Knology Announces Acquisition of the Assets of Private Cable Co., LLC for $7.5 Million Cash Nov 18, 2009
Knologys fiber-based business products include iPlex, which delivers Ethernet connections to an IP-PBX using Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) technology, Passive Optical Network (PON), which supplies IP architecture with segmented voice and data bandwidth, and Managed Integrated Network Solutions (MATRIX), an integrated IP-based technology which converges data and voice. For more information, please visit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
K-State patents enabling technology for spread-spectrum systems Nov 18, 2009
Additionally, the length of the codes used impacts the system capacity and bandwidth occupancy ... For instance, military personnel may rely on a smart radio's ability to find out which band is open for communication and keep up with a changing bandwidth. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
EMC, HP Back Up and Dedupe PCs Nov 18, 2009
Deduplication, data encryption and compression boost security while reducing bandwidth and capacity demands. Besides client licenses, users need only a Windows store and a policy server, which can be run as a. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Intel, NEC to Develop Superconductor Technologies of Tomorrow Nov 18, 2009
Santa Clara and Tokyo, Nov 17, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - Intel Corporation and NEC Corporation today have agreed to jointly develop High Performance Computing (HPC) system technologies that will push the boundaries of supercomputing performance. NEC will bring these technologies to market in future supercomputers based on the Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor. (JCN Network, Japan)
Undersea cable revolution: Regulators gear up for challenge Nov 18, 2009
This would ensure a level playing field, affordable international bandwidth and open access broadband to benefit the greater majority of Africans. The regulators, under the auspices of the West African Telecommunications Regulators Association, are meeting in Accra to adopt guidelines on how to effectively regulate competition, licensing, landing rights and pricing of international bandwidth and other issues related to undersea cables ... He noted that regulation was necessary to ensure... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Broadband Buffet: Last Call for Consumers? Nov 18, 2009
Unlike other ISPs, Verizon doesn't view heavy bandwidth users as hogs, but it does view them as. What's frustrating consumers is that because of the fragmented nature of competition in U.S. broadband markets, providers offering consumption-based plans don't face the competition that would help keep prices in check. (BusinessWeek)
Shapiro & Hassett: Broadband Investment and 100 Percent Adoption: Who Pays? Nov 17, 2009
Experts now estimate that building the networks we need to handle the fast-growing bandwidth demand with every American online will require some $350 billion in additional, new investment by Internet providers ... A better solution can be based on more flexible pricing strategies that collect a greater share of the additional revenues needed for the additional investment from those consumers and content providers who account for most of the fast-rising bandwidth demand ... After all, some 10... (Roll Call)
NuVision Unveils Two LUCIDIUM FX5 120HZ Ultimate Performance LCD HDTVs Nov 17, 2009
2 Gbps bandwidth which yields a true end-to-end 10bit color space containing 1. 07 billion colors. (Multichannel News)
MailNow! 5 ready for the prime time Nov 17, 2009
The Distributed Intrinsic Scheduler feature kicks in when one domain takes up the majority of bandwidth to send e-mail and delays the delivery of e-mail from other domains. A smart algorithm and fair policy ensure that e-mail from all domains are treated equally to prevent delivery delays. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Sezmi Tells L.A. Story Nov 17, 2009
Sezmi delivers the cable programming and VOD using a combination of Internet bandwidth and multicast spectrum leased from TV broadcasters. Sezmi is using spectrum from four L.A.-area TV stations: KOCE (a PBS member station in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Multichannel News)
YTL making its 4G move Nov 17, 2009
Our 4G products and services will be optimised to provide high bandwidth with low latency, Lee said. He also said the service would give Malaysians a truly connected lifestyle, with new levels of communication freedom. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
Why Cloud Storage Use Could Be Limited in Enterprises Nov 17, 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. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Brightcove Aims At Small Online Video Producers Nov 16, 2009
The company will offer the new Brightcove Express entry-level package in three tiers: $99 per month, which includes 50 hosted videos, 40 GB of bandwidth, and access for one administrator; $199 per month for 200 videos, 100 GB of bandwidth, and two admins; and $499 per month for 500 videos, 200 GB of bandwidth and up to three admins. "We believe online video is going ubiquitous," Allaire said. (Multichannel News)
The fcc chairman should have a look into the way things are ran in the little... Nov 15, 2009
Comcast subsequently drew fire from so-called "network neutrality" advocates, who want to prohibit Internet service providers from hindering the amount of bandwidth available to individual applications or Web sites ... Limiting the bandwidth consumed by individual applications, particularly peer-to-peer file-sharing programs like BitTorrent, is a standard technique among Internet providers ... In a press release issued prior to Martins press conference, consumer activist group Free... (Multichannel News)
Deaf to sign via video handsets Nov 15, 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)
Optus CEO says govt's NBN will be viable Nov 15, 2009
" David Thodey, the chief executive of Telstra, the country's biggest telecoms provider, said last month it would not be viable for his company to construct a national fibre to the home network. But Mr Thodey also said it could be worthwhile for the government, which has considerations other than commercial returns, to do so. Mr O'Sullivan said the new network needed to be made as soon as possible, as it would give Optus and other telcos the chance to compete with Telstra on an equal basis in... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic? Nov 15, 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)
YouTube May Lose $470 Million In 2009: Analysts Nov 15, 2009
But the cost of bandwidth, content licensing, ad-revenue shares, hardware storage, sales and marketing and other expenses will total about $711 million, putting YouTube squarely in the red, the Credit Suisse report estimated. Bandwidth accounts for about 51% of expenses -- with a run rate of $1 million per day -- with content licensing accounting for 36 ... To arrive at the estimated $360 million bandwidth tab for YouTube, the analysts assumed the site will receive 375 million unique visitors in... (Multichannel News)
600m to get UID by 2014, says Nilekani Nov 14, 2009
Nilekani said the idea is to make the system work under a ubiquitous, low bandwidth, mobile-phone kind of environment. It will be supported by a massive security layer and fraud management. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Research and Markets: This Essential Report on Broadcasting in the Philippines is Now Available Nov 14, 2009
The service required high bandwidth infrastructure and Alcatel predicted that the first such services would appear within the next two years as carriers started to upgrade their networks to broadband. GMA Network Inc, the country's leading FTA television broadcaster, announced in August 2008 that it was set to launch its IPTV or video-on-demand service in September. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Comcast's plans for consistent DTA experiences may have hit a snag. Customers... Nov 14, 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)
TMs turning point Nov 14, 2009
This means a user should experience 70% of the subscribed speed for accessing local sites; 4Mbps (megabits per second a measure of bandwidth) represents approximately 4,000 Kbps (kilobits per second) and 70% equals 2,800 Kbps ... These activities use a lot of bandwidth and can significantly reduce the connection speed of other users ... To ensure no bandwidth hogging and hoarding, the regulator could impose timelines and checks for spectrum use. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Ecommerce Products Nov 14, 2009
Plan Features 20-Product Catalog 50 MB Disk Space 1 GB Bandwidth FREE ... Plan Features 100-Product Catalog 1 GB Disk Space 50 GB Bandwidth QuickBooks Integration FREE ... Plan Features Unlimited-Product Catalog1 2 GB Disk Space 100 GB Bandwidth QuickBooks Integration FREE. (BioMetNews.com)
Black Elected Officials Question Net Neutrality Proposal Nov 13, 2009
"Many feel that these organizations are pushing a regulatory perspective that would regressively shift the costs of bandwidth onto middle- and low-income consumers," they said ... A central conversation is how much bandwidth and speed will be necessary to deal with the growing number of bandwidth-heavy applications and services for everything from distance learning to telemedicine that the commission has to take into account. (Multichannel News)
On computers: Skype offers free phone service with a hitch Nov 13, 2009
That one flopped due to low bandwidth. In this era of greatly expanded Internet data delivery, VOIP is on a comeback and this time, it works. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
CORRECTING and REPLACING -- TMNG Global Reports 2009 Third Quarter Results Nov 13, 2009
"TMNG's performance in the third quarter was consistent with our expectations and a direct result of our strategy of deepening our relationships with top revenue generating clients while keeping a tight reign on expenses. By executing on these initiatives, we maintained a stable revenue level on a sequential basis, held margins within our target range, and have generated slightly positive cash flows from operations year-to-date," said Richard Nespola, TMNG Global Chairman and CEO. "While our... (Primezone Releases)
Social networking and its risks are exploding in enterprise networks Nov 13, 2009
Blogging and wiki editing have increased by a factor of 39, while total bandwidth consumed increased by a factor of 48. Also, SharePoint collaboration is becoming much more common; according to the research, bandwidth consumed by the documents component of SharePoint has increased 17-fold from comparable research reported in April. (FCW.com)
Video Conferencing Deals Bode Well for Polycom Nov 13, 2009
"Bandwidth today is adequate, and we will soon be able to make HD video calls on a 500kbps connection," he said. Hagerty believes that is going to help the use of video conferencing explode. (BusinessWeek)
IIJ Announces First Six Months Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2010 Nov 13, 2009
Number of Contracts for Connectivity Services --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 30, Sep 30, YoY 2008 2009 Change --------------------------------------------------------------------- Connectivity Services (Corporate Use) 40,611 57,200 16,589 --------------------------------------------------------------------- IP Service (-99Mbps) 895 926 31 --------------------------------------------------------------------- IP Service (100Mbps-999Mbps) 213 228 15... (Primezone Releases)
Tom Leighton, chief scientist, Akamai Nov 12, 2009
Because if you place your server at the edges of internet and deliver the movie across the last mile, there is bandwidth at the last mile to handle the high quality video and you are not using the central infrastructure to try and deliver it and then it is possible for the internet to handle high quality. As an academic, particularly one in a non-applied field like mathematics, how different is the corporate world and did you ever imagine your theories would result in a profitable internet... (India Times)
Tele2 Netherlands selects Espial's IPTV middleware Nov 12, 2009
Leading Dutch IPTV Operator to launch next generation television platform with Espial's Evo TV Service Platform. We evaluated several middleware products during a rigorous evaluation process and chose Espial's IPTV middleware. (Canada Newswire)
CPI, which is a branch of MCTV, is the best cable/internet/voip provider I've had... Nov 12, 2009
They concluded that using the DTA adapters to go all-digital would be the most cost-effective way to unlock as much as 500 Megahertz of bandwidth. The Evolution DTA, manufactured by South Korean-based HomeCast, is 4. (Multichannel News)
Coping With Social Media Burnout Nov 12, 2009
"We don't block sites like Facebook and Twitter, but I have a lot of concerns about how much bandwidth is being gobbled up and the amount of socializing going on in the workplace," says MacKay. "I think there's a little more value with LinkedIn and other ." And the value he derived from dabbling has even transferred over to his workplace: MacKay is currently working on developing an internal social network for the AMA's members. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Unity Lands Trans-Pacific Fiber Cable in Japan Nov 12, 2009
Trans-Pacific bandwidth demand has grown at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 62. 8 percent between 2002 and 2008, and demand is expected to continue on a strong growth trajectory, with an estimated tenfold increase from 2008 to 2013. (JCN Network, Japan)
SOA best practices from Amtrak Nov 12, 2009
Right now, Amtrak manages and monitors the message traffic passed among its various Web services with the help of some homegrown tools and the SOA governance and lifecycle management product from Software AG. Amtrak can now predict when the application service might be getting overloaded or when the bandwidth on a network supporting the SOA environment is congested. "We can predict the seasonal changes, the buyer patterns that cause us to have more or less traffic. We have a pretty good idea... (SearchCIO.com)
10 Best College Presidents Nov 12, 2009
"It is a very big, very powerful organization. Gordon understands the potential influence his job entails. Most university presidents are focused on internal issues the tug-of-war among faculty, students and alums and they don't have the bandwidth to see how extensive their influence should be.". 1. (Time.com)
New mobile network in West Bank Nov 12, 2009
8MHz of bandwidth from Israel, instead of the 4. 8MHz that had been promised. (BBC News -- Africa)
Question of Internet filtering still unresolved Nov 12, 2009
Although ISPs are not legally required to block websites when requested by Thailands Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, not adhering to these requests may result in sanctions being imposed, resulting in bandwidth restriction and even operating licences being revoked. In addition to Green Dam, China had since 1998 embarked on the Golden Shield Project which blocks content by preventing IP addresses from being routed through. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
A 360 degree net experience Nov 11, 2009
Page last updated at 12:06 GMT, Friday, 6 November 2009. A 360 degree 'real' net experience. (BBC News -- Technology)
Arasan Chip Systems Releases ONFI 2.2 NAND Flash Controllers Nov 11, 2009
The increased bandwidth supported by ONFI 2. 2 is critical to realizing the performance advantage of larger page-size NAND memory. (Primezone Releases)
Cisco says it may drop Tandberg Nov 11, 2009
Cisco covets its leadership position and midrange and desktop offerings, which could help Cisco fill bandwidth with video and drive sales of switches and routers to increase bandwidth capacity for video. Cisco also views video as a vital component to address the $30 billion collaboration market. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Rural Chinese children still in world without Internet Nov 11, 2009
"The computer room was set up in 2005 in a distance education project with 30 computers sharing 1-megabite bandwidth," Qi says. In China, urban families usually have more than 10-megabite bandwidth at home. (Xinhuanet, China)
Surprise! We Won the War on Spam. Nov 11, 2009
It's now as high as ever, though the number of spam messages with imageswhich clog up bandwidth and can be used to imitate messages from sources like bankshas dropped. Computer security companies such as (MFE) continue to , regularly marking new records for the total spam sent. (Slate)
Watch Out For Sneaky Fees Nov 10, 2009
Run an internet bandwidth check on a site like Broadband Reports to see if you're getting the coverage you paid for. If not, call your provider about a discount. (W-USA News, DC)
Mixed response to Astley iPhone virus Nov 10, 2009
In spite of claims by Towns that the worm was easy to remove, a number of iPhone users on the Whirlpool forum complained about its effects, the quantity of bandwidth it may have used, and the possibility of excess data charges. Perhaps I discover a way to break into your house. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Harvesting Energy From Nature's Motions Nov 10, 2009
"By using magnets to 'tune' the bandwidth of the experimental device, we were able verify in the lab that this new non-linear approach can outperform conventional linear devices." ... "More importantly, being able to capture more of the bandwidth makes it more likely that these types of devices could someday rival batteries as a portable power source.". (Science Daily)
Submarine cable connecting M'sia and SEA to US ready Nov 10, 2009
The AAG is designed to provide a capacity of up to two Terabits per second of data bandwidth. It is also the first high-bandwidth optical-fibre submarine cable system to directly link South East Asia and the United States ... He said besides providing additional bandwidth capacity, the AAG submarine cable system is intended to become an alternative and a more secure link for traffic from the region to the USA.. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Sprint Caters to SMBs, Focuses on Products, Services Nov 10, 2009
For example, the new high-speed 4G (for fourth generation ) wireless data service delivers more speed and greater bandwidth than previous data services. This opens up new opportunities for businesses, such as letting them forgo a wired cable or DSL broadband connection. (SmallBusinessComputing)
SDSC Turns to Flash Technology for Supercomputing Nov 10, 2009
Gordon's 32 supernodes will be interconnected via an network capable of 16 gigabits per second of bi-directional bandwidth. The clustering software will be ScaleMP's vSMP virtual memory sharing software. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
New Plastic Optical Fiber Technology May Revolutionize High Speed Last-mile Communication Networks Nov 9, 2009
But those properties typically come at the expense of lower bandwidth and high attenuation, restricting their use to sending data over short distances at relatively low speeds ... "Not only will this increase data transmission rates in POF networks, but it could be used for time division multiplexing (TDM) to increase the bandwidth of optical networks beyond what is possible with current wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) techniques," Lanzani says ... With bandwidth demands set to continue... (Science Daily)
Hollywood films like constructing pyramids Nov 9, 2009
The ability to get their films into theatres, books on to shelves, newspapers and magazines into shops and homes, or control of the scarce bandwidth of television at the expense of potential competitors has been the tool that has enabled profitability and cultural power. Tight control of narrow distribution channels have long been the gateways through which most aspiring creatives seeking an audience needed to pass. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Green: Creating Standards That Worked Nov 9, 2009
By the mid-1990s, the industry was aggressively deploying hybrid fiber coaxial architecture, which created the bandwidth needed for a plethora of new services. Without fiber, the industry was frankly at a dead end, Chiddix said. (Multichannel News)
Are local libraries in process of checking out? Nov 8, 2009
Customers complain the bandwidth throughout the building is slow. Librarian Stetson Momosor works at the Muldoon branch. (Anchorage Daily News)
Will E-Commerce Catch The Flu? Nov 7, 2009
As if retailers needed , a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is predicting that the flu could cause major slowdowns and possibly outages with E-Commerce sites due to-we couldn't make this up-increased bandwidth demand caused by a lot of people staying at home in bed. Specifically, the report is worried about flu-victim telecommuting workers and sneezing children playing online video games sharply increasing bandwidth demands ... That makes sense, but the argument... (CBS News -- Opinion)
Murdoch's new online headache Nov 7, 2009
The music industry was one of the first victims of digital piracy as you didn't need much bandwidth to download individual songs,'' said Alexander Wisch, an analyst at Standard & Poor's Equity Research in London. But with increasing Internet speeds, the television industry will feel the pressure and investors can only hope broadcasters and rights owners are able to find the right answers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Knology Reports Results for the Third Quarter and Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire the Assets of Private Cable Co., LLC for $7.5 Million Cash Nov 7, 2009
Knologys fiber-based business products include iPlex, which delivers Ethernet connections to an IP-PBX using Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) technology, Passive Optical Network (PON), which supplies IP architecture with segmented voice and data bandwidth, and Managed Integrated Network Solutions (MATRIX), an integrated IP-based technology which converges data and voice. For more information, please visit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
ERS Data Solutions Group Once Again Provides Voice and Data Communication Support During ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Nov 7, 2009
Bandwidth supplied from a local Wireless Internet Service Provider, the wireless data infrastructure allowed yet another alternate form of communications, creating access to valuable information during the build, and the news media's ability to publish live from the location. All applications of these technologies led to a simple result, ensuring efficiency of the home builder's communication's means, and by doing so, maximizing their ability to meet the 106 hour deadline the show enforces on... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
SMARTRAC Acquires OTI's and MCT's Inlay Manufacturing Assets and Both Parties Signed a Long Term Supply Agreement Nov 6, 2009
SMARTRAC is a leading manufacturer and supplier of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) components for a broad bandwidth of applications in all current frequency standards. The company produces ready-made as well as customized transponders for public transport, access control, animal identification, industry and logistics. (Primezone Releases)
Right ingredients for a pubcast Nov 6, 2009
We switched to a bigger server in the US but once we were featured in the US iTunes, our monthly bandwidth allocation was gone in two weeks. Luckily, the people at White Dog Green Frog heard our podcast and liked it so much they're helping us with bandwidth issues. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
More consumers consider Wi-Fi a baseline service Nov 5, 2009
And if that means they have to cope with issues such as broadband thieves and customers hogging bandwidth with streamed movies, that's what it takes to compete ... Mr. Leclair monitors the broadband usage, which has capabilities for minor tasks like checking e-mail but doesn't let users stream video and monopolize the campground's bandwidth ... How often does he kick someone off for hogging bandwidth. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Meet the evil new copyright treaty Nov 5, 2009
Anyway, we need to focus on the real problems facing the Internet today, like Comcast throttling our bandwidth. Clearly the only solution is to demand that the government be given expanded power to monitor and control all Internet traffic. (Harper's Magazine)
Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic? Nov 5, 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)
Eutelsat Communications Reports Record Revenue Growth in the First Quarter 2009-2010: +11.6% Nov 5, 2009
Commenting on performance during the first quarter 2009-2010, Giuliano Berretta, Chairman and CEO of Eutelsat Communications said: "Eutelsat Communications' double digit revenue growth for our first quarter testifies to the success of our in-orbit expansion programme, which in combination with excellent commercial performance, has enabled us to leverage new capacity for markets recording the most buoyant growth. Following the entry into service in the second half of the 2008-2009 financial year... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Deaf to sign via video handsets Nov 5, 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)
Deluge of Phone Calls, Texts Recommended Nov 5, 2009
According to an article in The Washington Post, cell phone carriers such as Sprint Nextel, Verizon and AT&T have spent millions of dollars to bolster existing networks by adding portable towers and expanding bandwidth availability on current towers in an effort to reduce the loss of cell phone service. The focus has been on areas around the National Mall and Metro lines. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
