SPARTANBURG, SC – AFL, a provider of communications products and services, introduced its Fujikura 12S fusion splicer, a small, light and portable fusion splicer. At just 4.76″W x 6.38″D x 2.24″H, the full-featured 12S fusion splicer is engineered to increase efficiency in the field. With its fully ruggedized chassis, the 12S provides protection from shock, dust and moisture while its transit case offers multiple options to optimize available work space. The work tray can be [...]

Roku this morning announced that the company has struck a new deal with Time Warner Cable, allowing Time Warner Cable customers to stream 300 channels via their Roku devices. Like with most TV Everywhere initiatives, users will need to have a Time Warner Cable subscription to access the content via the TWC TV app, which previously was only available on Android and iOS devices. Roku says owners of the the company’s USB streaming stick now [...]

NEW YORK — Google and The Chelsea Improvement Company, a nonprofit neighborhood redevelopment corporation, have announced they have partnered to provide free public WiFi internet access in southwest Chelsea, which will provide free Internet access to hundreds of thousands of people each year. It will become the first wired neighborhood in Manhattan and the largest contiguous WiFi network in New York City. Free WiFi is now available outdoors, roughly between Gansevoort St. and 19 St. [...]

The FCC has announced that the agency has formulated new rules they claim should help speed up the deployment of in-flight broadband. According to the FCC announcement, the agency has streamlined the airline approval process necessary to operate Earth Stations Aboard Aircraft (ESAA), something the FCC says will speed up deployment of satellite-based in-flight broadband by around 50%. “Whether traveling for work or leisure, Americans increasingly expect broadband access everywhere they go,” insisted FCC boss [...]

A hacker recently claimed that he had obtained the private data of some 3 million Verizon Wireless users, though Verizon Wireless has denied the claim in its entirety. Running what they claimed was an exclusive story last weekend, ZDNet stated that a hacker going by the name of @TibitXimer on Twitter had obtained the private information of some 300,000 Verizon Wireless customers. According to the hacker, he had posted just 10% of the records online [...]

At the ATCA Summit 2012 in California, it was evident that 40G AdvancedTCA® solutions  are ready for mass deployments, and that the demand for 40G switching baldes is growing. Few ATCA solutions providers presented 40GE solutions in the 2011 show. Telco Systems, a pioneer in ATCA solutions, was among only a few leaders to present such products, including the release of its award winning T-ATCA404 switch blade. With the completion of the 40G PICMG specification [...]

You might recall that iiNet, one of Australia’s largest ISPs, was sued by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) and the Australian arms of various movie studios for failing to stop the transfer of pirated content across their network. iiNet fought back and won; Company CEO Michael Malone at the time argued the industry’s demands for iiNet to play traffic cop were unreasonable if not impossible, and that “these guys are asking us to [...]

A new study by the Open Technology Institute (OTI) will surprise none of our regular readers, OTI finding that limited competition can be thanked for the rise in low caps and high overages on fixed line broadband networks. Carriers have argued (lied, frankly) that such penalties are necessary due to network congestion or financial well being, despite the fact that flat-rate pricing has been perfectly profitable and most well-run fixed-line networks experience limited to no [...]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Google Fiber announced the next five neighborhoods chosen for fiber installation as part of its Kansas City 1 Gbps buildout. Google chose the new “fiberhoods” based on pre-registration numbers. Installation will begin in early 2013. The neighborhoods are: Piper Schools Delaware Ridge Painted Hills Open Door Arrowhead Additionally, Google has extended a few fiberhood boundaries slightly to allow more people access to the network. Bookmark It

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Google Fiber announced the next five neighborhoods chosen for fiber installation as part of its Kansas City 1 Gbps buildout. Google chose the new “fiberhoods” based on pre-registration numbers. Installation will begin in early 2013. The neighborhoods are: Piper Schools Delaware Ridge Painted Hills Open Door Arrowhead Additionally, Google has extended a few fiberhood boundaries slightly to allow more people access to the network. Bookmark It