Next Generation Technology/networks
67 Stories
Tough road leading to next-gen networks
Insight perspective Migrating to next-generation networks is extremely complex, and telecom operators must be mindful of certain pitfalls, says industry player.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Protocols and platforms, ATM, Operator, IP, Broadband, Service, SLA, Consulting, outsource
S'pore wants 'digital abundance' to be reality
News Country needs its ecosystem to support bid to enable "unlimited bandwidth" and "supercomputing-on-demand", says industry regulator.
Tags: Utility computing, grid computing, Supercomputing, Digital media, Next-generation technology/networks, SMB, Abundance, Google Inc., Singapore, Cloud Computing
A peek into the Internet in 2035
News Vint Cerf, one of the "founding fathers of the Internet", speaks on how life around the Internet will change and whether there is a future for the traditional press.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Video, Green IT, Development/design, Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile, Google Inc., Advertisement, phone
Handicapping cloud computing: The big picture
News Google and Amazon will be cloud computing winners, but the spoils will be relatively small. For now we'll see who can deliver a cloud developer stack for both consumers and enterprise customers first.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Web services, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Sun Microsystems Inc., Web service, Jeffrey Lindsay
US tech worker arrested in city network hijack
News A disgruntled San Francisco IT worker is in jail on US$5 million bail after allegedly locking administrators out of the city's wireless area network.
Tags: Security, Mobile/Wireless, Next-generation technology/networks, City, Administrator, WAN, Worker, performance, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco
S'pore says NBN will stay competitive
News Tight regulation will ensure players on Singapore's next-generation broadband network will strive to be competitive, assures local telecoms regulator.
Tags: Video, Bandwidth, Next-generation technology/networks, Starhub, Next-generation Broadband Network, Nucleus Connect, OpCo, SingTel, CEO, network
Analyst: Wait before rushing into LTE
News Operators should wait for kinks in the technology and business case to be ironed out, before embarking on full-scale upgrades to 4G standard, long term evolution, says Ovum.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Network infrastructure, Verizon Communications Inc., Ovum, Operator, revenue, network, mobile, HSPA, 4G
Three APAC countries have fastest broadband
News Akamai report highlights South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong's connection speeds, and notes origins of online attacks spreading to many more countries.
Tags: Bandwidth, Next-generation technology/networks, Networking technology, Spam and phishing, Anti Phishing Work Group, Connection Speed, Banking, Akamai Technologies Inc., Attack Traffic, malicious software
Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent to manage S'pore NBN
News update Huawei and Alcatel-Lucent will run Singapore national broadband network's "active infrastructure" by its operating company, Nucleus Connect.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Optical networking, Alcatel, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Fiber, BSS, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore, Broadband, Lucent Technologies Inc.
Verizon completes initial 4G wireless test
News Wireless provider has successfully completed the first test of its 4G wireless service in the first two markets: Boston and Seattle.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Next-generation technology/networks, Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, Service, Cable, Clearwire Corp., Seattle, 3G, 4G
EC readies European satellite wireless spectrum
News The European Commission is inviting satellite operators to compete for the provision of services such as mobile TV and high-speed Internet across the whole of Europe.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Mobile/Wireless, Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile platforms/communications, Satellite, Mobile, Mobile TV, Internet Access, Spectrum
Growing demand for fixed broadband to go on
News Number of subscribers of fixed-based services in Asia-Pacific region will continue rising despite demand for mobile broadband, says Frost & Sullivan.
Tags: DSL, Network infrastructure, Next-generation technology/networks, IP Television, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Australia, Broadband, South Korea, Japan
First Singapore home gets next-gen fiber
News First home gets wired up to fiber infrastructure, as Singapore inches closer to its planned next-generation national broadband network.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Fiber, Singapore, Worker, FTTH, CEO, network, service provider
Asia's demand for mobile comms growing
News ForgetMeNot aims SMS product at burgeoning demand for communications amid lack of available infrastructure in Asia's emerging markets.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile, Smart Phone, Asia, mobile communication, Cell Phone, Mobile Device, phone, SMS
Demand for converged services to rocket
News Converged services are rising in demand with changing consumer lifestyle, where single-service telco offerings are becoming thing of the past, says analyst.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, Consumer Technology, Next-generation technology/networks, TV, IP, Singapore, Broadband, Service, pay-TV, Frost & Sullivan
