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Vecima puts 'New Radio over Coax' in sight with 4GHz-capable node

Light Reading

Vecima's new compact, standardized 'GAP' node supports DOCSIS and PON today, but the product's roadmap also includes New Radio over Coax (NRoC), a cable industry project focused on delivering 5G on HFC.

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Cable Industry Pushes Congress to Protect Wi-Fi and Shared Spectrum

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2025 – The cable industry asked Congress Tuesday to protect shared and unlicensed spectrum bands as part of the sweeping budget bill Republicans are working on pushing through. “The CBRS and 6 GHz Wi-Fi bands are working – for consumers, for innovation, and for the U.S. economy.

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Industry Backs FCC’s Push to Eliminate ‘Outdated’ Regulations

Broadband Breakfast

households; and, local radio and TV station ownership rules, which limit how many stations a single company can own in a given market. Preserve amateur radio frequencies, fearing that deregulation could lead to spectrum auctions that take away critical airwaves from HAM radio operators.

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Vocus to acquire TPG’s fibre and fixed network assets for $3.35bn 

Total Telecom

Vocus will also gain access to TPG’s fibre network, IT assets, and international submarine cables, including the PPC-1 cable linking Sydney to Guam. The deal will significantly extend Vocus’ reach, adding more than 50,000 km of fibre and connecting nearly 20,000 buildings across all Australian capital cities.

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GCI Customers In Sitka, Alaska to Lose Service for Days Amid Fiber Maintenance

Broadband Breakfast

The company said it will provide alternate, third-party connectivity for low-bandwidth services via satellite and radio wave during the 8-day maintenance period.  Josh Edge , a spokesperson for GCI, told Broadband Breakfast in an email that the company’s technical team detected what looked like damage to a strip of undersea cable.

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CBRS Market to Exceed $1.3 Billion, Says SNS Telecom & IT

Total Telecom

GHz CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) band is experiencing a renewed wave of enthusiasm. After many years of regulatory, standardization and technical implementation activities, the United States’ dynamic, three-tiered, hierarchical framework for coordinated shared use of 150 MHz of spectrum in the 3.5 Billion by the end of 2027.

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EE takes coverage to the top of Ben Nevis 

Total Telecom

EE and LMRT worked together to install a single antenna and cable to the mast, which has significantly expanded the network’s range and improved communication capabilities for rescue teams. We primarily use VHF radios to communicate with our base and other team members on the hill.

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