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US consumer bandwidth is booming, report says
By Carol Wilson
New study shows consumer bandwidth hit 2.4 meg per capita in 2008...
Alcatel-Lucent intros VDSL2 bonding, sleeping modems
By Ed Gubbins
Alcatel-Lucent today announced two new innovations in its DSL product line to be available in next year’s first quarter, including support for VDSL2 bonding and modems that power down when not in use to save energy...
Survey says FTTH sells homes
By Carol Wilson
A new survey, commissioned by the FTTH Council, shows fiber-to-the-home-based Internet service is considered the most important amenity for a future home purchase, among home buyers who have had FTTH previously and those who haven’t...
Hatteras extends copper Ethernet reach
By Ed Gubbins
Hatteras Networks today introduced repeaters to extend the reach of its Ethernet-over-copper gear in an echo of the move made three years ago by its rival, Actelis Networks...
Broadband stimulus exempted from ‘buy American’ rule
By Ed Gubbins
Broadband stimulus applicants need not use US-built equipment...
Sigma sees cable embracing IPTV
By Carol Wilson
Competition from telcos will push new hybrid services, based on gateway technology, as early as 2010...
NSN: Nortel CDMA purchase about customers, not growth
By Kevin Fitchard
CDMA is a declining market, says Nokia Siemens CEO, but Nortel's CDMA customer base will serve as a launch pad to LTE...
Moffat at home competing in Guam
By Carol Wilson
US-owned island a microcosm of competitive telecom forces...
How consumers' groups aim to shape telecom policy, part 4
By Joan Engebretson
Public Knowledge seeks more competitive market...
Cable wins, broadcasters lose with Web video
By Sarah Reedy
Bernstein Research analysts study the Web video ecosystem to discern winners and losers as IP takes over ...
Broadband saw big jump since 2008, new Pew study reveals
By Joan Engebretson
Despite the difficult economy, the number of adult Americans with broadband connectivity at home increased nearly 15% between 2008 and 2009, according to data released today from the Pew Internet and American Life Project...
Rural users rail against exclusive handset deals
By Sarah Reedy
CellSouth, rural carrier organizations outline why open networks increase innovation, decrease the digital divide...
Open Range taps Alvarion for rural WiMax network
By Kevin Fitchard
$100 million contract will use WiMax as a terrestrial component in Open Range-Globalstar’s hybrid satellite broadband network...
How consumers' groups aim to shape telecom policy | Part 3
By Joan Engebretson
Free Press supports broadband universal service, wireless Internet...
Qwest partners into smart grid play
By Ed Gubbins
Qwest providing integrated DSL backhaul for smart-grid data...
Zhone unveils path to terabit access
By Ed Gubbins
Zhone’s new access platform and backplane architecture promise terabit speeds -- someday...
Rural telcos seek bigger role for Universal Service in National Broadband Plan
By Joan Engebretson
NTCA says Google and other Internet companies should pay into the USF to fund their fair share of broadband delivery costs...
Virgin sets off mobile broadband as new prepaid battleground
By Sarah Reedy
Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) today introduced a new wireless broadband service over the Sprint (NYSE:S) 3G EV-Do network. Dubbed Broadband2Go, the service offers pay-as-you-go cards with no contracts, subscriptions, roaming charges or activation fees...
XCast ramps up home-grown wholesale IP services
By Ed Gubbins
Having recently secured its first round of venture capital funding and installed a new chief executive, IP services wholesaler XCast Labs is bulking up staff...
Minority groups coalesce to focus on broadband
By Carol Wilson
New Broadband Opportunity Coalition brings multiple groups together to push broadband adoption by minorities, disadvantaged and poverty-stricken...
ERF Wireless’s vertical plan for rural broadband
By Ed Gubbins
ERF Wireless is rapidly expanding rural wireless broadband by targeting business verticals and adding consumers later...
TiVo gains muscle in DVR game thanks to court ruling
By Sarah Reedy
Court orders Dish to pay TiVo for DVR tech, giving TiVo more power over partners...
Supercomm to show its new face next week
By Carol Wilson
Since the March announcement that Supercomm would be delayed from June until October, the new management team behind Supercomm has been busy doing damage control...
Comcast unit unveils all-digital distribution
By Carol Wilson
Radiance, a division of Comcast Media Center, today announced a software-based solution to automate distribution of digital advertising over the Internet...
FCC rural broadband report notes middle mile, consumer demand concerns
By Joan Engebretson
FCC rural broadband report offers details on “middle mile” connectivity and broadband demand...
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