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Book by Rouzbeh Yassini covers the origins of cable broadband

Light Reading

Rouzbeh Yassini, often referred to as the 'Father of the Cable Modem,' and his co-pilot, cable industry veteran reporter and analyst Stewart Schley, have penned 'The Accidental Network,' a book about the birth and development of cable broadband technology. It goes on sale September 1, 2025. pressrelease

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New York State’s Dryden Fiber Celebrates 400th Local Subscriber

Broadband Breakfast

In early 2023, Dryden, New York,  formally launched  the town’s municipal broadband network, becoming the first municipality in the state to provide residents with direct access to affordable, publicly owned fiber. The city’s network began with a 50-home trial pilot trial in the southwest part of town.

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Quantum Fiber talks about how older building can work on getting FTTP

Blandin on Broadband

The overbuild process may change depending on the internet service provider (ISP), but typically unfolds as follows: Network design : The ISP’s engineers identify pathways to bring fiber onto the property, to each building and to all units. Each residence receives a fiber-ready modem, with every connection thoroughly tested.

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

Broadband Breakfast

As with most other essential services, there are many places in the United States where no purely private business case will support investment in broadband networks. Federal subsidies therefore are necessary for ubiquitous access to internet service.

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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.

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Agentic AI and the Future of Communications for Autonomous Vehicle (V2X)

IEEE ComSoc

by Prashant Vajpayee (bio below) Abstract: Autonomous vehicles increasingly depend on Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communications , but 5G networks face challenges such as latency, coverage gaps, high infrastructure costs, and security risks. Furthermore, multi-hop routing, network slicing, and delay in handovers cause increment in latency.

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Tariffs and Broadband: Every Day is a New Day

Broadband Breakfast

Networking equipment such as routers, hubs, switches, modems, chips, as well as essential plastics and electronic components used for broadband and 5G deployments, server racks, and data center infrastructure are likely impacted depending upon country of origin for manufacturing of parts and sub-assemblies for this equipment.