Clearfield's Morgan On Simplifying FTTH Deployments Broadband Pulse podcast

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In this episode of Lightwave+BTR's vshow daily podcast for Day Three of OFC 2025, we looked at the following key trends and news headlines: Arelion sets sights on selling more services to businesses Quantifi Photonics’ CEO sees growth, culture synergies arising from Teradyne acquisition Optical CEOs say flexibility is key to navigating tariff battles Furukawa Electric rebrands its fiber cable business as Lightera Breakdown of OFC 2025 show statistics About the Podcast In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we address the key issues affecting the optical and broadband industry segments. Join us every week for insights from industry leaders on these topics. Visit our website at www.lightwave.com and click on our podcast site at https://broadbandpulse.podbean.com/ .…

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Lightwave+BTR OFC 2025 Daily Podcast Roundup - Day 2 5:35

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In Lightwave+BTR's daily podcast for Day Three of OFC 2025, we tracked various trends and news from the show, including: Retym raises 180 million to drive AI Infrastructure Innovation Ciena, HyperLight and McGill University trial 3.2 terabits, 448 Gigabits per lane IMDD 2km transmission Open ROADM multi-source agreement members demonstrated an 800G pluggable ROADM link CEOs agree that the optical industry is in the first innings of the AI game Lightwave+BTR examines the marriage of AI and optical networking About the Podcast In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we address the key issues affecting the optical and broadband industry segments. Join us every week for insights from industry leaders on these topics. Visit our website at www.lightwave.com and click on our podcast site at https://broadbandpulse.podbean.com/ .…

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OFC 2025 Show Daily - Day One 5:50

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In the first episode Lightwave+BTR's daily podcast for Day One of OFC 2025, we're breaking down the key announcements, presentations, and conversations at the San Francisco show. Some of the highlights of the day included: Quantum takes center stage at OFC 2025 LPO MSA releases Linear Pluggable Optical Modules specification OIF celebrates optical industry interoperability at OFC Ethernet Alliance unites around Ethernet innovation and interoperability at OFC 2025 2025 Lightwave+BTR Innovation Reviews Honorees About the Podcast In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we address the key issues affecting the optical and broadband industry segments. Join us every week for insights from industry leaders on these topics. Visit our website at www.lightwave.com and click on our podcast site at https://broadbandpulse.podbean.com/ .…

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Belden's Sadura on the state of broadband 17:19

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In this latest episode of the Broadband Pulse podcast, we speak with Sev Sadura, VP of product management at Belden. Belden has been going through a transition. The company, well-known in the optical and broadband arenas as a supplier of cabling and other infrastructure, has recently completed its acquisition of Precision Optical Technologies. Precision brings several things into the Belden fold. For one, Belden can leverage Precision Optical Technologies’ optical transceiver capabilities to grow its solutions offerings in the Enterprise Solutions segment and broadband markets. Also, Belden strengthens its broadband capabilities with Precision’s PON expertise. The combination of Belden fiber and network products with Precision’s capabilities will now feature enhanced PON components, positioning them more prominently in the fiber network. This enhancement will enable additional use cases and opportunities for MSOs, telcos, data centers, and enterprise customers. Precision’s PON Extender for XGS-PON, an optical module designed for passive and low-noise extended PON links, received a 4.5 score on Lightwave+BTR’s 2025 Innovation Awards. Here's a timeline of the interview's key moments: Opening | 0.00 Host introduction of guests | 0:20 State of the broadband market| 1:21 The new presidential administration’s potential influence on broadband policy| 3:33 Broadband customers’ key concerns| 4:48 Fiber versus wireless broadband investments| 9:53 Labor and workforce challenges| 12:13 Final thoughts/Closing | 15:17 About the Podcast In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we address the key issues affecting the optical and broadband industry segments. Join us every week for insights from industry leaders on these topics. Visit our website at www.lightwave.com and click on our podcast site at https://broadbandpulse.podbean.com/ .…

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TIA's CEO Stehlin weighs on what's next in broadband, security 19:47

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Dave Stehlin, CEO of TIA addresses new opportunities for broadband under the new presidential administration. Stehlin is a veteran of the telecommunications and broadband industry. Earlier in his career, he led two pioneering Ethernet startups: Ceterus Networks and later Overture Networks. He was also a proud member of our country's service. Before coming into the networking industry, Dave was a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. Here's a timeline of the interview's key moments: Opening | 0.00 Host introduction of guests | 0:20 TIA’s activities and plans for 2025? | 1:01 The new presidential administration’s proposed tariff policies. | 2:50 The Rip and Replace program, which reimburses smaller telecom providers for replacing Huawei and ZTE equipment in their networks | 4:50 New proposals to accelerate the BEAD program | 6:30 Build America Buy America | 10:43 Ensuring security in broadband networks | 11:58 Financial and policy support for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | 16:09 Final thoughts/Closing | 19:08 About the Podcast In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we address the key issues affecting the optical and broadband industry segments. Join us every week for insights from industry leaders on these topics. Visit our website at www.lightwave.com and click on our podcast site at https://broadbandpulse.podbean.com/ .…

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Building Broadband: BroadbandOne expands fixed wireless access into Savannah, Ga.; HyperFiber kicks off St. Petersburg, Florida fiber build 9:50

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Broadband Pulse is tracking new broadband build-out developments in this new weekly news roundup series. We're tracking new builds from various providers, including BroadbandOne, eX² Technology, Fidium, GoNetspeed, HyperFiber, Intrepid Fiber, Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) and Vero Networks. You can also read about these deployments in our Lightwave+BTR's weekly Building Broadband feature on our website at www.lighwaveonline.com .…

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Building Broadband: Comcast lights up broadband for 18.5K Northeastern Pennsylvania locations; Fidium begins fiber construction in Boothbay, Maine 9:38

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Broadband Pulse is tracking new broadband build-out developments in this new weekly news roundup series. We're tracking new builds from various providers, including Comcast, Fidium, ImOn Communications, Lumos, Nexstream, and Vero Fiber. You can also read about these deployments in our weekly Building Broadband feature on our website at www.lighwaveonline.com .…

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Building Broadband: AT&T, Brightspeed and Vero Fiber expand regional broadband presence 8:49

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Broadband Pulse is tracking new broadband build-out developments in this new weekly news roundup series. We're tracking new builds from various providers, including: AT&T, Brightspeed, eX² Technology, Fidium, GoNetspeed, Metronet, PhireLink and Vero Fiber. You can also read about these deployments in out weekly Building Broadband feature on our website at www.lighwaveonline.com .…

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Spirent's Douglas sounds off on the 5G opportunity 22:33

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In this latest episode of Broadband Pulse, we talked to Stephen Douglas, Spirent’s Head of Market Strategy. Spirent recently released its sixth annual 5G Outlook Report, based on analysis and takeaways from 415 new 5G engagements globally in 2024. During the episode, Douglas talked about some findings from that study.…

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Clearfield's new CMO sets course for 2025 17:06

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Clearfield, a fiber optic connectivity and management product designer, has made a name for itself, helping service providers reduce the high costs associated with a fiber optic network. The company has successfully tailored its products for rural and community-based broadband networks. Like other companies, Clearfield continues to evolve. During this episode, we talked to Anis Khemakhem, who became the new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) in January. Anis took over the CMO position from telecom industry veteran Kevin Morgan, who is transitioning into another role at the company. Here's a timeline of the interview's key moments: Opening | 0.00 Host introduction of guests | 0:20 Key priorities for 2025 | 1:03 Strengthening Clearfield’s market leadership | 3:27 Broadband labor challenges | 5:38 New Presidential Administration’s influence on the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program | 8:56 Collaboration with former CMO Kevin Morgan on BEAD and community broadband messaging | 12:27 Final thoughts/Closing | 14:45 About the Podcast In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we address the key issues affecting the optical and broadband industry segments. Join us every week for insights from industry leaders on these topics.…

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Alianza’s Peak on service providers necessary move to a cloud-based structure 30:00

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Alianza is looking to help traditional service providers abandon their traditional methods. The voice-centric service provider, which started serving regional operators, is gaining momentum with Tier 1 operators like Lumen. The service provider is leveraging Alianza’s cloud communications platform in its Cloud Communications offering. By purchasing Metaswitch, a once dominant player in the Softswitch voice arena from Microsoft, Alianza will have a combined customer base of over 1,000 communications service providers, including 19 of the top 20 global operators, and a comprehensive portfolio of services focused on creating a path to cloud-orchestrated, AI-powered communications. During this episode, we talked to Dag Peak, the CTO of Alianza Here's a timeline of the interview's key moments: Opening | 0.00 Host introduction of guests | 0:22 Alianza’s top priorities for 2025 | 1:00 Telcos’ service transition options | 4:00 AI’s impact on small businesses | 8:04 How the telecom industry’s five nines of reliability concept are killing innovation | 10:19 Microsoft, Cisco (and others) leaving the service provider business | 20:27 Hidden costs of operating and building networks | 22:32 Shifting to a SaaS-based service approach | 25:15 Final thoughts and wrap-up | 27:39 About the Podcast In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we address the key issues affecting the optical and broadband industry segments. Join us every week for insights from industry leaders on these topics.…

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Render’s Laudati reflects on the evolving broadband industry 27:44

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Rob Laudati, who joined Render Networks as vice president of product and partnerships in the fall of 2023, shared his perspective on his first year with the company and the broadband trends we will see in 2025. Laudati came to the Render role with extensive experience in executive products and partnerships in the geospatial and infrastructure domains. Before coming to Render, he served as Esri's global partner channel business. Earlier, he held product and technology leadership positions at GE, Autodesk, Trimble, and Synchronoss. Here’s a timeline of the conversation the Broadband Pulse had with Laudati. Opening | 0:00 Host introduction of guest | 0:20 First year at Render | 0:56 Expectations for 2025? | 2:36 Anticipating BEAD pickup | 4:06 Render’s AI Blueprinting | 5:36 Digitizing broadband construction workflows | 8:39 Customer themes | 13:11 Broadband wireless and LEO satellite-based broadband | 18:27 New presidential administration influence|22:51 Final thoughts | 24:45 About the Podcast In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we address the key issues affecting the optical and broadband industry segments. Join us every week for insights from industry leaders on these topics.…

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XKL on middle mile networking challenges 26:15

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Since no two service providers are the same, nor should their DWDM solutions be, XKL has taken a consultative approach that considers every service provider's network expansion and upgrade needs and collaborates to design the ideal optical DWDM solution. The company has developed a “set and forget” DWDM solution. During this episode we talked to two key optical networking experts: Chad Lamb, Chief Systems Architect for XKL And Darren Yuet, Marketing Manager for XKL Here's a timeline of the interview's key moments: Opening | 0.00 Host introduction of guests | 0.30 Disaggregated network hardware and management approaches | 0.57 Procuring equipment | 5:09 IP over DWDM market adoption | 6:08 Outsourcing network management | 9:17 Understanding Layer 1 Optical Network Environments | 11:13 Network design complexities | 12:31 Engaging with different service provider types | 16:05 Operational cost issues | 19:29 Final thoughts and wrap-up | 22:05 About the Podcast In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we address the key issues affecting the optical and broadband industry segments. Join us every week for insights from industry leaders on these topics.…

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AFL's Mullins on wireless DAS opportunities 16:13

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Seneca Mullins, President of AFL US Services, where he oversees six distinct service companies under the AFL umbrella. Seneca has been with AFL for 18 years, driving innovation and excellence across AFL’s diverse service lines. AFL Wireless Services recently had a big win with Allegiant Stadium, the home of the Las Vegas Raiders. We’ll talk about that during the podcast today as one of the key highlights of the division. While our focus today is on AFL’s Wireless Services division—which includes OTS, DGP, and BEAM Wireless—it’s also worth noting that AFL US Services is also a premier provider of residential broadband internet installation services and is a technology solutions provider for carriers, internet services providers, major financial customers, and Hyperscalers across dozens of markets nationwide. Here's a timeline of the interview's key moments: Opening | 0.00 Host introduction of guest | 0.27 Overview of AFL Wireless Services | 1:36 Challenges in the wireless landscape, particularly in large venues | 3:02 OTS, DGP, and BEAM Wireless capabilities | 4:49 Wireless technology evolutions | 7:39 Addressing the unique wireless deployment challenges of venues | 8:41 Future-proofing solutions | 10:07 Success stories | 10:54 Sports stadium momentum | 12:25 Future opportunities and challenges | 12:31 Private wireless networks | 13:26 AFL Wireless Services' differentiator | 14:18 About the Podcast In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we address the key issues affecting the optical and broadband industry segments. Join us every week for insights from industry leaders on these topics.…

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FarrPoint on bridging the Kentucky broadband divide 27:33

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FarrPoint in partnership with Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) and Connect Humanity, recently conducted a study that showed that improving broadband in Harlan County, Kentucky, could generate $71.5 million in economic benefits. During this episode we talked to two key broadband and community advocacy experts: Colby Hall, Director at SOAR and Matthew Izatt-Lowry, senior economist for FarrPoint Here's a timeline of the interview's key moments: Opening | 0.00 Host introduction of guests | 0:50 Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) and Connect Humanity broadband advocacy roles | 1:10 The impact of improved digital connectivity | 5:50 How broadband connectivity attracts new businesses | 11:20 Broadband adoption | 15:46 Service providers' actions | 19:19 The role of public broadband funding | 21:49 Final thoughts/wrap up | 24:00 About the Podcast In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we address the key issues affecting the optical and broadband industry segments. Join us every week for insights from industry leaders on these topics.…

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MetTel's CTO on the evolving managed services landscape 21:27

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For this episode of the Broadband Pulse Podcast, Lightwave+BTR editor-in-chief Sean Buckley talked to Ed Fox, MetTel's Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He oversees MetTel’s broadband, data, and VoIP network infrastructure planning, deployment, and operations. A 30-year telecom and networking veteran, Fox has broad experience managing massive organizational and customer growth at major telecommunications providers. In addition to his duties at MetTel, Fox is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and a contributing author for the IDG influencer network . One of MetTel’s latest moves was becoming an Authorized Starlink Reseller for government and commercial enterprises to extend its managed service suite to more locations. MetTel has also been an aggressive player in the burgeoning SD-WAN and SASE market segments. Here's a timeline of the interview's key moments: Opening 0.00 Host introduction of guest | 0:21 MetTel’s key priorities for the remainder of 2024 and into 2025 | 0:45 Becoming an Authorized Starlink Reseller for both government and commercial enterprises. | 2:20 Using Starlink satellite connections as a primary/secondary business connection. | 5:19 MetTel’s Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) voice line replacement service. | 6:12 SD-WAN opportunities| 8:38 How being an early SD-WAN adopter is a differentiator. | 9:58 The growth of Ethernet and other access platforms for businesses. | 11:04 The role of automation. |12:12 Cybersecurity trends |15:04 Retaining a spot on the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Managed Network Services.| 16:41 Final thoughts | 19:03 About the Podcast In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we address the key issues affecting the optical and broadband industry segments. Join us every week for insights from industry leaders on these topics.…

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RouteThis strives for Wi-Fi service consistency 15:30

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For this episode of the Broadband Pulse Podcast, Lightwave+BTR editor-in-chief Sean Buckley talked to Jason Moore, CEO of Route This, a company focused on helping service providers and IoT/smart home brands deliver consistent Wi-Fi connectivity to their customers. Jason Moore comes to the CEO role with over 10 years of experience in the networking industry, from silicon engineering to software development to SaaS sales. Before founding RouteThis, Moore was the CEO of a leading video platform in the early smart home market. Here's a timeline of the interview's key moments: Opening 0.00 Host introduction of guest | 0.22 RouteThis’ Wi-Fi focus | 0.40 The critical challenges to manage consumer Wi-Fi today | 1:50 RouteThis’ QoI Insights capability | 3:45 Service provider’s reception to RouteThis Qol Insights capability |6:34 Enhancing service provider broadband APRU | 8:17 Using real-time data to drive best practices and elevate support and customer satisfaction | 10:29 Process Maturation Models for Field Teams | 12:26 Final thoughts |13:39 About the podcast In the Lightwave Broadband Pulse podcast, we address the key issues affecting the optical and broadband industry segments. Join us every week for insights on these topics from industry leaders.…

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PacketLight's CEO seeks position in quantum computing market 12:35

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In this latest episode of the Broadband Pulse podcast, we talk to Koby Reshef, CEO of PacketLight. During this episode, we talk about how PacketLight is seeing new opportunities in the burgeoning quantum computing segment: Key priorities for the remainder of the year PacketLight's approach to quantum computing Quantum Opportunities for 2025 Quantum partnerships Security issues…

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Clearfield's Morgan on simplifying FTTH deployments 23:58

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In this latest episode of the Broadband Pulse podcast, we talk to Kevin Morgan, Clearfield's Chief Marketing Officer. Morgan, who has served in this role since 2016, will transition into the newly created role of Executive Advisor to the CEO in January 2025. During this episode, Morgan addressed several issues facing broadband providers: Highlights of the 2024 Fiber Connect trade show How the upcoming unprecedented buildout of fiber prompted by the Broadband, Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program can be made easier with proper planning Customers’ critical concerns about the BEAD allocation process How service providers and communities continue to take advantage of existing funding like the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and ReConnect How Clearfield’s BILT and the ClearPass®Dust Cap can simplify new fiber broadband deployments Upcoming innovations Clearfield plans to release in 2024 and 2025…

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Keysight's Seifert on the 800GE network opportunity 18:40

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In this latest episode of the Broadband Pulse podcast, we talk to Charles Seifert, senior manager of network test hardware platforms for Keysight, about the 800GE network opportunity. Seifert, who has decades of experience in the networking industry, addresses several issues: What technologies are driving changes in data center interconnects that affect the buildout of new network infrastructures How has AI and/or HPC effected Keysight’s strategy for testing network infrastructures The challenges in building a new network infrastructure for AI and HPC network applications Listen to this episode to hear from Charles about the emerging 800GE market, and how it will evolve to meet current and future needs.…

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Marvell's Alvares on the water and power consumption conundrum for data centers 16:10

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In this latest Broadband Pulse podcast, we talked to Nigel Alvares, Marvell's VP of global marketing and business planning. During the podcast, we addressed the need to accommodate growing AI and other applications, and data center power and water consumption is poised to skyrocket. Marvell has also been actively enhancing its product line to deal with the AI explosion. During the September ECOC 2024 tradeshow, Marvell highlighted new product innovations like: Orion 800G coherent DSP for carrier and data center interconnect COLORZ® 800G ZR/ZR+ DCI optical modules with C-Band and L-Band support Nova 1.6T PAM4 DSP for AI and cloud connectivity…

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US Signal’s Dan Watts on integrating One Neck assets and organic growth opportunities 15:54

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Dan Watts, CEO of US Signal, joined the Broadband Pulse podcast to discuss how the competitive business service provider enhances its cloud service reach through acquisitions and new product development. One of US Signal's critical priorities for 2024 is integrating its earlier acquisition of One Neck , a data center provider from TDS Telecom. This acquisition enhances US Signal’s data center, cloud hosting, and solutions provider operations. The provider is also actively enhancing its product set. It recently launched its Infrastructure-as-a-Service product, OpenCloud , an alternative response to the volatility in the cloud computing market, including provider shakeups and recent license price hikes. What will tie all of US Signals ambitions together is its network assets. US Signal has a 9,500-mile-lit fiber network with access to over 225 data centers and POPs, Tier 1 peering relationships, and metro rings in strategic markets. Listen to this podcast to gain insights into how US Signal harnesses its capabilities to address the ever-evolving cloud services market.…

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Orbia Dura-Line is bridging the broadband technician gap 16:19

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Madison Carroll, Global Program Manager at Orbia’s Dura-Line Academy, joined the Broadband Pulse podcast to discuss fiber broadband workforce issues. During our conversation, we discussed that while the advent of BEAD will put broadband into more consumers' and businesses' hands, the need to make those connections is challenged by a need for more skilled technicians to install services. To address this issue, Dura-Line has created an online training academy that anyone can use. The company has alliances with the Power Communications Contractors Association, the Fiber Broadband Association, the Mississippi State Broadband Association, and many others. Listen to this podcast to gain insights into how Dura-Line academy is helping to close the fiber technician gap.…

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CHR's software is enhancing the broadband experience 25:07

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In this latest Lightwave+BTR Broadband Pulse Podcast episode, we talked to Jason Malmquist, EVP and Head of Software and IT Services Business for CHR. We discussed CHR’s role in the broadband ecosystem and its customer's OSS/BSS concerns. One of CHR’s latest releases is Omnia360e, which offers one-touch self-service tools to provide the optimal customer experience and automated functionality. Another key issue is cybersecurity. CHR recently partnered with Kaseya to address cyberthreats in the telecom industry. Tune in here for insights on these critical issues facing broadband providers scaling their networks to enhance customer satisfaction and ARPU.…

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Funds for Learning CEO addresses cybersecurity and Wi-Fi E-Rate issues 17:50

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In this latest Lightwave+BTR Broadband Pulse Podcast edition, we talked to John Harrington, CEO of Funds for Learning. We discussed the recent launch of Funds for Learning’s 14th annual E-rate survey , which enables applicants to provide confidential feedback about essential aspects of the federal E-rate program. Two of the key highlights of the survey were cybersecurity and Wi-Fi. Recently, the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to make off-campus Wi-Fi hotspot services eligible for E-rate program discounts. The regulator also proposed a $200 million pilot program over three years to finance advanced cybersecurity products and services for schools and libraries. Tune in here to hear Funds for Learning’s insights on these critical issues facing schools and libraries.…

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Technetix shows how to reduce network power consumption by up to 30% 15:36

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Governments the world over are committed to keeping global temperature below 2° C above pre-industrial levels. To achieve this, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must halve by 2030, and drop to ‘net zero’ by 2050. Ambitious but crucial, it’s a challenge an increasing number of companies across every sector are accepting. Telecommunications is no exception. A significant contributor to GHG emissions is electrical energy consumption. SCTE estimate between 44% and 50% of cable operators’ power consumption is consumed by the outside plant. In addition to this, global warming, an increased share of EVs, and geopolitical events have had a worldwide impact on driving up prices per KWh. Price increases have materialized at a pace higher than inflation in recent years, with a growing number of countries implementing time of use (TOU) rates. As part of their commitment to minimizing environmental impacts, it became clear to Technetix that a solution was required to enable to reduce their own electricity consumption in the outside plant. Technetix’ CTO team began investigating what could be done to not only to reduce powering costs for operators, but to help them achieve their own carbon neutrality targets. The likes of amplifiers and other active devices that construct HFC architectures require power. This is typically injected into the network with a linear or ferroresonant transformer-based power supply that converts the power from the grid 100-240VACRMS to a lower voltage range of 63-89VACRMS at the same frequency of 50/60Hz. Furthermore, all active devices use solid state technology that requires DC power. Subsequently, the power received from the network must be converted to DC to be useful. This is achieved with the built-in device power supplies. Yet this power conversion process entails losses due to two main factors: 1.-Used for decades to covert high-to-low voltage, linear and ferroresonant transformers depend on the percentage of the connected load to determine efficiency. This typically increases as load gets closer to 100%. However, with the wide distribution range of loads within HFC networks, actual transformer-based power supplies operating beyond 85% efficiency are extremely rare: 80% efficiency or lower are more common. This means for every Watt consumed in the HFC network, 1.25 Watts are actually extracted from the electrical grid. For network design purposes, all components(including passives) should have a low-as-possible resistive behavior. In practice however, cables present an inductive component to their resistance levels. This is proportionate to their length, with active devices adding a capacitive behavior. These two variables contribute to the load present in the network power supply, which at this point must feed both the resistive and reactive components – inductance and capacitance – of the load. The ratio between the true power (power in the resistive load) and the apparent power (power considering both resistive and reactive loads) is defined as power factor. A power factor of 1 means the load is purely resistive and apparent power equals true power. Power factors between 0.8 and 0.9 are common in today’s networks, depending on the depth of the architecture (N+x) and the length and type of trunk cable used. Both these variables create inefficiencies in the energy transmission in HFC networks. With this in mind, Technetix investigated alternative ways of powering HFC networks. The first concept was to use direct current (DC) only. This would directly improve efficiency by supporting a power factor of 1. In addition to this, the evolution of switching mode power supplies (SMPS) since their 1970s origin has been significant, with efficiencies above 90% a reasonable expectation today.. DC-only powering was put to the test both in Technetix’ lab in an N+4 topology, and in the field in one of their European customer’s active networks. While the lab environment yielded an impressive energy saving of 26%, the field trial offered a staggering reduction of 33%. Thanks to the presence of SMPS in all active network devices, direct DC power is supported with no need for any network modifications. However, corrosion is a considerable issue with using DC-only to power HFC networks. As direct current passes through contrasting metals, usually copper and aluminum in this context, chemical reactions caused by unidirectional ion flow can corrode and damage metallic surfaces. This creates common path distortion noise issues. By examining the speed of this chemical reaction under different frequencies from DC up to 60 Hz, Technetix identified a sweet spot to optimize energy savings while minimizing corrosion. Technetix has filed multiple patents around this concept. They have also developed a smart monitoring and auto-adjust algorithm to help cable operators reduce their outside plant energy consumption by up to 30%, and get closer to attaining their carbon neutrality targets.…

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Zayo's Bill Long sounds off on the middle mile 18:21

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In this latest episode of the Broadband Pulse podcast, we talk to Bill Long, Zayo's chief product officer . Long leads the company's overall product strategy, financials, and roadmap. In this episode, we discuss the importance of the middle-mile fiber network. Zayo has been an advocate for middle-mile networks. The provider is set to receive $92.8 million through the NTIA’s middle-mile program for three separate middle-mile projects touching eight states. It was recently contracted by the State of Nevada to lead a $153 million open-access fiber network targeting underserved locations throughout rural parts of the state. It also won a $27.8 million funding grant from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to expand middle-mile infrastructure and deliver equitable Internet access across Dallas County, Texas.…

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Broadband Forum celebrates 20 years of TR-69 standard and industry innovation 27:23

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The Broadband Forum celebrated a milestone this year: the twentieth anniversary of the TR-069 standard. Introduced in 2004, TR-069, known as CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP), provided service providers an interface for the remote configuration and management of user devices. TR-069 has streamlined service provisioning and reduced operational expenditures for ISPs. Now, TR-369/User Services Platform (USP), which builds on the TR-069 blueprint, has become the new device management. In this latest Broadband Pulse podcast, we talked to two key members of the Broadband Forum about what's next, including: Craig Thomas, CEO of Broadband Forum Jason Walls, QA Cafe, Broadband User Services Work Area Co-Director at Broadband Forum…

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MEF's CTO Pascal Menezes takes on the IP service automation opportunity 19:15

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In this first episode of Lightwave+BTR's podcast series, The Broadband Pulse, we talked with MEF's CTO, Pascal Menezes, about the organization's goals for this year and into 2025. MEF's big focus in 2024 is helping service providers enhance their Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) offerings. As MEF sees it, NaaS combines on-demand connectivity, application assurance, cybersecurity, and multi-cloud-based services delivered across a standards-based automated ecosystem of partners. It recently announced a joint initiative with the TM Forum aimed at aligning their respective API and product and service models. Listen to this episode to hear from Pascal as he addresses these new networking trends while providing a sneak peek at the Global NaaS Event (GNE) event coming this fall. Pascal Menezes, CTO at MEF , is a seasoned expert with a laser focus on cutting-edge technologies. His areas of expertise encompass SD-WAN, SASE, cloud-scale architectures, real-time media networks, SDN, NFV, and LSO. With a decade at Microsoft Skype for Business Global Carrier Group, and a track record of success in five startups, Pascal has earned global thought leadership awards, presented at renowned events, contributed to industry standards in the IETF, MEF, and Broadband Forum (MPLS), holds 30+ patents. Pascal hosts MEF's Executives at the Edge podcast . Get access to the 2024 MEF State of the Industry Report on SASE here.…

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Introducing: Broadband Pulse 0:38

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