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01/30/2025

We talked to two key optical networking experts, XKL Chief Systems Architect Chad Lamb and XKL Marketing Manager Darren Yuet, about middle mile networking challenges and DWDM solutions.
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XKL Optical Solutions

Since no two service providers are the same, nor should their DWDM solutions be, XKL has taken a consultative approach that considers every service provider's network expansion and upgrade needs and collaborates to design the ideal optical DWDM solution. The company has developed a “set and forget...

01/29/2025

AT&T's revenues were up slightly in the fourth quarter as the provider continues to expand its fiber network.

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The provider plans to continue expanding its fiber footprint while reinforcing its focus on converged services and an improved customer experience.

01/29/2025

Lightwave+BTR Webinar: Linear Pluggable Optics—The low-power optical interconnects for AI and Hyperscaled data centers

📅 February 5, 2025| 🕒 1:00 PM ET

Join us for a discussion on the important technical differentiators found in this emerging interconnect field and how the electro/optic interoperability and testing needs are being addressed.

🎤 Speakers: Hadrien Louchet, Keysight Technologies Vertical Lead for DC Networking; John Calvin, Keysight Technologies Strategic Product Planner for High-Performance Networking Technology; and Dr. Edward Frlan, Semtech Senior System Architect

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01/28/2025

Are you ready for 800G-1.6T DWDM optical transport?

Join us on January 29 as PacketLight Networks CEO Koby Reshef addresses challenges with three key technological advancements set to shape the industry in 2025:

🔹 L-band spectrum for Expanded fiber utilization
🔹 Flex grid technology for greater network adaptability
🔹 Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) for enhanced security

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01/27/2025

Verizon added over 400,000 broadband net subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2024 and expects to reach nearly 700,000 Fios fiber subscribers in 2025.

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The telco says more consumers see broadband as a key amenity they can’t live without.

01/27/2025

Lightwave+BTR Webinar: Optical Transceivers in the Age of AI: Impacts, Challenges, and Opportunities

📅 February 18, 2025| 🕒 1:00 PM ET

Join us as we explore how AI is transforming optical transceivers and unlocking new possibilities in speed, performance, and interconnects for the future of high-performance networking. Topics include:

🔹 AI data center architectures
🔹 The evolution of Nvidia’s GPU generations and systems
🔹 Key challenges facing AI-driven optics

🎤 Speaker: Frank Yang, Legrand Senior Product Line Manager

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Join our webinar to explore how AI is transforming optical transceivers, data center networking, and Nvidia's GPU-driven architectures, unlocking new possibilities in speed, performance...

01/24/2025

Sean Buckley covers Generation West Virginia's pole attachment process work, BandwidthIG's Atlanta fiber expansion, the optical transport market's rebound, and more in this week's Friday 5.

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Following a decline in 2024, Dell’Oro forecasts that the optical equipment market will reach $16 billion by 2029. Telecom regulations are in play as President Donald Trump...

01/23/2025

Lightwave+BTR Webinar: Innovating the network edge with 100G-ZR QSFP28: The next frontier in coherent optics

📅 February 25, 2025 | 🕒 11:00 AM ET

Join us as we explore the new 100G-ZR QSFP28 pluggable coherent technology and gain insights on validating and deploying the technology in the lab and the field.

Topics include:
🔹 The advantages and capabilities of 100G-ZR QSFP28 coherent technology at the network edge.
🔹 Real-world use cases for 100G-ZR in enterprise, service provider, and service edge networks.
🔹 100G-ZR QSFP28 transceiver testing best practices.

🎤 Speakers: Anabel Alarcon, EXFO Product Manager; Pol Torres Compta, Precision Optical Technologies, Inc. / Belden Inc. Principal Solutions Engineer; Amogh Dendukuri, Juniper Networks Automated WAN Solutions Product Manager

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In this webinar, Juniper Networks, EXFO and Precision Optical Technologies are teaming up to showcase the new 100G-ZR QSFP28 pluggable coherent technology, exploring its foundational...

01/22/2025

Clearfield president and CEO Cheri Beranek said the broadband equipment industry has reached a good inflection point during the recent Needham Growth Conference.

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The broadband equipment vendor sees new revenue potential in helping providers connect homes with fiber-based broadband services.

01/20/2025

What does the future hold for Metro Networks? Read this On-Topic for a look at what's to come.

The metro network continues to evolve. As service providers have built out fiber in metro areas, they have offered Ethernet-based data services to businesses and other providers...

01/20/2025

Check out the latest episode of the Broadband Pulse podcast, where we talk to Shaping Our Appalachian Region Inc (SOAR) Executive Director Colby Hall and FarrPoint Senior Economist Matthew Izatt-Lowry about a study showing the economic benefits of improving broadband in Harlan County, Kentucky.

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FarrPoint in partnership with Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) and Connect Humanity, recently conducted a study that showed that improving broadband in Harlan County, Kentucky, could generate $71.5 million in economic benefits. During this episode we talked to two key broadband and community ad...

01/17/2025

Sean Buckley covers Hawaiian Telcom's $1.7 billion public-private partnership, Edgnex Data Centres by DAMAC's U.S. expansion, Louisiana's BEAD funding, and more in this week's Friday 5.

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Louisiana has become a broadband catalyst, winning the first allocation of Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding. Meanwhile, Ekinops’ optical struggles...

01/16/2025

CoreWeave's two UK-based data centers are now online and hosting NVIDIA AI platform deployments powered by NVIDIA H200 GPUs.

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The renewable energy-powered sites host NVIDIA AI platform deployments with NVIDIA H200 GPUs.

01/15/2025

The push to expand fiber connectivity in rural areas brings a unique set of challenges.

R&M Reichle & De-Massari Market Manager for North America Dieter Studer explains how US service providers can implement European techniques to overcome hurdles and deliver high-speed broadband to underserved areas.

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U.S. service providers can leverage techniques to overcome significant hurdles to deliver high-speed broadband to underserved areas.