Blandin on Broadband

AUGUST 21, 2024

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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Cable Broadband Modem Manufacturing 85

Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

7589, the ROUTERS Act , directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to study the security risks posed by consumer routers and modems manufactured by foreign-owned companies;  H.R. 1513, the FUTURE Networks Act , establishes a 6G task force within the FCC. This bill aims to ensure that the U.S.

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VoIP Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

These devices incorporate Qualcomms Modem-RF and Wi-Fi 6 technologies. The focus on fixed wireless broadband through 5G networks looks promising, especially in regions lacking fiber infrastructure. Nokia’s 5G FWA and Wi-Fi 6 devices will be manufactured in India. 5G FWA offers several benefits.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Public reporting and government investigations have shown that Chinese Communist Party-supported hacker groups have targeted software vulnerabilities in end-of-life (a product no longer supported or updated by the manufacturer) and Chinese-made routers, respectively, to conduct digital espionage and cyber attacks in the United States and Europe. 

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 24, 2025

The Trump administration’s plan to impose substantial tariffs on imports critical to ISPs, telecom companies, and all those in the broadband space, is likely to cause disruption, at least in the short-term. Right now, every day is a new day when it comes to anticipating needs in broadband. based manufacturing.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 1, 2025

With the Senate Commerce Committee having advanced many of these measures in recent weeks, House lawmakers were now advancing their side of the bipartisan tech agenda, with proposals spanning broadband expansion, supply chain security, smart device regulation, and consumer protections. Bob Latta , R-Ohio, and Trent Kelly , R-Miss.,

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 12, 2025

chip manufacturing. The committee’s bipartisan Securing Semiconductor Supply Chain Act was one of several bills advanced Wednesday , alongside measures to coordinate federal broadband initiatives, address space satellite congestion, and enhance cybersecurity protections against foreign-made telecom equipment. "This

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