broadband
Photos: How Dubai's driverless trains get their wi-fi
Photo Every train is also fitted with Nomad Digital's ruggedised R3500 broadband gateway, pictured above. The Dubai Municipality is in the process of constructing the Middle East's first fully automated, driverless metro system. [17 Nov 2009]
I Can See Clearly Now: Bringing Wireless Broadband Video Into Focus
White Paper Sending broadband video over Wireless LANs (WLANs) used to be a trying experience, with jitter and dropouts marring picture quality, and bandwidth limits restricting the number of available channels. Three developments... [12 Nov 2009]
LTE-Advanced: Future of Mobile Broadband
White Paper Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) a group of telecommunication associations working towards the development and maintenance of a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) including evolved radio access technologies, has... [12 Nov 2009]
It Takes Two to Tango: Using Wi-Fi and WiMAX to Deliver Broadband Wireless Services to Fixed and Mobile Clients
White Paper This paper seeks to answer the questions from the viewpoint of a Wi-Fi network manager. The key questions are how soon WiMAX networks will be available, and how could WiMAX be made to work in conjunction with a Wi-Fi deployment. [12 Nov 2009]
WiMAX Base Station Scheduling Algorithms
White Paper Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) is one of the most important broadband wireless technologies and is anticipated to be a viable alternative to traditional wired broadband... [12 Nov 2009]
The 8 Essential Elements of Internet Security
White Paper The trick is to maximize the company's broadband capacity and contain related costs while also protecting the assets from malware and viruses. The evolution of Internet content toward social media and Web 2.0-based sites... [11 Nov 2009]
BT 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 takes superfast fibre broadband to 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... [09 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]