broadband
RSS broadbandBT offers free fibre to Glasgow businesses
News BT is offering a free taste of superfast broadband to businesses in Glasgow. Back in 2008 BT announced it would be spending £1.5bn to bring fibre broadband to around 10 million homes and businesses by 2012. [05 Nov 2009]
Make haste with the analogue-digital switch, urges EC
News The European Commission has called for EU members to speed their switchover to digital television, and therefore in the process free up spectrum, which can then be used for broadband services. The plans to reserve... [30 Oct 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.10.09
Round-Up We British love our broadband. If broadband bickering isn't enough to show the dark side of our British obsession with technology, the next story will show how close to some kind of technology-induced... [23 Oct 2009]
'Wi-fi hack makes plan to ban file-sharers unfair'
News ISP TalkTalk has criticised proposals by the government to cut illegal file-sharers' internet access, on the grounds of wi-fi vulnerability to hacking. In a blog post last week, Andrew Heaney, TalkTalk's executive director for strategy... [19 Oct 2009]
BT to unleash superfast fibre broadband on 2.5 million homes
News BT has announced it is rolling out superfast fibre broadband directly to 2.5 million UK homes and businesses. FTTP (fibre to the premises) will allow for for download speeds of 100Mbps by 2012, BT said on Friday. [12 Oct 2009]
WiMAX and Its Applications
White Paper 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. [09 Oct 2009]
Do You Need a Broadband Remote Access Server?: Functionality and Trade-Offs of Using Smart DSLAMs and MSANs
White Paper There are many misconceptions about the role of the DSL Forum's Broadband Network Gateway (BNG), better known as a Broadband Remote Access Server (BRAS) or Broadband Services Router... [09 Oct 2009]
Dell-Customized Mobility Solutions
White Paper 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. The marketplace is... [08 Oct 2009]
Barack Obama
AS Profile Obama showed that his commitment to tech was more than just words when he signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which will guarantee $7.2bn investment in broadband projects. US President Barack Obama entered... [08 Oct 2009]
Lord Stephen Carter
AS Profile As the driving force behind the report, Lord Carter has championed the cause of high speed broadband connectivity - setting out a commitment to broadband access for all and calling for a 50p levy on... [08 Oct 2009]
iPhones unshackled, IT wages revealed and outsourcing explained
News Another high-speed connectivity of interest to silicon.com readers last month was fibre - superfast broadband which could deliver downlinks many times those available today - with the news that Digital Britain's fibre... [06 Oct 2009]
HughesNet Broadband VPN End-to-End Security Using the Cisco 87x
White Paper Hughes is one of the world's largest providers of managed broadband services to a wide range of enterprise and government customers for whom a high level of end-to-end security is an absolute requirement. [04 Oct 2009]
BT's home fibre tests: Coming in London and Milton Keynes
News BT has revealed more details on its planned brownfield pilots of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband tech. Fibre broadband is the superfast successor to the current generation of... [02 Oct 2009]
UK lagging in 25th place in global broadband stakes
News In a study of broadband quality and penetration across the world, the UK was ranked 25th out of 66 countries. The figure was revealed as part of the Broadband Quality Score study, carried out by the Saïd... [02 Oct 2009]
Targeted Investment in Broadband Infrastructure: Addressing Key Issues for Revitalizing the United States Economy and Regaining Broadband Leadership
White Paper Broadband infrastructure is a major driver of the 21st-century global economy, but the United States has steadily fallen behind other countries in broadband penetration and capabilities. To gain the... [02 Oct 2009]
