WiMAX stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. The industry trade group WiMAX ForumTM (http://www.wimaxforum.org ) has defined WiMAX as a “last mile” broadband wireless access (BWA) alternative to cable modem service, telephone company Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) or T1/E1 service. FTTH stands for Fiber to the Home, in america, operators name it as FTTP […]
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FTTH Fiber to the Home FAQ
Q. What is FTTH fiber to the home ? A. FTTH (Fiber to the home) is the delivery of a communications signal via optical fiber from the operator’s central office all the way to a home or business, thereby replacing existing copper infrastructure such as telephone wires or coaxial cable. Fiber to the home is […]
Fiber and Bandwidth
Q: What is bandwidth? a: In a network, bandwidth (what engineers call bitrate) is the ability to carry information. The more bandwidth a network has, the more information it can carry in a given amount of time. Networks with high bandwidth also tend to be more reliable because fewer bottlenecks disturb the flow of information. […]
FIXED BROADBAND SUBSCRIBERS TO APPROACH 1 BILLION IN 2019, LED BY CHINA
Fixed broadband subscribers grew 8 percent in 2014, reaching 733 million as service providers around the world continue to steadily add subscribers, according to new findings from technology market research firm Infonetics Research, now part of IHS. The findings are from its new “FTTH, DSL, and Cable Subscribers” report, which tracks and forecasts global fixed […]