ROME, GA —  The crowdfunding application CrowdFiber (imagine a cross between Kickstarter, a GIS system, and Google’s fiberhoods) launched today to bring together stakeholders in the creation of sustainable gigabit communities. “It’s vitally important for service providers to have better tools to aggregate the growing demand for advanced broadband services, and communities need better tools to attract or justify infrastructure investments,” said co-founder Greg Richardson. “We built CrowdFiber to help people creatively address these challenges.” CrowdFiber [...]

OMAHA, NE – Design and engineering firm Optica Network Technologies says it is nearing the completion of Phase 1 construction of a fiber-to-the-home network in Georgia for Xcelerate Broadband, formerly Bulldog Cable. Phase 1 began in April and is on schedule to be completed and turned up in August; Phases 2 and 3 are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2013. The project is funded in part by broadband stimulus loans and grants. Xcelerate Broadband will offer advanced [...]

Stockholm - Enivest, a  regional fiber provider in Norway, has selected Tilgin’s Flexible Premise Solution for its  FTTH network. It will combine Tilgins’ fiber termination unit MSA970 with the HG2300 home gateway, managing all the equipment through tGem, Tilgin’s TR-069 Auto Configuration Server (ACS). Tilgin says its fully managed solution allows operators like Enivest to radically simplify the deployment and maintenance of their connected homes. They will also be able to cut back on field visits due [...]

LOUISVILLE, CO  – CableLabs, the nonprofit research and development consortium for the cable industry, announced qualification of the first devices to implement version 1.0 of the DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON (DPoE) specifications. The qualification marks a new milestone in the cable industry enabling the interoperability of access network equipment based on Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) technology. This capability allows cable operators to quickly and seamlessly integrate fiber-based access network technology to meet the high bandwidth [...]

FREMONT, CA – Accelerating GPON deployment is the goal of the new BroadbandSuite 6.2 from Broadband Forum,  a nonprofit industry organization. The new program, which establishes a fiber interoperability test plan, is being introduced at a time when fiber is the fastest-growing access technology worldwide. The suite offers verification tools to simplify equipment selection and keep up with market demands for stable, high-speed broadband networks. BroadbandSuite 6.2 builds on the Forum’s BBF.247 ONU Certification Program, which is widely [...]

RIDGELAND, MS — Telepak Networks, a competitive broadband provider based in Mississippi, announced plans to sell fiber-based digital broadband services under the C Spire Fiber brand — signaling a convergence between wired and wireless services. Telepak and C Spire Wireless, which are related companies, will continue to operate independently under the marketing services agreement. Hu Meena, president and CEO of C Spire Wireless, said the move makes sense for both companies. “In today’s world, wireless [...]

Princeton, MA — A contract has been signed between the town of Princeton and G4S Technology LLC to design a fiber optic broadband network connecting town offices, schools and residences with high-speed Internet access. Headquartered in Omaha, Neb., G4S Technology maintains a Massachusetts office in Springfield. Voters at the May 14 town meeting approved an article requested by the Princeton Broadband Committee to allocate funding for design services, which are expected to be completed by [...]

KUUSIOKUNNAT, FINLAND – Finnish network cooperative Verkko-Osuuskunta Kuuskaista (Kuuskaista) has chosen the Calix E7-2 and E7-20 Ethernet Service Access Platforms (ESAPs) to bring advanced broadband services to central Finland. Kuuskaista is an open-access fiber network operator for residential and business services as well as mobile backhaul. Working closely with Calix and local channel partner K&K Active Oy (K&K Active), Kuuskaista will use GPON and point-to-point gigabit Ethernet technologies to power its network and lay the groundwork for transforming the broadband [...]

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – Ikanos Communications, Inc., a provider of advanced broadband semiconductor and software products for the digital home, announced its new inSIGHT Broadband Experience Manager (BXM), an in-home broadband diagnostic and monitoring solution integrated into a DSL communications processor, designed to enable carriers to realize significant operational cost savings and improve consumers’ quality of experience. The inSIGHT BXM is currently available for lab trials. General availability is scheduled for early 2014. Remote Diagnosis [...]

NEW YORK, NY – Time Warner Cable Business Class announced its Teleworker Solutions, a suite of four bundled packages designed to meet the needs of businesses with remote employees, across its Texas, Mid-West and Pacific West markets. The new bundles will combine high-speed Internet with Business Class Phone and Managed Security to meet the needs of remote workers. “Making it possible for employees to work remotely has not only become a benefit for companies and [...]