Total Telecom

JANUARY 10, 2025

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.

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Telecom Talk

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Orange and SETAR have announced the construction of the CELIA-CETC (Caribbean ELIte Alliance – Caribbean European Territories Cable), a new

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Telegeography

JANUARY 20, 2025

Now it is, because we just dropped our 2025 Submarine Cable Map. Sponsored by Telecom Egypt, this futuristic, high-contrast design depicts 597 cable systems and 1,712 landings that are currently active or under construction. Happy New Year?

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Telecoms Tech News

AUGUST 19, 2024

SK Telecom and Nokia are joining forces to implement fibre sensing technology, an innovative approach to detecting environmental changes that could affect optical cables in fixed networks. This partnership will utilise machine learning.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Today, instead of partnering with traditional carriers for cable projects, these players are increasingly building their own private cable systems. These new cable projects are some of the largest in the world, often dominating the areas in which they are deployed. In the past, Meta had leased capacity on subsea cables.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 3, 2025

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.  Construction of the network by Hometown Fiber is slated to begin later this year, and is expected to occur in six phases over three years.

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Light Reading

DECEMBER 23, 2024

2024 ends with the formation of the first-ever United Nations Submarine Cable Advisory Group, whose main objective is to develop agreements on best practices to protect the world's submarine cables. Cable disruptions continue to be scrutinized as suspicions of sabotage rise amid geopolitical tensions.

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Light Reading

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Telin has started construction of the Minahasa cable landing station of the Bifrost System, which will strengthen the digital backbone of Indonesia's second international connectivity gateway in Manado.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

To date, the programme has awarded 420 million in grants to 51 projects, the majority of which focus on subsea cables. We are especially prioritising projects that incorporate state-of-the-art technological solutions, such as smart cables.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 4, 2025

Topic #2: Regulatory Relief The regulatory burden imposed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on the BEAD program will unnecessarily delay construction, increase costs and diminish competition among ISPs for the funding.  They are struggling to meet the bandwidth needs of 2020, let alone 2055.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 9, 2024

As part of the railway deployment plan for HS2, mobile and broadband providers would be offered access to spare capacity in the 2,000km of fibre cabling and 80 telecoms masts being constructed alongside the railway, which will connect London and Birmingham.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 9, 2025

Beyond the Cable discusses

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 14, 2025

The rollout of Nokias technology will start in early 2025, in line with the construction of the 2GW platforms. The first platform is scheduled to become operational by 2029.

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Blandin on Broadband

APRIL 9, 2025

Statistics tell the story: In 2023, telecommunications construction like broadband caused seven in 10 drilling-related damages to underground infrastructure in Minnesota. Now, they already see increases in the use of local Minnesota contractors, which will show great improvement for the new construction season.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 9, 2025

Also in the news: Deutsche Telekom combines domestic and international wholesale under T Wholesale banner Toyota completes Phase 1 of Mount Fuji smart city construction Is there still a role for the rural ISP in tomorrows digital infrastructure? Beyond the Cable discusses

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

This unique and innovative initiative combines submarine telecommunications infrastructure with a cable landing station (CLS) and an edge data centre. The submarine cable will feature 12 fibre pairs, each with a capacity of 32 Tbps per pair.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 7, 2025

The company rolled out more than 17,600 miles of fiber cable in 2024 bringing the total fiber deployed since the build launch to more than 103,000 miles. million locations surpassing its year-end goal of 1.75 million fiber-enabled premises across its 20-state footprint.

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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The infrastructure work that started this week follows six months of detailed planning to design the network route, liaison with landowners and communities in the areas that will be connected, and the opening of a new construction base in Codford, where civils operatives delivering the project are based.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Network sites are evolving into processing hubs Telecom infrastructure has historically been designed for a single function; for example, cable landing stations bring subsea cables ashore, intermediate line amplifier sites extend signal transmission distances, and aggregation nodes consolidate fibre routes.

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Light Reading

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In this episode, Light Reading contributing editor Robert Clark and Ross O'Brien, analyst-in-chief at Delta Analysis, discuss what KKR's entry into cable construction might mean for the subsea business.

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Telecoms Infrastructure Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In an earlier post we looked at Cell-Site Construction And Evolution Strategies. Taking the post, the comments, some help from ChatGPT, here is a detailed process of planning, constructing, and commissioning a mobile network site. Ensure proper cable management and secure all cabling to prevent wear and damage.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

News Using Taaras wireless optical networking tech, two drones can establish a birectional connection over multiple kilometres, allowing the operator to bypass damaged sections of its network This week, Vodafone has announced it is piloting a new drone solution aimed at helping networks stay operational in the event of cable damage.

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Light Reading

DECEMBER 23, 2024

2024 ends with the formation of the first-ever United Nations Submarine Cable Advisory Group, whose main objective is to develop agreements on best practices to protect the world's submarine cables. Cable disruptions continue to be scrutinized as suspicions of sabotage rise amid geopolitical tensions.

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Blandin on Broadband

AUGUST 8, 2024

Governing posts an opinion piece from Michael Powell, president of NCTA-the Internet and Television Association, which represents America’s cable industry… The real work takes place on the ground. Take, for example, a recent build in the northern Minnesota community of Lakewood Township.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 4, 2025

They include a little background (of a story I have also been following) This decision comes after Charter, which does business in the city under the name Spectrum and is the city’s largest provider of internet and cable television services, on Feb.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Similarly, in optical transmission scenarios, potential risks such as fiber, cable, and node sharing cannot be proactively identified, resulting in 40% of trouble tickets and at least 4 hours of troubleshooting. Despite such a huge investment, the subscriber churn rate remains over 10%.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 16, 2025

“Then we'll move to permitting and start constructing.” “It’s not lit, it’s dark fiber, but that’s what makes it ideal for carriers, hyperscalers, and potentially even federal and defense agencies that need secure, direct access to the cable landing station.

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VoIP Review

AUGUST 23, 2024

Grid Telecom of Greece and Tamares Telecom of Israel have announced a strategic alliance to establish open-access cable landing infrastructure in Cyprus. The joint venture will utilize the Cable Landing Station owned by Tamares Telecom Cyprus on the western coast of Cyprus.

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VoIP Review

JANUARY 13, 2025

This expansion spanned across a 20-state area with over 17,600 miles of fiber cable deployed just last year, totaling over 103,000 miles since the project’s inception. Cloud platforms played a vital role in maintaining uninterrupted network construction, ensuring dependable connectivity for customers despite natural disruptions.

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Total Telecom

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Gemini plans to construct and operate hyperscale-ready data center facilities in the Greater Athens Area, leading initially with a campus with committed power of 130MW, creating the foundations for establishing a robust digital ecosystem to meet the escalating demands of cloud service providers, content delivery networks and enterprises.

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Erie County, New York’s  ErieNet  broadband initiative is poised to begin construction in Buffalo, NY, after the Buffalo Common Council recently passed a resolution approving the Telecommunications License Agreement with ErieNet LDC. New York Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in New York.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 6, 2025

By requiring that all steel used in BEAD goes through each manufacturing step in the United States, this ensures that the steel supporting vital fiber optic cables and other broadband infrastructure is quality controlled [3]. Compliance with BABA is also vital to the American steel industry which faces increased global competition.

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 25, 2024

"In Massachusetts, it takes close to a year to obtain pre-construction survey results and approximately four years for make-ready work to be completed,” the letter , signed by Maria Browne , an attorney with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, stated.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 4, 2025

The company said that construction was currently underway, but did not specify when Lumos expects to complete the project. Providing symmetrical upload and download speeds, our 100% Fiber Optic technology will be life-changing for thousands of families and small businesses,” Standing said in a press release.

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Telecom Ramblings

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Sparkle has joined Gold Data and Liberty Networks to construct and commercialize the MANTA regional system. The western Caribbean could be getting some new subsea fiber infrastructure soon. … [ visit site to read more ]

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VoIP Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The collaboration aims to introduce Celona’s 5G LAN solution to various industries within China, supported by Oriental Cable Network (OCN) and Inspur, which offer spectrum and core/edge server technology, respectively.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Like other cable companies, Charter had been losing broadband customers this year. The cable losses have been driven in part by wireless carriers offering home internet on excess 5G capacity. More than half of those were from nonpayments, with the rest being mostly voluntary disconnections.

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