What does 5G mean for fixed operators?

In the fourth and final instalment of a series of articles in advance of this year’s Broadband World Forum, Niall Hunt, the digital content lead for the event, explores how

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Ștefan Slavnicu appointed chief technology officer at Orange Belgium

Orange Belgium’s board of directors have validated the nomination of Stefan Slavnicu as new chief technology officer, starting September, 2018.

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Fibre and cable account for three-quarters of global fixed broadband subscriptions

Fibre and cable networks are dominating the global broadband market, with the technologies now servicing 77% of fixed subscriptions, new figures from Point Topic have revealed. According to the Global

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Open Fibre chooses Italtel for network automation

Italtel, alongside Maticmind, announced it has completed a network automation project to automatically configure network services for Open Fibre, the wholesale-only FTTH Italian operator, which expects to reach around 19

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SKY Cable selects Calix AXOS Platform to bring an unmatched subscriber experience to Manila and beyond

Calix, Inc., announced SKY Cable Corporation (SKY Cable), the cable operator in the Philippines, will leverage end-to-end solutions from Calix to drive an expansive network transformation to fiber. With plans to serve

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Vodafone and Huawei enhance fibre access with Fixed Access Network Slicing

Vodafone and Huawei have conducted a successful field trial of Fixed Access Network Slicing. The virtual access network solution partitions a physical fibre to the home (FTTH) network into multiple

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Fibre speeds with minimal network upgrades? With TR-355, it’s possible

In an industry environment where operators are looking to launch new, competitive ultrafast services and vendors are evolving to meet an ever-changing customer base, the need for a defined set

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ZTE unveils DPU solution to enable ‘super-simplified, open and SDN-ready’ hybrid FTTH & FTTdp networks

ZTE Corporation, an international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, announced the launch of its simple distribution point unit (DPU) solution ahead of Broadband

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How to level the playing field with SDN

Waving an SDN (Software Defined Networking) magic wand over traditional network operator infrastructure to make it ‘just like OTT’ is a good deal easier said than done.

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