Telecom OnSite: FTTH Council Europe

Lead Story:

Can cable survive without Fiber-to-the-x?

Competitive pressures drive MSOs to consider evolutionary paths

by Sean Buckley

Even with all of the momentum around the cable industry's move to DOCSIS 3.0, it looks like some cable MSOs realize that the HFC network's bandwidth possibilities will only get them so far into the future.

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International Service Provider Roundtable: Investment in European FTTX

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EXFO

In this interactive roundtable discussion, we examine the increasingly competitive European FTTx market.

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Show Coverage: There's gold in them thar fibers! Next-gen investments provide telcos an entrée into the content driven world FTTH deployments continue to accelerate Nordic countries lead the way, IDATE reports Huawei thrives in hard times Shows strong finish in 08, but remains cautiously optimistic about its future Verizon says bye bye to VoiceWing Resets VoIP development on bundled offerings Charter sets new broadband speed record DOCSIS 3.0 technology catapults MSO past Tier 1 carriers Pre-Show Coverage: Sustainability a critical issue at FTTH Council Europe Speakers will tackle regulatory issues, effects of technology Examining Broadbandama Broadband expansion should be left to carriers, not the government UK Broadband additions shrink with recession British Telecom suffering the most A sad day for Nortel Canadian telecom leader files for bankruptcy protection WDM-PON gets down to business Netherlands-based UNET finds sizeable niche for FTTB Canby Telcom Association adopts fiber-rich diet Phased FTTH rollout expands rural operator's triple play service foundation Sagamore Systems injects new school thinking into the SAI New cross connect system automates copper loop provisioning Blockbuster wants a telco dance partner Video giant hopes to further find fortunes in OTT video UK broadband speed 'below promised' says regulator Ofcom Consumers only receive 45 percent of advertised speed Qwest reiterates broadband strategy Carrier will use DirecTV as blueprint for new Verizon Wireless relationship HomePlug Powerline standard takes shape Initial draft of high-rate home networking standard could be ready by November 2009		OnSite Editor: Kendrick Struthers-Watson, Global Editor Struthers-Watson has been writing about mobile telecommunications since 1982. He is OnSite at this year's FTTH Council Europe, reporting from the show floor. Contact Featured Audiocasts: Examining Obama's broadband policy Stakes are high, but benefits could be far-reaching Dave Russell, solutions marketing director at Calix, talks about his views on the Obama Administration's proposed Broadband stimulus package. Listen >> Carriers take conservative capex spending approach Near-term economic slowdown is dire, but focus should be on the long-term outlook Tom Nolle, President of CIMI Corp, believes that while the worldwide economic climate is certainly dire, the telecom industry is actually robbing the near-term Peter to pay the long-term Paul. Listen >> Thomson drives home network harmony Extends plug and play functionality to service providers and customers Romain Waller, General Manager, IP Premises Systems for Thomson, discusses the ever-evolving home network and how the home gateway has become the central hub to distribute services. Listen >> Hitachi gets realistic about FTTx CTO maintains focus product breadth and standards development Telecom Engine Editor in Chief Sean Buckley talks to David Foote, CTO of Hitachi Telecom about new developments in next-gen PON technology and how cable operators are taking an increasing interest in deploying Fiber to the X. Listen >>