FairPoint Scales Peak to Provide Internet Service

MANCHESTER, NH – FairPoint Communications, a provider of broadband Internet access, local and long-distance phone...

Genesis launches DSL Rings as Low-Cost Fiber Alternative

CALGARY – Genesis Technical Systems Corp. announced the North American launch of DSL Rings, a...

Lightpath Launches Managed Backup for MSBs

JERICHO, NY - Lightpath, a fiber-to-the-business provider for New York metropolitan area businesses, announced the...

New Video Codec to Ease Pressure on Global Networks

Geneva – A new video coding standard building on the PrimeTime Emmy award winning ITU-T...

FTTH Council Americas launches Online Community Toolkit

WASHINGTON, DC - Just days after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski issued a "Gigabit...

FDA Clears First Telemedicine Robot for Hospitals

BEDFORD, MA – iRobot Corp., a designer and builder of robotic solutions, announced that the...

Colombia’s ETB Plans 85 Percent FTTH Coverage by 2015

BUENOS AIRES - Colombian state-owned broadband provider Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (ETB) is planning...

Telcos Now See OTT Players as Opportunity, not Threat

PALO ALTO, CA - Marketers in the $1.3 trillion global telecommunications industry are being both...

Global Average Connection Speed Grows 11 Percent Year over Year

CAMBRIDGE, MA – Even as global average connection speed decreased by approximately seven percent between...

AFL Introduces Small Diameter Interconnect Cable

SPARTANBURG, SC – AFL, a provider of fiber optic cable, accessories and equipment, introduced a...

Multi-screen Content Licensing a Major Headache for Pay TV Operators

CAMPBELL, CA - Securing content licensing is the number one business challenge facing pay TV...

COCONUT Consortium Begins WDM-PON Project

ATHENS - OPTRONICS Technologies SA announced the kick-off of the European Union-funded research project COCONUT...

3M Announces Passive Optical LAN Solutions

TAMPA, FL – 3M unveiled a portfolio of Passive Optical LAN Solutions for the enterprise...

18-County Broadband Project Underway in Nevada County, CA

FRESNO, CA – The Central Valley Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure Project has begun construction in...

AFL Launches New Fujikura 12S Fusion Splicer

SPARTANBURG, SC – AFL, a provider of communications products and services, introduced its Fujikura 12S...

FCC Chairman Genachowski Issues Gigiabit City Challenge

Washington, DC – At the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski...

Gigabit Illinois Partners with Evanston and Northwestern University

EVANSTON, IL – Illinois Governor Pat Quinn was joined by leaders from the city of...

EXFO, Sumitomo Partner to Leverage FTTH Diagnostic Technologies

QUEBEC CITY, CANADA — EXFO Inc., a provider of test and service assurance solutions announced...

Schumer Urges Feds to Fund High-Tech Incubator

BINGHAMTON, NY – U.S. Senator Charles Schumer visited the site of the future Southern Tier...

Americans Ready to Switch to Tablets and New Media in 2013

LOS ANGELES - Thirty-nine percent of U.S. adults between the ages of 18 and 34...

Transtelco Completes its Metro Fiber Build in Mexico City

EL PASO, TEXAS/CIUDAD JUÁREZ, MEXICO - Transtelco announced that it has completed construction of its...