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Broadband Forum: Broadband gets 600 million subscribers worldwide

According to the Broadband Forum and analyst firm Point Topic, service providers worldwide added more than 16 million broadband subscribers during the first quarter of this year. The additions brought the total number of broadband subscribers worldwide to more than 600 million.

2012-06-25

Hancock Telephone upgrade amis at broadband, Carrier Ethernet, mobile backhaul

Hancock Telephone, an independent telephone company serving New York and Pennsylvania, will upgrade its network using equipment from ADTRAN, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN), the systems company reveals. The upgrade will aim to improve Hancock’s ability to provide fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and Carrier Ethernet over fiber services. The latter will encompass mobile backhaul services, ADTRAN says.

2012-06-25

Alcatel-Lucent gains Broadband China deal extension for China Telecom

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) says it has won a contract to supply routers to China Telecom as part of the Chinese government’s “Broadband China” initiative. The contract expands Alcatel-Lucent’s involvement in the program; the systems house earlier won a contract to supply fiber to the home (FTTH) equipment.

2012-06-25

CENX gians $9.5M investment from Verizon & Mesirow Financial

CENX, one of the early Ethernet exchange providers, has added $9.5 million to its coffers with a new investment led by both Verizon Investments (NYSE: VZ) and Mesirow Financial Private Equity.

2012-06-25

Will new speed of Verizon's tiers, bundled options make cable jump?

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) finally revealed the pricing for its new 300 Mbps FiOS speed tier and the increase of its existing speed tiers with its new Quantum Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) brand.

2012-06-25

NTT to deploy Fujitsu 100-Gbps DWDM systems to link Tokyo & Osaka

Fujitsu says it has collaborated with NTT Communications Corp. on a successful field test of coherent 100-Gbps DWDM transmission via a commercial fiber-optic cable between Tokyo and Osaka. The test clears the way for full network construction using the 100-Gbps DWDM systems.

2012-06-24

XO Communications improves metro network capacity with Transmode

Packet-optical equipment supplier Transmode Systems AB  says that XO Communications has selected Transmode's TM-Series for metro capacity expansion across the carrier’s nationwide network in North America.

2012-06-24

AFL establishes OPGW network with Eskom in South Africa

AFL, out of its UK operations, has secured a major contract with South African power utility Eskom to supply complete end-to-end communication systems together with installation, supervision, and the final testing and commissioning.

2012-06-24

New connector from 3M streamlines MDU installation

3M’s Communications Products Division has introduced a new multi-fiber pre-terminated option for its One Pass Fiber Pathway product aimed at fiber installation in multiple dwelling units (MDUs).

2012-06-24

Level 3 expands data center capabilities into Omaha

Level 3 Communications (NYSE: LVLT) is taking advantage of the growing demand for managed and cloud-based services by building out a new "Premier Elite" data center facility in Omaha, Neb.

2012-06-24