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FTTH Gets ‘Greened’ As Connections Approach 4 Million
The number of homes in North America now connected directly to fiber has risen to 3.7 million, up from 2.1 million 12 months ago (TelecomWeb broadband, Oct. 16, 2007) and 2.9 million 6 months ago (TelecomWeb broadband, April 15). The growth, as has been the case for more than two years, has been... [read more]
China Tops U.S. Broadband Totals – Again
China, the sleeping giant, has surpassed the United States in total number of broadband subscribers, according to new estimates by U.K. research house Point Topic. If that sounds a bit like deja vu all over again, we note that telecom consultant and research house Dittberner Associates had declared a Chinese victory months ago (TelecomWeb news break, June 6). In either case, the question long has... [read more]
Guest Blog: Kerry Shih -- Framing The User Bill Of Rights
The User Bill of Rights is something that’s needed by everyone involved in combining data and voice (and with increasing frequency video and presence) on IP networks to deliver the benefits of unified communications, including the end customer who is...
Posted on Wednesday, November 7, 2007
NEW To MarketFull Story With Xohm Launch, Promised Business Apps Aren't Apparent Sprint finally launched its delayed Xohm wireless broadband offering earlier today, boasting about going to market with mobile WiMAX 4G broadband but, as expected (TelecomWeb news break, Sept. 2), offering...
COMPANIES To WatchFull Story Zain Bucks The Economic Crisis With the world economy in crisis, positive deals in the telecom industry have been few and far between during the past few weeks, but Kuwait-based Mobile Telecommunications Company KSC, which operates as the...
PEOPLE To WatchFull Story People To Watch 10/08/08 Optical burst switching (OBS) specialist Matisse Networks, in a pair of executive hires, has named Craig Easley as its marketing vice president and Hank Zoeller as vice president/operations. Zoeller...
DEAL SheetFull Story Wireless QoS House CommProve Gets Cash Infusion Scoring just before the financial ceiling caved in, freezing up funding and chilling deals worldwide, Ireland’s CommProve, a specialist in real-time Quality of Service (QoS) monitoring for wireless...
Fiber/FTTxFull Story Brits Ponder $50 Billion FTTH Bill The cost of bringing fiber to every home (FTTH) and business in the United Kingdom could top $50.6 billion, according to a new study done by research house Analysys Mason for The Broadband Stakeholder Group...
Special Report: Wiring The Fiber-Optic Economy High-speed voice, video and data capabilities via fiber optic cables quickly are becoming the fabric of the economy. Choosing the right cable technology will make a major difference when it comes to the inherent technical, financial and operational issues. As the economy becomes increasingly dependent...
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