connectivity copper
PLDT, the Leading Telecommunications Provider in the Philippines, Selects Allied Telesis Advanced Gigabit Switches for the Layer 2 Aggregation Requirements of Its Next Generation Network
White Paper The Allied Telesis AT-9924T and AT-9924SP switches were chosen as the Aggregation Switches for the PLDT network; providing copper and fiber connectivity options. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) started out as a POTS (plain old... [18 Jul 2008]
FSO and Fiber: Complementary Technologies for Today’s Networks
White Paper Despite new technologies that enable legacy copper telephone lines to carry information more efficiently, optical networks remain the most ideal medium for ultra high-bandwidth communications and true connectivity. [03 Jul 2008]
Delivering Broadband to the Consumer: Ethernet Connectivity Eliminates the User Access Bottleneck
White Paper Instead, Ethernet connectivity over existing copper infrastructure offers a viable, inexpensive means to deliver broadband communications to a wide spectrum of consumers today. Current xDSL and cable modem services offer a speed improvement over... [03 Jul 2008]
Optical Networking - the Wave of the Future
White Paper The ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber link) runs over existing copper telephone wires. In year 2000 we look to DSL (digital subscriber link) or cable modem-DSL as the latest and greatest high-speed connectivity to the Internet from our homes. [03 Jul 2008]
Free Space Optical Transmission Security
White Paper This can be a threat if information is transported over a copper-based infrastructure that can be easily intercepted, but Free-Space Optics (FSO) transmission is among the most secure connectivity solutions, regarding network interception of the... [03 Jul 2008]
Considerations in the Selection of Enterprise & Data Center Fiber Patching & Splicing Cabinet Systems: An Integrated Approach to Managing Fiber & Copper Connectivity
White Paper Ratification of the TIA/EIA-568 Commercial Building Cabling Standard in 1991 was a major stimulus for the replacement of incompatible, disparate, and often difficult to manage computer and telecommunication equipment cabling with an orderly and... [11 Apr 2008]
Five weird ways to bridge the digital divide
News This method sees fibre cable - for really high-speed broadband - laid in existing sewage ducts, a cheaper and faster way of hooking people up than digging up streets where legacy copper wiring lives. Another connectivity contender for getting to... [06 Mar 2008]
Photos: Fibre in the sewers to speed up UK cities
Photo This is a cheaper option that digging up streets where existing copper cabling is laid. Elfed Thomas, MD of H2O Networks, said in a statement: "This solution will help to resolve the issue that many households and broadband customers in the UK have... [25 Jan 2008]
Expedient Communications Launches First Nationwide Ethernet Over Copper Service
White Paper Expedient Communications is a leading national telecommunications company offering Connectivity and Managed IP services through its Ethernet Anywhere network, the industry's first nationwide deployment of Gigabit Ethernet and Ethernet copper... [03 Dec 2007]
Triple Play, IPTV & VoD - The Route to Market for UK ISPs
White Paper Bandwidth is rapidly becoming commoditized with high-speed copper technologies such as ADSL2+ and VDSL catalysing the roll-out of value-added services such as HDTV. There are more than 300 ISPs in the UK of varying sizes, from VISP resellers to... [19 Oct 2007]
UK minister dreaming of a high fibre diet
News Although the UK's broadband infrastructure is based on a fibre backbone, the "last mile" connections between homes and telephone exchanges are almost entirely copper-based. However, BT is reluctant to commit to upgrading copper connections to fibre... [19 Sep 2007]
BT chief hints at fibre rollout
News Such a rollout would mean faster connectivity for users than that provided by the existing all-copper connections between premises and exchanges but not as fast as that promised by "fibre to the home" (FTTH). [19 Jul 2007]
Deploying 10 Gigabit Ethernet Into HPC Clusters, Server-to-Server/Server-to-Storage Infrastructure and Workstations Over CX4 Copper Interconnects
White Paper The advent of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) over CX4 copper cabling offers a cost-effective means of extending high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity to many network areas requiring the added performance advantages of 10GbE. [19 Jul 2007]
Swindon still top dog for fat pipes
News Connectivity in the Buckinghamshire town has been held back by its aluminium phone lines - instead of copper - and by an unusual geography that means previously its broadband was available at lower speeds compared with other parts of the UK... [23 May 2007]
Cheat Sheet: FTTx
Cheat Sheet Copper was laid for the UK's landline network and was then used to supply broadband - a cheap way of getting connectivity, given the UK's roughly 100 per cent penetration with copper. In their present form, copper networks can offer speeds of... [11 May 2007]
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