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Powering wireless networks: Challenges and solutions (Reader Forum)

Wireless consumers are demanding more bandwidth, and wireless network operators must increase the density of their networks in order to deliver it. Where one macro cell might serve everyone in a half-mile radius, networks for 4G LTE Advanced and 5G services will require small...

AT&T making the most out of copper infrastructure with G.fast

AT&T tapping G.fast to boost broadband in multiple-dwelling units While the long-term movement in Tier 1 carrier networks is toward more and more fiber, many service providers maintain copper coaxial cable networks, which can be upgraded to provide increasingly fast broadband speeds. Particularly in the...

Vodafone confirms reports of ‘early stage’ talks with Liberty Global

Vodafone is interested in Liberty Global's "overlapping continental European assets" Vodafone Group on Monday acknowledged reports the company" in early stage discussions with Liberty Global regarding the potential acquisition of certain overlapping continental European assets owned by Liberty Global." The two companies have been down this road...

Corning spending $900 million on 3M’s fiber, copper business

As the densification of LTE networks continues in advance of commercial 5G deployments--expected to pick up in the 2019-2020 timeframe, although Verizon has announced commercial 5G fixed wireless access availability in the second half of 2018--the importance of fiber to the communications business has...

Updated DOCSIS 3.1 standard adds full duplex to hybrid fiber-coax networks

Simultaneous, symmetric upstream and downstream transmission requires a new approach to interference management for DOCSIS 3.1 DENVER--As cable companies look to support increasingly bandwidth intensive use cases, including a new wave of uplink-heavy and latency sensitive applications, DOCSIS 3.1 has proved very beneficial in increasing...

5G is Bigfoot: ‘What is it? Where is it?’

Analyst: Although 5G standard isn't final, cable companies will have a big role to play DENVER--The 3GPP is tracking to complete the non-standalone variant of the 5G specification with the 5G New Radio specification tracking for completion in mid-2018. Pointing this out during the SCTE...

As CommScope turns 40, network convergence is top priority

Convergence of wireless and wireline, highlights benefits of HFC, coax and fiber PHILADELPHIA – “Our big priority is to understand the convergence that we’ve been talking about today. What makes more sense: fiber to the home or fixed wireless?" That was the message from John Chamberlain,...

As cable companies modernize, Nokia announces new unified access solutions

Nokia: SDN, distributed architecture will smooth transition to all-IP PHILADELPHIA – Consumers have an insatiable demand for digital video content, and cable companies know that. But extensive investment in legacy tech, coupled with cost pressures and cord-cutting, is taking a toll on the cable industry. Recently...