Cable experts chalk the 10G pathway

SCTE-ISBE Cable-Tec Expo is chock full of panels and sessions on 10G, but when the cable industry actually deploys or needs it is an open question.

Obituary: Dr Stuart Sharrock

Dr Stuart Sharrock was a rarity among journalists of the time.

Tories promise another £5 billion to fuel fibre and 5G drive

Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has suggested an additional £5 billion will be made available for connectivity upgrades.

KPN cancels CEO appointment following insider trading investigation

Dominique Leroy was due to switch from Proximus to KPN but now she’s CEO of neither following an investigation into insider trading.

WISPA keeps watchful eye on CBRS auction rules

Burned by the commission’s prior decision to reject census tract-sized licenses for CBRS, the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association said it’s keeping…

Ericsson and Nokia both claim to be KDDI primary 5G partner

In a strange turn of events, both Ericsson and Nokia have made announcements claiming to be the primary partner for the efforts of Japanese telcos to drive towards 5G.

FierceTelecom presents its inaugural class of Rising Stars

The FierceTelecom editorial team selected nine executives are rising up the ranks and making an impact in telecom in 2019.

Altice USA taps Cisco to expand its SD-WAN offering

Altice USA is broadening its SD-WAN horizon by tapping into Cisco's Managed Services Accelerator (MSX) platform.

Japan’s KDDI taps Ericsson, Nokia for 5G

KDDI expects to launch commercial 5G services in Japan by March of next year using Ericsson and Nokia gear.

UK starts laying groundwork for another assault on privacy

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel is reportedly to sign a transatlantic agreement offering the UK Government more clout over the stubborn messaging platforms.

Editor’s Corner—Early CBRS deployments: Indoors or out?

The success of the Citizens Broadband Radio Services (CBRS) band appears to be a foregone conclusion, but is it?

Sprint’s 5G network extends to MVNOs

MVNOs riding on Sprint’s network already have access to 5G in one city, with additional markets planned soon.

2019 FierceTelecom Rising Star — Verizon's Kevin Smith

Smith, an electrical engineer, was initially hired as an outside plant engineer where he learned about Verizon from its legacy copper network to its fiber…

Industry Voices—Raynovich: SES takes SD-WAN to space

SES recently launched a managed SD-WAN service, extending enterprise communications to its multi-orbit satellite networks.

SCTE-ISBE CEO Dzuban: Spotlight on 10G at Cable-Tec Expo

The cable industry's 10G initiative will be front and center at this week's SCTE-ISBE Cable-Tec Expo in New Orleans.

Amazon: From the Sensor to the Sidewalk

Amazon readies its low-power protocol Sidewalk for long-term IoT and smart home projects.

From the Sensor to the Sidewalk

Amazon readies its low-power protocol Sidewalk for long-term IoT and smart home projects.

Verizon Doubles Down on AR/VR With Jaunt Acquisition

Verizon purchased some of the assets of AR company Jaunt, a move that further reinforces Verizon's interest in AR and VR content and technology.

DOCSIS 4.0 Ends Cable Network Feud

DOCSIS 4.0 unifies previously feuding Full Duplex DOCSIS and Extended Spectrum DOCSIS proposals for boosting network bandwidth.

When Will Cable Need 10G?

No one knows exactly for sure, but one top industry network engineer believes cable operators will need access network capacities of 'at least' 10 Gbit/s by 2035.

Edge Cloud Deployments – Operator Proof Points

There's early evidence that network operators are getting to grips with the opportunities associated with 5G edge cloud architectures.

Fiber Cheaper Than 5G for Broadband – XL Axiata

The Indonesian operator is making a counter-intuitive move with its deployment of broadband services in a mainly rural market.

Why AT&T's Latest Open Source Contribution Matters

AT&T has shared its distributed router specifications with the Open Compute Project and a leading disruptive data networking startup is flagging its support for the model.

Tower Visionary Marc Ganzi on 5G, Small Cells & Edge Computing

Marc Ganzi is described as a 'leading visionary and entrepreneur' in his company's biography, and given his recent investments its easy to see why. Here's what he has to say about hot topics like 5G, build to relocate, small cells and edge computing.

Harmonic's 'CableOS' Adds More Fiber to Its Diet

Vendor extends capabilities of its access network virtualization platform as some MSOs deploy fiber-to-the-premises in targeted and greenfield scenarios.

Dutch Ditch Dominique: KPN Gives Leroy the Kiss-Off

'We wish her all the best,' says operator, as it puts the kibosh on Leroy appointment.

Eurobites: Nokia Touts Its Terabit in UAE

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: UK government promises £5 billion for broadband and mobile rollout in the sticks; private equity firms vying for Vivacom; Telefónica agrees deal with Spanish labor unions.

Infinera: Making Optical Interesting Again

The vendor's new XR Optics technology could cut carrier opex and capex in service providers' metro networks. But can the company get everyone else to buy into coherent optical sub-carrier aggregation?

The Eye-Watering Cost of Multivendor Networks

Operators face tricky decisions as they try to get virtualized networks off the ground.

Android moves to replace Google Pay music app with YouTube Music

Google wants to make YouTube the default audio app on Android in the hope of boosting its chances of competing with Spotify.