Latest column Ethernet-based Access in Fiber-to-the-Home by Thomas Eklund

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Today more than 750 million households connect over copper and only 20 million over fiber. While it will take years to make a full transition to a fiber-based infrastructure, a rapid transition is in progress. There will be a mix of several technologies (EPON, GPON, 10G PON, WDN-PON, Active Ethernet, LTE, HFC) fighting for Ethernet-based access deployments. Carbon Neutral Networks -- The ICT Sector Goes Green by Ron Levin The ICT sector, as one of the world's leading business sectors, has a global responsibility to ensure that its networks are carbon neutral. One of the ways by which a carbon-neutral environment can be achieved is by utilizing multi-service platforms, rather than single-purpose equipment in the network. Wireless Backhaul Addresses the Broadband Stimulus Challenge by Greg Friesen The economic stimulus funding for RUS and NTIA will drive tremendous broadband service deployment to rural and underserved areas in the next few years. Delivering broadband services will create a huge backhaul challenge, especially in the RUS case which is targeted at rural areas, with limited backhaul infrastructure. Microwave backhaul is expected to deliver a solution for this backhaul, but there are many considerations that will be important to delivering a successful Microwave backhaul network for this application Low-Cost Next Generation Metro Architectures for Carrier Ethernet Services by Mark Showalter The challenge facing metro network planners is to find the most cost-effective way to deliver profitable services in the near-term while deploying a network flexible enough to support an array of new services in the future. Here's a quick look at MPLS, VPLS, and metro Ethernet Transport. Thinking Broadly About Broadband Stimulus by Russ Sharer The new broadband stimulus package provides important opportunities for people in unserved and underserved areas to reap the many benefits of high-quality broadband services. The question on everyone’s mind, of course, is how to make best use of the $7.2 billion in funds that will be committed to broadband projects over the next 18 months Sustainable Mobility: Strategies for Green Wireless by Chris Kozup The evolution of mobility technologies has allowed us to do things faster, smarter, and cheaper. Mobility and wireless technologies increase employee productivity by virtualizing the collaborative experience. Employees can move between workspaces while remaining connected to their colleagues and information systems. Yet an often overlooked aspect of mobility is the benefit it brings in helping businesses reduce their carbon footprints. Location, Location, Location: The Future of Lawful Intercept by Bhavin Shah Imagine a group of criminals embarking on a crime spree throughout a city. Using mobile phones they coordinate their actions from miles away, sharing information to evade law enforcement agencies (LEA) and map out an escape route. But there’s a twist. The LEAs are well-coordinated as well, quickly securing a warrant to tap into the criminals’ wireless communications. In addition to listening in on their conversations and data transmissions by intercepting them, the law enforcement agency is able to precisely pinpoint the locations of the handsets sending and receiving the transmissions. Industry Events   Broadband Forum Europe 07-Sep-09 to 09-Sep-09 Paris   SUPERCOMM 21-Oct-09 to 23-Oct-09 Chicago, IL   MPLS 2009 25-Oct-09 to 28-Oct-09 Washington, D.C.  Full Event Calendar  List Your Event                 "A large scale offsetting of CO2 emissions will require new ways of conducting business and new ways of living, and will also require large scale investments in Information and Communication technology (ICT). This sector could offset societal CO2 emissions by as much as 15 percent by 2020." Carl-Henric Svanberg., Ericsson's CEO    25-May-09 more quotes