Archive for September 7th, 2010
Telefónica Chile is enamored with fiber to the home (FTTH) so much so that it plans to plunk down $2.5 billion over the next four years to build a nationwide, 700,000-home network. Initially, the new FTTH network will connect 50,000 homes in the Biobio region, including the cities of Talcahuano, Los Ángeles, Chillán and Concepción, [...]
A new report from Analysys Mason argues that telcos considering fiber to the home should instead take a conservative approach and explore technologies allowing them to nurse last-mile copper (aka VDSL2) instead. According to the firm, the business case to move beyond fiber to the home trials “just isn’t there” (something that should surprise Verizon, [...]
Telekom Austria (NYSE: TKA) had set a high rollout bar for its Fiber to the X (FTTX)-based ‘GigaNet’ network, but the service provider reports that it has surpassed that goal by reaching 1.5 million, or 36 percent, of homes and businesses within the country. This latest milestone surpasses Telekom Austria’s initial 750,000 homes and businesses [...]
Fiber to the home (FTTH) may hold great promise with an unlimited bandwidth capacity, but a new report from Analysys Mason argues that service providers should take a conservative approach to last mile fiber and instead try to squeeze more out of their existing copper networks. Analysys Mason points out that consumer’s ongoing adoption of [...]
Competitive service provider Lightower has completed its acquisition of Veroxity Technology Partners, a provider of fiber based data and Internet connectivity. Lightower’s acquisition comes with a number of benefits. Not only will Lightower immediately expand its fiber footprint and customer base in the Boston metro market, but also expand its New England and New York City [...]
Light Reading notes how cable operators this year will seriously begin ramping up the replacement of the traditional cable modem with more sophisticated DOCSIS 3.0-capable home gateways. The gateways of course allow for faster in-home networking speeds thanks to 802.11N and Gigabit Ethernet support, but they can sometimes make technical troubleshooting easier — and allow [...]