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Austria’s H3G takes the 100G optical plunge

Published on January 25, 2012 By Don

H3G, an Austrian wireless operator, has become the latest service provider to incorporate 100G optical technology on its optical backhaul network to support the consumer’s demand for wireless data.
The wireless operator, which says it handles the large…

Telekom Austria’s A1 squeezes more out of its copper lines with vectoring

Published on January 20, 2012 By Don

Telekom Austria’s (NYSE: TKA) A1 subsidiary has found that vectoring technology is another way to extend the life of its copper network to deliver higher speed on its Giga-Network.
Built in a hybrid copper/fiber configuration, the Giga-Network con…

More Details On ViaSat’s New 12 Mbps ‘Exede’ Service – 7.5, 15 and 25 GB Monthly Usage Caps

Published on January 10, 2012 By Don

As we noted yesterday ViaSat’s showing off a new $50, 12 Mbps downstream, 3 Mbps upstream satellite broadband service that the company will be selling through WildBlue, Dish and National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative ISPs. As we also noted yeste…

Broadband over powerline last mile networks: more hype than hope

Published on January 10, 2012 By Don

Once heralded by former FCC leader Michael Powell as “great broadband hope,” broadband over powerline (BPL) has become the “great broadband hype” now that International Broadband Electric Communications (IBEC) has shut down its business, putting anothe…

Scott Thompson: Yahoo’s Competitive Advantage Is its Data

Published on January 4, 2012 By Don

Is Yahoo a technology company or a media company? Newly appointed CEO Scott Thompson tried to answer that age-old question in his first conference call with Wall Street analysts this morning.

France Telecom injects Alcatel-Lucent’s 100G optical system into key network routes

Published on December 20, 2011 By Don

France Telecom-Orange (NYSE: FTE) is the latest service provider to take the 100G optical challenge, upgrading its fiber route between Paris and London to stay apace of the user’s never-ending appetite for bandwidth.
Following a field trial of Alcatel-…

SpectrumCo Deal Could Spell Trouble for DSL – Verizon Could Target Other Telcos With LTE

Published on December 7, 2011 By Don

We’ve been noting for years that DSL is essentially dead to Verizon, even though more than 50% of their footprint still resides on the technology. Verizon’s been offloading aging DSL and landline networks to companies like Fairpoint and Frontier, with …

Fiber Driver™ – High Density (40/80 channel) 10G DWDM Transport

Published on November 29, 2011 By Don

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• Less power!
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Verizon Faces Injunction for VOD Patent Violations – Must Pay $2.74, per Sub, Per Month

Published on November 28, 2011 By Don

Back in August, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia awarded ActiveVideo Networks $115 million, ruling that Verizon infringed on four TV patents owned by the company. Activevideo had since sought an injunction against …

Google scraps its renewable energy technology plan

Published on November 23, 2011 By Don

Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) has a lot on its plate deal with this year and next, including its pending acquisition of Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) and an ambitious wholesale Fiber to the Home (FTTH) project, but its renewable energy project is one that i…