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G.Fast: a question of commercial radio, manholes, prison sentences and indoor...
G.Fast remains a number of years from widespread deployment As interest in G.Fast grows we see that it can be deployed in three basic ways, each of which have very different costs and deployment models...
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Telekom Austria trials 1Gbps over copper
Copper networks may have life in them yet, suggests Alcatel-Lucent New trials have been successfully completed in Austria for the delivery of broadband speeds in excess of 1 Gbps over existing copper...
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Director Network Investment, Openreach, UK: “The potential of fibre is huge...
Dr Peter Bell, Director for Network Investment, Openreach, UK Dr Peter Bell, Director for Network Investment, Openreach, UK is speaking in the Access Evolution track on Day One of the Broadband World...
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BT Adastral Park plays host to UK G.fast tech trial
UK carrier BT’s Global Research and Development headquarters, Adastral Park, is currently playing host to a field trial of Fibre To The Distribution Point (FTTdp) G.fast technology being run by Chinese...
View ArticleADTRAN aims to double broadband headline speeds
Broadband access specialist ADTRAN has introduced a new technology to maximise existing copper wire infrastructure and deliver higher headline speeds in the EMEA region. Frequency Division Vectoring...
View ArticleBT claims G.fast 1Gbps via fibre-copper mix
BT has revealed the results of its G.fast technology field trial showing combined downstream and upstream speeds of 1Gbps can be delivered via fibre-copper mix. The UK telco giant is due to open a new...
View ArticleHyperoptic ramps up FTTH distribution
UK incumbent BT is facing growing competition in the fibre broadband market from fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) vendor Hyperoptic. The FTTH specialist focuses on delivering fibre broadband directly to...
View ArticleADTRAN, Aethra claim the first reverse powered G.fast FTTdp
Broadband access specialist ADTRAN and network equipment vendor Aethra Telecommunications are to demonstrate what is said to be the first G.fast reverse powered Fibre-to-the-Distribution-Point (FTTdp)...
View ArticleG.fast, optical tech unveiled by Alcatel-Lucent
At the Broadband World Forum in Amsterdam this week Alcatel-Lucent announced an expanded product offering for broadband access network, including new G.fast and optical networking solutions. The...
View ArticleAlcatel-Lucent is a double winner at Broadband Infovision Awards
The annual Broadband Infovision Awards have once again taken place at the Broadband World Forum, honouring technology innovations from 12 categories across the broadband sector. Among the winners,...
View ArticleADTRAN to launch commercial G.fast in Q2 2015
Broadband access specialist ADTRAN has revealed it will launch its G.fast product by the end of the second quarter of 2015. The company said it is moving from a technology concept to commercial...
View ArticleITU approves G.fast standard
Members of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) have given their final approval to the broadband technology G.fast. Having the standard in place ensures the technology can now be made...
View ArticleBT claims G.fast will bring UK ‘ultrafast’ broadband
BT’s CEO Gavin Patterson has announced the telco’s plans to upgrade its broadband network with a widespread deployment of G.fast technology, claiming this will take the UK from ‘superfast’ to...
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Support for G.fast broadband gathers momentum
Industry support for the broadband access standard G.fast has gathered further momentum as Alcatel-Lucent and industry association the Broadband Forum announce strides in the adoption of the technology...
View ArticleQualcomm acquires G.fast chip company Ikanos for $47 million
Communications chip giant Qualcomm has moved to augment the fixed-line offering of its Atheros subsidiary with the acquisition of broadband chip and software provider Ikanos for $2.75 per share. That...
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BT announces first UK G.fast field trial
UK fixed line market leader BT has announced the commencement of the first UK field trial of G.fast broadband technology in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. The trial will encompass two thousand premises...
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Alcatel-Lucent partners with Chunghwa Telecom for ‘world’s first’ commercial...
Telecoms infrastructure giant Alcatel-Lucent has announced the deployment of what it claims is the world’s first commercial deployment of G.fast broadband technology in Taiwan. The launch was...
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BT counters criticism with fibre and G.fast pledge
BT’s CEO Gavin Patterson has called for regulators to impose tough new minimum levels of broadband, fibre coverage and service, to help it preserve Britain’s lead as the G20’s most digitised economy....
View ArticleBBWF 2015 keynote speakers anticipate the start of the gigabit era
The Broadband World Forum 2015 event commenced with keynote speakers from major infrastructure vendors, all of whom anticipate fixed networks offering data speeds in excess of 1 gigabit per second...
View ArticleBT, Alcatel-Lucent reach 5Gbps over copper in XG.Fast lab trial
A joint BT and Alcatel-Lucent experiment has achieved throughput speeds of 5Gbps in lab conditions as they explore the potential of a variation on G.fast broadband technology (XG.FAST). The technology...
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