Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the Samsung Mediacom 5G FWA deal highlights major ongoing 5G ecosystem developments such as growing cable operator commitment to use 5G FWA to broaden their addressable broadband market, the further boost to Samsung’s credibility as a supplier of 5G network solutions including 5G FWA and vRAN/O-RAN, as well as the critical role CBRS spectrum can play in reducing the digital divide across rural areas.
ATX’s GigaXtend Readies Cable Operators for the 50Gbps 2050 Party
ATX’s GigaXtend portfolio affords cable operators the opportunity to revitalize their outside plants with technology purpose-built to enable and accelerate emerging spectrum increases of 1.8GHz and beyond. By targeting the most pressing cable operator demands and landing the Cisco agreement, ATX can plausibly tout its new family of amplifiers is built on a trusted technology pedigree with the reputation for performance and reliability needed to fulfill the demands of DOCSIS 4.0 and ultimately the 2050 vision of fiber-based 500 Gbps services.