When will the billions in funding start flowing for broadband?

https://youtu.be/BNbmS3dkkGg Tens of billions of dollars have been allocated by federal and state governments to deploy broadband infrastructure across the United States. So when will the money start flowing?Gary Bolton, president and CEO of the Fiber Broadband Associates, provides a break down.Filmed at the Fiber Connect 2022 show in Nashville, ...

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DISH activates 5G network covering 20% of U.S.

Dish began offering 5G broadband service to over 20 percent of the U.S. population. This marks a major milestone for Dish's cloud-native 5G Open RAN network."This is a big moment for DISH as we connect customers across the country with America's first and only cloud-native Open RAN network," said Dave Mayo, executive vice president of network development, DISH Wireless. "This milestone was achieved through the collaboration, ingenuity and hard work...

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Google Cloud Region opens in Milan with TIM

A new Google Cloud region has opened in Milan, in partnership with TIM. The new Milan region (europe-west8) is now part of the Google Cloud global network of 34 regions and 103 zones, bringing Google Cloud services to users in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. It is the first of two regions that are opening in Italy,  the second will launch in Turin in the coming months.“The partnership between TIM and Google Cloud will accelerate...

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EXFO and Intel intro 5G service assurance

EXFO has collaborated with Intel on a service assurance solution for 5G network operators. This solution supports automation for cloud specific assurance regardless of whether faults originate in the network, service layers, or in the cloud-native network infrastructure.EXFO’s full-stack assurance solution utilizes platform observability by Intel alongside EXFO’s existing adaptive service assurance (ASA) platform to close the visibility gap among...

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Fiber Connect 2022: Why the fiber industry is super hot

 https://youtu.be/iItoKxW6WaoGary Bolton, president and CEO of Fiber Broadband Association, shares his key takeaways from the Fiber Connect 2022 conference and exhibition in Nashville, TN.With tens of billions in new subsidies promised for broadband rollouts, interest in fiber-to-the-home and middle mile solutions is at an all-time high. Expect new players to join the moment...

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DataStax secures $115 million led by Goldman Sachs

DataStax, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, secured $115 million for its real-time data platform.The funding comes on the heels of strong first quarter company momentum driven by the growing popularity of Astra DB, which is built on the powerful open source Apache Cassandra™ database. Astra DB simplifies cloud-native application development and delivers pay-as-you-go pricing with the freedom and agility of multi-cloud and open source....

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Colombia's Media Commerce picks Ciena

Media Commerce, a telecommunications operator located in Colombia, has deployd Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) coherent optical technology, which is designed to support up to 800Gb/s capacity per channel across terrestrial and submarine applications. Media Commerce's network proveds connectivity services across more than 300 towns that represent 87% of Colombia's national GDP.Media Commerce has deployed a programmable infrastructure based...

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