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The rapid take-up of mobile broadband could help spur the arrival of super-fast fiber broadband networks in the United Kingdom, says telecoms regulator Ofcom, which has set out plans for a pro-investment regulatory framework that will guarantee operators who plough cash into fiber a fair rate of return. Speaking at a conference hosted by U.K. trade association for technology, |
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Google Inc. says Bell Canada Inc. is breaking Canadian telecommunications law by slowing certain internet traffic, and is urging the CRTC to take action against the company. "Bell claims its throttling of peer-to-peer applications is a reasonable form of network management. Google respectfully disagrees. Network management does not include Canadian carriers’ blocking or degrading |
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Telecommunications companies are suing cities around the nation to stop the construction of publicly owned fiber optic systems to bring high-speed Internet, telephone and cable television to communities far from metropolitan centers. Attorneys for cities say the telecommunications suits, whether brought under state law, the Federal Telecommunications Act or other laws, are veiled |
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A 14-year examination of broadband Internet in Palo Alto — stretching from the pre-Google era to the Web 2.0 present — may soon end with ultra-high speed services citywide. A consortium of Web firms led by Canadian Axia NetMedia is proposing to expand the city's current fiber network, completed in 1997, to create an ultra-high-speed system with video, voice and data capabilities. |
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Mobile service provider Vodafone plans to expand its 3G mobile network by investing $500 million in New Zealand as it aims for a nationwide mobile broadband network with a target to reach 97 % of New Zealand by 2010 as compared to 63% coverage at present. "The broadband service will be available on customers'' mobiles and it can be used as a cost effective home solution especia |
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As part of its $1 billion lawsuit against user-video site YouTube, Viacom will receive a complete log of all users’ activities, which will include a list of usernames, IP addresses, and videos that each account has viewed in the past. Viacom says it wants to use the data to prove that copyright-infringing videos draw higher amounts of traffic than user-generated and fully-legal |
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There seems to already be a bit of a hiccup in Virgin Media's campaign to educate file-sharers. Last month, Virgin Media and the BPI joined forces in an effort to educate those suspected of uploading on P2P networks. This effort involved Virgin Media sending letters from both Virgin and the BPI informing suspected P2P pirates the dangers and alternatives to their activities. Virgin |
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Deployment of fiber-optic broadband service has broken out for the first time, passing cable and DSL Internet service users, according to a survey of the world's broadband subscribers by Point Topic. The U.K. market research firm said 4.2 million high-speed Internet users received fiber in the first quarter of 2008 versus 2.5 million who received cable."It's a significant milestone |
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July 2008 |
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BT has made available to consumers the iPlate, a device that it claims will boost internet speeds for ADSL lines. According to the telecoms giant, electrical equipment such as microwave ovens, faulty television power supplies and even Christmas lights interfere with broadband connections and affect its reliability. However, BT claims the iPlate, which was first announced in March |
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July 2008 |
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Virgin Media has again been shot down by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over an ad campaign. A national press ad with the headline 'Hate to wait?' showed a table with download times for different files depending on the customer's broadband package. Small print at the bottom stated 'Download speed comparisons are a guide only and assume song is 5Mb and TV show 30 minute |
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July 2008 |
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Mobile services revenue in India is projected to grow around 18 percent a year, hitting US$37 billion by 2012, Gartner said Wednesday. The growth will come from a rapidly proliferating rural market, low handset costs and lower tariffs, Gartner said. India's mobile subscriber base is also set to exceed 737 million connections by 2012, growing around 21 percent annually. India will |
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July 2008 |
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A new study suggests that attitude rather than availability may be the key reason why more Americans don't have high-speed Internet access. The findings from the Pew Internet and American Life Project challenge the argument that broadband providers need to more aggressively roll out supply to meet demand. Only 14 percent of dial-up users say they're stuck with the older, slower |
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July 2008 |
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The iPhone 3G is slated to be available for purchase on July 11, and now details about AT&T's service plans that will accompany this smartphone have been released. Of note, the previous reports that users will not be able to purchase this device without a contract seems to have been false, as the new information confirms that it can be purchased from AT&T without one. New AT&T |
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July 2008 |
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We all have a phone company horror story. Broken promises, uncaring and unhelpful customer service reps and baffling charges are the a recurring theme of these long-running dramas. My best phone company story didn’t even happen to me. It struck down a close friend, but I was there to witness it all unfold over a few hot days in July a few years back. It involved, yep, Telecom |
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Australia's government has launched an ambitious effort to build a new fiber-to-the-node national network that will provide at least 12Mbps connections to 98 percent of Australia's population. The two percent who won't have access will be covered under a program called the "Australian Broadband Guarantee" that provides funds to ISPs working in underserved areas. (Note to US |
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