Full Speed Ahead for High-Speed PON?
High-speed PON is clearly a growing phenomenon. With demand for ever-faster broadband service still soaring and massive government subsidies for fiber network builds now available, the pace of high-speed PON development will only accelerate. Where is PON technology heading? What new services and applications will the technology enable? What are the greatest challenges in upgrading and deploying high-speed PON? How can these challenges be overcome? In this video interview, Harj Ghuman, vice president of strategic products at Precision Optical, explores these and other issues.
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GFiber's John Keib: 'Service is our core product'
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Dish's networking chief on the importance of time
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5G Americas president urges Congress to help with spectrum, net neutrality
"The US can be a leader in global communications, we can be a leader in technology, we can be a leader in jobs and the economy," says 5G Americas President Chris Pearson. "And if you do that, you have a strong country."
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T-Mobile US taps Airties for Smart Wi-Fi & Other Updates
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Thelander's adventures in 5G, both personal and professional
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Touring Ericsson's 5G manufacturing plant in the US
Heavy Reading analysts Gabriel Brown and Ruth Brown toured Ericsson's massive 5G manufacturing plant in Lewisville, Texas, where it builds its equipment for the US.
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