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Governments are spending unprecedented amounts of money to expand broadband access. And broadband providers will be investing those monies to grow their networks and reach more subscribers. In this environment, who cares about lowering the costs of building out (and then maintaining) fiber or fixed wireless access networks? Broadband providers care. No matter the size of the funding, successful businesses …
A multi-core CPU is, in a way, a network; a network on a chip. Just like homes and businesses may be ‘hosts’ or nodes on a Service Providers network, or PCs and phones on an enterprise or home network, the hosts on netElastic’s network are CPU cores. netElastic’s virtualized network includes a small army of cores, with each core performing …
The global COVID-19 pandemic has shined a spotlight on the importance of internet access. The pandemic has led to a digital transformation in which almost all aspects of daily life now include the internet. Unfortunately, individuals with limited or no internet access have been especially hard hit by their lack of participation in this digital transformation. According to DataReportal, almost …
netElastic recently conducted a survey to learn what broadband providers really want from broadband network gateways (BNGs). Broadband providers representing twelve different countries participated in the survey, including ISPs, large carriers, WISPs, and electric utilities. And both large and small providers were included. Job titles held by the survey respondents included Chief Technology Officer (CTO), network engineer, and network architect, …
More and more broadband providers are deploying virtual Broadband Network Gateways (vBNGs). As a result, more people are asking questions about vBNGs. Below are answers to five frequent questions. 1. What is a vBNG and How is It Used? Broadband network gateways (BNGs), also known as broadband remote access servers (BRAS), are an essential network component since they’re the access …
Network scalability has never been more critical, as people depend on the Internet for more aspects of their personal and business lives. This creates an opportunity and a challenge for broadband providers since traditional network infrastructure wasn’t designed to scale quickly or reliably to meet increasing demand. What should a broadband provider do? Let’s Explore the Options Many small broadband …
