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- Is Your AAA Up to the WiMAX Challenge?
- World Interoperability for Microwave Access WiMAX is intended to reduce the barriers to widespread broadband access deployment with standards-compliant wireless solutions engineered to deliver ubiquitous fixed and mobile services such as Voice over IP VoIP, messaging, video, streaming media, and other IP traffic. WiMAX enables delivery of last-mile broadband access...
- Tags: Broadband, Broadband Access, Bridgewater Systems, Wireless, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Wireless And Mobility, Networking
- White papers 2009-04-10
- The Internet's Capacity to Handle Fast-Rising Demand for Bandwidth
- Industry and academic experts are increasingly concerned about the Internet's capacity to continue to handle the fast-rising demand for bandwidth, unless investments in Internet infrastructure accelerate substantially. However these elements are measured, the growth in demand for bandwidth is outpacing the growth in supply. This begins with the rapid growth...
- Tags: Bandwidth, Internet Industry Association, Broadband Access, Internet, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications
- White papers 2007-09-14
- Here's what that so-called "Zune Phone" really is: your thoughts, please?
- Theres a lot of fuss that insists a recently published FCC document point to a Zune phone.Here I will review what I consider to be the core of this document. Up top, thats a grab of the testing set-up that Microsoft proposes. Nothing specific in this application looks like...
- Tags: General, Research, microsoft, Apple, Microsoft Zune, broadband, digital television
- Blog posts 2007-02-10
- WDM PON for Next-Generation Optical Broadband Access Networks
- TDM-PON systems such as BPON and GPON are being deployed in current generation FTTH/FTTP access networks for providing broadband access offering triple play services including video, data and voice. In the near future, it is in general agreed that WDM based access networks will be enabling the next-generation optical broadband...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Network, Broadband, Broadband Access, WDM, Chinese University Of Hong Kong, WDM-PON, Optical Networking, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Networking
- White papers 2006-06-25
- FCC chairman clears way for cheap broadband access
- FCC chairman clears way for cheap broadband accessUp IS Down...If I were the new chairman I would argue that UP for people on the North Pole IS DOWN for people on the South Pole and I would have further documention to support my point/position and people not at either pole...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Broadband Internet, Network technology, LA Times, FCC, phone, broadband, Phone company, cheap broadband access, cable, telecommunications company, cable company, phone company, broadband access
- Discussion threads 2006-01-09
- Democrats unveil 'innovation agenda'
- Democrats unveil 'innovation agenda'more info"If Congress doesn't act soon, other countries following the U.S. "blueprint" for technological pre-eminence will get further ahead, she said. This year, she noted, 70,000 engineers will graduate from U.S. institutions, while India and China will produce 350,000 and 700,000 engineers, respectively."70,000 engineering graduates in America....
- Tags: Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, corporate pimp, American-born, pimp, broadband, broadband access
- Discussion threads 2005-11-15
- If I lived here, I couldn't VoIP ya
- That's Blue Mountain, in Eastern Washington state. Proud to say I took the photo.But if I lived in the farmhouse just over the ridge, I wouldn't been able to call you via VoIP. That's because broadband access is just about absolutely necessary for VoIP, and broadband access is relatively scarce...
- Tags: Steven, broadband
- Blog posts 2005-08-17
- Attention VoIP marketers: here are two states you should focus on
- I've been perusing the newest semi-annual FCC Report on broadband access.Just released today, the report lists state-by-statetalliesof homes and businesses that subscribe to high speed Internet servicesat least 200 kbps in one or both directions.Before I give you the breakdown of thetwo states withfastestgrowing broadband access, I think I shouldrelate...
- Tags: broadband access, broadband
- Blog posts 2004-12-22
- EarthLink's free networking ploy
- It's a giveaway: The ISP is offering free or discounted home networking services in hopes that customers will then sign up for faster-and more expensive--broadband access. EarthLink is trying to play up the adage that sharing is good. The Atlanta-based Internet service provider...
- Tags: EarthLink Inc., Network, Broadband, Internet Service Provider, Broadband Access, Home Networking, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Networking, Personal Technology, Internet, Richard Shim
- News items 2002-02-14
- Broadband access battle heats up
- AOL and AT&T scrapping in lead up to broadband access vote -- Rep. Markey pushing for FCC regulation. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is set to vote on a measure that would pressure AT&T to open up its high-speed cable Internet access network to competitors -- upping the...
- Tags: Cable Internet, TCI, Network, America Online Inc., Portland, Broadband, AT&T Corp., Broadband Access, Excite@Home, Cable, Network Technology, Internet, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Matthew Broersma, Technology News
- News items 1999-07-07
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- FCC releases broadband agenda
- FCC still not looking out for citizens enoughThe FCC still seems to cater to comm companies FAR more than protecting the interests of customers. The fact that they allow cell carriers to charge thousands of dollars per megabyte for text message data rates is one indication. The fact that they...
- Tags: Federal government, Rural America, FCC, broadband agenda, broadband
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- More evidence of the coming collision between home broadband and the smart grid
- Collision?Not the word I would have used.In any event, I think this is a positive and necessary direction to go. In order to manage more diversified, less dependable/consistent sources of energy, the demand side HAS TO be managed. Without it, we are just setting ourselves up for a lot of...
- Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, collision, home broadband, grid, smart grid
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Nokia 3711 - sable (T-Mobile)
- Nokia fans in the United States don't get many breaks. Few of the company's phones make it to U.S. carriers and the models that land here tend to be basic handsets for making calls. The Nokia 3711 for T-Mobile is one such phone. Simple in form and function, the 3711...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, T-Mobile, phone, Nokia Corp., keypad button
- Product reviews 2009-11-10
- 10 technological changes in 10 technological years
- retitle it15 Technological Changes in 15 Years... and even with that you'd be off. Pluto was reclassified... this is not a technological innovation, even its classification name already existed.15 years ago Forest Gump came out, and even it was talking about Apple being big then, when it was set......
- Tags: DVD, floppy disk, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Facebook beats the 'spam king'
- Good luck collecting that judgment award. ntntRE: Facebook beats the 'spam king'Ive always wondered why governments/courts don't do more on tackling spam. Surely regardless of where they are based, some pressure can be exerted by the government, onto local governments, if they don't comply, limit/block the whole countries internet...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Government, INTERNET, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, e-mail, Facebook, spam king, spam
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- In recession, VoIP makes strong case for cutting your home landline
- Tempting, but I will passI've considered VoIP several times over the years, but it usually just takes a few phone calls with a friend or relative who is using VoIP before I change my mind! Not infrequently, the conversation becomes a warbling mess. Then there are times we...
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, phone, recession
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- Net Neutrality: Hit satire coming to a theatre near you
- wow bravo again encore bravowhat what a introduction ... Come on Doug bring some more .... If this is the type of blog that you are planing ill by hook like a addict .... give us more dammit .Goverment should nationalize the infrastructure...
- Tags: Net Neutrality
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Antitrust: Time to break apart the phone companies -- again?
- Actually,those 'guaranteed revenue' companiesAre not so rare. Food companies, oil and gas companies, phone companies, electric companies, water utilities.... the list goes on and on if I had enough time to think of them all.That is why we need to break up any company that gets more than a 10%...
- Tags: Corporate law, Telecom & Utilities, Network technology, Food & Beverage, 360Networks Corp., phone company, phone, antitrust
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Web powerhouses to FCC: We support open Internet
- The Internet's big guns have signed their names to a letter of support for a continued open Internet, sending it to the FCC this morning, just days before the agency is slated to vote on network neutrality rules. The letter is actually from the Open Internet Coalition,...
- Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Web, Net Neutrality, Internet, Federal Government, Government, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Nokia Mural 6750 (AT&T)
- Photo gallery: Nokia Mural 6750Nokia has given U.S. carriers an interesting selection of cell phones over the past few months. We've seen quality music phones, quirky square models, and basic handsets just for making calls. The newest device to land on our desk, the Nokia Mural 6750 for AT&T, falls...
- Tags: Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., Mural, Nokia Corp., phone
- Product reviews 2009-10-16
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