Historical trend lines indicate a growth in nominal data rate usage among Internet subscribers at nearly 42 percent annually over the past several years. This growth rate may plateau in rural areas where there is relatively little competition among providers. Nevertheless, 10-gigabit backhaul requirements can materialize even under much slower bandwidth growth conditions, as when IP video drives a beginning nominal data rate of 30 megabits-per-second for new subscribers.
While billions of dollars are spent annually delivering high-speed fiber networks to MDUs, poor planning of fiber network interfaces and service delivery to a consumer’s media devices can leave everyone, from the builder/developer and building owner to the service provider and tenants/subscribers, frustrated. Believe it or not, there are alternative solutions, and they can even help save you money.
True Thought Leaders possess and share industry expertise. But just as important, they help mentor others by the positive attitude they consistently show as they lead their teams through difficult times.
Talk about mixing your energy sources! Learn how one young Turkish provider, Avea, deployed its first hybrid wind and solar solution to power base stations instead of enrolling diesel generators. Multiple reasons make this idea quite powerful to say the least.
To the seasoned OSP engineer, the thought of deploying fiber in anything but a conduit buried at least 36 inches underground may seem as crazy as climbing up a utility pole in a thunderstorm. Not so crazy, however, is considering alternative methods that are both cost- and environmentally-friendly.
The ever-increasing bandwidth demand in fiber access networks for 1 Gb/s and beyond is accelerating the adoption of next-generation access technologies where using an evolutionary overbuild approach based on existing PON systems is the method of choice. But it’s not as easy as it looks. To understand the powerful nature of this evolution, read HOW this technology works from the chipset and beyond.
Bill Gates' 2007 prediction of a "connected experience 24 hours a day" is fast becoming a more common realty as homes become not only conntected but also highly integrated. This vision, according to Parks Associates, will become widespread in the next 10 years. This evolving equipment has extensive implications when it comes to how cable operators will ultimately test their networks.
The best marketing strategies, those that yield long-term value, are based not on trends, anecdotal evidence, or past success stories. It is now necessary to develop a new paradigm by fusing marketing and finance.
Constantly reminding ourselves of how uncertain our future is does a great disservice to our professional lives as well as wreaks havoc on our attitudes, relationships, and health...Despite the bleak forecasts, all is not lost. In fact, contrary to conventional wisdom, the financial crisis may actually contain several profound benefits buried beneath the bad news.
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