Nokia chosen to make NetCologne’s FTTB network go G.fast-er
Nokia has been tapped to upgrade the final drop on NetCologne’s FTTB network from VDSL2 to G.fast.
Telecoms.com
G.Fast
NBN legitimises G.fast by adding it to the Aussie mix
Australian public broadband initiative NBN has announced it will be incorporating G.fast into its technology mix from next year.
Can broadband keep up with the multi-screen family?
The Broadband World Forum 2017 event opened with a panel discussion on the readiness of fixed line infrastructure to meet future challenges.
DT and Adtran reckon the future is still copper
With the world talking about the necessity of fibre, Deutsche Telekom and Adtran has taken a different approach, boldly claiming that G.fast is all you need to worry about
Party up in here! G.fest kicks off Broadband World Forum
A G.fast fest dominated the first day’s keynote session at Broadband World Forum here in London, as internet service providers the world over look to make copper sweat.
Stop messing around, Ofcom, and do your job – Openreach CEO
Speaking at Broadband World Forum, Openreach’s CEO Clive Selley gave a rundown of what the country needs to do to remain at the top of the digital economy.
BT commissioned report says G.fast will be a big deal – funny that
New research from Ovum, commissioned by BT, has predicted G.fast technology will be serving 30 million subscriber homes and businesses around the world by 2021.
Openreach pulls a G.fast one with Huawei and Nokia
UK fixed-line alpha BT has announced it will be buying a bunch of shiny G.fast kit from Huawei and Nokia to help with its ‘ultrafast’ broadband rollout.
BT announces FTTP roll out in nine UK cities
BT has announced the first steps in its dedicated fibre to the premises roll-out, with nine locations in the UK targeted for high speed broadband for SMEs.
Nokia demos first 10 Gbps full duplex DOCSIS 3.1 XG-CABLE
Nokia’s Bell Labs division has announced what it claims is a world-first lab test of XG-CABLE, a technology that promises 10 Gbps symmetrical data speeds over Hybrid Fiber Coax cables using full duplex DOCSIS 3.1 technology.
BT announces network spending spree to ease Openreach pressure
BT has announced a major new investment plan to boost broadband speed and availability across the country and consequently stave off regulatory pressure over Openreach.
BT claims G.fast-enabled backhaul first
As BT continues its copper renaissance mission, the operator has claimed it has created a G.fast-enabled C-RAN using a copper-based backhaul link.
Adtran global G.fast trials now top 60 operators
Fixed-line provider Adtran has announced G.fast trials using its products now exceed 60 different operators globally, indicating growing demand for the copper-line technology.
Huawei announces first Latin American G.fast trial with Cable & Wireless
Huawei and Cable & Wireless Communications have claimed the first successful trial of ‘the fastest copper based broadband service across Latin America’ using G.fast technology.
Alcatel-Lucent brings Vplus and G.fast to A1 Telekom Austria
Telekom Austria subsidiary A1 is upgrading its fixed network using Vplus and G.fast technology from Alcatel Lucent.
BT, Alcatel-Lucent reach 5Gbps over copper in XG.Fast lab trial
A joint BT and Alcatel-Lucent experiment has achieved throughput speeds of 5 Gbps in lab conditions as they explore the potential of a variation on G.fast broadband technology (XG.FAST). The technology also reached a speed of 1.8 Gbps over a distance of 100 metres, in early experiments on this new networking type.
BBWF 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 before long.
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.
Alcatel-Lucent partners with Chunghwa Telecom for ‘world’s first’ commercial G.fast deployment
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.
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.
Events
5G Core – Digital Symposium
- 20-20 April 2023
- View Event
OpenRAN World (co-located with the 6G Summit)
- 26-27 April 2023
- View Event
6G Summit (Co-located with OpenRAN World)
- 26-27 April 2023
- View Event
Faroe Islands incumbent Faroese Telecom and kit vendor Ericsson clocked download peak speeds of 5.9Gbps using 5G mm hhttps://t.co/Hh6LqRWqVa
28 March 2023 @ 15:37:21 UTC
Rumours regarding TalkTalk's future have a become a semi-regular occurrence, and a fresh batch of them was served u hhttps://t.co/H5G3EOoDN5
28 March 2023 @ 14:34:39 UTC
Cellnex has caved to investor pressure and replaced its chairperson, appointing former GSMA leader Anne Bouverot to hhttps://t.co/xDkNMY41nq
28 March 2023 @ 12:13:24 UTC