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Siminn selects Alcatel-Lucent for GPON FTTH equipment
Alcatel-Lucent (Alca-Lu) has been selected by Icelandic fixed line incumbent Siminn to supply its gigabit passive optical network (GPON) fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) equipment.
Indian Operator BNSL Puts Out RFP for GEPON Gear
Indian national operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.(BSNL)has put out a request for proposals for GEPON (Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network) equipment. UTStarcom Inc. looks well placed as it is already working with BSNL on the carrier’s DSL access network, with partner IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM - message board), and is supplying equipment for the [...]
Work on the Tullahoma FTTP System to Commence
Tullahoma, TN residents will soon be seeing engineers and installation crews working in town on the initial stages of the city’s FTTP network. Asked how Tullahoma’s FTTP differs from others, Toccalino said, "Honestly from what we can see it’s that the system is a very clean system," meaning that the TUB power poles are not heavily [...]
Michael Render Defends FTTH Subscriber Data
Michael Render, president of RVA Market Research and Consulting, is defending his recently published data on US FTTH subscribers. His numbers have been questioned as too high by Teresa Mastrangelo, principal analyst at BroadbandTrends. “Certainly all estimates of markets have error, but RVA uses one of the most extensive processes ever used in the telecom industry [...]
France Telecom offers to open its ducts to competitors
France Telecom has announced its proposal to open its ducts to its competitors. Access to existing civil engineering structures will include all information relevant to operators (maps, chamber locations, etc.), enabling them to install their own FTTH network by applying appropriate engineering rules.