France Telecom-Orange, Free call rural FTTH truce

France Telecom-Orange, Free call rural FTTH truce In a sign that the often contentious French fiber to the home (FTTH) market may be calming, France Telecom-Orange has signed an agreement with rival Free that will allow Free to access France Telecom-Orange’s rural FTTH infrastructure.France Telecom-Orange...

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UC2B turns to ADTRAN for Illinois FTTP broadband stimulus project ADTRAN Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN) says it will supply equipment to the University of Illinois and the cities of Champaign and Urbana for the Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband (UC2B) broadband stimulus project. The project aims to enable fiber-to-the-premises...

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SkyLine Telephone Membership Corp

SkyLine Telephone Membership Corp. wins BTOP monies, selects Allied Telesis for FTTH infrastructure SkyLine Telephone Membership Corp., having secured $29 million Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grants and loans, has selected Allied Telesisto supply Gigabit fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) access infrastructure to deliver broadband Internet, video, and...

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Du taps Ericsson GPON gear for UAE FTTH network

Du taps Ericsson GPON gear for UAE FTTH network Du, which has aggressively deployed fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) technology in the United Arab Emirates, says it awarded Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) a contract for GPON equipment.Ericsson will supply its EDA 1500 GPON equipment, passive optical components, and related services.Hatem...

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