Although Microsoft and others have been discussing the notion of an Open Line System (OLS) to provide standardization with long-haul and metro equipment, there is…
Category: Regulation
Verizon/AOL: Bypassing Title II with New Internal Infrastructure?
“The FCC’s chairman “said that he doesn’t see a role for the FCC in reviewing Verizon’s…recent proposed acquisition of AOL….’ I don’t think AOL has…
Monetizing Older Networks: An Overreach?
Although one of the most thought-provoking panels at OFC 2015 will be on the monetization of optical networks, which will include seasoned experts who are…
Latest Title II Opened: Property Rights Raid
After the extraordinary action of not making its document on applying Title II rules to the Internet before its formal meeting on the matter, resembling…
New Title II Will Choke Optical Investment
The logical presumption associated with the madness of the FCC’s planned takeover of the Internet will be that service providers should be expected to cut…
Ericsson/Calix: De Facto NG-PON2 Model
fibeReality fully expects Ericsson/Calix to be the primary beneficiary of NG-PON2 becoming the de facto standard for much of the world. We anticipate that the…
Verizon Wireless: 5G Home Subterfuge
In some ways, Verizon has a worse credibility situation in the short term with its current emphasis on residential applications for 5G, than what happened…
Google: Objectives and Undesirable Results
In the past, fibeReality has addressed the matter that Google/Alphabet’s publicly stated objectives in getting into new businesses, including in the optical realm, need to…
Ciena: ZTE Will Be Pursuing Retribution
fibeReality’s latest intelligence indicates that Ciena took advantage of the ban earlier this year against ZTE, allowing the former to take a significant amount of…
Verizon Retains “Oath” of Fealty to Itself
The “Oath” division of the most inventive, incumbent ISP on the planet, including the design of a long-haul network, which is as “future-proof” as humanly…
