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The World’s 10 Most Wired Countries

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 27th, 2008

Forbes Magazine ranks The World’s 10 Most Wired Countries. Rankings are based on a combination of hard data from organizations like the International Telecommunications Union and responses to an Executive Opinion Survey by the World Economic Forum, on topics such as business adoption of technology and laws relating to ICT. About 11,000 business executives in [...]

Adelstein: Internet For Everyone

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 23rd, 2008

FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein (wikipedia) and several high-profile technology executives and industry advocates on Tuesday launched an initiative to make broadband access a national priority in the U.S.

At the Personal Democracy Forum in New York, Adelstein and others unveiled InternetforEveryone.org, a national initiative of public interest, civic and industry groups.
It seeks to foster a [...]

50 Mbps Comes Home

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 18th, 2008

Verizon Communications is bringing more Fios broadband and TV service to big cities, says C/Net and Broadband Reports. “We will start this year as soon as we receive the approval of the New York Public Service Commission, which we expect will be next month,” said Verizon’s COO Denny Strigl during a keynote speech at [...]

Broadband 2.0

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 28th, 2008

When homes get 50-100 Mbps, a slew of high-definition content, better-quality video-sharing sites and even 3-D video will be enabled. Call it Broadband 2.0, says Wired.

Experts say this increased bandwidth — when it becomes widely available — will have a profound effect on everything from our social interactions on the web to the way we [...]

Wireless 10GigE

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 28th, 2008

MRV Communications, a provider of WDM and optical transport, metro Ethernet, and fiber optic components, today announced the TereScope TS-10GE, the industry’s first wireless 10-Gigabit Ethernet system.
The system will make its public debut at Interop, which runs from April 27 – May 2 in Las Vegas. The system has already been named a “Best of [...]

The Platform

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 24th, 2008

So, here we are on your actual brink. My agency’s going to become a part of the military, I’ve got a president with his finger poised on the button, and you want me to walk across the park and tell him we want to hitch a ride with those very same Russians. Have I missed [...]

Kentucky Dis-Connected

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 15th, 2008

Gigaom’s Stacey Higginbotham says the Democratic Governor of Kentucky has vetoed two years of funding for the continuation of a statewide broadband expansion program called Connect Kentucky. Connect Kentucky has become a model for Connected Nation, a nationwide plan for rural broadband.

Governor Steven Beshear vetoed $2.4 million in state funding for Connect Kentucky, [...]

Ships Impounded for Cable Cutting

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 8th, 2008

Gigaom reports that Dubai port authorities have impounded two ships, MV Hounslow and MT Ann, believed to be responsible for damage to undersea cables that saw India lose half of its Internet capacity earlier this year, according to India’s Hindu News.

“The matter has been brought to the notice of appropriate authorities which are taking [...]

Universal Access to All Human Knowledge - at 100Mbps - Free

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 2nd, 2008

The Internet Archive, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization, began offering free Internet service to a number of public housing projects, says the NY Times. The apartments will be connected to the Internet at 100 megabits a second.

The first project to be connected is Valencia Gardens in the city’s Mission District, with 260 units. It is [...]

Australian Government Kills National WiMAX Plan

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 2nd, 2008

The Australian government has canceled a A$958 million ($871 million) funding agreement with SingTel and Futuris for an broadband wireless network, claiming noncompliance with the original agreement, reports Bloomberg
Optus Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecom, and Futuris, its venture partner in OPEL Networks, which was awarded the project, were notified yesterday of the [...]