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T-Mobile says UScellular deal will help fend off the cable mobile boogeyman

Light Reading

T-Mobile told the FCC that its proposed deal for UScellular spectrum and customers will help UScellular blunt cable modem competition, particularly in rural areas.

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Deutsche Telekom, Skylo, and Qualcomm send direct-to-handset SMS from satellite 

Total Telecom

The devices used were equipped with a Snapdragon® X-80 5G Modem-RF System and integrated NB-NTN satellite connectivity. The messages were sent over Satellite Services (MSS) spectrum and were based technically on 3GPP’s Release 17 specifications for Direct-to-Handset (D2H) connectivity.

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FTTH is more sustainable than cable broadband

Blandin on Broadband

In the manufacturing of its components, an FTTH PON network reduces carbon footprint by 60% compared to an HFC network, due to lighter cables and fewer active network components. At the customer premises, an FTTH ONT cable modem reduces carbon footprint by 18% versus a DOCSIS 4.0 cable modem.

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Air Wireless extends bridge between DOCSIS and wireless

Light Reading

Air Wireless says it has developed a way for cable operators to extend broadband wirelessly off of the fiber node using a platform that taps into existing DOCSIS backoffice and provisioning systems and DOCSIS 3.1 cable modems.

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DOCSIS 3.1+ gets ready to roll

Light Reading

modems and gateways featuring new Broadcom and MaxLinear chips are quietly making their way to market. The devices will let cable ops ramp up downstream speeds to about 8 Gbit/s without major HFC network upgrades. Next-gen DOCSIS 3.1

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

Broadband Breakfast

The problem with this approach however, as alluded to above, is the exponential growth in broadband demand means that public and private investments in DSL, fixed wireless, satellite, and to a lesser extent cable modem technologies only satisfy consumer expectations for several years before needing expensive upgrades.

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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. Ethernet cables give you full gigabit speed.