Five years ago this week… AT&T went nuclear in the second broadband war, finally embracing G.fast (now Gfast) as US telcos looked to move out of the dark ages and into the gigabit era. Overriding the stubbornness of US MDUs, AT&T outlined its plans to take copper G.fast to MDUs in 14 metro areas, some of which were within Verizon footprints. It seemed that cable had finally lost its lead in headline fixed broadband speeds in the US. — With Paramount+ poised to start its global roll-out in 16 new countries, Accedo sent out a teasing mailer to brag about its involvement in the expansion effort. The Swedish video software vendor highlights the Paramount+ strategy of working with local…