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Can Telecoms Stop Fixed Wireless Fraud and Bandwidth Abuse?

Broadband Breakfast

Considering that FWA subscribers already use anywhere from 20 to 50 times more bandwidth than mobile users, it’s not hard to imagine how fraud can cause a host of problems for FWA operators, including but not limited to network strain, increased operational costs, and revenue loss.

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Alaska City Loses Internet, Cell Service for Days after Subsea Fiber Break

Broadband Breakfast

The city of Sitka, located on the Alaska Panhandle, lost service Thursday morning after an undersea cable break apparently just 30 miles away. According to a published report , GCI, the state's leading broadband provider, has dispatched repair vessels from Seattle about 850 miles away to find the cable break and fix it.

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How Much Bandwidth Does My Business Really Need?

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July 21 th, 2022 How Much Bandwidth Does My Business Really Need? This blog post will explain bandwidth and help you determine how much your business will need, so you never miss a beat! As a business owner, you know that bandwidth is essential. Cable: this is the same wiring that delivers the cable to your home.

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High-Speed FWA Using mmWave With the Help of Li-Fi

Telecoms Infrastructure Blog

On a regular basis I keep reading about how Fixed Wireless Access ( FWA ) continues to gain ground at the expense of cable operators, especially in the USA (see articles by Ookla , OpenSignal ). One of the challenges with FWA is the need to (generally) install external antennas, especially when higher frequencies like mmWaves is involved.

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Richard Bennett: The Curious Case of Wi-Fi 7

Broadband Breakfast

While this is vastly more bandwidth than anyone knows what to do with, it’s a chimera. Legacy networks built on telephone and cable TV wiring are actually shrinking. The second is the entrenched lobby of legacy cable interests who see no future other than broadband now that consumers have cut the cord on linear TV subscriptions.

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Reflections on the World Communication Awards

Total Telecom

The worlds largest-scale 5G Redcap low-bandwidth pilot for IOT devices did form part of the entries.Various global e-SIM connectivity solutions were also touched upon. Obviously 5G remains a recurring theme with lots of progressive innovations and new solutions presented in various award categories.

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Helsinki Metro’s Cellular Network Pilot

Telecoms Infrastructure Blog

Helsiki's radio network currently in use in the metro is being renewed in order to support the future train traffic control system. Based on that it was decided that the new radio network will be implemented with mobile network technology, as it was seen as best suited to the needs of the new train traffic control system and the metro.

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