Re-architecting Broadband Networks

Re-architecting Broadband Networks

This is Part II of a three-blog series on solutions to overcome challenges associated with bridging the digital divide. In the previous blog (see Bridging the Digital Divide with Subscriber Edge), we discussed the traditional broadband network design. In this blog, we will focus on a new architecture for broadband networks, and the challenges that they address. Moving to a distributed architecture The ability to enable subscriber functions on different layers or devices in the…

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Bridging the Digital Divide with Subscriber Edge

Bridging the Digital Divide with Subscriber Edge

This is Part I of a three-blog series on solutions to overcome challenges associated with bridging the digital divide.    Bridging the digital divide has been a longstanding top priority for countries globally. According to Broadband Research, in 2023 approximately five billion people (64% of the world’s population) were connected to the internet. That means roughly three billion people do not have the basic digital necessities such as access to data, sharing information, or communicating….

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