DSL providers know that they’re often at a disadvantage compared to cable operators when it comes to tools to do basic tasks with the CPE gear they’ve deployed. For example, it’s fairly easy to keep DOCSIS cable modems on a current version of firmware, and it’s ...
Google has consistently had a goal of increasing the speed of broadband and lowering the costs, presumably so its cloud and over-the-top products are more usable. They’ve famously been readying a FTTH access network in Kansas City. This development, especially the pricing they’ve announced, has caused trepidation and fear in the hearts ...
The Cable Show 2012 is currently underway in Boston. While much of the focus at the NCTA event is content and programming, a big emphasis on the technology side is centered on DOCSIS 3.0 and beyond. Initial DOCSIS 3.0 deployments at a lot of the large cable providers have been completed, but there are still a lot of ...
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I was San Diego last week at the 2012 NTCA meeting and Expo. We’ve been to the OPASTCO Winter meeting for years, but it’s been awhile since we’ve been to the NTCA event. With a new diagnostics solution in the works for DSL, we decided to do both shows that cater to rural telcos this ...
Whitespace is a technology that accesses unused channels in frequencies previously set aside for broadcast television. It’s an unlicensed spectrum, which means that anyone can use it without purchasing the rights to it. In this way it’s similar to other unlicensed bands like ISM (Industrial, Scientific, and Medical) and U-NII (Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure). Anyone ...
Network Neutrality has been in the news and has been hotly debated for a number of years here in the U.S. Overall, the language adopted by the FCC is pretty tame in comparison to some of the earlier attempts at regulating this topic. In fact, several groups are suing because they say the regulations don’t ...
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Hello from San Francisco and the 2011 NCTC Independent show. We’re just getting ready to start day two (the final day) of the show, and it’s been a great one for us. We’ve had a lot traffic in our booth, as folks have been very interested in seeing Continue Reading →
With all the talk recently about RUS, NTIA, BTOP, BIP and the other alphabet soup organizations and programs charged with expanding broadband services in rural areas, it’s easy to get the impression that handing out money will solve the problem.
Even though our government has awarded about $7 billion in grants and loans ...
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