Actelis Networks Blog

It’s Time to Accelerate Everything!

Actelis — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:10:00 GMT

For business and government entities that enable e-commerce, provide a social-networking platform and critical information to the public, providing a service that just meets the minimum threshold of the “new broadband" is grossly inadequate.

Among the Clouds (Computing)

Actelis — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:48:00 GMT

You can think of a hybrid cloud as a flight with connections. For one leg of the journey, you need your own private aircraft (private cloud), and for the next leg you decide to rent (or buy) the required capacity (public cloud) in a shared

A Nightmare on Geek Street

Actelis — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:51:00 GMT

Carriers seek pragmatic solutions for the “network abusers” who love their bandwidth-hogging smartphones and video services. But I assert that “network abusers” are not the problem, rather an opportunity to be harnessed.

Death of T1 and Rise of EFM

Actelis — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:17:58 GMT

In November I blogged about T1’s Expiration Date, but predicting the death of T1s and the rise of the new age of Ethernet in the First Mile over copper without a strong economic case would be neither credible nor complete. The economic case

Broadband Stimulus Strategies

Actelis — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:31:05 GMT

The first round of funding under the Broadband Stimulus Plan attracted more than 2,000 applications requesting almost $28 billion. With approximately $10.5 billion in matching funds committed by the applicants, these projects represent more than $38

T1s’ Expiration Date

Actelis — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:49:54 GMT

As you likely know, T1 circuits were invented in the 1960s. Now, almost a half century later, the time has finally come to say goodbye, farewell and thanks for the help. Why? Because it’s all about speed. The bandwidth provided by these legacy

The Economic Stimulus: It’s All About Doing More

Actelis — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:51:56 GMT

During his January 20 inauguration speech, Barack Obama pledged: “We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together.”Nearly a month later, the newly elected 44th

Carrier Ethernet Needs Precise Clocking to Deliver Mobile Backhaul

Actelis — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:22:07 GMT

By Henrik Bremerskov, ActelisThere is one critical question gating the advancement of mobile backhaul networks: Is it possible to take advantage of the efficiencies afforded by a converged Ethernet access network for both voice and data? By

In This Economy, EFM Is Your Best ROI

Actelis — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:41:35 GMT

By Henrik Bremerskov, ActelisThe first xDSL services deployed over a decade ago were regarded by some pundits as the last stand for copper access infrastructure, bringing just a temporary resistance against the coming onslaught from FTTx. But it

OMG! For 3G Networks, the Forecast Calls for Rain

Actelis — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:55:10 GMT

By Henrik Bremerskov, ActelisNew mobile handheld devices like Apple’s iPhone 3G and the newly released G1 from Google, which are designed to maximize multimedia applications of 3G networks, represent a great opportunity for mobile operators in