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  • In Q4 2023, Mediacom plans to roll out DOCSIS 4.0

    by Diana Muratov
    February 16, 2023

    February 16, 2023 By Diana Muratov

    The fifth-largest cable operator in the country, Mediacom, is ramping up its network upgrade plans. According to CTO J.R. Walden, the company plans to start live testing full duplex (FDX) DOCSIS 4.0 equipment in Q3 and launch service with a small number of customers in Q4. Walden claims that Mediacom typically lets larger competitors with […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: https://mediacomcable.com/, Mediacom

  • Telecommunications
  • With the X75 chip, Qualcomm gets ready for 5G-Advanced

    by Diana Muratov
    February 15, 2023

    February 15, 2023 By Diana Muratov

    With the Snapdragon X75, Qualcomm’s 5G-advanced ready chipset, the company is preparing for the next stage of 5G. Although it will support 3GPP Release 18, which is regarded as 5G-advanced and is expected to be completed in the middle of 2023, the chip is based on the 3GPP Release 17 standard. Advanced features of 5G […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: Qualcomm, Snapdragon X75

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  • Over $1 billion is paid by Liberty Global for a Vodafone minority stake

    by Diana Muratov
    February 14, 2023

    February 14, 2023 By Diana Muratov

    This week, European operator Liberty Global paid more than $1 billion to acquire a minority stake in rival Vodafone. Analysts noted the transaction could pave the way for a number of other potential strategic moves, despite the company’s insistence that it wasn’t a prelude to an acquisition play. According to a press release from Liberty […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: Liberty Global, Vodafone

  • Telecommunications
  • Shipment of 1M amps by CommScope portends the DOCSIS 4.0 upgrade wave

    by Diana Muratov
    February 13, 2023

    February 13, 2023 By Diana Muratov

    Radiofrequency amplifier shipments of more than 1 million were made in 2022, according to cable vendor CommScope. In a sector with billions in revenue and tens of millions of subscribers, that may not seem like much, but Dell’Oro Group VP Jeff Heynen said it’s probably one-and-a-half to two times what CommScope would ship in a […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: ATX, CommScope, Converged Cable Access Platform, Craig Coogan, DOCSIS 4.0

  • Telecommunications
  • Cox aims its cutting-edge solution at retailers

    by Diana Muratov
    February 10, 2023

    February 10, 2023 By Diana Muratov

    Cox Communications views its numerous nationwide points of presence and extensive fibre network as competitive advantages in the developing market for enterprise edge compute solutions. The retail industry has been chosen by the ISP and cable juggernaut as a promising place to start. According to Sheraline Barthelmy, head of product and marketing at Cox Edge, […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: Barthelmy, Cox, Cox Communication, Fibre, Microsoft

  • Telecommunications
  • Frontier aims for 100,000 fibre passings in West Virginia

    by Diana Muratov
    February 9, 2023

    February 9, 2023 By Diana Muratov

    Frontier Communications’ multi-year fibre expansion roadmap calls for the company to ramp deployments to 1.6 million new passings by 2023, with a sizable portion of those in West Virginia. The operator announced plans to invest $100 million in expanding to 100,000 new locations in the state this year alone. Elkins, Fairmont, Grafton, Hinton, Logan, Nitro, […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: fibre passing, Frontier, Rural Digital Opportunity Fund

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  • Nokia expands its E-band portfolio for 5G

    by Diana Muratov
    February 8, 2023

    February 8, 2023 By Diana Muratov

    Nokia’s been working on some upgrades to its Wavence microwave portfolio, culminating in today’s introduction of new Wavence microwave solutions for 5G deployments in both urban and rural areas. While fibre appears to be all the rage these days, it cannot easily reach every single location. According to Nokia, the microwave is the preferred option […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: E-Band, Fibre, Nokia

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  • According to an Ericsson report, tiered pricing for 5G will be reinstated

    by Diana Muratov
    February 7, 2023

    February 7, 2023 By Diana Muratov

    Ericsson is attempting to disprove 5G skeptics by releasing a special Business Review edition of its twice-yearly Mobility Report, which shows that in the top 20 5G markets, including the United States, operators have seen a significant boost in network performance as a result of 5G deployment. Furthermore, Ericsson claims that as these operators’ 5G […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: 5G, Ericsson

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  • 5G SA expansions in 2023 will help Nokia, Ericsson, and Mavenir

    by Diana Muratov
    February 6, 2023

    February 6, 2023 By Diana Muratov

    Most of the world’s leading carriers have now implemented 5G standalone (SA) networks. 5G SA denotes that operators have upgraded their 4G cores to 5G in addition to running 5G in their radio access networks (RAN). In a recent blog post, Dell’Oro listed every known 5G SA network, which includes all the main North American […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: Dell'Oro, Ericsson, Mavenir, Nokia

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  • Verana technology will be tested by Verizon for integrated access and backhaul

    by Diana Muratov
    February 3, 2023

    February 3, 2023 By Diana Muratov

    IAB, or integrated access and backhaul, has been rather quiet lately. However, Verana Networks has announced today that Verizon will test its 5G IAB technology on its mmWave spectrum later this year. In a nutshell, IAB designates the use of a portion of a network operator’s spectrum assets for wireless backhaul. By doing this, the […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: https://verananetworks.com/, IAB, Verana Networks, Verizon

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