Posts
Meet the 100% local company that keeps Southern Oregon connected
Read MoreNWTA’s annual meeting is fast approaching. The final details are below: Location: Ashland Hills Hotel 2525 Ashland St, Ashland Oregon Room will be available at 7:30am. Vendor tables will be set up outside the room and can be accessed at 7:30am We will have a projector in the room for your use. 10/25/23 AGENDA: 8:00…
Read MoreThe NWTA is holding the 2022 annual conference on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at Ashland Hills Hotel, 2525 Ashland Street, Ashland, Oregon. This conference is Free to attend for NWTA members. The event is sponsored by: NWTAlianzaCalixNRTCGenPac Agenda Moderator: Joseph Franell 10:30 – 11:00am Meet and Greet 11:00am – 11:45am Better Ways to Compete Against…
Read MoreA $41.6B funding opportunity announced by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) excludes local and regional ISPs who deliver internet access via fixed wireless over unlicensed spectrum. Because of this, we believe the definition of Reliable Broadband Service should be amended. This is a statement from Preseem regarding the NTIA’s $41.6-billion BEAD Program and…
Read MoreThe Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is the FCC’s new program to help low-income households gain access to broadband in order to work, learn, and get healthcare. Replacing the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program, ACP is the long-term fund for internet affordability provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. While ACP uses a similar framework to…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C.— (April 20, 2022)—The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today announced the first of its Broadband Community Profiles designed to uncover the economic and societal impact that fiber broadband is having on rural communities across North America. The research, conducted by Futuriom Research, shows that Douglas County, Oregon, served by ISP Douglas Fast Net (DFN), has successfully leveraged fiber broadband to…
Read MoreSmall Businesses and Executive Risks Emerging and expanding threats are exposing small businesses to heighted executive liability, according to research from Coalition, putting business leaders increasingly in the crosshairs of legal action. This article discusses the changing executive risk landscape that’s being driven by digital transformation, pandemic-related legal issues, financial activities and employment practices liability (EPL) risks. Read the entire article
Read MorePICS Telecom » Celebrating Earth Day 2022 Celebrating Earth Day 2022 with our global network partners, whilst highlighting the importance of identifying environmental values, as a means to create a cleaner, greener industry. We must collaborate to collectively place value upon scaling green and sustainable production and supply models. Perhaps, if we all prioritized environmental…
Read More
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 – Oregon Broadband Advisory CouncilThe Oregon Broadband Advisory Council is tentatively scheduled to hold a public meeting on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, 1:15 to 3:15 PM. Information about the Council may be found at www.broadband-oregon.org.
Read More
At this year’s Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) conference and exposition, a group of Open ROADM Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) members are demonstrating optical network equipment elements from multiple suppliers that seamlessly interoperate at data rates up to 400G. These public Open ROADM MSA standards are defined for both the optical data plane and control plane. Participants…
Read MoreOFC Conference 2022, Booth 3939, San Diego, California, March 7, 2022 – NEC and OFS are pleased to report field test results of facility perimeter intrusion detection with distributedvibration-sensing technology and AcoustiSens Rayleigh backscattering-enhanced-fiber with deployed telecom fiber cables as sensing backhaul. Various intrusive activities, including walking and jumping, are detected at greater than 100…
Read More
OFC Conference 2022, Booth 3939, San Diego, California, March 7, 2022 — Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (FEC) is pleased to introduce the FITEL S124X Ribbon Fusion Splicer specifically designed for rapid fusion splicing of high fiber ribbons used in hyperscale data center interconnect applications. Due to a rapid increase in data traffic, there is an…
Read More