In the U.S., most MDUs were not built to accommodate future communications/multimedia services or infrastructure additions. This article examines a variety of brownfield MDU environments, and offers solutions that have the potential to reduce provisioning to a matter of hours.

Today, service providers need access to the most accurate data and reliable methods possible of network planning now more than ever. The stakes are too high and investment in infrastructure has grown too costly to not get it right the first time. The top reason for a GIS system for network planning is that huge cost savings are incurred over time and network operations can be tracked specifically and updated almost in real-time. Read more about how it’s done.

How hungry are consumers today for FTTH bandwidths? Can you say “nearly starving”?

The three main challenges linked to delivering IPTV over DSL, are bandwidth limitations, line stability, and power consumption. Given the tight economy, how can providers deal with these challenges without breaking the bank? Read on to learn several sound solutions.

According to a new report by Infonetics Research, the residential services market is forecast to reach $300 billion by 2013, fueled by broadband and video services.

As service providers make PON design decisions for the future, can they split their network architecture between optimized PON controllers and programmable Ethernet switches? Read why this type of split personality may be a strong option for the future of PON design.

Rudolphs are the 10 percent of any organization's people who are the true agents of innovation: people who can shine the light exactly where a company needs to go.

Author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote, "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." Sometimes you need to do both: motivate and inspire y our team.

Most businesses can incorporate some type of honesty program to generate positive feelings, promote two-way respect, foster customer loyalty, and improve staff morale. Furthermore, with all of these benefits and ease in execution, you have to ask yourself honestly "Why didn't I think of that?"