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Malaysian 'resort' town gets mesh Wi-Fi
News Residents of Bandar Sunway can now access over 100 Wi-Fi hotspots in six major areas, spanning some 70 percent of the Malaysian town.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, WiMax, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Broadband, Malaysia, Wi-Fi, Monash University, wireless technology, wireless Internet
Net neutrality back in spotlight for debate
Insight Clause in application for U.S. broadband stimulus grants has renewed the debate over Net neutrality, as new bill is introduced and discussion now focuses more on wireless services.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Web sites, Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, Broadband, Net Neutrality, FCC, Internet, service provider, Mobile/Wireless
Asian 3G rollout a boon for Convergys
News Lured by Asia-Pacific's promising wireless market, Convergys will invest US$10 million to expand its operations across the region.
Comcast exec: Expect more Web regulation
News Cable giant has delved into the Internet world with Comcast Interactive Media, and CIM's vice president says new laws will eventually follow new Web technology.
Tags: Regulations, Web 2.0, Google Inc., BitTorrent, Regulation, Comcast Corp., cable television, movie, Web 2.0, FCC
FCC chief proposes new Net neutrality rules
News Chairman Julius Genachowski says the FCC should turn its four Internet openness principles into regulation. And he suggests adding two more principles.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Rule, Regulation, Broadband, Net Neutrality, Comcast Corp., network management, FCC, broadband provider, Internet
Study: Mobile-broadband speeds are below 1Mbps
News Subscribers in the United Kingdom are getting mobile-broadband download speeds that are just a quarter of those advertised, according to a new report.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Networking technology, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Supplier, Broadband, performance, broadband provider, Mobile/Wireless, Networking technology
Telstra: Residential VoIP services by 2005
News Australian telco Telstra today announced that it would make VoIP services available to its residential broadband customers next year.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony
S'pore: More Wi-Fi coverage within Changi Airport
News Singapore's aviation authority has awarded local ISP StarHub a contract to provide outdoor wireless broadband services at Changi Airport.
Orange and TalkTalk the pits of customer service
News In terms of customer service, both companies lag behind other U.K broadband service providers like Plusnet, AOL and Sky.
Tags: Customer support, Customer resource management (CRM)
SBC, Prodigy team to boost Net access offerings
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DNS could slow broadband service
News Poor-performing DNS servers could bog down broadband service, even on superfast connections, Nominum says.
Tags: Domain names, LANs and WANs, Networking technology
Ride the wireless broadband wave, expert says
News Fixed and mobile operators should start exploring wireless broadband possibilities now or risk losing out on revenue opportunities.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Wireless LANs, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, WiMax, VoIP/IP telephony, 3G (Third Generation)
Broadband Net rates continue to climb
News Local phone providers Verizon Communications and BellSouth have joined the parade of high-speed Internet providers that have raised rates on consumers in recent months.
Microsoft to offer voice, video on demand on TV
News With the dust finally clearing from MP3.com's stellar initial public offering this summer, there is no doubt the company has fueled the digital music wave. The question is, how does it plan to compete?
Satellite on broadband comeback
Insight US satellite companies like Hughes and WildBlue are prepping high-speed data services for rural markets in US. Will they get burned a second time?
