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» Print Google To Build High-Speed Broadband Network | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Google has said it plans to build and test 1G-bps [1] ultrahigh-speed broadband networks in selected areas around the US. The fibre-to-the-home networks will reach between 50,000 and 500,000 people. [...] In addition, Google said, the networks will follow the network neutrality policies it has been urging the Federal Communications Commission to adopt as part of its National Broadband Plan, which the agency will deliver to Congress in March. Google said wholesale access will be available on the networks to encourage smaller ISPs to compete with the telephone and [2] cable industries that currently dominate the broadband delivery business. [...] Print Google To Build High-Speed Broadband Network. eWEEK Europe UK. [...]
Google To Build High-Speed Broadband Network | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Google has said it plans to build and test 1G-bps ultrahigh-speed broadband networks in selected areas around the US. The fibre-to-the-home networks will reach between 50,000 and 500,000 people. [...] The search giant says it plans to build a series of 1G-bps ultrahigh-speed broadband networks in selected areas around the US. [...] In addition, Google said, the networks will follow the network neutrality policies it has been urging the Federal Communications Commission to adopt as part of its National Broadband Plan, which the agency will deliver to Congress in March. Google said wholesale access will be available on the networks to encourage smaller ISPs to compete with the telephone and cable industries that currently dominate the broadband delivery business. [...]
Jobs Finally Unveils The Apple iPad | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Consumers who opt to buy an iPad with Wi-Fi and 3G, handling up to 7.2M bps on HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) networks, will pay $629 for a 16GB model, $729 for 32GB and $829 for 64GB. These will be available in April with prepaid data plans from AT&T. [...]
» Print WLAN Maker Meru Goes For IPO | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Meru Networks has said it plans an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange. Up until the first half of 2009, [1] difficult market conditions have meant that wireless LAN start-ups tended to be acquired by larger companies, with [2] HP buying Colubris, Motorola buying Symbol and cabling provider Belden buying Trapeze Networks. [...] With Meru aiming to hit the market in 2010, we suspect that it will be hoping to have a stronger offering than publicly traded rival Aruba Networks, which initially priced its shares in its March 2007 offering at $11 each said Brenon Daly at [5] Seeking Alpha. [...]
Google Takes Aim At Skype With Gizmo5 Buy | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Expect a similar suite of calling plans and services to roll out from Google Voice, making the traditional telcos quite grumpy. Arguably Google has the capacity to popularize VoIP calling across networks in ways that even Skype cannot. Previously the Google Voice service required an underlying account and telephone number from a traditional telco. [...]
EC Wants Digital Europe Not Just Digital Britain | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] The EC released a statement late last week adding some meat to the bones of earlier calls for a Europe-wide plan for how to fund next generation networks. The European authority has released a public consultation on plans for what it calls Next Generation Access (NGA) broadband networks. [...] Alongside the UK's own plans for funding broadband spelled out in the Digital Britain report, the EC is pushing for pan-European agreements on how to fund high-speed broadband networks across the entire region. [...] EU telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding (pictured) also commented on the plan, adding that large amounts of private and public money will need to be invested in next-generation networks in the coming years. Investors therefore need to know the rules of the game. [...]
» Print Queen Declares War On Piracy, Delays Broadband Tax | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] While speculation and controversy rage around the prospect of cutting off internet pirates, plans for a 50p-a-month tax on phone lines to fund next-generation high-speed broadband networks appear to have been omitted from the speech, despite [6] Minister Stephen Timm's assurance that plans were proceeding full steam ahead. [...] The announcement commits the government to pushing ahead with plans to implement [1] a two-stage strategy to combat illegal file-sharing, which Lord Mandelson announced in October, consisting of an escalating series of sanctions. [...] [6] Minister Stephen Timm's assurance that plans were proceeding full steam ahead. [...]
» Print Europe’s New Broadband Won’t Be A Telco Monopoly, Warns Reding | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Last week, the EC released [1] a public consultation on plans for what it calls Next Generation Access (NGA) broadband networks. The consultation takes the form of a draft Commission Recommendation which stakeholders can comment on until 24 July 2009. [...] [1] a public consultation on plans. [...]
WLAN Maker Meru Goes For IPO | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Meru Networks has said it plans an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange. Up until the first half of 2009, difficult market conditions have meant that wireless LAN start-ups tended to be acquired by larger companies, with HP buying Colubris, Motorola buying Symbol and cabling provider Belden buying Trapeze Networks. [...] With Meru aiming to hit the market in 2010, we suspect that it will be hoping to have a stronger offering than publicly traded rival Aruba Networks, which initially priced its shares in its March 2007 offering at $11 each said Brenon Daly at Seeking Alpha. [...] Bucking the trend, WLAN maker Meru plans a stock market flotation in 2010 - but is the wireless LAN moving to the cloud. [...]
Intel Puts £6 Million In Clean Tech | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] The smart grid is an initiative designed to lower power costs by bringing greater intelligence to the energy distribution networks. the concept is already backed by many vendors including IBM and Cisco The security implications are being thought through. The US Department of Energy is investing £2 billion in the technology, and the British government also plans to give all citizens smart meters. [...] The money includes a third investment by Intel in a San Francisco company called Grid Net, which has created PolicyNet, a management platform for the smart grid. PolicyNet touches on all networked transmission, distribution and generation smart grid devices, and uses 4G broadband networks for cost-efficient rapid deployment and management of smart grid technologies. [...]
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