Broadband Business Forecast articles from July 2007

Broadband Business Forecast archives from July 2007

Company To Watch: Broadband Audio Challenger Aims To Defeat Dolby.
July 25, 2007... While there's been massive attention in the broadband world to the kind of bandwidth consumed by video - a key issue to be sure in the coming age of IPTV - little has been said about the bandwidth needed to dish up the kind of audio that...

Carrier Ethernet Microwaved.
July 25, 2007... Israeli microwave-backhaul-hardware house Ceragon Networks has become the first global microwave provider to pass certification by the Metro Ethernet Forum. Ceragon says its FibeAir IP-MAX system made it through the MEF's tests for MEF...

Nano Comes To Fiber: Corning's New Twist.
July 25, 2007... Corning has come up with a rare new twist in fiber optics, using nanotechnology to create fiber that literally can be twisted around corners. The new "nanoStructures optical fiber," developed by Corning and which will see its first use in...

Sparkplug Rolls The Dice In Las Vegas.
July 25, 2007... Fixed wireless broadband house Sparkplug has bought Las Vegas-based Verde Communications, reputedly the oldest wireless broadband provider in southern Nevada. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but the deal is but...

DSL House Ikanos Goes Optical.
July 25, 2007... VDSL specialist Ikanos has decided also to enter the Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON)-based fiber to the home (FTTH) market. Rather than re-invent the wheel, though, Ikanos is licensing the technology it needs to break into the...

Hong Kong Tops FTTH Ranking, U.S. Comes In Dead Last.
July 25, 2007... Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan top the world in the percentage of homes to which broadband is delivered via fiber to the home (FTTH), according to a ranking released jointly by the FTTH Councils of Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America....

New Intelligent Community Contest Begins.
July 25, 2007... The race has begun for cities around the world to try to win the honors as the next "Intelligent Community of the Year" based on the use of broadband - a crown won this year by Waterloo, Ontario. The Intelligent Community Forum, which...

People To Watch 7/24/07.
July 25, 2007... *Broadband semiconductor house Conexant Systems has recruited Daniel Artusi as president and CEO. The company had been searching for a new CEO since March, when Dwight W. Decker disclosed his plans to retire. Artusi most recently was...

Analysis: What Price Wi-Fi Roaming?
July 25, 2007... Wi-Fi access points or hot spots have become available in a diverse range of locations including airports, cafes, hotels, train stations and even on beaches. Most incumbent operators and their leading rivals on the mobile side have become...