1,000+ rural Alaskans in five communities along the Yukon River will receive full-fibre internet thanks to a tribal broadband grant funded by the NTIA.
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Partnership provides fibre to under-served Alaska communities
09 August 2022
UK independent reaches 210,000 premises passed
08 August 2022
UK wholesale independent operator Netomnia’s full fibre network now passes 210,000 premises across the UK.
BT, Nokia combine four channels of spectrum on 5G standalone network
08 August 2022
UK incumbent, BT claims that it is the first operator in Europe to aggregate four carrier components (4CC) in a 5G standalone live network.
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117,000 Ontario premises gain fibre access under accelerated internet programme
05 August 2022
Bell is investing heavily in its broadband infrastructure as part of the Ontario Accelerated High Speed Internet Program (AHSIP).
Zzoomm has invested £18.4m to roll-out its fibre network to Northwich, in Cheshire
Zzoomm selects XGS-PON equipment for ambitious FTTP expansion
04 August 2022
The independent UK operator has partnered with Iskratel.
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UK fibre programme brings free fibre to 17 Manchester sites
04 August 2022
A total of 17 community buildings across Greater Manchester in the UK have been set up with free internet connectivity for five years as part of the UK’s local full fibre networks (LFFN) programme.
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Verizon upgrades fibre core network capacity for 5G future
03 August 2022
US operator Verizon is giving its fibre core network an overhaul, upgrading older router equipment with the latest 400Gb/s per-port optical technology to help future-proof its 5G network.
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Fibre network brings Colorado Springs closer to gigabit city status
03 August 2022
Indiana-based independent provider, Metronet has begun construction of a high-speed full-fibre network in Colorado Springs as part of a $130m investment to make the region a ‘gigabit city’.
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Fibre and wireless combine to reduce Italy’s digital divide
02 August 2022
Italian tower operator, INWIT and FTTH operator, Open Fiber have partnered to provide fixed wireless access technology coverage to more than 600 municipalities across the country.
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Subsea cable connecting Isle of Man, Ireland goes live
01 August 2022
A subsea cable designed to strengthen the Isle of Man’s connectivity to Ireland and the UK, with onward connections to continental Europe and the US, is now live.
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Virgin Media O2 bags £4.5bn fibre investment
29 July 2022
Telefónica and Liberty Global, parent companies of Virgin Media O2, have partnered with InfraVia to set up a joint venture to roll-out FTTH to greenfield premises across the UK.
Paul North, head of channel at Giganet
Giganet expands offering via channel partner programme
29 July 2022
UK ISP, Giganet is expanding business opportunities in the channel market with the introduction of a number of new FTTP and Ethernet offerings, thanks to its new Channel Partner Programme.
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18 October 2022 to 20 October 2022
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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.
