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18 August 2021
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Driven by unprecedented demand for Gigabit and fast-emerging 10 Gigabit Broadband, Fiber to the Home (FTTH) deployment is expected to reach record numbers in the coming years. According to iDate, FTTH connections will more than double in Europe over the next six years, while RVA forecasts that FTTH investment in North America will double in the next five years compared to the previous five. In addition to homes, service providers are bringing fiber to the living unit in multiple dwelling units (MDUs) and into commercial and institutional buildings.
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New 25G PON technology trialled in UK
16 July 2021
UK operator Openreach has conducted the UK’s first trials of a new 25G PON technology from Nokia.
Consortium awarded Ethiopia telecoms license, market opened-up
24 May 2021
The Ministry of Finance and the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) have awarded a telecommunications license to the Global Partnership for Ethiopia
London altnet’s fibre academy to help hit rollout targets
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Independent provider, G.Network has committed to a recruitment and training programme.
New front access management system offers space-saving alternative
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Huber+Suhner has launched SYLFA HD, a new front access solution, to its portfolio of scalable fibre management systems.
Virgin Media UK trials reach speeds of 2.2Gb/s
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UK cable operator, Virgin Media has successfully conducted trials of its DOCSIS 3.1 network in Southampton and Manchester.
(Left) Ben Wu, director – consumer & mass market, HGC; (right) Andrew Kwok, chief executive officer, HGC, pictured at the project's opening ceremony
Fibre network brought to remote Hong Kong village
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Hong Kong operator, HGC Global Communications (HGC) has committed to extending its optical fibre network to Lung Kwu Tan in Tuen Mun via service provider arm, HGC Broadband.
People power
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Emma Atkins asks how we, as an industry help to close the gap in the education, attraction and retention of women in fibre
Netherlands to gain €700m infrastructure
7 April 2021
Investment firm, KKR and investment management platform, DTCP have teamed up to launch independent infrastructure platform, Open Dutch Fiber.
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