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Lightpath Expands Miami Network, Connecting New Cable Landing Station

Total Telecom

“This latest expansion to a Miami cable landing station demonstrates Lightpath’s continued commitment to, and investment in, the Miami region,” explained Tim Haverkate , EVP Major Infrastructure Solutions, Lightpath. For media inquiries: JSA for Lightpath 1-866-695-3629 jsa_lightpath@jsa.net SOURCE Lightpath

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Sebastian Sassi: 3 Rules Broadband Disruptors Follow to Win the Bandwidth Battleground

Broadband Breakfast

There’s limited manufacturing capacity for fiber cable and high-quality components. It also turned to an independent manufacturer to customize its order, as a more nimble and flexible fiber cabling supplier was able to rapidly tailor the required FTTH hardware to suit their needs.

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Tom Reid: Common-Sense Solutions to Closing the Digital Divide in Rural America

Broadband Breakfast

We need networks designed to meet 30+ years of bandwidth growth as illustrated in the timeline below. They are struggling to meet the bandwidth needs of 2020, let alone 2055. The views expressed in Expert Opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect the views of Broadband Breakfast and Breakfast Media LLC.

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Building Better Broadband: Why LEO Satellites and Hybrid Solutions Work Best Together

Broadband Breakfast

High costs, bandwidth congestion, and uneven performance may soon be a thing of the past. As more users share each satellite beam, bandwidth becomes congested, and overall speed declines. Undersea fiber‑optic cables still haul most of the planet’s data, which proves that robust ground infrastructure remains indispensable.

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Tim Stelzig: Explaining BEAD, Trying to Bridge the Digital Divide

Broadband Breakfast

The bandwidth required for a voice telephone call is low and fixed, meaning that once the capital investment is made to support telephone service in a location, that location has telephone service for the effective life of the facilities ( i.e. , for decades). Please send pieces to  commentary@breakfast.media.

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How Many Devices Can 1 Gigabit Internet Support?

All West Telecommunications

A 1-gigabit internet plan gives you download and upload speeds of up to 1,000 Mbpsthis is made possible by light pulses through fiber optic cables. Compared to older internet types like DSL or cable, gigabit internet is way faster and more reliable. As you get closer to using your plans bandwidth limit, things can start to slow down.

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Rohit Rawool: Why Hardware Matters in a Software-Driven World

Broadband Breakfast

  ROADM modules, on the other hand, allow network operators to remotely manage and reroute optical signals without manual intervention, making networks more flexible, efficient, and scalable to meet growing bandwidth demands. Please send pieces to  commentary@breakfast.media.