Frontier says it's the first North American operator to demo 100G PON tech with Nokia. The trials were conducted with Nokia in a lab and on Frontier's live network using fiber that's been in place since about 2005. ...

Global Optical Transport market is forecasted to grow 2 percent on average for the next five years due to a decline in 2024 caused by customers pausing purchases to digest excess inventory....

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Turkcell have announced a collaboration to explore new spectrum solutions that will enhance mobile backhaul capacity for technologies such as 5G and 6G. Part of this collaboration is Ericsson and Turkcell successfully trialing a W-Band solution, which increases the spectrum by 1.5 times in a...

Nokia today announced the launch of Broadband Easy Connect, a new subscription-based service that helps operators streamline, simplify and accelerate the process of connecting homes to fiber. The service allows operators to fully control and manage the home fiber connection process from the initial end-user request to ...

Telxius, a leading global connectivity provider, is scaling its core and edge network infrastructure to 400G with a Converged Optical Routing Architecture (CORA) provided by Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR), a leader in secure AI-Native Networks. This will enable a simplified network capacity expansion and efficient delive...

Tillman Fiber announced the successful closing of $815 million in committed debt financing. The financing will support the deployment of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks throughout Florida, with the new credit facility providing for up to $200 million of additional term loans....

Omni Fiber, a regional Fiber Internet Service Provider with operations in over 25 markets in Ohio and Pennsylvania backed by Oak Hill Capital, today announced the closing of $150 million in debt financing from Stonepeak Credit. The financing from Stonepeak Credit will fund rapid expansion into more communities in Ohio,...

T-Mobile and Verizon are using FWA to steal cable customers; But AT&T and Vodafone UK are using FWA as a stop-gap technology while they deploy fiber....

Decline Caused by Slow Economic Growth, High Interest Rates, and Slow Adoption of 5G SA Networks...

Sodvin AS, a provider of telecommunications and energy solutions, is leveraging Ciena's (NYSE: CIEN) broadband solution to improve the capacity and reach of its residential broadband services throughout Tr?ndelag county, Norway. ...

Ciena (NYSE: CIEN), a global leader in networking systems, services, and software, will showcase its latest broadband access innovations at Fiber Connect 2024, taking place July 28–31 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville. Through a series of technology demonstrations and speaking sessions, sh...

Nokia and MEO today announced that they have signed a multi-year contract to modernize MEO's existing radio access network (RAN) infrastructure and enhance its 5G capabilities. This collaboration aims to deliver unmatched performance and reliability, enabling the development of advanced 5G solutions for consumer an...

SK Telecom (SKT) and Singtel have agreed to work together over the next two years to build next-generation telecom networks, the necessary building blocks for the transition to 6G. ...

Nokia today announced that GFiber Labs has successfully tested 50Gb/s broadband speeds over its existing fiber network. This is the first live network demonstration of 50G PON technology in the US and shows how operators can easily use Nokia's Lightspan MF fiber access platform to upgrade their fiber networks to me...

The service provider holds onto its top ranking on Vertical Systems Group's fiber-lit building LEADERBOARD....

Ezee Fiber announced the expansion of its 100% fiber network into New Mexico....

In FWA broadband services, GSA has identified announced service offers from 467 operators in 188 countries and territories, and launched services from 407 operators in 176 countries and territories worldwide....

NEC Corporation has successfully developed and demonstrated a radio-over-fiber system with a 1-bit fiber transmission method making it possible to affordably build stable millimeter-wave communication networks for Beyond 5G/6G. By utilizing this method, high-frequency analog signals can be transmitted using an inexpens...

American Tower, a global leader in telecommunications infrastructure, announced the completion of a fiber optic backbone connecting S?o Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, Bahia and Federal District with Infinera's GX Series ICE6 800G solution. ...

Integra Optics. has announced the launch of its SFP+, 10/2.5 G BiDi, 20km, XGSPON OLT transceiver. This cutting-edge optical transceiver module is designed to cater to XG/XGS-PON 10/2.5 G applications, offering unparalleled performance over a single strand of fiber with support for links up to 20 kilometers....