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Work begins on E2A transpacific subsea cable

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SK Broadband, and Verizon Business has announced the start of construction of the East Asia to North America (E2A) submarine cable system. Photo courtesy of Chunghwa Telecom The system will be deployed by subsea cable specialist Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and is expected to be ready for service in H2 of 2028.

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PODCAST: The fight to win hearts and minds for rural broadband

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Podcasts On this episode, we discuss strategy and the mission to win hearts and minds on behalf of rural broadband Charles Thomas, the Chief Strategy Officer for Rural Broadband Partners (RBP), says he tells ISPs in rural areas not to view themselves as rural providers. You want to build that into your location, he says.

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The future evolution of ODN technologies

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In traditional ODN construction, the feeder optical cables, distribution optical cables, and drop cables are stripped or terminated onsite for fiber connection. In both OSP and ISP scenarios, cable distribution boxes need to be opened before optical cable installation and connection. and the ODN 3.0

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PODCAST: What California got right about broadband builds

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Podcast Two Lumen representatives joined Beyond the Cable to discuss challenges that make California’s middle-mile build unique and how the state is doing their part assist with timely network builds. As a result, Pohlman said permits were issued faster and priority was placed on broadband builds.

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New platform slashes cable waste by 50% for FTTH-network builders

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FTTH network builders can significantly reduce the amount of expensive optical fibre they throw away thanks to a new initiative from French cabling experts, ACOME Group. ACOMEs QR-Drum assigns a QR code to each cable drum which works as its digital twin, keeping a record of cable lengths, locations and deployment history.

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AT&T mulls acquisition of Lumen’s consumer fibre unit 

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News AT&T has entered into acquisition talks with Lumen Technologies consumer fibre operations, according to Bloomberg , citing people familiar with the matter A potential transaction between the two companies could value the unit at $5.5 As of the start of the year, Lumens residential broadband network covered 21.97 Of these, 4.16

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HS2 project could boost rural broadband, new analysis reveals 

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News The railway line could improve the connectivity for thousands of rural households The High-Speed 2 (HS2) railway project could significantly enhance broadband connectivity in rural areas, according to a new analysis released today from High Speed 2 Ltd, a non-departmental public body run by the UK Department for Transport.

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