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Jan 2008 |
BT is boosting Britain's attempt to remain at the top of the global broadband market with plans to install a network at Ebbsfleet in Kent that offers speeds 20 times faster than the average UK household connection. The company hopes its deployment of the UK's fastest ever residential network, at the development of 10,000 new homes, will be a crucial testbed as the government, regulator Ofcom and industry come to decide how to upgrade the country's broadband network.
From August, BT's Openreach unit will ... |
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10
Jan 2008 |
At least two major Western Internet providers will have Internet access topping the 100 megabit per second (Mbps) mark before the end of the year, according to announcements. American cable provider Comcast has confirmed at CES that it is readying a service based on the new DOCSIS 3 cable modem standard that will bond together multiple cable channels to achieve Internet speeds far in excess of the version 2 speeds available today. Under good conditions, the technology translates to about 160Mbps for downloa... |
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Jan 2008 |
Verizon (NYSE:VZ) has announced that small and midsize businesses that need to upload large files, such as engineering designs, complex financial documents, X-rays, legal files and data backups, can now do so using the company's symmetrical FiOS Internet connections at speeds of up to 20 Mbps.
"No other carrier is delivering 15 Mbps or 20 Mbps symmetrical service to small businesses," David Frendo, director of business voice and broadband services for Verizon, said in a statement. "This new symmetrical u... |
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8
Jan 2008 |
The first iPhone Trojan has been seen in the wild, according to security vendors.
The first warnings about the Trojan were posted on Saturday on the iPhone modification forum ModMyiFone.com, said security vendor F-Secure. When installed, the Trojan appeared to do nothing more than display the word "shoes", according to the ModMyiFone post.
However, when a user attempted to uninstall the malicious code, the application wiped files from the /bin directory, breaking "Erica's Utilities" such as sendfile. ... |
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Jan 2008 |
Political upheaval in Kenya has yet to impact on telecommunications infrastructure in that country. However, ICT players say they are monitoring the situation closely and are concerned at the impact the unrest could have on investment prospects.
Last month the East African country, formerly regarded as stable and a top telecoms investment prospect in the region, erupted with violence after supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga accused President Mwai Kibaki of rigging the 27 December elections.
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Dec 2007 |
Microsoft Corp, Google Inc and Yahoo Inc agreed to a settlement worth $31.5 million to resolve accusations that the companies promoted illegal Internet gambling, the Justice Department said on Wednesday.
The companies were accused of receiving money from online gambling businesses to advertise illegal betting from 1997 through 2007.
As part of the settlement, the companies will pay cash to the U.S. government and provide millions of dollars worth of public service advertisements informing young adul... |
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Dec 2007 |
Greek telecom incumbent Hellenic Telecomms (OTE) said that it will cut the tariff on its ADSL internet service called Conn-x by 44.5 pct effective from Dec 17 to all new and existing customers.
OTE explained that it will also upgrade connections speeds from 768/192 Kbps to 1024/256 Kbps free of charge.
In addition, OTE will offer new, faster, internet access speeds of up to 24 Mbps, at the price of 29.90 eur per month.... |
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19
Dec 2007 |
Broadband firms could face formal action if they fail to give consumers accurate information about the speed they will get when they sign up.
The warning comes from Ofcom as it moves to ensure that net firms do not oversell broadband in advertising.
Customers should get specific data about the speed on their line or be able to back out of the deal.
The regulator said new guidelines on the selling of broadband should come into force early in 2008.
Clear information
The warning came in a let... |
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19
Dec 2007 |
According to Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL), the Eurasia cable system is expected to increase the capacity on this route by 1.28 terabit by 2009.
VSNL also said that it is currently in the process of changing its name to Tata Communication. The company added that the Eurasia cable system will also have the option to provide additional connectivity to the Gulf region in the future.
Vinod Kumar, president of global data solution in VSNL said: "The plans to build the TGN-Eurasia cable system coupled... |
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Dec 2007 |
Broadband over powerline is emerging as "a winner" in the worldwide race for multimedia home networking, experts reported today.
In-Stat predicts that the networking technology, which requires no new cabling, will gain momentum over the coming years.
"Management and conservation of energy have become the drivers for smart grid utility applications, where broadband and low-speed powerline communications will play a roll," said In-Stat analyst Joyce Putscher.
"As a result, we expect HomePlug Command ... |
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14
Dec 2007 |
Kyocera, the manufacturer of the iBurst technology behind Personal Broadband Australia's wireless broadband service, has announced a new desktop modem that will double download speed to 2Mbps.
It will not require any upgrade to an iBurst network: the speed doubling will be achieved by aggregating two data streams for a single user. Kyocera also produces USB, PCMCIA and ExpressCard iBurst modems but has not indicated when 2Mbps versions of these might be available. The new desktop modem will be available ... |
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14
Dec 2007 |
The Office of the Telecoms Adjudicator published it's report for November and said that the UK had 3.552 million unbundled LLU lines and forecast that there will still be strong demand in the near future for LLU but this to start levelling out a bit in the medium term.
Migrations appear to be one of the biggest issues that is brought up in the report as something that is going to need continued improvement as more customer start to look at swapping deals for better ones between providers.
Read the f... |
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14
Dec 2007 |
Google continues to take a page from the early Microsoft play-book: Take someone else's cool idea, do it better, and steamroll the competition. Next up: a human-generated Wikipedia and About.com (NYT) killer, Knols.
Knols provides web based templates with which experts can write posts about areas of expertise. Readers can then rank (and link to) the posts, which affects where they appear in Google search rankings. Google will share ad revenue with writers, thus providing an economic incentive to particip... |
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13
Dec 2007 |
AUSTRALIA'S telecommunications infrastructure needs an overhaul from the ground up, a national professional engineers' group says.
Engineers Australia, the national peak body for all engineering disciplines, says infrastructure providers need to be encouraged to be more proactive in identifying and appraising future projects.
Its report card on the country's telecommunications infrastructure, released today, identifies the need for a comprehensive strategic plan and long-term vision at a national lev... |
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13
Dec 2007 |
SMARTER mobile phones, smaller memory sticks, flashing T-shirts and barcodes on every corner: a look into the world of technology in 2008.
Leaner chips for smaller PCs, smarter phones
When Apple released the iPhone, they proved you can develop a mobile phone with an easy to use interface in a sleek, sexy package.
But one of the most exciting features of the iPhone is that it functions like a computer - a true smartphone.
This has been made possible by the development of smarter, smaller, less ... |
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