Keyed up
24 November 2020
2020 has shown standards are key to building the networks of tomorrow, and that’s something to be excited about, argues Bernd Hesse
Broadband Forum
Broadband Forum releases specification to aid multi-vendor ONU interoperability
15 July 2022
Broadband Forum has published two documents aimed to help operators reduce the time and cost associated with onboarding new optical network unit (ONU) vendors.
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Data model designed to improve automation
2 December 2021
Broadband Forum’s latest YANG data model has been released to aid the automation of the control and configuration of access network elements.
Cap: The pandemic has fuelled demand for the internet due to digital education, remote working, telehealth, and social connectivity (credit: Josep Suria/shutterstock.com)
Up to standards
2 December 2021
Regulations and standards are key to building the networks of tomorrow. Here, two industry experts offer their view on what to expect
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Broadband Forum open source project to bring 5G benefits to fixed-line
6 October 2021
Broadband Forum has revealed its latest project, Open Broadband – WWC Reference Implementation for 5G-RG (OB-5WWC).
Broadband Forum points to harnessing copper for fibre benefits
22 February 2021
Broadband Forum’s latest technical report has highlighted how fibre-based access could be provided using existing copper infrastructure instead of installing fibre to end-users’ premises.
Automatic for the people
10 November 2020
Keely Portway looks at why network automation could be key to delivering that all-important bandwidth
Latest Broadband Forum release for OB-BAA to provide greater networking flexibility
30 October 2020
Broadband Forum has published the latest release of its Open Broadband – Broadband Access Abstraction (OB-BAA) open-source project.
Broadband Forum brings improved user experience closer
27 May 2020
Broadband Forum has made significant progress on bringing an improved broadband user experience closer, with two new specifications nearing completion.
What's fixed got to do with it?
24 April 2020
Five industry experts from the Broadband Forum talk top broadband trends
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Events
Amsterdam
18 October 2022 to 20 October 2022
Latest issue
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A look at some of the challenges faced by submarine network operators, and the ways in which they can maximise performance, whatever their cable system
A look at the market for access equipment and some of the products and solutions available
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Abigail Williams offers a market update on fibre network deployments in the Middle East And North Africa (MENA) region
Zeusconnects Lowestoft in the UK to Zandvoort in the Netherlands (credit: Zayo)
Can subsea cables cope with a world in flux? Alice Jensen finds out
Richard Thorpe, chief delivery officer at CityFibre
Richard Thorpe advises how a partnership approach can ease the procurement process for altnets.
According to Liam Taylor, the answer lies in the detail
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Railway networks not only make for great people and freight transport networks, they also make for great optical transport networks. Jonathan Homa explains what the railway industry needs to consider when building out optical transport links.
