Topic: Broadband Internet

The Powers or the People: GOP Rep. Tries to Delay FCC Vote on Who Owns the Web

With an FCC vote on net neutrality rules looming on Thursday, it would be a shame if partisan politics didn't come into play. But who will stand up to declare regulations barring Internet service providers from picking and choosing ...READ»

Toshiba’s Refreshed “Satellite” Packs WiMAX

Now that Sprint [S] has announced its big WiMAX launch in Baltimore, bunches of companies are scurrying to announce products that will incorporate the wireless broadband technology. As of this week, the XOHM network in Baltimore ...READ»

Which Senators Are Fighting Broadband Funding?

As the President's stimulus package approaches $1 trillion, the Senate is looking to cut the fat. In the senators' sights: about $6 billion in funding for expanded broadband access, much of it for wireless access in rural areas, among ...READ»

Cablevision vs. Verizon FiOS: The Battle for Fastest Internet Speeds Continues

Say what you like about the benefits of fiber-optic communications, and the future of home broadband: Cable hasn't given up the ghost just yet. Next month Cablevision will unveil its top-tier broadband service that speeds along at a ...READ»

Sprint Vaults Ahead in 4G Race, But Verizon is Close Behind

A year ago, I demanded 4G wireless from the powers that be. Just last month, the FCC set about fast-tracking carrier rollouts. This week, 4G operator Clearwire came closer to making my dream come true, pushing even further ahead ...READ»

3G Networks Start to Whine About FCC's Net Neutrality Rules

Only yesterday the FCC's chairman spoke up about net neutrality rules, and already the big U.S. 3G broadband providers are beginning to shake their rattles, cry out loud and demand that people listen: Net neutrality is bad, they ...READ»

Wireless Wonderland: Unlicensed Wireless Broadband in North America

Patrick Leary is chief evangelist for Alvarion, a manufacturer dealing in point-to-multipoint broadband wireless access. Steve Stroh is editor of Focus on Broadband Wireless Internet Access. Their talk at WTF 2004 incorporated ...READ»

Intel's Amazon Ambitions

How a Brazilian town best known for its Festival of the Ox became a marketing tool for the world's biggest semiconductor company.READ»

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How Do We Fix Crappy U.S. Broadband?

According to a recent study, broadband access in the U.S. has dropped to 19th place worldwide. The recent passage of the stimulus bill will provide about $7 billion to improve it. But why is U.S. broadband so crappy in the first ...READ»

ISPs to Add Mobile Broadband to Service Plans

Internet providers like Comcast and Time Warner are beginning to offer mobile 3G service as a bundle with home Internet, reports the New York Times. The goal: undercut wireless providers like Verizon and AT&T, who sell such ...READ»

The Insanely Byzantine Radio Spectrum Map [Graphic]

This week, Comcast announced it would begin the first official commercial rollout of 4G wireless broadband in the U.S. in Portland, Oregon, after using Baltimore and Atlanta as test markets. The company plans to bundle the WiMAX ...READ»

All about Broadband Service and More

The easiest way to explain it is that broadband is the term used to define the channel between our computers and the internet. READ»

Ubiquitous Mobile Broadband

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Net neutrality

Today in my journalism ethics class, I talked with the students about net neutrality.  Most of them hadn't heard of it, so I showed them a couple of YouTube videos, including one produced by SavetheInternet.com.  In the discussion ...READ»

The Google Guide to Infuriating Your ISP

Google [GOOG] has launched a new website in cooperation with a pair of nonprofit organizations. It does two things: it analyzes your network connection, and it makes companies like Comcast [CMCSA] and TimeWarner [TWX] wish that Google ...READ»

Satellite Internet by HughesNet

HughesNet Satellite Internet Service Satellite Internet is 21st century technology that brings High Speed Internet access to anyone nationwide. Using satellites orbiting the Earth, Hughes is able to transmit and receive internet ...READ»

A Base Station in Every Home -- The Coming Femtocell Wave

RCR Wireless broke a story last week about AT&T buying millions of femtocells from British company ip.access LTD. According to research and banking firm ThinkPanmure, AT&T plans to offer the devices for as little as ...READ»

Coming Soon to a PC Near You

Predictions in future technology.READ»

Tireless Wireless

Muniwireless is a wonderful online guide to municipal wireless network projects. Provided by Lemon Cloud BV, an Amsterdam-based legal and consulting services company, the service addresses "simple downtown hotspots," as well as ...READ»

Innovation: COMCAST Says “It’s Not My Job”

They claim they are the country’s largest provider of cable services – and one of the leading communication companies. They say they’re focused on broadband cable, commerce, and content. They deliver digital services, provide ...READ»

Innovation: COMCAST Says “It’s Not My Job”

They claim they are the country’s largest provider of cable services – and one of the leading communication companies. They say they’re focused on broadband cable, commerce, and content. They deliver digital services, provide ...READ»

Where the Fiber Is

Terrence McGarty is founder of the Telmarc Group, an investment and technology development company that focuses on telecommunications, software, and medical management systems. His WTF 2004 presentation addressed the development, ...READ»

Innovation: COMCAST Says “It’s Not My Job”

They claim they are the country’s largest provider of cable services – and one of the leading communication companies. They say they’re focused on broadband cable, commerce, and content. They deliver digital services, provide ...READ»

One World, One Net

In her blog post titled "Net Neutrality," Vivian Wagner raised the frightening reality that her students did not know about the situation with net neutrality. It seems to me that many today take the internet for granted. ...READ»

The Hot Zone

A Google-backed startup called Meraki thinks it can succeed where others have failed, building citywide Wi-Fi networks. First up: San Francisco. READ»

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