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It's a tool that often gets overlooked, Silva says, but it can connect you at speeds comparable to a DSL or cable modem line. In the absence of a laptop you can enhance the Web experience on the phone itself by disabling style sheets or java script. (CNN -- Travel)
Broadcom and Coship Electronics Collaborate to Deliver First Commercial High Definition Set-Top Box Solution for China, in Time for Beijing Olympics Mar 21, 2008
About COSHIP COSHIP Electronics Co., Ltd., founded in 1994, is a well-known Hi-tech enterprise in China, specializing in Rufacture and marketing of satellite/cable/terrestrial digital TV receivers, professional head-end IRD, IP STB (Set-Top Box), cable modem, GPS products, security products and LED displays. As the China's largest STB provider and one of global leading STB providers, COSHIP provides over 4 million STBs in 2006, which are worldwide deployed in Europe, Middle East, Asia,... (PR Newswire)
Tomato: Adding Sauce to Entry-Level Routers - Part 2 Mar 18, 2008
0) handles the bulk of the grunt work on the network, offering up its Ethernet ports to a pair of PCs, an all-in-one printer/scanner/fax, a VoIP adapter with service provided by Vonage, and of course it manages the connection to the outside world through its WAN port connected to a cable modem. Tomato's excellent controls has helped with a number of call quality issues that many VoIP users have experienced over the years. (Datamation)
Bringing wireless networking to the home front Mar 16, 2008
After you purchase a wireless router, simply plug in the Ethernet cable from your high-speed DSL or cable modem, which looks like a wide telephone plug. Those who also have a desktop computer might wish to have a second Ethernet cable (usually included with router) coming out of the wireless router into the back of the PC. In other words, the wireless router is now a "middleman" between modem and computer. (Canada.com)
Verizon Developing Faster File-Sharing Software Mar 15, 2008
Much like cable modem users, wireless users share download capacity with others in the neighborhood. Share. (Fox News)
Verizon To Aid File-Sharers Mar 15, 2008
Much like cable modem users, wireless users share download capacity with others in the neighborhood. . (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Second Life sends users on virtual vacations Mar 10, 2008
You can download the software and register for free at , but you actually get to the metaverse via a DSL or cable modem (much better than wireless). Whether on a PC or a Mac, you need at least a gigabyte of RAM and 1. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Retooled Sybase Sees Big Turnaround From Small-Device Focus • Intel's New Centrino Will Mark True Start Of WiMax Chip Era Mar 8, 2008
ABI Research analyst Philip Solis says fixed WiMax could well end up replacing wired digital subscriber line, DSL, and cable modem broadband in homes and offices. And in the mobile market, analysts say WiMax will compete with other technologies to be a prime component of future 4G phones. (Investors Business Daily)
GCI Reports 2007 Financial Results Mar 7, 2008
-- GCI had 96,500 consumer and commercial cable modem access customers at the end of the fourth quarter of 2007, an increase of 10,200 over the fourth quarter of 2006 and 4,100 sequentially from the third quarter of 2007. Average monthly revenue per cable modem totaled $33. (PR Newswire)
Sprint looking for WiMAX options Mar 4, 2008
Comcast might feasibly be interested in participating in a Sprint-Clearwire joint venture in order to offer wireless broadband to compliment its home cable modem services. The problem is Clearwires business model directly competes with Comcasts home broadband services in many markets. (TelephonyOnline)
In testing: Time Capsule Mar 3, 2008
We paired the Time Capsule with a with a home cable modem providing the Internet connection. In order to keep it simple, we relied on hard-wired Ethernet all the way, linking the cable modem to the Time Capsule, and the Time Capsule to our laptop. (CNet News.com Blog)
AppleTV's update eases movie downloading Mar 1, 2008
Apparently, AppleTV deemed that my 10 megabit-per-second cable modem was fast enough for nearly instant gratification. Apple warns that on a low-end DSL connection, you may have to wait eight hours for an HD movie to start. (AZCentral -- Business)
LSC Basketball Championship Games to Air Live Feb 29, 2008
Each webcast includes both video and audio, with viewers needing only a computer with high-speed DSL or cable modem connection to the internet. Long-time broadcaster David Garrett has the call for all the games. (Gobuffsgo.com)
* Business Briefs Feb 27, 2008
26 million, with the majority of users connecting to the Internet through an ADSL service, followed by cable modem. "The government plans to bring Taiwan forward to an advanced ICT-based country by increasing the nation's broadband infrastructure through the Ubiquitous Network Society (UNS) project, which aims to provide between 20 to 30 megabits per second (Mbps) per household," said Tony Teng (HK), director general of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications' department of posts... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taiwan Mobile Co plans to diversify to boost revenues Feb 27, 2008
Cable modem users are expected to increase by 37 percent during the same period, from 62,000 to 85,000, he said. Taiwan Mobile's net income, including Taiwan Fixed Network Media and Taiwan Fixed Networks Corp (xWT), grew nearly 30 percent to NT$1. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Upgraded Apple TV good, not great Feb 26, 2008
Apparently, Apple TV deemed that my 10 megabit-per-second cable modem was fast enough for nearly instant gratification. Apple warns that on a low-end DSL connection, you may have to wait eight hours for an HD movie to start. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
REVIEW / Apple TV is now better than ever - but there's still room for... Feb 25, 2008
REVIEW / Apple TV is now better than ever - but there's still room for improvement / Update lets it pull movies directly from iTunes (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Quicker Internet offered by Fidelity Feb 22, 2008
Those cable modem customers on the lowest-priced package have noticed their download and upload speeds double at no additional charge ... Cable modems provide a blazing fast, reliable, constant connection to the Internet ... Cable modems use a direct connection from the existing TV cable in your home, so no additional phone line is needed to avoid busy signals on incoming phone calls. (Rolla Daily News, MO)
* Nation's number of Web users passes the 15 million mark Feb 21, 2008
Internet use through cable modem connection, meanwhile, came in second, at 7. 32 percent, the survey showed. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Arris Cites Comcast in Weak Forecast Feb 15, 2008 Where's my MacBook Feb 8, 2008 ISPs create tangled Web of sneaky fees Feb 6, 2008 Who Would Want AOL Now? Feb 5, 2008 Broadband's Growing 'Need for Speed' Jan 29, 2008 Bringing it all together -- Home automation unites those numerous appliances Jan 27, 2008 Review: SMC Barricade N Wireless Gigabit Router Jan 26, 2008 Siegel+Gale Brands Future of Interactive Television Jan 26, 2008 Now Playing: Who's Got a Toshiba Cable Modem? Jan 23, 2008 Going After Texas-Sized Franchises Jan 18, 2008 Time Warner Cable to Test Internet Caps in Texas Jan 18, 2008 Wireless Internet antenna going up at Beech Hill Farm Jan 17, 2008 Cisco's Optical Concept: The 1-Gig Cable Modem Jan 17, 2008 FCC Opens Net Neutrality Probe of Comcast Jan 15, 2008 Cutting the Box Open Jan 12, 2008 Blog: --> Cleaning house Jan 12, 2008 CES 2008 Picks and Pans Jan 11, 2008 New Sling Products Clip, Catch, and Receive TV Jan 7, 2008 Knology Announces Closing of $75 Million Graceba Acquisition Jan 5, 2008 Residents report trio of daytime break-ins Dec 21, 2007 Motorola Cable Modems Get Seoul Dec 20, 2007 CableLabs Qualifies First 'Wideband' Systems Dec 20, 2007 Multichannel Newswire Dec 18, 2007 Poking Sticks or Waving Carrots Dec 18, 2007 The 15 Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007 Dec 18, 2007 Arris, C-COR Shareholders OK Deal Dec 15, 2007 Remembering the Thrill of V.34 Dec 11, 2007 Ultra-bright Single Photon Source Developed Dec 8, 2007 A Primer on the fcc's 700mhz Auction Dec 4, 2007 So close to a comeback Dec 4, 2007 Top 12 Ways to Protect Your Online Privacy Dec 3, 2007 The face of future broadband Dec 3, 2007 What If They Held A Price War And Nobody Came? Dec 1, 2007 Is the Exaflood Coming? Dec 1, 2007 Life without an iPhone Nov 25, 2007 Skype Grows Up Nov 20, 2007 Blocking BitTorrent Is Sue-tastic Nov 20, 2007 The Connected Home—Disconnected Nov 15, 2007 Ferree To Head D.C. Free-Market Think Tank Nov 9, 2007 Personal Technology Nov 8, 2007 Thanks to bittorrrent, Net neutrality debate reignites Nov 3, 2007 Comcast Picks BigBand as Switched Digital Video Vendor Nov 2, 2007 GCI Reports Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results Nov 1, 2007 Agencies, Politicians: U.S. Falling Into Internet Slow... Nov 1, 2007 Bush Expected To Sign New Internet Tax Ban Oct 31, 2007 BigBand to Lay Off 15%, Kill CMTS Platform Oct 31, 2007 A Wireless Revolution in India Oct 30, 2007 Women's Soccer LSC Championship Field Set Oct 30, 2007 ecommerce solutions Oct 26, 2007 Cable Modems: Buy vs. Rent? Oct 20, 2007 Scott+Scott, LLP Files Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against BigBand Networks, Inc. On Behalf of Investors -- BBND Oct 20, 2007 3rd Circuit Upholds FCC's Deregulation of High-Speed Internet Access Oct 17, 2007 Court Agrees With FCC On DSL Deregulation Oct 17, 2007 Confusing Name Confounded Court Oct 17, 2007 Robbins Helped Lead an Industry Oct 13, 2007 Jim Robbins, Media Champion Oct 13, 2007 Go away spaghetti, structured connectivity is here Oct 8, 2007 Turn it off, turn it on again Oct 7, 2007 Blog: --> Good tips for bad weather Oct 6, 2007 Early adoption of mobile WiMax gets under way Oct 6, 2007 Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit Against BigBand Networks, Inc. Oct 6, 2007 Time Warner Offers Businesses IPTV Suite Oct 5, 2007 Nothing Mysterious About Vudu Oct 5, 2007 File-Sharing Trial Continues in Minnesota Oct 4, 2007 'Dead time' limits quantum cryptography speeds Sep 29, 2007
Comcast's spending patterns are also affecting sales of Arris' cable modem termination systems, Stanzione said ... 7 million total cable modems and eMTAs in the fourth quarter. (Multichannel News)
Comcast's FCC Filing Called Unfair, Not Good Enough Feb 15, 2008
00 a month, or you can have your best effort cable modem service. the kicker is. (Slashdot)
Plug your ADSL or Cable modem into your time capsule. Nothing needs to be wired except for the power and external display. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
The tiny savings was meant to put DSL providers on equal footing with cable modem service providers, which werent obligated to collect the FUSF tax ... Many urbanites have the option to pit DSL against cable modem service ... It makes an apples-to-apples comparison of DSL vs. cable modem service nearly impossible. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
My biggest fear was being sentenced to AOL when I moved to Oakland several years ago when the city then didn t have cable modem service ... Now Oakland has cable modem and excellent Verizon wireless modem reception. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
Web access via cable modem typically allows for faster downloads than phone companies' DSL services but not U-verse and FiOS. That's why Comcast will be installing new equipment at subscribers' homes and in its network that adheres to a new standard called DOCSIS 3. 0 (data over cable service interface specifications). (BusinessWeek)
They can also transmit Internet data, such as that received through a DSL or cable modem connection through the power lines. The devices already allow computers to share an Internet connection and even a printer or other peripheral. (North County Times)
SMC last year introduced the Barricade N ProMax Draft 11n Wireless 4-port Gigabit Broadband Router (about $160), an all-in-one device that can function as a router connected to a DSL or cable modem, or as an access point. It includes four Gigabit Ethernet ports. (SmallBusinessComputing)
"Our technology initiatives often result in consumer-facing products, such as the cable modem and digital voice products. But tru2way is the first industry-wide brand. I was greatly impressed by the excitement and reception it received during the electronics show. Tru2way appears to have really nailed it for cable's interactive video future," said CableLabs President and CEO, Dr. Richard R. Green. Siegel+Gale's cross-functional strategy and creative teams collaborated with the consortium's... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dad learns a lesson on the value of a Toshiba cable modem. Source: videoAdded On January 23, 2008. (Multichannel News)
He d only experienced dial-up service before and compared Verizon s product to going to an Indy car from a 1925 Model T. He d never felt the need for a faster home connection, such as DSL or cable modem service, because he lived near his office and its faster connection, he said. During testing, he lost service only twice for very short periods, he said. (Multichannel News)
Tiered Cable Modem Plans Aimed at Heaviest Broadband Users. By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 1/17/2008 1:52:00 PM. (Multichannel News)
That area has cable modem (Internet) service today, and areas that have some type of service have not been as high priority as areas without service. Somesville and Hall Quarry have been high priority areas. (Courier Publications, ME)
Cisco's Optical Concept: The 1-Gig Cable Modem - 1/16/2008 6:55:00 AM - Multichannel News ... Cisco's Optical Concept: The 1-Gig Cable Modem ... DPON' Could Deliver 10-Gbps Cable Modems, Vendor Claims. (Multichannel News)
Cable Giant Confirms Receipt Of Agencys Inquiry Letter. By Ted Hearn -- Multichannel News, 1/14/2008 4:17:00 PM. (Multichannel News)
Earlier in the day, EchoStar Holding unit Sling Media had announced the development and CableLabs certification of the first cable modem to fully integrate the place-shifting capabilities pioneered in the original Slingbox. The SlingModem provides a cable customer with a broadband connection and the place-shifting functionality made famous by the Slingbox. (Multichannel News)
No matter what brand you buy make sure it offers protection for your telephone line and - if you use a cable modem - the cable line. Lightning strikes are more likely to come through the cable or phone line than they are through the electrical line. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
The gizmo is about the size of a cable modem. You'll need to put it near a window and plug it into a power source. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Finally, the Sling modem builds Slingbox functionality into a cable modem that could be provided directly by cable operators ... 0 cable modem, which could be sold by cable operators as part of an integrated Sling solution. (PC Magazine)
Innovative offerings include over 200 channels of digital cable TV, local and long distance digital telephone service with the latest enhanced voice messaging features, and high-speed Internet access, which enables consumers to quickly download video, audio and graphic files using a cable modem. Knologys fiber-based business products include Passive Optical Network (PON), which supplies IP architecture with segmented voice and data bandwidth, and Managed Integrated Network Solutions (MATRIX),... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Your Connection to the. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Motorola Cable Modems Get Seoul - 12/20/2007 7:00:00 AM - Multichannel News ... Motorola Cable Modems Get Seoul ... 0 headend gear has yet to get the OK from CableLabs, but that didn't stop Motorola from landing two more customers for its channel-bonding cable modem termination system: C&M and CJ CableNet, two of the largest cable operators in South Korea. (Multichannel News)
0 cable modem termination system received silver qualification, meaning it provides both upstream and downstream channel bonding ... 0 cable modems were also submitted by Cisco, Arris and Motorola as part of the certification wave, but CableLabs made no mention of whether those were qualified. (Multichannel News)
The Broadband Communications Group will include all cable modem head-end and customer premises products. The Access, Transport and Supplies Group will incorporate the current C-COR Access and Transport business and the current Arris Telewire Supply business. (Multichannel News)
Kent Gibbons - Blog on Multichannel News. Multichannel News editor Kent Gibbons covers issues impacting pay TV providers, programmers and technology suppliers in his regular column. (Multichannel News)
You can send Unbox movies to your TiVo, but you have to wait for them to fully download before you can watch them--or 2 to 4 hours for a standard-length movie over a cable modem connection. Not exactly what we'd call 'on demand. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Arris made its for C-COR in September, bringing together Arris cable modem and telephony business with C-COR s video-on-demand and broadband-access platforms business. C-COR shareholders have elected to receive either a cash payment, Arris shares or a combination thereof. (Multichannel News)
The first CableLabs-certified wideband cable modem gear should be ready sometime in early 2008 for operators, which will no doubt use it as quickly as possible to fight FiOS. (Read a report from this week's issue on DOCSIS 3 ... The alleged smoking gun: using BitTorrent software and Comcast s cable modems, and claimed that two out of three attempts to share the file were blocked altogether. (Multichannel News)
2, 2007) According to a new article, technological and security issues will stall maximum transmission rates at levels comparable to that of a single broadband connection, such as a cable modem, unless. . (Science Daily)
Many people, including have said the auction represents a golden opportunity to create a nationwide broadband network in competition with the providers of cable modem and DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) and fiber-based services. Some consumer groups have called the auctions the "last, best hope" for a third pipe that competes with cable operators such as and DSL and fiber-based providers such as AT&T and Verizon Communications. (PC World)
A fan's perspective on the Falcons. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
If you have a DSL line, broadband cable modem or other connection to the Internet that is up and running 24 hours (including T1 at the office without a firewall or NAT), unlike a modem-and-phone-line connection, be sure to turn your computer off when you are not using it. Most home PCs have pitifully poor security compared to the Unix workstations that power most commercial Web sites. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Cable Broadband has three major parts - the customer cable modem (which connects to the customers PC or laptop), the cable TV network (through which the signal flows) and the main cable router (which take the customer signal off the cable TV network and passes it on to the Internet). The system which is used, or "the protocol", is called DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification). (BBC News -- Technology)
95 monthly charge for cable modem service, claiming (and it appears, rightly so) that consumers would be willing to pay for quality. And cable has long resisted getting into a price fight with satellite TV.. (Multichannel News)
It noted, for example, that the Internet backbone networks are fine and that any bottleneck would be at the access points on the edges the bit pipes into homes and offices, and access equipment like DSL and cable modems ... In a worst case scenario, Telecoms don t increase the speed of existing DSL or cable modem conections. (New York Times)
FiOS, Verizon s FTTP service, now offers speeds up to 10 times that of a typical cable modem connection, and the company has tested speeds twice that rate, said Sharon Cohen-Hagar, a spokeswoman for the company. - Cost: Verizon has plans that include TV, phone and Internet for about 100 a month. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
I have a pretty fast cable modem and the people on the other end of the call also had pretty good bandwidth. The one time I chatted with someone with a 00004000 slower connection, the picture was a little bit "pixilated" and he would sometimes freeze up during the call, but the overall quality was still OK.. (CBS News)
Reporter's Notebook: Who's at greater risk for potential embarrassing exposure here, Comcast or the BitTorrent downloaders mad at the company. Absolutely," von Lohmann told me an interview. "Is this something customers would want to know about. (Datamation)
This can be a real nuisance if the locations you've chosen for the players don't have ready access to an Ethernet jack, usually found on the router attached to your cable modem or DSL phone line. Sonos has now solved the problem, for an extra $99, with something called the ZoneBridge 100. (BusinessWeek)
At the FCC, Ferree led the staff in the effort to classify cable modem service as an unregulated information service, a move affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Brand X case released in June 2005. Ferree found less success in the area of media deregulation. (Multichannel News)
Indeed, my cable modem provider, Cablevision, was the culprit. Ports were blocked, a sales rep explained, because I was on a residential account. (USA Today -- Money)
Some supporters of Net neutrality claim that a 2005 Supreme Court decision that changed the regulatory environment for DSL and cable modem service gave too much freedom and control to the Internet service providers. In the the court refused to recognize cable modem service as a "telecommunications" service. (CNET News.com)
BigBand Networks on Tuesday disclosed that it has been selected by Comcast to provide switched digital video management software, news that came amid the vendor s and discontinue its cable modem termination system platform. Comcast has selected BigBand s switched digital video manager, the software that manages the communication between the set-top box and makes the decision about which channels to deliver, BigBand president and CEO Amir Bassan-Eskenazi said in an interview. (Multichannel News)
GCI had 92,400 consumer and commercial cable modem access customers at the end of the third quarter of 2007, an increase of 1,700 over the 90,700 cable modem customers at the end of the second quarter 2007. Average monthly revenue per cable modem totaled $33. (PR Newswire)
Cable has some technical advantages over phone lines, and a new cable modem technology called Docsis 3. 0, could allow U.S. Internet speeds to leapfrog those in countries dominated by DSL in a few years. (Fox News)
The new seven-year extension means that no state or local government may impose taxes on the retail price of cable modem service and other forms of Internet access. The bill goes to the White House after the House voted 402-0 to approve the same bill passed by the Senate last week. (Multichannel News)
BigBand Networks, as part of reporting third-quarter earnings Tuesday, said it will cut its work force by 15% -- about 86 employees and announced it will discontinue its Cuda cable modem termination system. BigBand last reported having 576 employees in 13 offices worldwide. (Multichannel News)
Bharti Airtel and Tata Indicom offer wireless as well as fixed-line connections to the Web, while local cable operators provide cable modem Internet hookups. Such options are especially attractive, considering the wait of as long as a month for a dial-up or broadband connection from BSNL or MTNL. Wireless phones can be bought right off store shelves, with Web connections set up instantly. (MSNBC -- Business)
Each webcast includes both video and audio, with viewers needing only a computer with a high-speed DSL or cable modem connection to the internet. Veteran broadcaster Chris Needham has the call for all the games. (Gobuffsgo.com)
The company also plans to provide DSL, cable modem access and wireless services. Services are provided to multiple industries. (LinuxPlanet)
Cable Modems: Buy vs. Rent ... Cable Modems: Buy vs. Rent ... If you get your Internet access from the cable company, it probably supplied you with the cable modem you're using right now. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Defendants' false and misleading statements served to conceal the fact that the Company faced serious difficulties with the deployment of its switched digital video (``SDV'') technology, as well as the viability of its cable modem termination (``CMTS'') business. On September 28, 2007, the Company announced shocking news of the true dimensions of its product development woes, which were frustrated by the very customer technologies and hardware that the BigBand products were purportedly designed... (Primezone Releases)
Challenging the ruling in the three consolidated appeals, captioned Time Warner Telecom Inc. v. FCC, were independent Internet service providers, competing telecommunications service providers, cable modem providers and several public interest organizations ... In the order, the FCC said it had determined that "like cable modem service (which is usually provided over the provider's own facilities), wireline broadband Internet access service combines computer processing, information provision,... (Law.com)
In March 2002, the FCC under Powell issued a ruling declaring that cable modem service is an information service free of network sharing obligations that applied to monopoly phone networks for decades. In June 2005, the Supreme Court backed the FCC s cable modem decision ... In addition to not needing to share their networks with rivals, cable modem and DSL providers are not required by the FCC to contribute funds to Universal Service, a $7 billion program that subsidizes local phone service in... (Multichannel News)
In the opinion, the court at least twice made it abundantly clear that it thought the lead plaintiff, Time Warner Telecom, is a cable company providing cable modem service, a high-speed data service technologically distinct from phone companies digital subscriber line (DSL) service. We have never provided cable modem service ... USTA spokeswoman Allison Remsen noted in a press release applauding the 3rd Circuit ruling that the FCC s DSL ruling had been appealed by several cable modem and... (Multichannel News)
Long before It s Comcastic was a catch phrase and the cable modem became a product people couldn t give up, Cox was the gold standard for quality in a business beset with image problems. Cox proudly displayed its J.D. Power awards for consumer satisfaction at its Atlanta headquarters, for good reason. (Multichannel News)
Vonage s strategy as it is today was to sell VoIP phone to cable modem customers, without sharing any revenue with the operators that owned the pipes running into the homes of its customers. The company didn t pose much of a threat to Cox and other cable operators in 2003, but Robbins wisely wanted to meet the 20-something year olds running Vonage face to face. (Multichannel News)
My cable modem is a Linksys, which also has wireless capability. I sometimes use it to test drive a loaned WLAN-capable smartphone. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
The manual and the happy smiling people on the box suggest that you plug the router into the cable modem (another box, which accepts the Internet signal into your home via the same cable that pumps TV into your TV), run some simple setup software and voila ... I got bounced through a voice menu, to another voice menu, to yet another voice menu, until a sweet, albeit automated, voice said, "If you're having problems connecting a router to your cable modem, switch off the modem first. Then... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
And while a UPS won t keep a desktop computer going for long, it can power a DSL or cable modem and a router for a day or two. That means, with a laptop computer, you could send out e-mails or even check the Web during an outage. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
"It looks like a cable modem. The only difference is that you can take it around with you and it will work.". In fact, that's precisely what John Iacopi, president of Razzolink, does now and then. (EETimes)
The complaint alleges that the Registration Statement failed to disclose that BigBand was having difficulty integrating and customizing its switched digital video technology, that BigBand's past results were not indicative of its future operations and that the viability of the Company's cable modem termination system business was in doubt. Due to defendants' positive statements and failure to disclose the above adverse facts, BigBand stock traded as high as $21. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
tv service delivers video via cable modem to customers enterprise local area networks over IP multicast connectivity. The 10-channel IPTV delivery service requires a 4 megabits per second core LAN bandwidth capacity, the company said. (Multichannel News)
Right on the box, you're told you need a fast Internet connection, either cable modem or premium DSL, to give you the bandwidth to download DVD-quality films. You can plug the Vudu unit to a high-definition TV using the HD multimedia interface cable or composite video cable, both of which come in the box. (BusinessWeek)
He testified about how he and another investigator independently matched the Internet address used by tereastarr to both Thomas' account and an electronic address for the cable modem she leased from the company. Doug Jacobson, a computer security expert and professor at Iowa State University, testified that Toder's theory that someone else used a wireless router to download the songs linked to Thomas was far-fetched. (Fox News)
Quantum cryptography is potentially the most secure method of sending encrypted information, but does it have a speed limit" According to a new paper* by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), technological and security issues will stall maximum transmission rates at levels comparable to that of a single broadband connection, such as a cable modem, unless researchers reduce dead times in the detectors that receive... (EurekAlert!)
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