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Next-gen network small threat to incumbents

Next-gen network small threat to incumbents

News Allowing new service providers to offer high-availability broadband will not pose significant threat to existing operators in Singapore, according to analysts.

Monday, July 20 2009 07:17 PM

Tags: Business broadband, Bandwidth, Starhub, Mobile Broadband, SingTel, Video Conferencing, Polycom Inc., Singapore, Broadband, network


Bing needs to improve when news breaks

Bing needs to improve when news breaks

News Minutes following reports last month that Michael Jackson had been rushed to hospital, Microsoft's search engine buried news results for searches on his name.

Monday, July 06 2009 12:19 PM

Tags: Web sites, Web servers, Business broadband, Software engineering/development, Google Inc., Search Engine, Server, job, Internet, blog


Wireless@SG: A cuppa to success?

Wireless@SG: A cuppa to success?

News Singapore's free wireless broadband service is most accessed at fast food outlets and cafés, but food and beverage stores are mixed on how the scheme has helped.

Monday, April 28 2008 05:20 PM

Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Personal broadband, Business broadband, Starbucks Corp., SingTel, Spokesperson, Singapore, Broadband, food, wireless Internet


Telcos: Don't mess up the Internet with regulation

News A congressional staffer said Net neutrality and broadband legislation will surely be reintroduced in the next Congress, but representatives of the telecom industry say there are better ways to keep the Internet open.

Friday, November 14 2008 10:46 AM

Tags: Regulations, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Web sites, Verizon Communications Inc., Telecommunications, Regulation, Wireless, Net Neutrality, Comcast Corp.


Aust state bins US$713M broadband network

News The Western Australian state government says its plan to roll out a statewide broadband network is not viable, and could duplicate efforts of Australia's National Broadband Network.

Monday, April 06 2009 11:42 AM

Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, health service, treasurer, Spokesperson, Western Australian Government, Australia, Broadband, Government, network


In-flight broadband 'to take off this year'

News The fledgling in-flight broadband market is set for serious growth this year, with the number of Web-enabled aeroplanes to surge from 25 in 2008 to 800 by year's end.

Monday, May 11 2009 11:05 AM

Tags: Business broadband, Smart Phone, wireless service, Broadband, handheld, British Airways Plc., SMS, handheld device, analyst, accounting


Cloud services to get supercharged

News New parallel networking technology increases throughput for Internet-based services by up to 40 times.

Thursday, June 04 2009 09:36 AM

Tags: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), SaaS, Business broadband, IP, networking technology, Video, Storage, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS)


UK makes its broadband splash

News U.K. government lays out its vision for digital future of Britain over coming years, covering topics such as broadband access, security, ICT literacy and copyright enforcement.

Wednesday, June 17 2009 11:49 AM

Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Taxes, Universal Service, U.K., Public Service, liberalization, mobile network, fiber, benefit


Net neutrality gets boost from US govt

News The Obama administration includes the FCC's net neutrality principles as conditions for some of the funds it will allocate as part of the economic stimulus package.

Friday, July 03 2009 11:42 AM

Tags: PKI (public key infrastructure), Service level management, Federal Government, Network administration/implementation, Business broadband, Democrat, Broadband, Cable, Net Neutrality, Government


Axia-led consortium makes S'pore NBN bid

News update Group comprising Canada's Axia, SingTel, Singapore Press Holdings and SP Telecoms submits bid for country's next-gen National Broadband Network.

Monday, May 05 2008 06:01 PM

Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Next-generation technology/networks, Starhub, SingTel, Fiber, Hong Kong, Singapore, Broadband, consortium


Cisco technology powers M'sian smart town

News The i-City intelligent community being developed in Selangor is reputed to be the country's only commercial property with last-mile fiber optics to units.

Friday, May 23 2008 07:39 PM

Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Security, Cisco Systems Inc., Real Estate, Malaysia, networking company, job, network, Kuala Lumpur


T-Mobile sues Starbucks over Wi-Fi deal

News T-Mobile says the coffee giant "secretly" developed a plan with AT&T to provide Wi-Fi at its cafes, despite an exclusive partnership with T-Mobile.

Monday, June 09 2008 12:04 AM

Tags: Lawsuits, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Starbucks Corp., AT&T Corp., Wi-Fi, T-Mobile, partnership, U.S.


WiMax patent group seeks industry support

News Six tech giants that include Intel and Cisco, want more involved in making WiMax patents "inexpensive and accessible to anyone".

Tuesday, June 10 2008 09:57 AM

Tags: WiMax, Patents, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Cellular phones, Patent, Internet Access, phone, video compression, Lucent Technologies Inc.


Tech giants plan WiMax patent pool

News Six technology companies are teaming up to jointly license patents that cover WiMax in an effort to prevent costly royalties from hampering adoption.

Tuesday, June 10 2008 01:19 AM

Tags: WiMax, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Patents, Patent, Internet Access, Cable Broadband, wireless technology, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Lucent Technologies Inc.


Next-gen broadband 'critical' for UK economy

News Research by a U.K. government advisory body has found the long-term benefits of a high-speed broadband network would exceed the cost of deployment.

Tuesday, June 10 2008 11:36 PM

Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Broadband, Environment, London, Silicon.com, CEO, U.K., network


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