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Several Companies Take Part in New Hampshire Testing Event at VDSL2 G.vector Interoperability Plugfest
July 12, 2013
Alcatel-Lucent, Broadcom, JDSU take part in VDSL2 G.Vector plugfest Read more: Alcatel-Lucent, Broadcom, JDSU take part in VDSL2 G.Vector plugfest -
July 11, 2013
A group of 14 vendors recently met for a second plugfest event at the University of New Hampshire-Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL), where they conducted interoperability testing of the G.Vector aspects of VDSL2.
Fourteen Companies Participate in Broadband Forum's Latest VDSL2 G.vector Interoperability Plugfest
July 9, 2013
FREMONT, Calif. & DURHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Operators around the world are looking to the G.vector technologies to provide a boost to the VDSL2 subscriber data rates, thereby meeting the needs of multi-service home and business customers. G.vector will likely also be utilized in new network architectures and technologies being developed now inside the Broadband Forum and ITU-T, such as the Fiber to the Distribution Point (FTTdp) and G.fast. Interoperability is vital to the growth of this technology.
Broadband Forum Holds Industry's First G.vector Interoperability Plugfest For VDSL2
March 28, 2013
FREMONT, Calif., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fifteen companies met in Durham, NH, USA during the week of February 25 – March 1, 2013, to participate in the first wide scale interoperability testing of equipment implementing ITU-T G.vector for VDSL2. This plugfest, the first of a planned series of interoperability events organized by the Broadband Forum, and hosted by the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), was focused on detailed testing of G.vector functionality.
The Connected Home Protocol
January 9, 2013
As tech-savvy individuals, it's likely that we've all had a phone call from a family member or friend that usually begins with the obligatory compliment, "I know you're good with computers, and I was hoping you could help me ..." A few years ago, this type of call was more about helping our family member or friend find a file on their computer, but today the technical challenges have evolved. Now, the questions are more likely about connectivity within the...
Broadband Forum introduces TR-69 certification program
October 18, 2012
The Broadband Forum on Tuesday during this year's Broadband World Forum event unveiled its new certification program, BBF.069, to certify that broadband CPE adheres to the forum's TR-69 network management specification.
As Global Broadband Subscription Passes 624.1 Million, Effective Management Of The Connected Home Has Never Been More Important
October 16, 2012
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to the latest figures published by the Broadband Forum and prepared by broadband industry analysts Point Topic, broadband subscriptions have soared to over 624 million, presenting a huge opportunity for the future of the connected home. Amid this news, the Broadband Forum has launched its BBF.069 CPE Certification Program and announced the first certified devices, on the opening day of the Broadband World Forum. Congratulations to the companies whose products have achieved the...
Broadband Forum Holds Industry's First VDSL2 G.vector Plugfest
October 11, 2012
FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During September 24 – 28, 2012, multiple chipset companies met at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) to perform the first interoperability testing of the ITU-T's new G.vector specifications. The G.vector technology provides a boost to VDSL2 subscriber data rates by leveraging new features in the G.vector specification to cancel the crosstalk in real-time between VDSL2 enabled wire pairs in the copper network. Removing the effects of the crosstalk noise between...
Reaching Into The Home Network
September 7, 2012
Once upon a time, edge-of-net- work devices – also known as telephones – belonged to tele- phone companies, and life was simple. In 1968, the FCC opened up telephone networks to user-owned devices, paving the way for a new era of faxes, modems, answering machines and high-tech phones. Life was still simple, at least for phone companies, because subscribers were responsible for their own devices.