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FTTH is more sustainable than cable broadband

Blandin on Broadband

In the manufacturing of its components, an FTTH PON network reduces carbon footprint by 60% compared to an HFC network, due to lighter cables and fewer active network components. At the customer premises, an FTTH ONT cable modem reduces carbon footprint by 18% versus a DOCSIS 4.0 cable modem.

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Air Wireless extends bridge between DOCSIS and wireless

Light Reading

Air Wireless says it has developed a way for cable operators to extend broadband wirelessly off of the fiber node using a platform that taps into existing DOCSIS backoffice and provisioning systems and DOCSIS 3.1 cable modems.

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Modern Broadband is a Telecom Service, Says Former FCC Technology Head

Broadband Breakfast

18, 2024 – Modern broadband should be considered a telecommunications service subject to utility-style regulation, a former Federal Communications Commission staffer told federal judges Tuesday. Broadband trade groups trying to strike down the rules had an early success invoking the Supreme Court’s major questions rule.

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Does promotional broadband pricing make sense to broadband providers today?

Blandin on Broadband

Broadband Communities writes about the conundrum of promotional broadband pricing… It’s time to rethink the way broadband deployers use promo pricing. RCN prefers that users purchase a cable modem. Local channels help keep customers from buying bare broadband. Regulators are annoyed. Bankers are confused.

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Rep. Latta Eying Energy and Commerce Chair

Broadband Breakfast

It oversees the Federal Communications Commission and various components of the communications sector, including broadband Internet Service Providers, cable companies, broadcasters, and wireline and wireless phone companies. The Energy and Commerce Committee’s jurisdiction is broad.

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NTIA Finalizes Guidance on LEO Satellites for BEAD

Broadband Breakfast

3, 2025 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued new guidance Thursday to enhance state access to federal broadband funding for alternative technologies like low-Earth orbit satellites. ” Zumwalt further advocated for uFW to be classified as a Reliable Broadband Service. WASHINGTON, Jan.

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Mobile Internet Setup for Vanlife: Infrastructure Insights from The Road Two Spoons

Telecoms Infrastructure Blog

The Core: A Multi-Path Internet Router At the heart of the setup is the Teltonika RUTX50, a compact yet powerful 3G/4G/5G modem-router that supports multiple WAN inputs and advanced network management.