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- FTTP
- Fiber To The Premises The installation of optical fiber from the carrier directly into the home or office. Also called "fiber to the home" FTTH. See PON...
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- News to know: Microsoft's Hyper-V and reorg; NetSuite; Cisco patches; MacBook Air diary
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Review: Microsoft's Hyper-V puts VMWare and Linux on notice Dana Gardner: Merger target suspect Citrix assembles virtualization products as Delivery Center Dan Kusnetzky: Why is the concept of virtual machine software so sticky? Former Microsoft...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., NetSuite Inc., Apple MacBook, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Social Networking, Linux, Virtualization, Open Source, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-02-15
- Cable vs. FTTP competition may mean 42 cents off your bill
- Comcast reported its fourth quarter earnings and the results were just fine although the outlook was a little light. But the big number that's worth watching is $42.44. That sum, which was disclosed in Comcast's fourth quarter earnings Techmeme, is the company's monthly average revenue per subscriber--a...
- Tags: Comcast Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-14
- Cisco likely to indicate solid enterprise spending
- Cisco's fourth quarter results on Tuesday are expected to reveal solid enterprise technology spending patterns.Cisco is expected to earn 35 cents a share on revenue of $9.3 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter ending July 31. For the year, Cisco is expected to report earnings of $1.33 a share on...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-08-07
- FiOS - Verizon's long-term vision to the 10+ gigabit home
- As the computer and Internet revolution blooms, the one thing that is lagging behind is broadband connectivity. There's no question that the future of long-range high-speed telecommunication is Fiber, but different companies are taking different approaches. While AT&T is going to try and install fiber to within a mile of...
- Tags: VoIP, Technology policy, News, Networking, Infrastructure, Consumer electronics
- Blog posts 2007-07-09
- Verizon's FiOS network: Payback time?
- Verizon reported its first quarter results and they are notable for one key reason--most of the maximum capital spending for its FiOS fiber-optic network is through the pipeline. Simply put, the earnings hit--11 cents a share in the first quarter--that Verizon...
- Tags: Wired & Wireless, Web Technology, Verizon, Telecommunications, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-30
- Verizon: New fiber rollout isn't cheap
- Verizon will spend $17.5 billion to $17.9 billion on capital expenditures in 2007--most of allocated to a fiber to the premises FTTP rollout--and take an 11 cents a...
- Tags: General, Hardware Infrastructure, Wired & Wireless, Telecommunications, Broadband, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizons FiOS, Fios
- Blog posts 2007-01-29
- Cuban: High-def may kill the Internet video star
- Cuban: High-def may kill the Internet video starI think he is way ahead of himselfPeople have been happily watching really really crappy quality videos myself included on the web for a long time now. The 200X150 at 12 fps to conserve bandwidth, etc. Watch any YouTube video, the...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, movie, Internet video, video, Cuban, PC
- Discussion threads 2006-12-08
- FTTP Shootout - Active Ethernet Vs PON
- Triple play rollouts are one of the bright spots in the global telecom industry. Carriers and municipalities that announce plans to rollout triple play (voice, video and data) services are faced with a number of choices for an access mechanism - DSL, Fiber or even wireless. This paper focuses on...
- Tags: Lucent Technologies Inc., Alcatel, Fiber, Network Technology, Ethernet, Networking
- White papers 2006-08-01
- Broadband law rewrite planned for 2006
- Broadband law rewrite planned for 2006We are SO screwed...This administration hasn't shown a propencity for doing what's good for consumers/citizens.This is long overdueThe current set of laws, and TAXES, that affect TV providers, Telephone companies and ISP's are so antequated that they are worthless. A phone company running Fiber...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Internet service providers (ISPs), Telecom & Utilities, Network technology, game, broadband, tax, phone, administration
- Discussion threads 2006-02-08
- 36.9 mln DLC/MSAN ports to ship by 2009
- The market for DLC/MSAN (Digital Loop Carrier/ Multi-Service Access Node) equipment is on the rise, as shipments to telecom carriers will jump from 24 mln ports in 2004 to 36.9 mln ports in 2009, reports In-Stat. DLCs that provided remote termination of POTS lines in the access network have evolved...
- Tags: DSL, Network technology, Broadband Internet, Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, DLC/MSAN, POTS, In-Stat
- Blog posts 2006-02-01
- 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
- Fiber to the premises to grow 54% a year till 2009
- KMI Research predicts Fiber to the Premises FTTP is poised for a 54% CAGR through 2009. The analysts say that Verizon's announcement and commitment to pass one mln homes in 2004 has made FTTP the fiberoptics industry's most exciting development since the late 1990s. KMI Research forecasts that the total...
- Tags: Fiber To The Premise, fiber
- Blog posts 2004-09-10
- Verizon announces final fiber suppliers
- Verizon announces final fiber suppliersFiber is cheap, it's the headend equipment.Interesting concept and one I would love to try, but my question is who pays for the hardware not fiber? The cost of this hardware makes the best PC look dirt cheap in comparison. I sure wish ZDnet...
- Tags: Network technology, Verizon Communications Inc., copper, fiber
- Discussion threads 2003-12-22
- Broadband newbies pick price over speed
- Broadband newbies pick price over speedThe OnlyBenifit of this study is the persons making the study. Baby Bells,Cable ..whatever ,from the consumer point of view these are complementing technologies. From the sellers point of view,they can take to rising and falling speeds just like the rest of us. I'll probably...
- Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, DSL, cable, broadband
- Discussion threads 2003-12-09
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