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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Connected Home, Subscriber Experience Innovations to be Featured in Fiber Connect 2025 Proof of Concept Demonstrations
Showcase of six new concepts will be on display at the world's largest fiber broadband event WASHINGTON, May 30, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today announced the lineup of Proof of Concept (PoC) demonstrations planned for Fiber Connect 2025, June 1-4, in Nashville, Tenn. FBA partners with the Broadband Forum to host the PoC Showcase, and this year six PoCs will feature collaborative innovations from 11 companies that have the power to transform the Connected Home and/or the broadband subscriber experience. Each PoC must leverage one of three BBF specifications for fiber access interoperability, ONT/Home Gateway manageability, and/or Wi-Fi performance. "The Proof of Concept Showcase at Fiber Connect 2025 continues to push the boundaries of what's possible in the Connected Home and across the Wi-Fi user experience," said Evann Freeman, Fiber Broadband Association Board Member and Conference Committee Chair, and Vice President of Government & Community Relations at EPB of Chattanooga. "This year's demonstrations embody the collaborative spirit and technical innovation that define our industry, and we're proud to provide a platform where visionary companies can shape the future of fiber broadband applications." "The Broadband Forum-based Proof of Concept demonstrations underscore the power of open standards and interoperability in accelerating real-world innovation," said Ken Pyle, Director of Marketing at Broadband Forum. "From AI-powered Wi-Fi to next-gen service orchestration, these projects offer a glimpse into how BBF specifications are transforming broadband performance and subscriber satisfaction." Fiber Connect 2025 PoC projects can involve up to three companies, and at least one PoC participant must be a member of either FBA or BBF. Submissions must incorporate one of three BBF specifications: BBF.247 (OLT/ONT Interoperability), TR-369 (User Services Platform), and/or BBF.398 (Wi-Fi Performance). The list of 2025 Proof of Concept demonstrations include: AI-powered Wi-Fi Experience with Cross TR-069/TR-369 Interoperability – presented by AVSystem and Gemtek This PoC will demonstrate the potential of agentless interoperability of TR-369 and TR-069 standards in one solution aided by AI to revolutionize the home Wi-Fi experience, improving customer experience, reducing operational costs, and increasing customer loyalty. Maximizing Network Profitability through Open Access, Interoperability, Service Management, and Advanced Services – presented by Ciena This PoC will highlight a subscriber self-serve portal and cloud instance of multi-domain service orchestration to drive service automation from a marketplace of providers and services. It will also demonstrate the power of open standards to maximize choice and cloud-managed platforms for advanced Wi-Fi management and in-home experience control. Lighting Up the Future: Showcasing Fiber Interoperability & Smart Connectivity – presented by Incognito, Harmonic, Vecima, Innago This PoC showcases fiber interoperability and smart connectivity in fiber access, CPEs, and apps. It highlights service and network automation in the connected home, managing both next-gen and legacy devices to maximize FTTx investments and leave no device behind. Precision OT PON Extender – presented by Precision Optical Technologies (Belden) This PoC showcases a unique approach to low noise optical amplification that enables truly passive and extended reach PON links for distances up to 80km (for a 1x32 split). It demonstrates how this technology sits next to an OLT in the hub/central office and interoperates with off the shelf ONTs. Advancing Multi-Tenant, Multi-Access Wholesale Wireline and Wireless Connectivity – presented by Radisys Corporation, Zoom Technology Group This PoC will demonstrate End-to-End management of FTTx OLTs and ONTs, subscriber Wi-Fi management, and user experience of ONTs and Access Points. It presents a wholesale provisioning approach where a neutral-host operator can administrate multiple ISPs, for the potential to improve how communities could be serviced by broadband access. Precision Meets Efficiency: 3D Scanning and Digital Twin Technology for Enhanced Build Quality and Streamlined Documentation – presented by TKI Infrastructure Solutions This PoC will demonstrate how to capture a precise, measurable, and geographically accurate representation of field conditions to enhance network build quality, project predictability, and faster subcontractor invoicing. All PoCs will be presented in the Fiber Connect 2025 Expo Hall, June 2-3, and evaluated by leading industry analysts. Awards will be presented in the following categories: Most Innovative, Biggest Impact, and Game Changer. To learn more about Fiber Connect 2025, visit the conference website here or subscribe to FBA's Fiber Forward Weekly newsletter here to stay updated on conference news and more. About the Fiber Broadband Association The Fiber Broadband Association is the largest and only trade association that represents the complete fiber ecosystem of service providers, manufacturers, industry experts, and deployment specialists dedicated to the advancement of fiber broadband deployment and the pursuit of a world where communications are limitless, advancing quality of life and digital equity anywhere and everywhere. The Fiber Broadband Association helps providers, communities, and policymakers make informed decisions about how, where, and why to build better fiber broadband networks. Since 2001, these companies, organizations, and members have worked with communities and consumers in mind to build the critical infrastructure that provides the economic and societal benefits that only fiber can deliver. The Fiber Broadband Association is part of the Fibre Council Global Alliance, which is a platform of six global FTTH Councils in North America, LATAM, Europe, MEA, APAC, and South Africa. Learn more at View source version on Contacts Press Contact: Christy BarbaranConnect2 Communications for the Fiber Broadband AssociationFBA@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Broadband Forum's New Spec Cracks the Code for Greater Control of Thread Connected Devices
Seamless communications of devices over Thread networks, improved management of Fixed Wireless Access, and support of Wi-Fi HaLow inside and outside the smart home FREMONT, Calif., May 29, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Broadband service providers (BSPs) now have more visibility and control of devices and applications connected over a Thread network thanks to the publication of an updated specification from Broadband Forum. The latest update to its TR-181 data model – Device:2.19 – is set to provide comprehensive support for managed smart home deployments using low-power mesh networking. Those BSPs that adopt the Broadband Forum data model can remotely communicate and manage the Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), such as modems, routers, or wireless access points, and diagnose problems with Thread connected devices. "Interoperability of devices is a hot topic in the smart home, and we recognize the importance of our role in bridging communications between all Thread connected devices," Broadband Forum CEO Craig Thomas said. "Alongside this, the updated specification promises improved management of diverse smart home technologies, such as Wi-Fi HaLow. We are excited to see the Connected User Work Area advance its mission to simplify the home broadband network." Another major enhancement is a revamped data model for cellular radio interfaces, built to support FWA use cases. This advancement aligns with Broadband Forum's Wireless Wireline Convergence work, enables broadband CPE to leverage cellular connectivity more effectively, and aligns with deployment models using Broadband Forum's USP/TR-369 protocol for management, telemetry, and automation. Device:2.19 also expands support for Wi-Fi Alliance's Data Elements Release 4, introducing standardized KPIs that improve monitoring and troubleshooting of Wi-Fi performance. The inclusion of Wi-Fi HaLow elements further extends coverage to long-range, low-power devices. "Device:2.19 reflects our commitment to evolving with network operator needs," said Jason Walls of QA Cafe, Co-Director of Broadband Forum's Connected User Work Area. "With support for next-generation smart home technology, Wi-Fi performance metrics, and Fixed Wireless Access, we're giving BSPs powerful tools to deliver exceptional broadband experiences." The TR-181 Device:2.19 data model continues to apply broadly across residential gateways, CPE, and other access devices, supporting flexible deployment and lifecycle management under a unified, standards-based framework. About the Broadband Forum The Broadband Forum is an industry-driven global standards development organization helping operators, application providers, and vendors deliver better, services-led broadband. As the industry-recognized center of competence, the Broadband Forum provides an accessible, efficient, and effective community where all broadband stakeholders can collaborate on, develop, and promote open standards and open software. This provides the basis for deployable solutions for the global broadband industry. The forum publishes interoperable standards and open software, has launched certification programs, and promotes industry education. These best practices and models can be adopted to help realize an effective broadband ecosystem that drives a thriving, services-led broadband industry based on global collaboration, open standards, and open source, maximizing value for all stakeholders. For more information, visit For the latest updates, follow Broadband Forum on LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. For Press and Analyst inquiries, contact Proactive PR at broadbandforum@ View source version on Contacts Josh
Business Wire
6 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Broadband Forum's New Spec Cracks the Code
FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Broadband service providers (BSPs) now have more visibility and control of devices and applications connected over a Thread network thanks to the publication of an updated specification from Broadband Forum. The latest update to its TR-181 data model – Device:2.19 – is set to provide comprehensive support for managed smart home deployments using low-power mesh networking. Those BSPs that adopt the Broadband Forum data model can remotely communicate and manage the Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), such as modems, routers, or wireless access points, and diagnose problems with Thread connected devices. 'Interoperability of devices is a hot topic in the smart home, and we recognize the importance of our role in bridging communications between all Thread connected devices,' Broadband Forum CEO Craig Thomas said. 'Alongside this, the updated specification promises improved management of diverse smart home technologies, such as Wi-Fi HaLow. We are excited to see the Connected User Work Area advance its mission to simplify the home broadband network.' Another major enhancement is a revamped data model for cellular radio interfaces, built to support FWA use cases. This advancement aligns with Broadband Forum's Wireless Wireline Convergence work, enables broadband CPE to leverage cellular connectivity more effectively, and aligns with deployment models using Broadband Forum's USP/TR-369 protocol for management, telemetry, and automation. Device:2.19 also expands support for Wi-Fi Alliance's Data Elements Release 4, introducing standardized KPIs that improve monitoring and troubleshooting of Wi-Fi performance. The inclusion of Wi-Fi HaLow elements further extends coverage to long-range, low-power devices. 'Device:2.19 reflects our commitment to evolving with network operator needs,' said Jason Walls of QA Cafe, Co-Director of Broadband Forum's Connected User Work Area. 'With support for next-generation smart home technology, Wi-Fi performance metrics, and Fixed Wireless Access, we're giving BSPs powerful tools to deliver exceptional broadband experiences.' The TR-181 Device:2.19 data model continues to apply broadly across residential gateways, CPE, and other access devices, supporting flexible deployment and lifecycle management under a unified, standards-based framework. About the Broadband Forum The Broadband Forum is an industry-driven global standards development organization helping operators, application providers, and vendors deliver better, services-led broadband. As the industry-recognized center of competence, the Broadband Forum provides an accessible, efficient, and effective community where all broadband stakeholders can collaborate on, develop, and promote open standards and open software. This provides the basis for deployable solutions for the global broadband industry. The forum publishes interoperable standards and open software, has launched certification programs, and promotes industry education. These best practices and models can be adopted to help realize an effective broadband ecosystem that drives a thriving, services-led broadband industry based on global collaboration, open standards, and open source, maximizing value for all stakeholders. For more information, visit For the latest updates, follow Broadband Forum on LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
Business Wire
07-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
50G-PON Gets Testing Debut at Broadband Forum Interoperability ‘Plugfest'
FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The market availability of solutions to support the next generation of fiber networks has been accelerated thanks to interoperability testing of 50G-PON and 25GS-PON technologies. The latest Broadband Forum 'Plugfest' marked the first time that 50G-PON – or Higher speed (HS-PON) – were tested at the interoperability event series, and the second time for 25GS-PON. The Plugfest was held in conjunction with LANPARK and AT&T Labs ' at the latter's Plano, Texas facility. Some of the biggest fiber technology vendors gathered to test the interoperability of their PON (Passive Optical Network) equipment with emulated networks. Participating companies included Adtran, Broadcom, Calix, CIG, Cortina Access, Gemtek, Lambda Networks, MT2, Nokia, Sagemcom, and Vantiva. 'It's crucial that the industry prioritizes interoperability, co-existence, and collaboration to help broadband service providers excel with the next generation of PON technologies,' said Broadband Forum CEO Craig Thomas. 'Following the success of the previous Plugfest, it was great to see the industry come together again to advance both 25GS and 50G-PON technologies thanks to the participation of the vendors and involvement of LANPARK and AT&T Labs.' The aim of the latest Plugfest, part of a multi-year interoperability testing series in laboratories around the world, was to give vendors an opportunity to ensure their equipment is interoperable with and ready to be deployed when connecting homes and businesses to broadband service providers' core networks. The Plugfests are open to vendors of optical line terminal (OLT) and optical network unit (ONU) equipment, PON chipsets and software stacks, Residential Gateway devices directly incorporating a PON interface, and test and measurement equipment. 'During the Plugfest, AT&T Labs emphasized the importance of interoperability in diverse operator networks to enable a multivendor broadband ecosystem,' said Sumithra Bhojan, Director-Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Labs. 'This is critical as PON technologies evolve. The Broadband Forum plays a key role in fostering collaboration among operators, silicon, optics, software, and equipment suppliers, ensuring seamless integration and innovation across the ecosystem.' 'At each Plugfest, we see significant interoperability improvements between the products presented by manufacturers,' said Thierry Doligez, CEO of LANPARK. 'This demonstrates the importance of these testing events and the relevance of the PON interoperability program conducted by the Broadband Forum.' 25GS-PON TC-PMD Layer was tested for the second time at a Plugfest and, for the first time, 25GS-PON OMCI and 50G-PON TC-PMD Layer was tested – signaling the industry's intent to be prepared to supply future fiber networks. Feedback from participating vendors has been instrumental in refining test plans, organizing future Plugfests, ensuring continued program improvement, and the overall success of the test events. The next Broadband Forum PON Plugfest will be hosted by the LANPARK Laboratory in Tours, France, from July 7 to 10, 2025. The Plugfest will test XGS-PON, 25GS-PON, and 50G-PON. For more information, visit: The following event will be hosted by The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) from October 6-10, 2025. For more information, visit: About the Broadband Forum The Broadband Forum is an industry-driven global standards development organization helping operators, application providers, and vendors deliver better, services-led broadband. As the industry-recognized center of competence, the Broadband Forum provides an accessible, efficient, and effective community where all broadband stakeholders can collaborate on, develop, and promote open standards and open software. This provides the basis for deployable solutions for the global broadband industry. The forum publishes interoperable standards and open software, has launched certification programs, and promotes industry education. These best practices and models can be adopted to help realize an effective broadband ecosystem that drives a thriving, services-led broadband industry based on global collaboration, open standards, and open source, maximizing value for all stakeholders. For more information, visit For the latest updates, follow Broadband Forum on LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. About LANPARK LANPARK is an independent laboratory located in Tours, France, specialized in conformance, interoperability and coexistence tests of devices deployed by telecom operators in the access network (PON), by DSOs in Smartgrids, smart gas & water grids networks using powerline or RF communications (G3, Wize), and by the industry for CCTV (PowerEOC). With many OLT brands installed in its labs, LANPARK offers on-demand test services dedicated to PON network operators, addressing their needs in terms of qualification and interoperability tests for each specific network they operate. LANPARK is a Broadband Forum's Approved Test Laboratory, accredited to conduct the worldwide recognized BBF.247 certification tests for G-PON, XG-PON and XGS-PON terminals.
Associated Press
12-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Global Broadband Leaders Honored for Key Contributions to Services-Led Networks
Broadband Forum has recognized the instrumental contributions of industry leaders over the past year in helping broadband networks become more intelligent and increasingly user focused. The 'Broadband Forum Awards' were presented during the Forum's Spring Member Meeting in Hong Kong this week. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: Broadband Forum Chairman John Blackford presenting the Distinguished Fellow award to Jonathan Newton (Photo: Business Wire) For his long-standing commitment and influential leadership helping to advance the broadband industry forward, drive industry interest, and champion new and innovative work in the Broadband Forum, Jonathan Newton (Vodafone), was presented with the 2025 Distinguished Fellow Award. Newton has made groundbreaking contributions to Broadband Forum's standards. This includes introducing the Subscriber Session Steering approach, contributing and guiding efforts on multi-vendor interoperability and Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) disaggregation, and playing a key role in instigating BBF's Quality of Experience Delivered (QED) initiative. Newton has also been a keen supporter and contributor to the Forum's Wireless Wireline Convergence work, and continues to drive new initiatives on improving network latency and quality such as the Forum's L4S initiative to improve broadband service responsiveness. Newton continues to play a key leadership role and is Co-Director of the Network Architecture Work Area, having previously been Director of the Access & Transport Architecture (ATA) Work Area. 'I am delighted to be nominated by my colleagues to receive this prestigious award from Broadband Forum,' said Newton, Distinguished Technical Expert, Vodafone. 'It's been a privilege to work alongside the industry's greatest minds on projects that are driving broadband's evolution from a connectivity-driven to a services-led ecosystem, unlocking greater opportunities for both the service provider and end-user.' Frank Van der Putten (Nokia) received a Special Recognition Award for his dedication to industry standards and 25 years of leadership in the Broadband Forum as a board member. Broadband Forum President Manuel Paul said: 'Frank's dedication, expertise, and leadership has shaped BBF in lasting ways. He is a well-deserving recipient of this award and we congratulate him for his lifetime of excellent service and contributions.' For demonstrated excellence and outstanding leadership in the advancement of Broadband Forum's mission, the Circle of Excellence Award was awarded to Tom van Caenegem, Nokia, for his continued leadership of the OB-CAS project, and Fabio Giudici, OutSys, for his leadership of the ATA PEAT Project Stream and the initiation of the OB-STAMP project. The Outstanding Contributor Award was presented to 11 individuals whose pivotal role has helped drive contributions, innovation, and enhancement in Broadband Forum's work. These individuals were: Hagen Woesner, BISDN; Aihua Guo, Futurewei; Jian Zhu, Huawei, Helge Tiainen, InCoax; Madhura Paduvalli, Liberty Global; Shiya Ashraf, Nokia; Robert Peschi, Nokia; Nadine Staelens, Nokia; Hiroshi Ou, NTT; Hugues Le Bras, Orange; and Hans-Joerg Kolbe, Radisys. 'Congratulations to all of the award winners. The awards reflect the remarkable achievements and progress of the Broadband Forum over the past year during this crucial time for the entire industry,' said Broadband Forum Chairman John Blackford. 'We look forward to seeing the innovations and contributions over the next year within our new work area structure, which further strengthens our commitment to enabling services-led and intelligent broadband that provides the applications and services most demanded by users.' Broadband Forum congratulates all award winners and nominees, and thanks them for their dedication in shaping the future of the industry as we transition to services-led broadband. For more information about the Broadband Forum, visit: About the Broadband Forum The Broadband Forum is an industry-driven global standards development organization helping operators, application providers, and vendors deliver better, services-led broadband. As the industry-recognized center of competence, the Broadband Forum provides an accessible, efficient, and effective community where all broadband stakeholders can collaborate on, develop, and promote open standards and open software. This provides the basis for deployable solutions for the global broadband industry. The forum publishes interoperable standards and open software, has launched certification programs, and promotes industry education. These best practices and models can be adopted to help realize an effective broadband ecosystem that drives a thriving, services-led broadband industry based on global collaboration, open standards, and open source, maximizing value for all stakeholders. For more information, visit For the latest updates, follow Broadband Forum on LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. KEYWORD: ASIA PACIFIC HONG KONG SOURCE: Broadband Forum Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 03/12/2025 06:05 AM/DISC: 03/12/2025 06:05 AM
