testbeds that help businesses put low-latency and high-bandwidth network applications to the test, giving them a leg up on IoT and other business deployments. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Verizon Faces $6.7B in Q4 Charges on Oath Biz & Layoffs By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 12/11/2018 Verizon says charges on its Oath business and severance charges will be reported in Q4. Post a Comment \| Read (0) ADVA Moves In on Small Cell Backhaul By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 12/5/2018 New tinier gateway is hardened for deployment on street furniture to provide backhaul for small cells, WiFi hotspots that will blossom with 5G densification, smart cities and more. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Advertisement BT Needs a Kick in the Ducts By Iain Morris, News Editor, 11/12/2018 The legal separation of BT and Openreach is a farce. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Gabriel Brown Interesting piece Iain -- I'm not really well enough informed to comment properly.... CityFibre's CEO Courts Cable By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/6/2018 Greg Mesch, founder and CEO at CityFibre, explains why wholesale fiber networks are relevant to cable operators, offering them a new network asset option outside their existing coverage areas. Post a Comment \| Read (0) CityFibre Model Heading to US, Says CEO By Iain Morris, International Editor, 11/6/2018 Investors in the US are queuing up to fund wholesale fiber specialists with nationwide plans, according to CityFibre boss Greg Mesch. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: daveburstein Iain - Very interesting comment from Clayton. I'll pick it up with credit in... Making Smart Cities Smarter By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 11/5/2018 At SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Atlanta last week, Arris and its partners demonstrated how fast broadband links can enable a growing array of smart-city applications. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: PaulChau This is just a development of the internet of things isn't it? I reckon that... Advertisement Charter Puts Mobile in Motion By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 10/26/2018 Following the full market launch of its new Spectrum Mobile product last month, the No. 2 US MSO has signed up 21,000 wireless customers and is integrating mobile service into its new triple-play bundle. Post a Comment \| Read (0) 5G in the USA: Fall Edition By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 10/26/2018 The 5G race between AT&T and Verizon heats up as we hit the last quarter of the year. But it's still mostly a war of words. Post a Comment \| Read (0) White House to Develop National Spectrum Strategy to Win 'Race to 5G' By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 10/25/2018 The White House makes access to more spectrum a priority as 5G looms in the US. Post a Comment \| Read (0) AT&T Promises Initial Mobile 5G Launch in 'Weeks' By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 10/24/2018 AT&T sticks to $22 billion capex estimation as it continues 5G and 4G deployments. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Vodafone Revs Up DOCSIS 3.1 in Germany By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 10/1/2018 Major European provider becomes second MSO to launch gigabit-enabling D3.1 service in Germany, following the launch by Liberty Global's Unitymedia unit in May. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: larshansen Stofa has just begun, TDC is almost done. Both are going with the 204 MHz r... Ericsson's 5G Success Started by 'Doubling Down' on R&D By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 9/26/2018 At MWCA earlier this month, Ericsson North America CEO Niklas Heuveldop discussed Ericsson's market advantage in securing 5G wins in North America and said the industrial IoT space could open up new opportunities in the enterprise in the coming months. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Altice USA Lights Up FTTH Service in Long Island By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 9/10/2018 Operator's uncapped, symmetrical residential Internet service launches in 'select' parts of Long Island, boosting competition with Verizon Fios. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Verizon Shows the Shape of 5G to Come By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 9/3/2018 Verizon gives Light Reading a taste of some upcoming 5G apps. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Verizon: We'll Still Do Video Our Way By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 7/24/2018 Big Red pins residential broadband hopes on putting fiber in more markets as its Fios platform continues to score modest gains in data customers while its DSL sub base dwindles further. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Pole Position: A Look at San Jose's Smart City Small Cell Deal By Phil Harvey, US News Editor, 7/12/2018 The City of San Jose is working with three carriers to unleash the best cell coverage and fastest download speeds its citizens have ever seen. Here's how it happened. Post a Comment \| Read (0) Charter Goes on Big Gig Spree By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 7/2/2018 Still playing catch-up ball with other major US MSOs, Charter extends DOCSIS 3.1 service to a dozen-plus new markets with more than 4 million homes. Post a Comment \| Read (0) AT&T Fires Up More Fiber & 5G Pilots By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 6/29/2018 The operator launched full-fiber broadband and a fixed-mobile 5G trial in South Bend, Ind., bringing it up to 71 metro regions nationwide. Post a Comment \| Read (1 Comment) Latest Comment: Michelle Building out fiber brings to mind the history behind traditional phone lines.... DOCSIS 3.1 Ramps Up in Europe By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 6/13/2018 Several major European cablecos are now rolling out or at least prepping for D3.1, following the broad rollouts in the US. Post a Comment \| Read (0) More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Message Boards petercf, 1/15/2019 12:38:58 PM 5G Stuck in Slow Lane Beyond Consumer Biz Re: 5G - Operators need to learn to sell into verticals From work I have done the big stumbling block at the moment is that many, if not most, operators don't understand how to package, sell and deliver a 'service' - just handsets. That's means MNOs need to re-learn or start... PaulChau, 11/28/2018 11:35:18 PM Making Smart Cities Smarter Re: This is just a development This is just a development of the internet of things isn't it? I reckon that once the whole broadband network is up, there will be so many opportunities for us to create a system where everything communicates easily with... Gabriel Brown, 11/12/2018 8:54:11 AM BT Needs a Kick in the Ducts Re: A Kick in the Ducts Interesting piece Iain -- I'm not really well enough informed to comment properly. I suspect a decent argument could be made both ways. But I don't think your divorce analogy is all that useful. It's a bit like describing... daveburstein, 11/6/2018 8:58:27 PM CityFibre Model Heading to US, Says CEO Re: Thanks for the info Iain - Very interesting comment from Clayton. I'll pick it up with credit in my next issue. Dave larshansen, 10/1/2018 4:50:41 PM Vodafone Revs Up DOCSIS 3.1 in Germany Re: 204 MHz return Stofa has just begun, TDC is almost done. Both are going with the 204 MHz return. andydyche, 8/3/2018 3:47:17 PM Verizon, Calix Roll Out Commercial NG-PON 2 Re: Tampa trial update? Hi Carol- great article. Now that we are 6+ months into it, have you heard any update on the tampa trial or any other NGPON2 trials underway? Thanks! darkducobu, 7/29/2018 11:52:06 AM Verizon Takes 'One Fiber' to More Cities Re: Re: Maybe Apples & Oranges Are the non-competition clauses similar with France or other European Union countries? Michelle, 6/30/2018 8:48:40 PM AT&T Fires Up More Fiber & 5G Pilots Re: Pushing forward Building out fiber brings to mind the history behind traditional phone lines. Much has changed since the initiatives to get phone lines out to every community. open4g, 6/27/2018 2:19:41 PM Here Comes DOCSIS 4.0 Re: Fiber-cable could push further Signal modulation schemes used in fiber optic and cable links have often led technology due to the controlled environment that the transport media provides. OFDM, for example, was used in fiber-optic several years... BillL, 6/25/2018 4:34:13 PM CenturyLink Extends Gig, IPTV Services Re: Review... WritingPaperSucks is the first uncensored paper writing review site on the Internet. I do my own research on different writing services, place some orders there and share my feedback with you. If you looking best essay writing... Clifton K Morris, 5/23/2018 5:10:01 PM Here Comes DOCSIS 4.0 Re: Re: DOCSIS dot Next Not sure what they call it, but perhaps a rebranding is in order... I know people who have moved for FTTH service, only to switch to Cable within 6 months. It seems the FTTH providers lack diversity in their peering agreements.... briansoloducha, 5/23/2018 2:08:01 AM Here Comes DOCSIS 4.0 Re: Clearly after DOCSIS 3.1, we need... DOCSIS for Workgroups 3.11, then... DOCSIS 95, then... DOCSIS NT 4, then... DOCSIS 98, then... DOCSIS ME, then... DOCSIS XP, then... DOCSIS Vista, then... DOCSIS 7, then... DOCSIS 8, then... DOCSIS 8.1, then... DOCSIS... Kelsey Ziser, 5/22/2018 4:05:35 PM Here Comes DOCSIS 4.0 Re: DOCSIS dot Next What's after DOCSIS dot Next? DOCSIS dot Next-Gen? Nemsulaid, 4/23/2018 7:05:58 AM Comcast Goes N+0 in Gigabit Markets Re: reader We can get the information of Gigabit Market and the complete idea about the marketing value of the things in that market. This blog is a different blog from bestessays.com writers ideas. After reading this blog the reader... kq4ym, 4/17/2018 12:36:15 PM Cities to FCC: Stop Undermining Us Re: Re: Ideally, allocation of property including communication licenses would be a State issue. That does seem a logical point of view to allow states to regulate communications, but I'm not sure that the long standing Federal rules will fall away anytime soon to allow that. While "prioritization of industry interests... More Message Boards		Security Now Vulnerability Puts Millions of Fortnite Players at Risk, Check Point Finds Jeffrey Burt, Editor & Journalist, 1/18/2019 Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, fixed vulnerabilities in its web ... (0) Exposed Oklahoma Server Shows On-Premises Data Is Vulnerable, Too Scott Ferguson, Managing Editor, Light Reading, 1/18/2019 Over the last year, vulnerable, cloud-based databases have shown that dangers of ... (0) GO TO Security Now Broadband World News Net Neutrality Case Goes On, Despite Shutdown Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 1/18/2019 With net neutrality oral arguments soon set to start, FCC tries and fails to find ... (0) Broadband Forum 2019: Focused on Services Alison Diana, Editor, Broadband World News, 1/17/2019 The industry organization's major initiatives will address broadband ... (0) GO TO BROADBAND WORLD NEWS Telecom Innovators Video Showcase Architect Digital-Ready Infrastructures Using SDN & NFV Accenture 5G Acceleration Services at Mobile World ... PacketFabric: Leading the Way in Highly Scalable Network ... Accenture 5G Acceleration Services at Mobile World ... Semtech: LoRa Technology Enabling Proven, Flexible IoT ... Versa's CEO, Kelly Ahuja: Securing & Software-Defining ... How Lumina Is Redefining SDN Aryaka's Gary Sevounts: Advantages to Consuming SD-WAN ... Calix's Shane Eleniak: How Data Analytics & Software ... MobiledgeX's Jason Hoffman: State of the Edge The 5G Connectivity Challenge Network Intelligence & Automation in Mergers & Migrations Why Telcos Need an Elastic Services Platform Why Hardware Still Matters in the SDN Era Why Is Autonomous Operations Key to Your Network Evolution? Ribbon's Kevin Riley Talks New Company Brand, Latest ... The Cumulus Networks Success Story CloudPassage Ensuring Next-Level Container Security EXFO: Next-Level Assurance Solutions & Automation EXFO: Automate or Stagnate RAD Shares Insights on Latest Developments in vCPE & ... 100GbE in Action & More at MEF17 ADLINK Talks About OCP & Next Generation Telecom ... LINX Talks Open Networking & OcNOS Nominum & Security for Small to Midsized Businesses C-V2X Is Getting Ready for Commercialization With ... Ixia Launches World’s First 400GE Testing Solutions Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs Integrate the RF Signal Chain Pluribus: SDN & Beyond Cloud, Security, AI & IoT Are Driving the Need for ... 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