Cisco® and UPC Broadband have broken a new broadband over cable speed record of 120 megabits per second (Mbps) in consumer homes on UPC's cable network in Amsterdam. Achieving these fibre-speeds over coax represents Europe's first deployment of EuroDocsis 3.0 (ED 3.0) and M-CMTS technology in an existing cable network.

Fujitsu Limited today announced the signing of an agreement with Pacific Crossing Limited (PCL) to increase the transmission capacity of its trans-Pacific submarine cable network (PC-1 Network).

Alcatel-Lucent has further strengthened its cooperation with Southern Cross by signing a new contract to upgrade the landing stations of Southern Cross’ 28,900 km submarine cable network.

More choices and superior customer satisfaction give Verizon and other traditional telecommunications companies a significant competitive edge over cable companies, according to a survey released this week from the CFI Group.