Multiple set top boxes here to stay, for now Nov 3, 2009
But SingTel said in an email response that it already has made investments to provide a superior product that cannot be enjoyed on a traditional cable TV network and which is also fibre-ready to take advantage of the next-generation high bandwidth network. Many of the subscribers Channel NewsAsia spoke to, while hopeful for a better solution, were primarily resigned to the fact that they will have to end up with two plans and two set top boxes. (Channelnewsasia.com)
East Africa: Landlocked Countries Pin Their Hopes On EASSy Cable Nov 3, 2009
According to WIOCC chief commercial officer James Wekesa, EASSy ensures expertise and stability as it is a public-private partnership, adding that "EASSy's developmental objectives are the delivery of open access, competition, non-discriminatory low-cost bandwidth pricing." ... International bandwidth prices are set to fall next year as WIOCC capacity becomes available when EASSy lands on the East African coast ... "While Seacom has set a minimum volume of bandwidth that can be bought, EASSy has... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Globacom, Manchester United in Five-Year Sponsorship Deal Nov 3, 2009
Its most recent accomplishment is the landing of the gigantic trans-Atlantic Glo 1 submarine cable which links Africa to Europe and America with incredible bandwidth. The telecoms giant said Glo 1 will bring a new wave of prosperity to Africa. (allAfrica.com)
Cover Story: Overbuilders Version 2.0 Nov 3, 2009
The capacity for those additional networks is there because RCN is winding down its all-digital initiative, dubbed Analog Crush, which is freeing up bandwidth for HD channels as well. Analog Crush began two years ago Chicago. (Multichannel News)
Multichannel Newswire Nov 3, 2009
One more parting shot from Cable-Tec Expo from last week: Arris had an IPTV-over-DOCSIS demo in its booth showing what it claimed was more than 50% bandwidth savings possible when delivering IP.. News. (Multichannel News)
GigaBeam Completes Restructuring and is Poised for Significant Growth Nov 3, 2009
GigaBeam is in the unique position to deliver a complete and turn-key wireless network designed and implemented in multiple layers to provide flexible service delivery options, ensure the infrastructure can be scaled to meet future bandwidth demands, and to facilitate a broad range of application requirements, including mobile broadband Internet service. To learn more about GigaBeam's wireless technology, please visit. (Primezone Releases)
Arasan Chip Systems Announces CompactFlash 4.1 Controller Family Nov 3, 2009
Embedded systems can take advantage of the higher memory bandwidth supported by this controller to design non-volatile storage solutions based on CompactFlash. "The CompactFlash 4.1 standard provides a convenient, low-latency access to non-volatile memory for a variety of consumer electronics and embedded systems," said Prakash Kamath, Vice-President of Engineering at Arasan. (Primezone Releases)
Techwell Introduces Two Multi-Channel Video Decoder Solutions With Embedded PCI Express Interface to Simplify Hardware Design Nov 3, 2009
Demonstrated at the CPSE show in Shenzhen, China earlier this week, the TW6864 and TW6868 take advantage of the significantly faster speed and overall larger data bandwidth of the PCI Express interface -- a feature in high demand for security surveillance systems utilizing a software compression PC DVR card ... In addition, both ICs contain a high-performance proprietary DMA controller that fully utilizes the PCIe x1 bandwidth, enabling video and audio data transfer at an optimal throughput... (Primezone Releases)
Hkbn: "Awesome Speed. for Everyone" Nov 2, 2009
Furthermore, with our unique Speed Guarantee of 80% local bandwidth and unparalleled performance in massively multiplayer online role-playing games, we are delivering on one of our core purposes "To experience the joy of advancing and applying telecommunications technology for the benefit of the public.". Mr. William Yeung, Chief Executive Officer of HKBN said, "With at least 32% of Internet users in Hong Kong still suffering from broadband services below 10Mbps, Hong Kong is lagging behind... (Primezone Releases)
Erickson's TV network sheds staff, loses viewers Nov 2, 2009
One difficulty the station faced is getting enough bandwidth to air its programs, said E.J. Conlin, Retirement Living s vice president of marketing. Space is tight as networks launch high-definition channels that take up a lot more bandwidth on the airwaves ... Bandwidth is essentially how much capacity cable and satellite providers have, and they will only allocate it to channels that will bring in the most revenue, said Derek Baine, senior analyst who covers the cable industry for SNL Kagan... (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
San Antonio built a coalition to land cyberwarfare command Nov 2, 2009
Gen. Richard E. Webber, commander of the 24th Air Force, said the choice of San Antonio was based on "proximity to other cyberoperational missions, as well as access to communications and bandwidth capabilities, infrastructure and the local scientific and technical base.". It did not hurt that the National Security Agency already has significant operations in San Antonio, including a unit of its Central Security Service, whose missions include protecting government computer systems and producing... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
A vote for Boise & other Snap Judgments Nov 1, 2009
I've used a lot of bandwidth this season complaining about 8-0 Boise State's terrible schedule. The Broncos rolled the dice on a season-opener against Oregon and loaded up the rest of the slate with wet, hot garbage. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Juniper Networks Evolves Its Silicon and More Nov 1, 2009
The second chip in Trio is the memory engine, which has bandwidth capacity of 120 Gbps ... The third chip does fine grain queuing, dividing up bandwidth in a granular way enabling operators to have full quality of service control ... For example Juniper's MX 960 router on its own can deliver 960 Gbps of bandwidth but with the MX 3D it can now deliver 2. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Google Chrome: The Fast Browser With Slow Adoption Oct 31, 2009
Local network bandwidth, ISP (Internet service provider) traffic, the user's PC hardware and the landing Web site's server all play a part. Google argues that the value of the Chrome project isn't limited to its own success. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Sistema Shyam, BSNL enter into deal Oct 31, 2009
Sistema Shyam has also inked a deal with BSNL to share its bandwidth across all 22 circles in the country for 5 years, these executives said. ET has not been able to determine the deal size. (India Times)
Cable-Tec Expo 2009: Comcast's Project Cavalry Priority: Do-It-Yourself DTAs Oct 30, 2009
"When you look at the bandwidth you can reclaim, this is really a big deal," said Taylor. "This is the kind of bandwidth expansion you'd only be able to get from a major rebuild.". (Multichannel News)
ASUS unveils `first USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb ... Oct 30, 2009
This specially-designed onboard IC doubles the bandwidth of the PCIe interface from Gen 1 to Gen 2, delivering 10 times faster USB 3. 0 throughput compared to the previous USB 2. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Internet's 40th anniversary marked in U.S. Oct 30, 2009
In the next five years, the Internet is expected to be dominated by social media content, delivered over super-fast bandwidth in real time, he predicted. "It's because of this fundamental shift towards user-generated information that people will listen more to other people than to traditional sources. Learning how to rank that is the great challenge of the age," Schmidt said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Brocade Prepares for 100 Gigabit Ethernet Oct 30, 2009
Among those features is the ability to do link aggregation: Brocade currently has the ability to aggregate 32 x 10 GbE links to provide 320 gigabits of bandwidth. That doesn't necessarily mean that Brocade will have a 32 x 100 GbE link aggregation solution that could provide up to 3. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Cloud Storage for Business: Fair to Partly Cloudy Oct 30, 2009
There are two reasons for this: bandwidth limitations and the data integrity issues posed by the commodity drives that are typically used in cloud services ... Bandwidth Limits Replication ... The bandwidth problem isn't limited to enterprises. (Datamation)
East Africa: Tanzania First to Lower Internet Rates Oct 29, 2009
The new prices will see high volume Internet users including banks, large businesses and corporations, government agencies and other institutions enjoying a substantial Internet bandwidth cost reduction as customers will get the same capacity of bandwidth at a third the current prices ... The Head of Wholesale Division at BTC, Duncan Pie, revealed this at a recent cocktail party hosted for customers at which he also spoke about the parastatal's 40 percent price reduction for Internet bandwidth... (allAfrica.com)
Google hit with patent suit related to Chrome Oct 29, 2009
Courgette is a compression algorithm that Google developed to shrink the size of updates in order reduce bandwidth requirements for Google and its users, and also to reduce the potential for vulnerabilities, it says on a describing the technology. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the suit also charges Google with publishing and distributing the source code for Red Bend's technology. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Digital advertising via banner ads turns 15 Oct 29, 2009
As bandwidth improved we have seen enhanced interactivity. Gaming Display Ads, Video display ads to even interactive applications on banners are today a reality. (India Times)
Mark Logic in San Carlos saves clients from drowning in data Oct 29, 2009
The , meanwhile, uses Mark Logic s technology for a tool that lets its soldiers search quickly through reams of data to find the appropriate report, training manual or other necessary document no matter its language or the bandwidth limitations they might face out in the field. More recently, Mark Logic has been moving into the financial services industry. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
WEGENER Vice President Gary Pelkey to Present at SMPTE Annual Tech Conference & Expo 2009 Oct 28, 2009
Technical session will address advances in bandwidth saving techniques ... Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: - ), a leading provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced that WEGENER Vice President Gary Pelkey will participate in the 2009 SMPTE Annual Tech Conference & Expo as part of the technical session titled "Advances in Compression Techniques." Pelkey will present "Move to HD Without Bandwidth Penalty;... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
BigBand Doubles Edge QAM Density Oct 28, 2009
"We're at a tipping point in terms of bandwidth congestion at the network edge," BigBand vice president of marketing John Holobinko said. "As the industry shifts to IP video and IPTV delivery, the demand for more service groups and larger numbers of QAMs per service group is growing.". (Multichannel News)
Wisdom Audio Presents Paper On Highly Advanced Motor Design At 127th AES Convention Oct 28, 2009
When applied to dome tweeters, the goal is much higher power handling and an operating bandwidth that is a full octave lower than the best moving coil domes available anywhere. This would allow for creation of two-way designs with improved imaging and spatiality. (Multichannel News)
Wireless a Matter of Funding Priorities Oct 28, 2009
Main campus currently has about 700 wireless Internet access points, with the newest generation of wireless in Lauinger Library, the Pre-Clinical Science Building and the ICC. This newer generation of access points is able to handle larger quantities of users, as well as more programs that occupy large bandwidth space. In the past, wireless Internet access was not prioritized for upgrades or expansion, but Bergsmark said UIS has worked to make wireless more of a priority. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
AfDB Receives Africa Investor Award as Sponsor of the Year Oct 28, 2009
92 Tbps of available bandwidth will be leased wholesale to telecom operators and internet service providers on an open access basis, thereby encouraging competitive pricing and a large customer base. The project has already attracted broad interest and MST, the Nigerian based sponsor, is in the process of securing long term contracts with a number of the largest operators in Nigeria and Ghana. (allAfrica.com)
Brocade Talks Next-Gen Bandwidth Oct 28, 2009
Now it's banking on adoption of next-generation Ethernet bandwidth to help propel it even further in those areas ... Currently, the top end of Ethernet is 10 GbE. But for many in the space, providing next-generation Ethernet bandwidth speeds is seen as a key offering for service provider networking vendors as they aim to help carriers meet exploding global demand for Internet traffic ... Among those features is the ability to do link aggregation: Brocade currently has the ability to aggregate 32... (Datamation)
Swine-flu telecommuters could clog Web networks Oct 28, 2009
Adding bandwidth capacity and laying down private lines for essential workers is expensive and time-consuming. Shutting down certain Web sites or prioritizing traffic could run into technical and regulatory hurdles, the report said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hyperlens harnesses metamaterials for ultrasound, sonar Oct 28, 2009
"Our acoustic hyperlens achieves deep sub-wavelength resolution with low-loss over a broad frequency bandwidth," claimed Xiang Zhang, principal investigator at Berkeley Lab's Materials Sciences Division. Berkeley Lab's hyperlens uses metamaterials to focus on objects 6. (EETimes)
Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic? Oct 27, 2009
ATidgeton location would give the NSA potential access to an enormous amount of Internet data -- currently, the telecom giant controls approximately one-third of all bandwidth carrying Internet traffic to homes and businesses across the United States. The nature of the government operation using the Bridgeton room remains unknown, and could be legal. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Kindle change reflects new world of mobile Oct 27, 2009
The financial blow to Sprint may not be huge, as it's still providing indirectly purchased bandwidth to users of the older device. But AT&T's entirely logical move may be a sign of what's to come for proponents of mobile systems other than the dominant one. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Fears of Web clogs during major H1N1 outbreak Oct 27, 2009
But the Homeland Security Department accused the GAO of having unrealistic expectations of how the Internet could be managed if millions began to telework from home at the same time as bored or sick schoolchildren were playing online, sucking up valuable bandwidth ... Among the many problems posed by this idea, however, is the issue of bandwidth especially the "last mile" between a user's home and central cable systems. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Piecing Together a Telecom Gear Rebound Oct 27, 2009
The seller of products that can boost network bandwidth said third-quarter revenue rose 1% from the previous quarter, the second straight period of sequential growth. Tellabs executives said the company may see added growth in the period that ends in December. (BusinessWeek)
RAID's Days May Be Numbered Oct 27, 2009
The bandwidth assumes that two channels of the fastest type are available to be used for the 9 or 10 (RAID-5 or RAID-6) drives ... We all know that density is growing faster than bandwidth ... A good rule of thumb is that each generation of drives will improve bandwidth by 20 percent. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Mobile Web usage surge continued in Sept: Opera Oct 27, 2009
Data traffic through Opera's mobile browser -- which packages up to 90 percent of the data to save network bandwidth -- rose 8. 7 percent in September from August, Opera said. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Deaf to sign via video handsets Oct 27, 2009
Video compression tools made by US researchers make it possible to send live pictures of people signing across low bandwidth mobile networks. The system cuts down on the bandwidth needed by only sending data about which parts of each frame have changed ... Chatting via signing across mobile networks was impossible, Prof Ladner explained, because the bandwidth available meant video was of too low a quality to accurately depict the arm, finger and face movements of sign language. (Yahoo News -- Disabilities and the Disabled)
How to Control Internet Access Usin... Oct 26, 2009
Some companies are very conscious of the amount of time their staff devote to surfing the Internet and prefer to block Internet access or limit usage to a certain amount of time and/or bandwidth per user. They also would like to block certain types of web sites with a view to limiting access to non work related web sites. (Suite101.com)
Video-On-Demand Now 27% Of Internet Traffic: Study Oct 26, 2009
"Every category is growing in aggregate bandwidth, but bandwidth as a percentage is undergoing a massive shift to video." ... During that "primetime" period, the usage profile among all users was roughly equivalent, whereas the heaviest users (sometimes called "bandwidth hogs") use their connections 24 hours per day. (Multichannel News)
First Hyperlens For Sound Waves Created Oct 26, 2009
"Our acoustic hyperlens relies on straightforward cutoff-free propagation and achieves deep subwavelength resolution with low loss over a broad frequency bandwidth.". Zhang is the corresponding author on a paper reporting this research in the journal Nature Materials. (Science Daily)
Our view: Library recession Oct 26, 2009
"Juice up my bandwidth." Keller said 000030F0 the library could easily to stand to quadruple the available bandwidth so that users wouldn't have to suffer slow-speed connections that can squander precious time on machines that must be shared. Her second wish. (Anchorage Daily News)
FCC votes to begin crafting `net neutrality' rules Oct 25, 2009
The broadband providers insist they need flexibility, free from government intervention, to keep their networks running smoothly and prevent high-bandwidth applications such as streaming video from hogging too much capacity ... Those include determining what constitutes legitimate network management by the broadband providers to handle congestion and offer specialized services, such as telemedicine, that may require dedicated bandwidth ... The agency will also have to determine how to apply net... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
3-D TV in homes in 2010 Oct 25, 2009
There are concerns that 3-D broadcasts, which require twice the data, will gobble up an unworkable amount of television bandwidth. And some worry that 3-D glasses and graphics won't make a smooth transition to American living rooms. (CNN -- Tech)
RNC website cost $1.4M, five times more than Dem site Oct 25, 2009
The biggest disparity seems to be bandwidth coststhe RNC paid Smartech Corp., a Republican-focused hosting firm, more than a million dollars, plus $22,000 to Eloqua, compared to the DNCs $203,000 to Sprint, Switch and Data and Servint Corp.despite the fact that the two sites traffic, which determines bandwidth usage and, largely, hosting costs, was the same. But the design of the site itself was costly, too. (TheHill.com)
Exec Sees Hulu Charging for Access Oct 24, 2009
Hulu was kind of cool at first, but with isp's setting download caps it just is not worth the bandwidth. 000008C0. (CBS News)
Verizon, AT&T, Sprint Execs Talk Network Future Oct 24, 2009
The networking world is now at a cross roads with increasing demands for more bandwidth while at the same time trying to deal with effects of a global recession ... The reason why the carriers are being forced to transform their network is that their subscribers are using more bandwidth than ever before ... Qwest's Poll noted that in his company's residential business, bandwidth usage has been growing. (Datamation)
$5B SatCom may augur DISA-GSA deals to come Oct 24, 2009
For the third tier of the contract covering custom end-to-end solutions and including leased bandwidth, teleport access, network, user equipment, integration services and network management, an IDIQ contract is more flexible and a better fit, he said. A separate industry day will be scheduled to discuss the solutions component of FCSA, he said. (FCW.com)
FCC approves draft net-neutrality rules Oct 24, 2009
The issue has come to the fore as cases emerged of broadband providers choking off bandwidth for surfers using data-intensive tools like peer-to-peer file sharing, and mobile phone carriers erecting barriers to competing online calling services. Telecom trade associations and free market groups have characterized the rules as an unnecessary government intervention that will discourage investments in the industry and complicate the legitimate need to manage traffic, spam and malware. (San Francisco Chronicle)
AT&T: Smartphone trumps laptop connections Oct 24, 2009
"The iPhone is a mixed blessing for AT&T. While it does sell quite a few units and generates lots of Web traffic, it is a bandwidth hog. AT&T allows customers to log on either through the cellphone network or through the Wi-Fi option. Wi-Fi is usually faster than traditional cellphone speeds so customers use it. AT&T likes that because it keeps their traditional cellphone network from being overloaded.". Most Read Stories. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
AT&T touts 3G upgrades in Baltimore region Oct 24, 2009
The technology increases bandwidth to support more data-heavy multimedia forms of data. Most Read Stories. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Why Blu-ray Will Never Come to the Xbox 360 Oct 24, 2009
While VUDU and others offer high-definition content, there are inherent limitations to digitally distributed media that prevent the format from matching hard copy high-definition formats, such as bandwidth caps, variable connection speeds, and compression. Audio/videophiles will go down kicking and screaming before adopting an inferior format, but a growing market of consumers, especially those who use online outlets like YouTube and Hulu, seem to be more than happy to trade audio/visual... (IGN Gear)
Bandwidth demand will stoke Intelsat General growth Oct 23, 2009
What is your e-mail address. My e-mail address is. (FCW.com)
Bandwidth Police Help Keep Corporate Networks Humming Oct 23, 2009
Bandwidth hogs are clogging business networks ... Enter the bandwidth police, companies that call themselves application delivery network, or ADN, specialists. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Living Together in the Digital Home Oct 23, 2009
Added to this, many homes will soon have the home-network infrastructure, usually Multimedia over Coax Alliance, to provide surplus bandwidth for a high-quality content-sharing experience ... Many homes already have an extensive coaxial-cable framework that provides high-bandwidth wired connectivity throughout the home. (Multichannel News)
Green Packet enters Singapore market Oct 23, 2009
He said P1 would also offer supplementary bandwidth to which existing telecommunications companies could offload data traffic to minimise network congestion. Lai said P1 also planned to bundle mobility to fibre-to-the-home players to complement their services. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Verizon CEO: We've Never Provided 'Dumb Pipes' Oct 23, 2009
He said that real bandwidth power for the average American is now one hundred times more than it was in the year 2000. "The reason why we have a big impact is our technology is inherently productive and it has a multiplier effect throughout the economy," Seidenberg said. (SmallBusinessComputing)
The Great Internet Buildout Is Spurring Mergers Oct 23, 2009
Those cute apps that look up baseball scores or let you log into Facebook eat up enough bandwidth to put the backend infrastructure of phone companies under pressure, forcing them to upgrade their networks with new and fancy gear ... "There are n the world, according to the Broadband Forum, and that number is only going to increase over the next few years as emerging telecom economies such as India, Brazil, and Russia ramp up their Internet efforts. A whopping are going to connect to the... (BusinessWeek)
TBJ unveils Triangle's fastest-growing private firms Oct 22, 2009
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Google Takes On AT&T in Fight Over `Terrifying' Internet Neutrality Rules Oct 22, 2009
The issue comes down to whether they want to use that limited bandwidth as the rationale for prioritizing and/or degrading certain traffic purely for commercial purposes, said Whitt, 47, the Washington telecommunications and media counsel for Mountain View, California-based Google, in an interview ... Companies such as New York-based Verizon and Dallas-based AT&T say net neutrality rules could interfere with management of their networks, risking slowdowns when applications such as... (Bloomberg)
Cisco ISR Routers Get Big Refresh Oct 22, 2009
The platforms differ in their port configurations and performance, with the top-end ISR G2 3900 unit providing up to 150 Mbps of bandwidth with concurrent services enabled, according to Cisco. With the new ISR G2 launch, Skully noted that Cisco will have an upgrade program in place for current ISR customers. (Datamation)
The Expanding Net of Online Regulations Oct 22, 2009
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulators meet today to decide whether to restrict the ability of internet service providers (ISPs) to calibrate their fees to correspond with the amount of bandwidth used by a consumer. The FCC would essentially require ISPs to charge consumers the same for internet activity that uses a lot of bandwidth, like downloading music, as they do for activity that uses relatively little bandwidth, like reading text on a web page. (Townhall.com)
Cox Should Disclose PowerBoost Limitation: Ad Group Oct 21, 2009
Specifically, the NAD recommended that Cox "clearly and conspicuously" disclose in future advertising the fact that PowerBoost, which temporarily increases download speeds when extra bandwidth is available, provides the extra speed burst only for the first 18 to 22 Megabytes of a file download. In a statement, Cox said, "Cox is pleased with the decision of the National Advertising Division which concluded that PowerBoost technology provides a meaningful benefit to Cox High Speed Internet... (Multichannel News)
Broadband Users Consume 11.4 Gbytes Per Month: Cisco Study Oct 21, 2009
Peer-to-peer traffic represented about 38% of all Internet traffic, which was a significant decrease from Cisco's earlier pilot studies that showed P2P accounting for more than half of all bandwidth used, said Doug Webster, senior director of market management in Cisco's Service Provider Group. "There's been an assumption that peer-to-peer is taking up the majority of the traffic," Webster said. (Multichannel News)
