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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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Willmar, Minnesota Moves Forward With Open Access Fiber Network

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21,000), has voted to move forward on plans for a city-owned open access fiber network. According to a  network FAQ , the planned $24.5 million in construction costs will be paid via bonds, which would then be paid back by leasing fees by local competitors looking to access the network.  ” Like many U.S.

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MWC 2025: MasOrange Built Leading Optical Network to Accelerate Digitalisation 

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Pilar Puerta Galvan, Transmission Director of MasOrange, delivered a keynote speech at the Green All-Optical Network Forum on “Leading Optical Network Accelerates Digitalisation.” With the emergence of 5G, 4K/8K Video, digital service and AI new application, the network traffic is expected to triple in the next five years.

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Vermont, Ohio Networks Prove Municipal Broadband Pays for Itself

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21, 2025 – Cities and towns were proving that municipal broadband networks can pay for themselves – without raising taxes, without government bailouts, and without private investment. The S&P-rated precedent should make it easier for future broadband projects to secure funding without needing tax-backed guarantees.

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F5.5G All-Optical Network Commercialized in Asia Pacific, Ushering in a New Era of Intelligent World

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In the Asia-Pacific region, the optical industry is booming, which promotes the popularization and quality improvement of broadband. With policy support and industry collaboration, China has accumulated rich experience from early fiber reconstruction to FTTR and 10 Gbps network evolution.

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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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Startup Stories: Introducing construction management platform OciusX

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The telecom construction industry has traditionally relied on outdated, fragmented tools for project management, leading to inefficiencies, delays, and miscommunication. After witnessing these pain points firsthand whilst building a construction company in Sweden, we started building an internal tool to manage these problems.