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Local ISPs appear to be falling over themselves in a rush to offer 10Gbps broadband Internet services to residential customers. We ask: why are they doing it? And: is 10Gbps really necessary for residential users? When the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee launched its own 1Gbps residential...
As the telecommunication industry slowly migrates to 100Gb/s transmission in long distance terrestrial optical networks and plans for even higher data rates of 400Gb/s and beyond, improving system OSNR and spectral efficiency are some of the challenges to be surmounted. While system manufacturers are resorting...
The growth in bandwidth demand continues to drive standardization activities, including those of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Standards, for new networking technologies. Video streaming over mobile devices, ride sharing applications, connected car infotainment and autonomous driver-less vehicles are some of the applications that will lead to...
The unstoppable rise of enterprise AI clusters, high-performance cloud computing, and massive east-west data center traffic is forcing network architects to aggressively upgrade infrastructure. As networks migrate from legacy 10G and 40G frameworks to ultra-high-speed 400G, 800G, and 1.6 Terabit Ethernet (1.6TbE) topologies, finding cost-effective...
According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index, IP traffic is growing the fastest in Africa and the Middle East. It will grow by CAGR 42% between 2016 and 2021. The explosive growth in IP traffic pushes the envelope on transmission speed and the quality of...
SEACOM, whose investment in a submarine fiber optic network connecting Africa to Europe and the Asia-Pacific triggered an avalanche of privately funded submarine cables in Africa, is mulling investing in the last mile. The SEACOM submarine network, with most of its landing points in East Africa,...
Improving broadband connectivity in America and addressing the digital divide between rural communities/inner cities and the rest of the country require some level of political intervention. Of the two major candidates running for president, Secretary Hillary Clinton has put forth a specific broadband plan to...
The insatiable demand for high speed Internet access, driven primarily by video, has triggered the deployment of 1Gbps and beyond in cities throughout the United States. 1Gbps or 1,000Mbps is about 60 times the US average advertised broadband speed. It may sound like ultra-fast access speeds...
Continued growth in demand for high speed Internet is pushing the rapid deployment of high data rate access networks. According to the US broadband report, about 59% of Americans can access high speed Internet at 100Mbps or higher. Over 30 Million American families can now...