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America closing down its copper network – so what’s next?

We have reported in the past on the rapid decline of the copper telecoms network in the USA. A decade ago BuddeComm predicted that it would be impossible to move two customer access networks in parallel towards the new fibre … Continue reading

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Tom Wheeler – new FCC Chairman

After a political and administrative process of more than a month Tom Wheeler was finally been nominated by President Obama as the new chairman of the FCC with the full support of Congress. Unlike other regulators around the world the … Continue reading

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LTE deployments to rise and WiFi’s growing importance acknowledged

Wireless broadband will be an integral and essential part of any advanced digital infrastructure. The mobile broadband market is also fast becoming a major income revenue stream for the providers, having taken over the mobile voice sector. But increased usage … Continue reading

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Broadband – the American way

There have been some interesting discussions recently regarding the status of broadband in the USA. On the one hand there are those who maintain that most people have access to high-speed networks, in particular HFC services based on the DOCSIS … Continue reading

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WCIT and the Tower of Babel

A key reason for the heated debate in relation to the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) at the next World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) is the problem that different parties are talking about different elements while using the same words. … Continue reading

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