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- FCC to investigate Comcast
- The Federal Communications Commission will investigate allegations that Comcast shuts down users' connections when they upload files through P2P programs such as BitTorrent, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said at the Consumer Electronics Show Tuesday. In November two consumer groups, PublicKnowledge and Free Press, asked the FCC to...
- Tags: FCC, Broadband Network, Network, Comcast Corp., Federal Government, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Government, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-01-09
- Europe and telecommunications regulations
- Europe and telecommunications regulationsComments.Already in Europe, there is deregulation, and a requirement on the old monopoly operators to "unbundle the local loop". This means, in essence, they are obliged to let competitor have access to the copper between the exchange and the customer (not for free, of course).This has generally...
- Tags: Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Broadband Internet, Network technology, telecommunications, British Telecommunications, copper, village, broadband, broadband network
- Discussion threads 2007-11-13
- FCC: Build wireless emergency broadband network
- The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a national wireless, IP-based, broadband emergency network to be built by private companies, the BBC reports. "Earlier this year, I had an opportunity to hear local public safety personnel recount their experiences on the ground during the tragic events of...
- Tags: network, FCC, Government technology, Mobile/wireless, Emergency
- Blog posts 2006-12-22
- Photos: WiMax in the Amazon Basin
- A WiMax tower on Parintins island connects two schools, a hospital, a community center and a university to a broadband network.
- Tags: photograph, broadband network, network, broadband, Amazon.com Inc., WiMAX, hospital
- Image galleries 2006-09-20
- WiFiTalkie (zip)
- WiFiTalkie turns your Palm into a Walkie-Talkie. Using a broadband network connection (such as WiFi) it lets you communicate between two or more Palm devices. WiFiTalkie uses VoIP (Voice over IP) technology to broadcast audio data. It supports full duplex mode, which lets you broadcast and receive voice simultaneously. WiFiTalkie...
- Tags: Broadband Network, Palm Inc., Broadband, WiFiTalkie, Telecommunications, Broadband Internet, Telephony, VOIP, Network Technology, Networking
- Software downloads 2006-07-18
- EarthLink: Bells must share broadband networks
- EarthLink: Bells must share broadband networksBroadband monopolyWhile I think the Bell's have a limited monopoly, the cable companies surely have a monopoly. The FCC needs to look at the whole broadband market not just the phone companies. As long as cable has no competition, the consumer is getting raped. I...
- Tags: Network technology, Federal government, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, network, broadband network, EarthLink Inc., cable, broadband, Right-Of-Way, FCC
- Discussion threads 2006-05-10
- RAD Helps China Telecom to Reduce Opex Costs, Accelerate Provisioning of Broadband Services to Millions of Subscribers
- Guangdong Datacom Bureau (GDB), which owns the fastest growing broadband network infrastructure in China, had a challenge to connect ATM switches with various types of fiber interfaces in the central office to ADMs on the SDH backbone (coax). The solution chosen by GDB was based on RAD's AMC-101 universal media...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, RAD Data Communications Ltd., ATM switch, RAD, fiber, SDH, provisioning, broadband network, broadband, broadband service, ATM, network
- Case studies 2006-05-04
- 44 mln broadband networks in the US
- In 2005 there were more than 44 mln broadband networks among the more than 100 mln households in the United States, according to Belkin. Of that number, 16.2 mln are expected to be wireless by the end of in 2005. In 2003, 3.9 mln households had wireless access to the...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Network technology, broadband network, broadband, network
- Blog posts 2006-03-05
- Ubilium Municipal Wireless Solution
- Wireless mesh technology is positioned as a key building block to fulfill the emerging need to deploy wide-scale, indoor/outdoor public access broadband networks within municipalities. Another important element to creating these community wide public access networks however, is a tool to manage, provision and service the network and its users....
- Tags: Broadband Network, Network, Broadband, Ubilium Solution, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking
- White papers 2005-11-01
- Wireless broadband network Facilitates Indonesian Tsunami Relief Efforts
- To provide a centralized communications infrastructure and help synchronize relief efforts following the 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami, Intel sponsored the creation of a wireless broadband network. The network consists of three base stations and provides high-speed Internet connectivity at speeds of up to 6 Megabits per second (Mbps), with 28...
- Tags: Base Station, Broadband Network, Network, Mbps, Intel Corp., Wireless Broadband, Wireless Broadband Network, WiMAX, Wireless, Broadband Internet, Wi-Fi, Networking, Telecommunications
- White papers 2005-11-01
- Choose the broadband technology that's right for you with this Cisco Press sample chapter
- Learn about the data networking principles of broadband networks and how you can use access networks to deliver high capacity rates to your home. Examine the data networking principles of broadband networks and how the emerging set of access networks can be used to deliver high capacity...
- Tags: Chapter, Broadband Network, Network, Broadband, Data Networking, Cisco Systems Inc., Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Networking
- Book chapters 2005-09-08
- 3-Way Secure Optimization for broadband networks
- End II End communications realizes the importance of optimized networks and has built into their Gateway Security solution 3-Way Secure Optimization. A standard feature of their break-through software, 3-Way Secure Optimization runs through their industry-leading IPSec Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel with AES 256 encryption and can be used over...
- Tags: Broadband Network, Optimization, Network, Broadband, End II End Communications, IPSec, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, WiMAX, Telecommunications, Network Security, Security, Networking, Wireless
- White papers 2005-04-01
- Verizon readies national broadband network
- Verizon readies national broadband networkHuh? 56 markets = National???Pardon me for saying it but 56 markets is hardly what one could call a national rollout...Verizon needs to....expand their rural coverage, as they been promising for years, before they start delving into other areas... or get out of the network...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Network technology, network, RSU, Verizon Communications Inc., broadband network, broadband
- Discussion threads 2004-04-14
- C-COR Corporation Reduces Accounts Receivable by $3.7 Million With Oracle E-Business Suite 11i
- C-COR Corporation is a complex global organization providing products and support to broadband network operators throughout North and South America, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region. Comprised of three distinct business units, broadband communications products, broadband management solutions, and broadband network services, the company has grown rapidly through global expansion and...
- Tags: Broadband Network, Oracle Corp., Oracle11i, Oracle E-Business Suite, Broadband, Accounts Receivable, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Networking
- Case studies
- Municipal broadband networks
- This paper discusses the viability of municipal owned and operated local broadband networks. The key issue is the viability of such networks as compared to the classic carriers implementing their own networks in a more open market fashion. This paper develops the alternatives that are available to towns and municipalities...
- Tags: Broadband Network, Network, Broadband, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers
- C-COR Cuts Monthly Close in Half and Reduces Accounts Receivable by $3.7 Million With Oracle E-Business Suite
- C-COR Corporation is a global organization providing products and support to broadband network operators throughout North and South America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. Faced with multiple, disparate business cultures and fast-paced change, C-COR wanted to focus on developing its business agility, supporting its manufacturing and service businesses, maximizing...
- Tags: Broadband Network, Oracle Corp., Oracle E-Business Suite, Accounts Receivable, ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Broadband Internet, Operational Accounting, Telecommunications, Software, Finance
- Case studies
- Marconi Adds Quality of Service to a Wireless broadband network
- Faced with a bandwidth shortage that could decelerate economic growth, community leaders in Western Maryland are working toward a common goal: expanding a successful wireless network for county government into a "local loop" infrastructure that will deliver broadband services to virtually all of the area's businesses and residences. Their innovative...
- Tags: Marconi, Broadband Network, QoS, Network, Wireless Broadband, Broadband Internet, Government, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Telecommunications
- Case studies
- Soul Deploys Cisco Equipment to Drive the $300 Million NSW Government broadband network
- Soul, a leading Australian telecommunications company, selected an array of advanced communications technologies and services from Cisco Systems as part of its contract to create an IP MPLS network for the New South Wales Government's $A300 million broadband project. Cisco has been selected to supply the 12000 Series Router, which...
- Tags: Broadband Network, Network, Agency, Government, Broadband, IP, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Soul, Corporate Communications, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Marketing
- Case studies
Additional Resources
- Google's open source problem is Affero
- The best open source protection for "the cloud," as Gordon Haff notes today, is the Affero GPL license. (Picture from our Tech Republic's GeekEnd blog, written by Jay Garmon.) Affero closes the "ASP loophole" described by Fabrizio Capobianco here in March. It defines what SaaS delivers as...
- Tags: Google Inc., ClipperZ, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Oil's superspike may make telecommuting the norm
- Can the price of crude--currently above $125 a barrel and the high gas prices that go with it--make telecommuting the norm? These questions come up typically with crises and natural disasters. For instance, if there was an avian flu outbreak workers across the U.S. would have to...
- Tags: Information Technology, Worker, Telecommuting, Help Desk, Call Centers, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
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