Saturday, October 20, 2012

Qtel Expands FTTH Rollout with Huawei

Qtel has awarded a contract Huawei to implement phase II project of the carrier's national rollout of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) ultra broadband network infrastructure.  Huawei will provide a Turnkey solution which integrates the central equipment room, optical distribution nodes (ODNs), optical line supervision (OLS), optical access equipment, and other equipment. The project will provide 90,000 additional connections and bring Qtel closer...

USDA Announces New Projects

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is funding 24 projects through several loan and grant programs administered by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS); Broadband, Telecommunications loans, the Community Connect grant program, and the Public Television Digital Transition. In the recently completed fiscal year, USDA Rural Development has funded over $170 million in rural telecommunications projects nationwide. Broadband Loans North...