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- GOOG is not making phones or buying newspapers
- But, will they make a super cheap Arm based Netbook???Or, maybe they will pay a partner to make, sell, and support an Arm based netbook.specs:dual core arm2 GB memory32 GB SSD11.5 inch screen12 hour battery lifeExplain if you please ...1. Conglomerate e.g. Sony.2. Diversification e.g. M$ Zune and XBOX.3. Why...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-31
- A Net Neutrality Solution: Opinions Wanted
- First thoughts"the incumbents fought it tooth and nail"Same thing happened in the last 4 industrial revolutions!I'm broadly in favour of your improvements ... with a few caveats ... and will look at the 2 papers you plugged, sorry referenced ;-)"Users should be concerned that the Internet services they pay for...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- U.S. national broadband strategy: Funding is the elephant in the room
- we don't need big governmentThe broadband has to be build by private businesses and everyone needs to pay to get it.The government should only provide incentives like tax cuts that are deficit neutral.And of courseAnd of course ZDNet is still pushing the crazy idea that broadband everywhere is inevitable. Somehow,...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-14
- The United States of broadband: All of the speed is on the east coast
- Akamai's state of the Internet report for the first quarter illustrates the distribution of broadband speeds in the U.S. The real speed appears to be on the east coast. Here's the distribution of broadband in the top 10 states: Akamai...
- Blog posts 2009-07-09
- Cable Management Practices for Active Ethernet Architectures
- Industry trends indicate that an active ethernet approach to Fiber-To-The-Home FTTH deployment is rapidly gaining popularity. There are several contributing factors, but one obvious reason is the desire for additional bandwidth to provide more features to the end customer. While there can be additional costs associated with this architecture, typically...
- White papers 2008-07-01
- GPON: The Gateway PON
- Fiber To The Home FTTH deployments continue to enjoy accelerated growth worldwide, with major deployments underway in Japan (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation [NTT]), Korea Korea Telecom and the United States Verizon. Passive Optical Networking PON deployments are currently segmented in two flavors: Ethernet PON EPON in Japan and Korea,...
- White papers 2008-05-21
- Innovative model brings fiber to rural Vermont
- I recently moved even farther out in the sticks of rural Massachusetts. We're far enough out that DSL service to the area preceded our arrival by about 2 weeks. When we had DSL installed, the tech pointed out that I should actually be getting close to 3.5MBps since...
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- Expand Service Offerings With Cisco Managed Media Solution V2.1
- The Cisco Managed Media Solution 2.1 is a platform for delivering live and on-demand digital media, differentiating an operator's services from other content providers on the Internet. The Managed Media Solution allows High-Speed Data HSD operators to host content in the online video and addressable advertising markets from within their...
- White papers 2008-04-01
- AT
- ATOh that's real smart!Someone PULL the plug on this company please! First, they are about to go thru BIG lawsuits for violating crimes in assisting the Bush Admin to eavsdrop... and now they want to invest in fiber optics for the Pacific area... when Japan just shot up a top...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-05
- Bandwidth: Key Weapon in the Cable-Telco Battle for Subscribers
- For years, cable service operators enjoyed excess network capacity and could rest easily. They had ample bandwidth to handle data and video services, and had no need to make serious upgrades to their systems, Customer Premise Equipment CPE, or plants. Then, telcos upped the ante and made broadband to the...
- White papers 2007-11-07
- Bredbaand Nord Launches Video Service Over Cisco IP Next-Generation Network
- Bredbaand Nord was established by three local utility companies wanting to invest in the development of Vendsyssel and Han Herred in Northern Jutland, Denmark. The company wanted to expand their capabilities beyond legacy services into new, complex areas such as delivering video, voice and data. Cisco along with the company...
- Case studies 2007-05-22
- What would you do with 100 megabits to the home?
- Om Malik highlights the FTTH Council, a group that is pushing the U.S. government to adopt a 100 Megabit Nation policy by 2015. The proposal by the group notes that: There...
- Blog posts 2007-04-17
- Fiber to the Home Architectures
- The interest in deployments of Fiber To The Home FTTH is rising, particularly in Europe. Although initial FTTH deployments in Europe were mainly carried out by municipalities and utilities, large incumbent operators are starting to announce FTTH deployments. In the United States and Japan, FTTH deployments are mostly based on...
- White papers 2007-01-31
- Protection Networking of Ethernet PON FTTH Access Network
- Massive deployment of FTTH fiber network causes protection to FTTH network a crucial need. Most FTTH access networks are protected from failure by having redundant network equipments. These are not economical approaches, as the redundant systems are not efficiently utilized by the network. In this paper, the authors propose a...
- White papers 2007-01-11
- WiMAX Billing & Bandwidth Management Solution
- 24online Access Gateway is the complete billing and bandwidth management appliance that enables WiMAX service providers apart from broadband, dialup and Wi-Fi providers to provide time and usage-based Internet access and manage subscribers and franchisees. 24online supports WiMAX services in addition to existing Cable, DSl/ADSL, Fiber to the Home FTTH,...
- White papers 2006-10-06
- How AMD stumbled with Socket AM2
- How AMD stumbled with Socket AM2Evolutionary versus revolutionarySocket AM2 by itself does not demand that you throw away your motherboard and RAM for an upgrade.It's what comes next that will spur [b]new[/b] sales for AM2-based systems. 4x4 being one of those, quad-core being another.If you've already got a Socket...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-27
- Deploying CWDM to Overcome Bandwidth Limitations of FTTH Access Networks
- FTTH networks in North America are being built using various PON architectures fed from a common backhaul. As networks grow in terms of geographic reach, subscriber counts and the scope and number of services offered, Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing CWDM has clearly become the preferred method for increasing the bandwidth...
- White papers 2006-08-30
- WDM PON for Next-Generation Optical Broadband Access Networks
- TDM-PON systems such as BPON and GPON are being deployed in current generation FTTH/FTTP access networks for providing broadband access offering triple play services including video, data and voice. In the near future, it is in general agreed that WDM based access networks will be enabling the next-generation optical broadband...
- White papers 2006-06-25
- Google vs. Microsoft in Interactive TV advertising race
- Google vs. Microsoft in Interactive TV advertising raceLooks like Microsoft chasing a lot of markets just to control Google.As with Germany in WW2, Microsoft will find themselves fighting on too many fronts.Important move for MicrosoftThis is is very important manuver for Microsoft. TV is a area where Microsoft has no...
- Discussion threads 2006-06-09
- Telco's "Triple Play" Includes HDTV Over Cisco IP NGN
- SureWest has always set itself apart from competing telecommunications companies with a combination of innovative services and dedication to the highest levels of customer care. In parallel with the Radio Frequency RF cable buildout, SureWest began to evolve an IP network that could serve as a cohesive, open, scalable foundation...
- Case studies 2006-05-01
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