Cable broadcasting was not always as prevalent as it was now; the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) stymied the industry for several years to protect local television programming. It was not until the 1984 Cable Act when the FCC deregulated the industry that cable became a burgeoning business. The cable industry was able to invest more […]
Cable operators don’t just deliver cable television anymore. Moody’s market analysis reports that “High-speed data subscriber numbers will surpass video subscribers for Moody’s-rated cable companies in the next year”. The report is not surprising. The internet has disrupted traditional television viewing habits. Television consumers now have the convenience of consuming OTT (Over the Top content) […]
As 802.11ac Wave 2 Wireless Access Points (WAPs) are starting to hit the market and manufacturers are scrambling to fill a market need for multigigabit Ethernet. The second iteration of the 802.11ac wi-fi standard can reach wireless speeds of up to 7Gbps in laboratory settings, an upgrade that makes Wave 1’s 1.3Gbps seem paltry. To […]
Maintaining wiring closets cool is an integral step in preserving the reliability and durability of network and telecom equipment. Condensation, ventilation, and air conditioning are three common methods used to help regulate temperature in wiring closets. This infographic shows these 3 options to keep in mind when building a wiring closet. While air conditioning can […]
The Ethernet Alliance has revealed a standardization road map indicating that by the end of 2020, a total of 6 new standards will support the growing demand for bandwidth in residential, enterprise, and data center environments. This handful of standards indicates that the evolution of Ethernet has strayed from the once linear tenfold pursuit of […]
Telecoms are opting to build Fiber to the Node (FTTN) network architectures to leverage their existing copper lines and avoid the hefty installation costs associated with Fiber to the Home (FTTH) deployment. But even with standards such as G.fast, Docsis 3.1 and VDSL2 vectoring, Telecoms are having trouble delivering stable 100 Mbps performance. Though VDSL2 […]
The Ethernet Alliance announced during last year’s Technology Exploration Forum (TEF) that it would be pursuing a series of 5 new Ethernet standards: 2.5 GbE, 5 GbE, 25 GbE, 50 GbE, and 400 GbE. Instead of pursuing increasingly faster rates, the consortium showed greater sensitivity towards pursuing standards specific to certain networking environments and cost-efficiency. […]
The IEEE Communications Society, the IEEE Phototonics Society, and the Optical Society Association will be sponsoring the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) on March 22nd-26th. The exposition itself will be taking place on March 24th-26th. The conference will report on the latest breakthroughs in the fiber optics and photonics industry. Ranked as the […]
Even though at first glance desktop VoIP phones and traditional phones appear identical, they’re not. Even the simplest VoIP phones are considered computers. This enables VoIP phones to offer a much more dynamic approach to communication than traditional analog telephone lines. VoIP phones rely on the internet to send digital packets. Unlike the analog signals […]
As the demand for faster bandwidth continues to increase, Telecoms will now have the opportunity to offer broadband at fiber-like speeds and forego the expensive costs associated with deploying fiber-to-the-home (FTTH). G. Fast chipsets will allow Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to utilize their existing telephone copper lines to provide high-speed broadband services with speeds of up […]
