Broadband Access

The telecom blogosphere is rife with reaction to the details of the $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus funding. (Acronym reminders: NOFA – Notice of Funds Availability; NTIA – National Telecommunications and Information Administration; RUS – Rural Utilities Service)Here are some snippets. Vince Vittore, Yankee Group: “Probably the most disappointing of the multiple definitions offered up by this NOFA. Broadband under ...

AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless might be exploring netbooks lately, but the next wrinkle in the device wars will be a new category of connected device — call it the smartbook, or the netphone. Regardless of nomenclature, the coming smart-net-phone-book will embed broadband — 4G and HSPA, most likely — and be sold with open source operating systems and a ...

The federal government has, at last, spelled out who may seek the grants and loans provided in the broadband portion of the 2009 American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, and the process for doing so. The responsible agencies – the Rural Utilities Service and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration – also have clarified questions surrounding the definition of broadband; the ...

Comcast Corp. is becoming an MVNO on the Clearwire Corp. WiMAX network, and on Sprint-Nextel Corp.’s 3G data EV-DO Rev. a network. Result: Combined 3G/4G service with seamless roaming between the two thanks to dual-mode Comcast-branded wireless data laptop cards, plus a 4G-only service for those that don't travel from town to town.The cableco, a Clearwire investor, is launching the ...

Calix announced this week the availability of the Calix E5-312 Active Ethernet (AE) platform and extended GPON reach on Calix C7 Multiservice Access Platform.The Calix E5-312 delivers last-mile active Ethernet service to residential subscribers at distances of up to 60km while preserving service providers’ current investment in Calix’ ONTs. The flexibility of the Calix 700GX ONTs, which auto-detects and supports ...