rural broadband
RSS rural broadbandPeter Cochrane's Blog: How the telcos could save themselves
Comment The users want more at the same price and are rightly appalled at the sorry state of broadband, not to mention the poor service levels they are receiving. This new thinking means no equipment in the street; a reduction... [23 Nov 2009]
VeriSign Enables a Major Satellite Internet Service Provider to Further Promote Security and Affordability
White Paper WildBlue Communications, Inc.is an Internet service provider that delivers reliable broadband connection via satellite for people in remote and rural areas requiring high-speed Internet connectivity. The... [19 Sep 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 18.09.09
Round-Up A lot of people think their broadband service is bad. You probably think your broadband is bad. Even people that don't have broadband have an opinion about how bad their... [18 Sep 2009]
Microsoft 'White-Fi' to solve interference worries in white space
News Companies that support the use of white space spectrum say the unlicensed spectrum could be used to extend wi-fi networks in urban areas for low-cost broadband access or provide broadband services to... [20 Aug 2009]
TV White Space Position Paper: Fixed TV White Space Solutions for Wireless ISP Network Operators
White Paper This paper specifically focuses on Motorola's fixed solution for broadband service providers operating networks predominantly in suburban and rural areas. Motorola is developing solutions for the TV... [15 Aug 2009]
Rural Britain needs faster, more reliable broadband
Comment Ofcom's findings that the average rural user enjoyed a broadband speed of 3.3Mbps, just below the urban average of 4.6Mbps, are hard for the CLA to swallow. A quarter of all rural... [04 Aug 2009]
Move over 2G, Europe agrees to give 3G some space
News The move should let operators use spectrum they already own to run mobile broadband services over greater distances than are currently possible. In May, the analyst group Analysys Mason said refarming 2G spectrum for 3G... [29 Jul 2009]
Shocking iPods, netbooks and an offshoring backlash
News Broadband Britain was back on the agenda this month - with speed and bandwidth once again hot topics. First up Virgin Media announced it was trialling 200Mbps broadband - four times faster than its... [01 Jun 2009]
Trio of research hubs to poke digital benefits
News Each research hub will focus on a particular theme - with Aberdeen concentrating on rural issues such as broadband access, healthcare delivery and public transport; Newcastle looking at ways to boost... [29 Apr 2009]
Dimensioning Cellular WiMAX Part I: Singlehop Networks
White Paper Providing diverse broadband services economically to everyone is a major challenge for the telecommunication community. Even more promising is WiMAX deployed as a cellular network that offers ubiquitous... [23 Apr 2009]
Adaptive H.264/MPEG-4 SVC Video Over IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Networks
White Paper This paper presents a solution for delivering streaming video-on-demand to subscribers via an 802.16 broadband wireless access network. A simulation-based approach is used to determine how the system performs in a... [23 Apr 2009]
Technical and Economic Viability of WiMAX-PLC Network Roll Out to Supply Broadband Access in Rural and Exurban Areas
White Paper By its own nature, broadband bridges distances and is particularly beneficial to the development and attractiveness of remote and rural areas. Broadband allows households to access... [22 Apr 2009]
Wi-MuMe: WiMAX MuLTIHOP MeSH - A Relay Based Approach to Deliver Broadband to Rural Communities
White Paper Studies indicate that in rural communities, voice calls and services are mostly used within the same or surrounding village which drives the necessity of community wireless networks. Multi-hop relay based WiMAX is one of... [22 Apr 2009]
Emulation of WiFiRe Protocol on LAN
White Paper WiFi Rural Extension (WiFiRe) is a MAC layer protocol especially designed to provide broadband communication in rural areas of India. It supports long range communication using 802.11b... [22 Apr 2009]
WiMAX and Wi-Fi Together: Synergies for Next-Generation Broadband
White Paper WiMAX is designed to blanket large metropolitan, suburban, or rural areas with multimegabit per second mobile broadband Internet access. Although the wide-area Internet connectivity offered by 2.5G and... [22 Apr 2009]
