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Back to reality for Bangalore
Comment One large call centre with European and US customers is now refusing to hire anybody that does not stay within a five-mile radius of their centres: the costs are just too high. The first sign is in real... [30 Sep 2008]
Photos: The bus that doesn't need a driver
Photo The 60-foot research bus was demonstrated along a one-mile stretch of East 14th Street in San Leandro, specially embedded with a series of magnets for the test. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has... [11 Sep 2008]
Ethernet Provides the Solution for Broadband Subscriber Access
White Paper Overcoming the obstacle of the last mile - the connection between an Internet service provider and a business or home - has been the final frontier, the holy grail of networking. The last mile has... [04 Aug 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.07.08
Round-Up That's Gibraltar Point in Skegness - a 1,600 mile detour. Here’s the first one. The first fruits of the company's $300m marketing spurge were visible this week with the launch of a new... [25 Jul 2008]
Path Diversity and Bandwidth Allocation for Multimedia Streaming
White Paper This paper presents two class of techniques for such networks: the first set of techniques is designed for streaming to receivers with bandwidth-limited last mile connections to the Internet, while the... [11 Jul 2008]
Metro Ethernet Network Case Study Brief
White Paper Korea Telecom uses a mixture of Ethernet in the last mile and SONET/SDH uplinks to provide high-speed optical access to its customers. Among the first deployments of its kind in Asia, Ntopia will enable... [03 Jul 2008]
Increase Bandwidth Efficiency and QoS Capabilities with Ethernet in the First Mile Solutions
White Paper This whitepaper provides solutions that will enable carriers and large enterprises to reduce network operating expenses while improving performance and quality of service. The ability of Ethernet LAN solutions to provide high speed, cost... [03 Jul 2008]
Nasa Mars probe safely touches down
News The landing of Nasa's machine concluded a 422-million-mile journey that began last August. The first images from the Phoenix Mars Lander have confirmed that the solar panels needed for its energy supply... [27 May 2008]
Virgin Media to ramp up capacity on core network
News Networking giant Nortel's 40/100G Adaptive Optics Engine was tested on a 217-mile length of Virgin's optical network between London and Manchester - and successfully carried 40G traffic, according to the two companies. [09 May 2008]
Photos: Ellen McArthur's new boat
Photo He also skippered ABN AMRO 2 in the 2005-6 Volvo Ocean Race and holds the 24-hour monohull record of a 562.96-mile run. The chances of being first in the race depend very much on limited resources. The... [02 May 2008]
'CopNav' to track Met's police officers
News The Automated Personal Location System, dubbed 'CopNav', is the first of its kind in the UK and will allow an officer's location to be rapidly pinpointed to a few feet within the 620-square-mile beat. [11 Apr 2008]
IEEE 802.16 Standards Crystallize the Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Industry
White Paper IEEE 802.16 addresses "first-mile" applications of wireless technology to link commercial and residential buildings to high-rate core networks and thereby provide access to those networks. The IEEE... [10 Apr 2008]
Solving First Mile Metro Access Challenges With Optical Ethernet
White Paper As metro service providers try to lower operational and capital costs while introducing new services, Optical Ethernet becomes the clear choice for solving first mile access challenges. This white paper... [10 Apr 2008]
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Optimizes Control of Voice, Video, and Data Traffic for Metro Ethernet Networks
White Paper The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series switches with integrated resiliency are designed specifically for both aggregation of business services and subscriber access in metropolitan-area networks (MANs) that take advantage of the simplicity and... [10 Apr 2008]
In-flight mobiles to take off over Europe
News If mobile operators were hoping mile high mobiles could be the new shortcut to revenue heaven, Reding is keen to make them think again. Emirates Airline recently rung up the first authorised in-flight... [08 Apr 2008]
