Monthly Archives: February 2014

France : Superfast broadband : ARCEP consults on FttDP

Fibre to the Distribution Point (FttDP) is a next generation network architecture where fibre is terminated very close to the customer’s premises. Unlike Fibre to the Home (FttH) configuration, the existing copper or coaxial cable is reused to connect customer’s premises to the fibre network. A network termination unit connects the fibre to the copper […]

Paraguay is likely to be the next country to join the Brazil-championed South American fiber ring. A formal interest in the project was expressed to Brazilian authorities on Thursday (Jan 30) by Paraguay’s communications and public works minister Ramón Jiménez Gaona, Brazilian communications ministry MiniCom reported.