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Fiber Deep Dive with a Network Designer

By Teresa Bazzle – What happens when a FTTH designer switches gears and designs for node+0 networks? This article explores the different considerations fiber deep network design requires, and how fiber deep and PON networks are complementary.

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Access Network Energy Reduction

By Rob Anderson — According to SCTE Energy 2020 research, up to 83% of operators’ overall energy consumption is from hubs, headends, and access network power supplies powering active equipment along the HFC network. including CPE manufacturers, SoC vendors, software developers, system integrators, and service providers.

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Testing the Limits of DOCSIS as a Backhaul for 5G

By Tom Conklin — Cable operators are making plans to get into the wireless business for a number of reasons. 5G specifically satisfies a need for lower cost last mile service for high demand fixed broadband customers as an alternative to fiber to the home.

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