cable networks

UPC Broadband, Cisco Drive Broadband Speeds to 120 Mbps in Amsterdam

harminka — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:18:12 -0500

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 Wins Upgrade Contract to Expand PC-1 Network Capacity

harminka — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:39:53 -0500

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’s submarine solution selected for capacity leap over Australasia-U.S. connection

harminka — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:02:43 -0500

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.

CFI Study Paints Bright Picture for Telecom in Battle With Cable

harminka — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:14:07 -0500

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.