As the technology behind a special blend of wireless broadband connections, dubbed free space optics, continues to improve, more enterprise and municipal communications network providers are turning to the technology to link multiple sites on their networks. Western Canadian city Calgary is the latest to turn to the wireless link technology to provide broadband transport […]
New Aurora gear doubles upstream bandwidth
As cable networks continue on an evolutionary path to offer high-speed data and interactive services that require more and more two-way traffic, backbone gear is also trending to widen the return channel to handle the increase in bi-directional traffic as well. That’s the impetus behind a new line of dual channel digital return transceivers and […]
Fiber-to-the-Home group paints a rosy future picture
While the market for fiber optic cable and transport gear may be in the middle of a prolonged slump in sales and adoption around the world, the potential for the growth of fiber-to-the-home technologies seems to still be lingering on the horizon. That, at least, was the picture being painted by FTTH companies gathering at […]
SBC adds Alcatel deep fiber solution for San Fran project
One of the questions telco industry watchers have been asking is, how deep will the fiber run in LEC networks? As telcos build out their DSL infrastructure, companies like Alcatel are increasingly pushing deep fiber solutions —like the newer 7340 Fiber-to-the-User (FTTU) solution —to operators as way to offer a ton of bandwidth to throughput-hungry […]
WINfirst … Who wants it?(2)
For sale … an extensive, yet only partially completed rich fiber network in the city of Sacramento. Buyer beware, though, as city residents have expressed a certain level of disdain for former owner. The bankruptcy saga of competitive overbuilder WINfirst continues, and potential buyers for the WIN fiber network are going public. SureWest Communications, a […]