Personal Broadband
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M'sian operator to offer WiMax services in S'pore
News Malaysia's Packet One signs deal that, if approved, will allow company to assume WiMax license to operate facilities and offer wireless broadband access in Singapore.
Tags: WiMax, Personal broadband, Pacnet Ltd., network, mobile, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Singapore, Malaysia, FTTH
Global fixed broadband connections up
News Some 422 million households will be wired up by 2009, with Asian markets such as South Korea and Hong Kong, among most connected, new report reveals.
Tags: Personal broadband, Fiber, Gartner Inc., Broadband, South Korea, FTTH, China, Internet, broadband service, DSL
OpenNet appoints OSS/BSS SI
News Singapore's next-generation broadband network consortium picks systems integrator for its operations support systems/ business support systems.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Personal broadband, Business broadband, Alcatel, Fiber, BSS, Fiber Network, Lucent Technologies Inc., systems integrator, network company
Yahoo search pad: An online notebook that watches you
News The portal will launch new tool to help people organize research conducted on its Internet search engine.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Web sites, Personal broadband, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Tool, Notebook, Internet Search, VP, Search Result
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.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Taxes, Universal Service, Public Service, U.K., liberalization, mobile network, fiber, Business broadband
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.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, health service, treasurer, Spokesperson, Western Australian Government, Australia, Broadband, Government, network
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.
Tags: Regulations, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Web sites, Verizon Communications Inc., Telecommunications, Regulation, Wireless, Net Neutrality, Comcast Corp.
2020: When the world and its toothbrush gets online
News Industry players at Ericsson's Business Innovation Forum give their take on how networks will cope with 50 billion connected devices over the next decade.
Tags: Data services, Mobile/Wireless, Network infrastructure, M2M, Intel Corp., Mobile, Business Model, Telecommunications, IP, Broadband
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
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 wireless network to go next-gen by 2012
News Half of projected 3 million base stations and 1.8 million cell sites in Asia-Pacific will connect to fiber through carrier Ethernet, says IDC.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Mobile/Wireless, Base Station, Mobile, Fiber, International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Wireless, Wireless Network
India must focus on broadband, e-govt
News Government urged to give immediate attention to 3G and WiMax, which analysts say is necessary for e-government services and local economy.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2009, Local Government, 3G (Third Generation), WiMax, Business broadband, Personal broadband, E-government, India, Broadband, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting
Survival tips for mobile broadband providers
News As these providers grapple with phenomenal network growth, they can better manage escalating costs by not repeating mistakes of fixed services peers, says analyst.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, P2P, Cost, Broadband, tariff, Frost & Sullivan
Aust govt goes public-private on fiber to home
News The National Broadband Network tender process gets terminated in favor of the Australian government establishing a public-private fiber-based partnership, to reach 90 percent of citizens.
Tags: Business broadband, Government, Personal broadband, Fiber, Telecommunications, economic activity, fiber-to-the-home network, NBN, Australia, Broadband
US to begin broadband policy overhaul
News The Federal Communications Commission will begin hearings to detail a road map for improving U.S. broadband access using federal stimulus money and future taxpayer dollars.
Tags: Personal broadband, Telecommunications, High-speed Internet, Broadband, Cable, phone, network, FCC, U.S., telephone company
