Louisville, KY. 03 October 2017: De-skilling of installation staff throughout the US is absolutely critical if targets for mass deployment of optical fiber are to be achieved without unacceptable disruption in towns and cities as street-works are carried out. This was the warning given on today’s opening day of ICUEE in Louisville, Kentucky by Emtelle, a leading provider of blown fiber and ducted network solutions for the telecoms industry. “The continuous proliferation in new uses in our Internet Everywhere – Mobile Everything world is putting an ever-increasing strain on our…
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InfiNet Wireless to showcase its latest Smart City solutions at GITEX Technology Week 2017
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – September 25, 2017 – InfiNet Wireless, the global leader in fixed broadband wireless connectivity, will showcase its cutting-edge Smart City solution portfolio at GITEX Technology Week 2017 in Dubai, 8-12 October. Addressing the mission-critical needs of homeland security, traffic management and optimization, remote environmental and health monitoring, InfiNet’s portfolio is uniquely positioned to deliver the robust and reliable infrastructures which are essential for any Smart City project. “With a rapid growth in population across the world in urban cities, the evolution of Smart Cities will…
Read MoreCambium Networks targets France and Morocco with ‘Connecting the Unconnected’ Strategy
New Regional Sales Director Fabien Garcia will lead expansion of the initiative Paris, FRANCE, 4 September 2017 – Cambium Networks, the leading provider of wireless broadband networking solutions, today announced it has appointed a new Regional Sales Director for France and Morocco as it looks to further expand its Connecting the Unconnected strategy. Fabien Garcia brings more than 15 years of experience in the wireless, telephony, and security industries to Cambium Networks, as well as expertise in partner development and management. He will use these skills as Cambium Networks looks…
Read MoreNew wireless broadband products receive UK debut at Cambium Networks’ Reach New Heights event
Nine new solutions for improving network performance demonstrated at Twickenham LONDON, UK, 19 July, 2017 – Cambium Networks, a leading global provider of wireless broadband networking solutions, has laid out its commitment to improving the performance of wireless networks across the country as it unveiled a host of new solutions to the UK market at its Reach New Heights event at Twickenham Stadium. The new products showcase Cambium Networks’ ongoing work in research and development as it looks to make significant strides towards improving the performance and quality of wireless…
Read MoreFree city centre WiFi is a big hit for Inverness and the Highland Council
Inverness, the largest city in the Scottish Highlands, has seen over 17,000 people access its free city centre WiFi in just 6 months following a collaboration between The Highland Council, Purple and Rapier Systems. The Highland Council sought a WiFi solution that would allow them to identify who visits the city and gain a way of effectively communicating with people. Having limited visibility of visitors prohibited them from making effective, strategic changes to the city’s facilities, stores, events and promotions. At the end of last year Rapier Systems, specialists in…
Read MoreStart-ups and telecoms giants among latest additions to Broadband Forum as 15 new members join
Fremont, California, 26 June 2017. The Broadband Forum today announced it has welcomed 15 new members – including three start-ups – as it continues to address the fast-changing broadband landscape. The broad range of industry expertise displayed by the new member companies highlights the continuously expanding breadth of the Broadband Forum’s work which has grown to include a strong focus on next-generation broadband technologies such as virtualization, Software Defined Networks (SDN), the Internet of Things (IoT), next-generation optical networks, 5G and Gfast. The latest additions are CableLabs, EANTC, Fujitsu Limited,…
Read MoreGenesis Technical Systems joins the Broadband Forum
Genesis Technical Systems has become the newest member of the leading global organisation for broadband standards as it looks to shape the global telecom ecosystem Coventry, UK and Calgary, Canada – 26 June 2017 – Genesis Technical Systems is pleased to announce it is the newest member of the Broadband Forum, the leading industry body that is focused on engineering smarter and faster broadband networks. Joining the Forum will allow Genesis to leverage its shared goals with industry leaders from the membership as it works to provide innovative broadband technology…
Read MoreCalix AXOS Solutions Lead Way in First Gfast Certifications by Broadband Forum
Calix is first systems vendor to achieve end-to-end solution certification from DPU to Gfast modem PETALUMA, CA – June 21, 2017 – Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX), the world leader in Subscriber Driven Intelligent Access, today announced that the AXOS E5-16F Gfast Node and the 801F GigaPoint are the first end-to-end solutions to be successfully certified as part of the inaugural Gfast certification program from the Broadband Forum (BBF) and the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL). In addition, for multi-vendor Gfast interoperability, the AXOS E5-16F was certified in a…
Read MorePrysmian invests €250m in its worldwide optical fibre and cable facilities
“The demand for optical fibre and cables for TLC broadband networks increases worldwide. We reply with capacity, innovation and quality,” stated SVP P. Vanhille Inauguration of Europe’s largest optical cable plant in Slatina, Romania Milan, 13 June 2017 – Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has inaugurated today its new optical cable plant in Slatina, Romania, the largest of its kind in Europe. The new Slatina plant is part of a 3-year, €250 million investment plan aimed at improving the Group’s production capacity and…
Read MoreCalix Innovating at Unprecedented Pace – Leverages AXOS to Deliver Cable Industry’s First SDA based 10G EPON Systems in 120 Days
Rapid addition of 10G EPON to AXOS eSeries systems gives cable operators unprecedented flexibility to centralize, distribute, or virtualize network intelligence while delivering cutting edge services PETALUMA, CA – June 6, 2017 – Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX), the world leader in Subscriber Driven Intelligent Access, is leveraging the AXOS platform to innovate at a rapid pace unseen before in the access industry. Today, Calix announced the addition of 10G EPON to its AXOS eSeries systems, providing cable operators with new powerful solutions that easily integrate into their existing networks and…
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