Author: Michal Winkler

The Problem: Worldwide, the investment in DSL technologies is huge….and operators understandably would like to keep using those assets wherever possible.  But that is becoming more of a challenge as residential broadband users demand and more fully utilize triple play services.  More bandwidth is required, and not just for those customers that are easiest to reach because high speed broadband access is also quickly becoming recognized by governments for its value in terms of economic competitiveness and national strategic importance.  (more…)

More service operators today are beginning to use Broadband over Copper solutions very differently. What has changed in the past year is that more Tier 1 operators are either using EFM over Copper and broadband amplifiers or seriously considering them in major RFPs. Now utilization of broadband over copper is frequently being driven by the desire for strategic mass deployment over time, rather than as a stop-gap measure while waiting for the cost of fiber to prove in. (more…)

Enhance, Expand, Increase while Going Green. Wouldn't it be great if you could find a way to grow your revenues, improve your competitiveness, enhance your responsiveness to customers, all while also helping the environment? Now you can.  Becoming more "green" means that you save on carbon fuel, save on energy and use more recyclable materials. (more…)

Having chosen the location of their operations based on cost and convenience, most small and medium business customers (SMBs) are located well outside the fiber footprint. Getting fiber to them is too expensive given the moderate demand that they represent individually, but collectively SMBs represent a huge market opportunity as they drive nearly 70% of the economy worldwide and are starting to use the network and cloud services much more intensively to level the competitive playing field. (more…)