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RSS mile metropolitanFree-Space Optics: A Viable Last Mile Alternative
White Paper This paper explores Free-Space Optics (FSO) as an access technology in the "last mile" of metropolitan area networks (MANs). These networks are based in part on fiber-optic telecommunications infrastructure, including network architectures of... [03 Jul 2008]
IEEE 802.16* WirelessMAN* Specification Accelerates Wireless Broadband Access
White Paper This wireless broadband access standard could supply the missing link for the “last mile” connection in wireless metropolitan area networks. The 802.16 standard defines the Wireless MAN (metropolitan area network) air interface specification... [03 Jul 2008]
IEEE 802.16 WirelessMAN Specification Accelerates Wireless Broadband Access
White Paper This wireless broadband access standard could supply the missing link for the "last mile" connection in wireless metropolitan area networks. The 802.16 standard defines the Wireless MAN (metropolitan area network) air interface specification... [03 Jul 2008]
Carriers' Carrier Builds Fault-Tolerant Network with HP Solutions
White Paper CEC set out to provide a "last mile" optical fiber-based network for telecom carriers in the New York metropolitan area but needed to ensure more reliability than its competitors. Consolidated Edison Communications (CEC), a wholly owned subsidiary... [03 Jul 2008]
WiMAX
White Paper It can be used to connect 802.11 hot spots to the Internet, provide campus connectivity, and provide a wireless alternative to cable and DSL for last mile broadband access. The 802.16a standard for 2-11 GHz is a wireless metropolitan area network... [03 Jul 2008]
Wireless Gets a Boost From WiMAX
White Paper Ratified just a year ago, the 802.16a standard will soon make possible "last mile" broadband wireless access in areas that are too remote or too difficult or too expensive to reach with wire or fiber. [03 Jul 2008]
FSO and Fiber: Complementary Technologies for Today’s Networks
White Paper However, for making connections over relatively short distances in cities-the "last mile" between the fiber and the metro concentration of end users-fiber and FSO often rely on one another for success. [03 Jul 2008]
Thin clients switch on digitally excluded
Case Study As many of the homes involved in the project don't have landlines installed - instead relying on mobile phones only - Aimes decided to use wireless mesh network technology for last mile connectivity. Meanwhile, in St Helens, the project has... [17 Jun 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]
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 flexibility... [10 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 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access... [10 Apr 2008]
WiMax to make it as a 'last-mile' broadband tech?
News WiMax could be used as a 'last mile' substitute tech for DSL broadband by 47 million people within five years, says a new report by analyst Juniper Research. The report, entitled The Last Mile: Opportunities for WiMAX, 2008-2013, says the global... [01 Apr 2008]
WiMAX and Its Applications
White Paper WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is considered the most interesting opportunity, able to provide radio coverage distances of almost 50 kilometers and data throughput up to 70 Mbps, and to complete wired network architectures... [30 Aug 2007]
Initial Performance Evaluation and Analysis of the Global OFDM Metropolitan Area Network Standard IEEE 802.16a / ETSI HiperMAN
White Paper Wireless last mile technology is becoming a challenging competitor to conventional wired last mile access systems like DSL and cable modems or even fiber-optic cables. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the Institute of... [13 Apr 2007]
Quick Service Activation and Revenue Capture on Metro Ethernet Networks
White Paper Ethernet in the last mile is an emerging technology, especially in densely populated areas. ETTX is Ethernet access technology using a metropolitan-area Ethernet infrastructure. Not only does Ethernet provide an alternative to DSL and cable, but... [05 May 2006]
