Reawakening the forgotten sense (7) Oct 24, 2009
Scientific research shows that our conscious mind registers about 2,000 bits of information per second, while our non-conscious mind processes 400,000,000,000 bits per second. Yes, that s 400 billion. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
ZTE shows LTE modems Oct 5, 2009
The AL620 and the AL600 will both support download speeds of up 100 Mbps (bits per second) and upload speeds of up to 50 Mbps when connected to an LTE network, according to their respective spec sheets. Both modems come in the shape of a USB (Universal Serial Bus) dongle. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Nokia's cheapest touch phone yet Aug 26, 2009
Nokia launches its cheapest touch phone yet. Article:Nokia launches its cheapest touch phone yet:/g/a/2009/08/25/urnidgns852573C4006938800025761D003B3D84. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Verizon tests its 4G data service in Boston Aug 15, 2009
Most current cellular data networks, sometimes called 3G, can receive incoming data at about a million bits per second. A 4G network is several times faster, allowing for better video and audio quality, as well as faster Internet surfing. (Boston Globe)
The trouble with hooking up Aug 2, 2009
In about 2 square miles out of Boston s 48, less than 5 percent of the city, you ll find wireless capability, up to 1 million bits per second, that the nonprofit manages. That s not much for YouTube videos. (Boston Globe)
Translation Please: The Problem Of Units Jul 27, 2009
For that, customers get downstream speeds of 18 million bits per second (Mbps), and upstream speeds of 1 million bits per second. Overages are calculated as follows: Every thousandth megabyte (meaning every Gigabyte) over 95 Gigabytes of usage costs an additional $1. (Multichannel News)
Why Hub isn’t a top priority for Verizon’s new network Jul 26, 2009
Verizon s service, called FIOS, offers more than 100 channels of high-definition television and Internet speeds as high as 50 million bits per second ... RCN s Boston network offers Internet speeds as high as 20 megabits per second for $88 a month, and will soon introduce a new technology, called DOCSIS 3 ... 0 and delivering 50 megabits per second for $99 per month for customers who also buy cable TV. The Comcast cable system also offers more than 100 high-definition channels. (Boston Globe)
Qwest doubles DSL speed for some in metro Jul 21, 2009
Qwest (NYSE: Q), based in Denver, said that it would double the download speed of its $110/month service to 40 million bits per second, from 20 million. Upload speeds will increase to 20 million bits per second. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
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UTC Timestamp: 30-Jun-2009 19:59Telemetry is back in lock at 64 bits per second engineering format. The command counter confirms reception of the final command. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Biden seeks to widen access Jul 2, 2009
The Federal Communications Commission defines broadband service as data transmission speeds of more than 200 kilobits per second, or 200,000 bits per second, in at least one direction -- from the Internet to the user's computer or from the user's computer to the Internet. How does broadband differ from dial-up service. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Kindle, iPhone upgrades not worth the hefty price Jun 25, 2009
2 million bits per second. But AT&T has only just begun upgrading its network, and it hasn t gotten around to the Boston area yet. (Boston Globe)
Wi-Fi coverage spotty? Put your power lines to work May 14, 2009
The D-Link adapters offer network speeds as high as 200 million bits per second, slower than the latest Ethernet gear, but much faster than Wi-Fi - on paper ... I tried transferring a 165-megabyte file, first over the power line network and then by using Wi-Fi-G, which claims a theoretical top speed of 54 megabits per second. (Boston Globe)
Podcasting: Today's AM radio, without the static May 12, 2009
I remember, back in the early 90s, downloading and listening to quite a few clips of my favorite radio programs and even a few TV shows over a 9600 bits per second modem. Yes, it was painfully slow, but it was fantastic to be able to listen to a program without having to record it in the first place. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Research and Markets: IPTV Business Case: The Blue-Ocean Still Murky in Parts Mar 24, 2009
A service provider with broadband service upwards of 10 mega bits per second (Mbps) must offer IPTV service to fully exploit the bandwidth potential of its network,' notes the analyst of this research service. Service providers that lack high-speed broadband networks will need to make heavy investment to upgrade their networks to offer IPTV service. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
From snails pace to lightning speed Mar 21, 2009
Based on data from the Information Technology ation Foundation (ITIF), the first commercially available modem for computers, the Bell 103, operated at 300 bits per second in 1964. Speeds rose to 2,400 bits per second by 1989, and grew to about 28. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Speeding up broadband Mar 21, 2009
For RM49 a month, Vicknesh gets a bandwidth speed of 400kilobits per second (kbps) ... As it stands now, the broadband speed in the country, regardless of operator, does not exceed 4Mbps (megabits per second) for retail users or in more imaginable terms, almost a whole night to download a movie ... Malaysia defines broadband at speeds above 256 Kbps (kilobits per second) whereas that for South Korea and Japan is 512Kbps. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
OFC/NFOEC features breakthroughs in next-generation ethernet, metamaterials, networks Mar 18, 2009
In recent years, telecommunications giants like Verizon and AT begun to beef up their broadband networks from 10 gigabits per second (10G) to 40G, enough bandwidth to broadcast 1,000 Hollywood movies simultaneously ... "We're looking ahead to next-generation networks that will run at terabits per second," says Keren Bergman of Columbia University ... Some of the fastest transfer rates ever achieved in the laboratory top out above 100 billion bits per second (100G) enough speed to copy a... (EurekAlert!)
Mars Orbiterglitch stallsscience Feb 27, 2009
MRO flight engineers managed to bring about a partial revival of the spacecraft late Monday, when they boosted its communication rate from 40 data bits per second to a level some 10,000 times faster. The spacecraft's batteries are charged, and its expansive solar wings are generating electricity, mission managers said. (MSNBC -- Technology)
When Outlook meets iPhone Feb 16, 2009
Data transfer speeds are traditionally measured in bits per second. The "7.1 Mbps" figure means that the DSL provider says it can download a file to your computer at 7. (Boston Globe)
Sync Outlook to your iPhone Feb 13, 2009
Data transfer speeds are traditionally measured in bits per second. The 7. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
HELP FILE: Synching Outlook to iPhone Feb 12, 2009
Data-transfer speeds are traditionally measured in bits per second ... 1 megabits (or million bits) per second, and the cable company is claiming it can move that file faster, at a rate up to 10 megabits per second ... 1 megabits per second for downloads, but a speed of only 768 kilobits per second for uploading files. (International Herald Tribune)
Transmitting data@ 640 Gbps Feb 8, 2009
The dynamics involved in the CUDOS device could even allow for still higher data rates approaching terabits/second (Tbps, or trillion bits per second), said a CUDOS release. Danish scientist Leif K Oxenlwe, study co-author said that the record speeds of de-multiplexing represented by his tiny glass microchip is a boon to circuit designers and opens the door to faster network speeds. (Sify.com, India)
