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FTTx connections rise 69% in Europe

European operators are continuing to adopt fibre
February 16, 2012 Written by Jamie Beach

European operators are continuing to adopt fibre access solutions to meet their customers’ needs and deliver on the vision of a well-connected home, according to a new report from industry body the Broadband Forum (formerly the DSL Forum).

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Global broadband subs surge

O2 UK will trial fibre broadband this year following customer requests
January 13, 2012 Written by Jamie Beach

The number of broadband subscribers worldwide rose by 3.08 per cent (or 17.4 million lines) during the third quarter of 2011 to reach a total of 581.3 million, according to new figures prepared for the Broadband Forum by Point Topic.

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Broadband Forum launches certification programme

Broadband Forum launches certification programme
February 9, 2010 Written by James Middleton

Industry forums love launching certification programmes, and the Broadband Forum is no different. On Tuesday, at the MPLS & Ethernet World Congress in Paris, the forum announced its first ever certification programme to help drive multi-service network architectures and equipment interoperability testing.

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3GPP flies femto standard

Femtocells: one size fits all
April 7, 2009 Written by Mike Hibberd

Standards body 3GPP, in collaboration with industry associations the Femto Forum and the Broadband Forum announced Tuesday the creation of the first femtocell standard.

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