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North America: A Lucrative Emerging Optical Transceiver Market

  In today’s rapidly developing digital age, advanced technologies such as cloud computing, big data analysis, and 5G networks are becoming increasingly popular around the world. Among them, North America has become an important market prospect and scale of optical modules. Demand for... Read More

Nokia unveils comprehensive 25G PON starter kit solution to help operators capture new 10Gbs+ service opportunities

Orlando, Florida – Nokia today announced the launch of a comprehensive 25G PON starter kit solution that can help operators harness new revenue generating 10Gbs+ opportunities. The 25G PON kit is designed to provide operators with everything they need to accelerate the deployment of high-speed c... Read More

GlobalData Tips Cable to Hold 60% US Broadband Market Share by 2027 Despite Fiber Advances

Analyst firm GlobalData forecast cable’s share of the U.S. broadband market will slide in the coming years as fiber and fixed wireless access (FWA) gain ground, but predicted the technology will still account for the vast majority of connections by 2027. GlobalData’s latest report measures marke... Read More

Working the Fiber Technician Workforce Crunch

The telecommunications industry realizes it has a workforce shortage and needs to accelerate workforce development. The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) and the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) have formally announced an industry partnership to work on the issue, bringing apprenticeshi... Read More

Fiber an Increasingly Affordable Option for Residential Consumers – Cowen

Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) has established itself as a mainstay in the broadband market as services have become more affordable and accessible to the public, according to a recently published report from Cowen. In a survey of over 1,200 consumers, Cowen found the average household income of a FTTH... Read More

Fiber Technology Dominates Asia-Pacific Broadband Growth

Fiber deployment across markets and the demand for fast and reliable internet connection increased Asia-Pacific’s customer base to 596.5 million as of year-end 2022, which translates to a 50.7% household penetration rate. Our recent surveys show that fixed broadband service providers earne... Read More

Cable’s Surging Fiber Majority

April 17, 2023 Many cable companies today boast about having more fiber than coax in their outside plant, and according to recent research from Omdia, those numbers are expected to dramatically increase over the next decade. “Forty-three percent of MSOs have already deployed PON in their network... Read More

CPO Market Data Center Project

March 21, 2023   Demand for high-speed connections has surged in recent years, driven by factors such as the proliferation of data-intensive applications and the growing popularity of cloud computing. This has led to the development of numerous technologies aimed at increasing network speed... Read More

Hyperscale Data Center Project Pulling Huge Fiber Under Potomac River

February 16, 2023 While Northern Virginia is often considered the center of the internet, it’s running out of power, and real estate is increasingly more expensive. Looking ahead for the long term, is “QLoop,” the name given to a hyperscale data center being developed just north of V... Read More

A Recession Won’t Stop Telecom M&A in 2023

January 9, 2023 It felt like 2022 was full of deal talk. Whether it was AT&T spinning off WarnerMedia, Lumen Technologies wrapping its ILEC divestiture and selling its EMEA business, or any of the seemingly endless number of private-equity backed telecom acquisitions, the year was positively... Read More

Working the Fiber Technician Workforce Crunch

Working the Fiber Technician Workforce Crunch December 5, 2022 The telecommunications industry realizes it has a workforce shortage and needs to accelerate workforce development. The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) and the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) have formally announced an in... Read More

Cable’s Slow Ride to Fiber

How fast will the cable industry move to all-fiber plant? A Credit Suisse financial analyst believes the industry will be slow to upgrade from coax in less competitive areas, not seeing any urgency in upgrading to faster, more reliable technology, with speed and type of upgrades paced by the comp... Read More
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