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From the newsletter (September 8; sign-up if you want it sooner): Verizon is buying 80 million miles of Corning fiber through 2032 as it builds a converged network for broadband, …

GlobalData told RCR Wireless News that despite high fiber penetration, growth will continue to be driven by network upgrades, premium high-speed plans, and the gradual migration away from legacy copper …

Pre-MWC, Telefónica has detailed advances in AI-driven network automation and enterprise edge. It has 12 level-4 autonomous use cases across Spain, Germany and Brazil (targeting level 4 across its operations …

Swisscom plans to increase its FTTH coverage in Switzerland to 90% by the end of 2035 In sum – what to know: 60% by 2026 – FTTH coverage stood at …

August greetings from Cedar Rapids and Kansas City.  This week’s opening picture comes courtesy of the 49th Annual St Jude’s Sweet Corn Festival held from August 9-11 in Cedar Rapids.  The …

During the first half of 2024, Globe had activated 356 new 5G sites across the Philippines Globe Telecom, which is the largest mobile network operator in the Philippines, said it …

Bell now offers “5G+” coverage to more than 40% of the Canadian population Canadian carrier Bell is on track to reach 85% of the country’s population with its 5G service …

The report noted that despite the progress in 5G networks and FTTH deployments, the European continent risks falling short of its “gigabit for all by 2030” target by 10% 5G …

Nokia said that the test showed that 25G PON can co-exist with Telefonica’s existing GPON solution Nokia announced that Spanish operator Telefonica has successfully trialed 25G PON technology. The Finnish …

Deutsche Telekom highlighted that more than 80,000 antennas are currently transmitting 5G German carrier Deutsche Telekom said its 5G network already reaches 94% of the country’s population. In a release, …

Residential broadband — it’s certainly not a new concept, but it is one that’s receiving a lot of attention these days. The global pandemic shone a spotlight on the great …

The passive optical components in the Corning solution complements the active components in the Nokia solution, said the companies Wesco International, which provides business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, says …

Vodafone and Altice will each own 50% of the 7-billion-euro joint fiber venture Vodafone has partnered with Amsterdam-based Altice to launch a 7-billion-euro ($6.8 billion) fiber broadband network in Germany. Each …

Editor’s note:  We are very thankful for friends like Jennifer who are there when parental moves come into the picture.  Today’s opening picture was snapped last night as we prepared …

Swisscom’s midband “5G+” service uses frequencies at 3.5 GHz Swiss operator Swisscom said it has turned up its midband-spectrum-based “5G+” service on 2,230 antennas in 985 locations. During the first …

The three governments want content providers to subsidize EU 5G and broadband buildouts. The European Commission is under increasing pressure to make tech giants pay for the buildout of telecom …

Orange said that the transaction is based on an enterprise value of 18.6 billion euros Spanish mobile operators Orange and Masmovil have signed a binding agreement to combine their operations …

Nokia said it has set aside 25 network in a box FTTH kits with everything rural broadband operators need to hook up to 1,000 homes.

Rakuten Mobile’s FWA will run on both Sub-6 GHz and mmWave spectrum Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile expects to launch fixed wireless access (FWA) services in Japan in December, the …

In terms of fiber build, the “Gigabit Strategy’ aims to increase acceptance of new construction techniques such as microtrenching Germany’s Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) unveiled its …

Swisscom plans to double FTTH availability by 2025 Swiss operator Swisscom said it closed 2021 with 1,975 antennas in 888 locations with its mid-band-based 5G+ technology. The telco said that …

Belgian mobile operator Proximus hopes to cover 70% of the country’s households with fiber by 2028, a plan that involves extending the life of its copper-based VDSL, or very high …

  Cost: it stays on top of mind. Whether it’s pricing a project, estimating for the quarter or budgeting for the next year, cost looms large. So when a survey …

  Bandwidth usage of access networks (or the last mile) continues to grow as service providers migrate to all-IP services (IP Video, 4K Video, and other business services). Traffic from …

As the endless thirst for data drives a continuous push for more network capacity, fiber remains the principle transmission technology underpinning all of our core, fixed line and mobile backhaul …