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BT: Fibre maps don't show the whole picture
Blog The telecoms giant, which will be rolling out the majority of the next-generation broadband access, said Point Topic had left out some of the areas where BT will deploy fibre, because the research firm doesn't yet know of them.
[November 13, 2009, 11:56]
Maps show UK fibre rollout plans
News The research firm Point Topic has published four maps showing the likely rollout of next-generation broadband access across the UK over the next few years. The other colours on the map show the density of demand for high-speed broadband access...
[November 12, 2009, 15:20]
Mobile industry decides on LTE voice standard
News As IMS can simultaneously serve fixed broadband and LTE wireless services, the use of One Voice will also "open the path to service convergence", the companies said in a statement. The other was a proprietary system, backed by T-Mobile and others...
[November 6, 2009, 14:47]
More Virgin trains get on-board Wi-Fi
News Standard-class passengers can access the new Wi-Fi services by purchasing hotspot passes online via their wireless device, and T-Mobile mobile broadband subscribers can use the service on an unlimited basis.
[November 6, 2009, 11:05]
European 'internet freedom' law agreed
News The package also lays out rules for the deployment of national fibre-access networks, and allows the 'digital dividend' spectrum — freed up by the switch from analogue to digital TV — to be used for mobile broadband services.
[November 5, 2009, 12:11]
HP ProBook 4710s review
Reviews However, there's no integrated mobile broadband and no internal modem. Some other 4710s models do have a 56Kbps modem, but you have to look to the smaller screen sizes for mobile broadband support, or rely on a USB dongle.
[November 4, 2009, 6:35]
not as good as it seems
Talkback well.sounds good, ~70 Mhz of spectrum on a band that will travel further than most.however for "broadband" speeds you need a 20 MHz channel ideally, so there are only three of these available.it is harder to define where these signals go as the...
[October 30, 2009, 22:59]
TV spectrum to be used for mobile broadband
News This makes it ideal for rolling out wireless broadband services in rural areas, where operators might be loath to deploy great numbers of access nodes due to low subscriber density. The European Commission has called on member states to speed up...
[October 30, 2009, 12:17]
Ofcom lets Intel-funded firm offer mobile WiMax
News The company now has both the spectrum position and technical capability to implement a network and services platform ideally suited to compete in the rapidly expanding market for fixed and mobile broadband wireless access," Freedom4 chief...
[October 23, 2009, 16:44]
How is Digital Britain really doing?
Comment Broadband has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, but there are still grounds for cautious optimism, says community-broadband expert Malcolm Corbett. Three big broadband stories attracted headlines earlier this month.
[October 21, 2009, 16:35]
EU consumer groups, ISPs plead for net neutrality
News Over the past few days, both the European Consumers' Organisation (Beuc) and the European ISP Association (Eurispa) have pleaded for Amendment 138/46 to be passed into law, saying that cutting off broadband service would violate affected consumers...
[October 20, 2009, 14:16]
MPs call for one, simplified privacy law
News Ofcom should also regulate to require ISPs to advertise minimum guaranteed speeds for broadband connections, rather than theoretical maximum speeds, apComms recommended. The report also recommends that, for reasons of clarity, Ofcom should ensure...
[October 16, 2009, 17:42]
Bookends
Downloads Share your references over the Internet with anyone, on any platform (you, but not people who access your databases, must have a broadband connection). There are options to automatically download, rename and organize pdf files on-the-fly from...
[October 16, 2009, 14:43]
Finland makes broadband access a legal right
News Finland has now joined the handful of nations to make broadband access a legal right for all its citizens. According to local news reports, the Finn government had last month pledged to mandate online access speeds of 100Mbps for all citizens by...
[October 16, 2009, 9:07]
South Ayrshire to get fibre access from H2O
News Rural towns in the south-west Scottish area of South Ayrshire will get fibre-based next-generation broadband access within months, through H2O Networks. Whereas copper-access broadband generally provides speeds of up to 8Mbps or, in some cities...
[October 14, 2009, 16:42]
BT to run fast fibre to 2.5m homes
News BT will run optical fibre directly to 2.5 million UK homes and businesses for high-speed broadband access, a move that analysts say will give its network longer life. The UK is well placed [for broadband availability], but we need to invest for the...
[October 9, 2009, 16:57]
WiMAX and Its Applications
White Papers WiMAX is expected to have an explosive growth, as well as the WiFi, but compared with the Wi-Fi WiMAX provides broadband connections in greater areas, measured in square kilometers, even with links not in line of sight.
[October 9, 2009, 2:01]
Dell-Customized Mobility Solutions
White Papers From notebooks, netbooks, and handheld computers to WiFi, smartphones, and mobile broadband, there really is no end to the number of devices now available for a wide variety of business applications. In this TechRepublic Resource Guide on...
[October 9, 2009, 0:00]
RealPlayer
Downloads Now features TurboPlay, giving broadband users near-instant playback of RealVideo and RealAudio by dramatically reducing the time it takes to load or buffer a clip prior to playback through the intelligent utilization of available bandwidth on a...
[October 7, 2009, 14:40]
Lord Carter on playing politics with Digital Britain
News One of the most widely debated recommendations of Digital Britain was the introduction of the 50p-per-month levy on fixed broadband connections, in order to pay for a nationwide rollout of next-generation broadband access.
[October 7, 2009, 13:07]
