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RFoG Overview

RF over Glass (RFoG) is a simple Hybrid Fiber/Coax (HFC) technology that replaces the coax access network with a...

RFoG Overview
posted on: Oct 27, 2009 | author: John Bartell

A Cornucopia of Broadband

Carriers have many choices for delivering broadband servies to residential and business subscribers they choose to...

A Cornucopia of Broadband
posted on: Oct 15, 2009 | author: John Bartell

PON, VDSL, and DOCSIS 3.0 Demand Up

From a Dell’Oro Group press release issued today… “Two important factors impacting demand for Access...

PON, VDSL, and DOCSIS 3.0 Demand Up
posted on: Aug 26, 2009 | author: John Bartell

DOCSIS 3.0 Tutorial

HFC DOCSIS Cable Modem and Router DOCSIS 3.0 (sometimes DOCSIS 3) is a standard developed by CableLabs to upgrade...

DOCSIS 3.0 Tutorial
posted on: Aug 13, 2009 | author: John Bartell

DOCSIS 3.0, a DSL nightmare

As much as the DSL folks would like to disbelieve, DOCSIS 3.0 is here today, works quite well, and will be ubiquitous...

DOCSIS 3.0, a DSL nightmare
posted on: Aug 10, 2009 | author: John Bartell

Six reasons GPON has been so successf...

GPON has been a great success, especially in the USA.  Many vendors provide GPON products and accessories, and many...

Six reasons GPON has been so successful
posted on: Aug 7, 2009 | author: John Bartell

Competition Drives FTTP

What is the big driver for FTTP deployments?   In a word–competition, if this was not already obvious. FTTP...

Competition Drives FTTP
posted on: Aug 5, 2009 | author: John Bartell