June 12, 2015, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA - TR-069, the Broadband Forum standard which has already transformed the provision of communications services in the home, is set for a new era as an industry survey conducted by Ovum showed that service providers across the world are relying on its versatility and reliability to support them in delivering IoT and M2M services. The report came out as the Forum met for its quarterly meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and continued its...
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UNH-IOL Hosts VDSL2 Vectoring Plugfest
May 29, 2015
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) hosted a plugfest earlier this month for vendors to test their latest VDSL2 vectoring equipment and software. The series of VDSL2 Vectoring Plugfest, organized by the Broadband Forum, have enabled participants to develop interoperable and deployable solutions. Participants included ADTRAN, Alcatel-Lucent, AVM GmbH, Broadcom, Calix, Ikanos, Lantiq, and Triductor.
“The plugfest test events serve a critical role in the industry, helping our member companies develop interoperable and robust solutions,” said Robin...
UNH-IOL Hosts Broadband Forum VDSL2 Vectoring Plugfest
May 28, 2015
DURHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--During the week of May 4-8, eight companies met at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) to test their latest VDSL2 vectoring equipment and software. The series of VDSL2 Vectoring Plugfest, organized by the Broadband Forum, have enabled participants to develop interoperable and deployable solutions. This latest plugfest event focused on testing systems supporting both vectoring and multi-pair bonding, which increase the available data rate for subscribers by adding one or more additional twisted pair connections...
Broadband Forum Holds Industry’s First G.fast Plugfest
February 12, 2015
DURHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--During January 26-30, seven companies implementing chipsets based on the ITU-T’s new G.fast specifications met at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) to perform the first interoperability testing of the new technology. The ITU-T’s G.9701 (G.fast) specification was approved this past December, designed to provide broadband connection speeds of up to 1Gbps over a single twisted pair cable, meeting the ever increasing demands of applications in the home and business around the world.
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G.fast Promises Faster DSL Over Existing Wiring
February 10, 2015
G.fast—the latest and fastest version of DSL—may eventually deliver a super-fast upgrade in speed to DSL users. Late last year, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) approved this new version of the digital-subscriber-line (DSL) standard for Internet access over the plain old telephone service (POTS), also known as the public switched telephone network (PSTN). POTS uses the massive installed base of unshielded twisted-pair wiring from telephone central office to the home or office.
G.fast: A Powerful Weapon for Telcos
December 29, 2014
Approval of G.fast digital subscriber line (DSL) technology is an early Christmas present for the telephone industry. It potentially offers tremendous advantages for these companies, which are facing ever-tougher competition from cable MSOs, Google Fiber – and other independent providers – and wireless operators.
G.fast standard ratified by ITU
December 9, 2014
The ITU announced December 5 that its members successfully met industry's "by the end of the year" expectations for ratifying the G.fast standard. The organization added that its ITU-T Study Group 15 is already hard at work on extensions. Recommendation ITU-T G.9701, "Fast Access to Subscriber Terminals (FAST) - Physical layer specification," will offer carriers who aren't ready to invest in fiber to the home (FTTH) a way to provide broadband access services at data rates greater than VDSL2 with...
New G.fast standard could speed up your broadband to more than 500Mbps
December 8, 2014
The ITU has formally approved the G.fast standard that will deliver broadband with speeds of up to 1Gbps over the existing copper wires between premises and fibre-equipped street cabinets. The new standard is a step up in speed and frequency from the VDSL2 systems currently used to deliver faster speeds - typically 40 or 80Mbps - than ADSL2.
ITU Stamps G.fast
December 5, 2014
G.fast, the technology that will bring 1-Gig speeds to DSL, reached a milestone Friday as the members of the ITU awarded final approval to the standard.
G-fast Chips: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2014 to 2020
November 6, 2014
LEXINGTON, Massachusetts (November 1, 2014) - WinterGreen Research announces that it has published a new study G.fast Chips: Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2014 to 2020. The 2014 study has 256 pages, 109 tables and figures. Worldwide G.fast Chip markets are increasingly diversified, poised to achieve significant growth as broadband is used in every industry segment.