Forty-one UK market towns on BT’s next super-fast broadband list JANUARY 13, 2011 By Stephen Hardy — BT has unveiled a list of 41 “market towns” in which it will deploy its fiber to the cabinet (FTTC) super-fast broadband infrastructure. BT plans to connect approximately...
Wightman Telecom selects Enablence for IP voice upgrade
Wightman Telecom selects Enablence for IP voice upgrade JANUARY 26, 2011 — Wightman Telecom has selected the Enablence BroadAccess Multi-Service Access Platform (MSAP) from Enablence Technologies Inc., a supplier of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) equipment and multi-service access platforms for triple-play, residential, and business services and optical...
New Hampshire FastRoads begins high-speed broadband network project, selects Design Nine
New Hampshire FastRoads begins high-speed broadband network project, selects Design Nine New Hampshire FastRoads LLC began the first phase of its project to bring high-speed broadband to western New Hampshire, awarding a design and project management contract for the development of its regional broadband network...
Doylestown Telephone selects Zhone Technologies to support FTTH triple-play and ADSL deployments
Doylestown Telephone selects Zhone Technologies to support FTTH triple-play and ADSL deployments Zhone Technologies Inc., a provider of FTTx network access tools, announced a new North American fiber project with Doylestown Telephone Company, a local exchange telephone service provider in Doylestown and surrounding Chippewa Township...
Fujitsu unveils UK FTTH network plans
Fujitsu unveils UK FTTH network plans Fujitsu this week surprised the industry with the announcement that it plans to build an open access network based principally on fiber to the home (FTTH) technology in the UK. The company will partner with Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) on...
Xfone expands fiber network to include Burkburnett, Texas
Xfone expands fiber network to include Burkburnett, Texas Xfone Inc. (NYSE Amex and TASE: XFN) connected its first triple-play customer in Burkburnett, Texas, expanding the company’s “PRIDE” fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network. Xfone’s ongoing fiber build out, when completed, is expected to reach 19 new communities bringing...
PRTC selects Calix B6 to develop broadband in Kentucky
PRTC selects Calix B6 to develop broadband in Kentucky Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative (PRTC) has begun to deploy Calix B6 Ethernet Service Access Nodes (ESANs)and the 2000 family of optical network terminals (ONTs) to bring fiber-based broadband services to Jackson and Owsley counties in Kentucky,...
China Telecom deploys Itibia business access gateways with BroadLight’s Helios processor
China Telecom deploys Itibia business access gateways with BroadLight’s Helios processor Fiber broadband semiconductor provider BroadLight says that China Telecom is using small and medium enterprise (SME) gateways based on BroadLight’s Helios processors to provide fiber-based business services. The roll out is part of China...
Alcatel-Lucent wins SaskTel GPON FTTP deal
Alcatel-Lucent wins SaskTel GPON FTTP deal Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE:ALU) says it has won a contract from SaskTel to supply Saskatchewan’s primary carrier with GPON equipment for SaskTel’s fiber to the premises (FTTP) roll out. The FTTP deployment is part of SaskTel’s Next Generation...
New Mexico FTTH project partners announced
New Mexico FTTH project partners announced Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) has announced several partnerships for its planned fiber to the home (FTTH) rollout in Northern New Mexico. The partners include Pulse Broadband, WESCO, Atlantic Engineering, and TCS Communications.Pulse Broadband will act as project manager...
