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Broadband

04 Dec

Posted at 15:17h in Broadband, Internet Access [social_share]

What was once a futuristic laboratory demonstration is now entering residential neighborhoods. Driven by advancements in optical technology, 10 Gbps (10-Gigabit) broadband is rapidly becoming a standard offering for fiber-optic providers worldwide. While few households need 10 Gbps today, the transition is redefining network capacity, operator...

19 Jun

Posted at 01:28h in Broadband, Internet Access, wide area networks [social_share]

SEACOM, whose investment in a submarine fiber optic network connecting Africa to Europe and the Asia-Pacific triggered an avalanche of privately funded submarine cables in Africa, is mulling investing in the last mile. The SEACOM submarine network, with most of its landing points in East Africa,...

27 Oct

Posted at 14:53h in Broadband [social_share]

Improving broadband connectivity in America and addressing the digital divide between rural communities/inner cities and the rest of the country require some level of political intervention. Of the two major candidates running for president, Secretary Hillary Clinton has put forth a specific broadband plan to...

26 Oct

Posted at 06:46h in Broadband [social_share]

The insatiable demand for high speed Internet access, driven primarily by video, has triggered the deployment of 1Gbps and beyond in cities throughout the United States. 1Gbps or 1,000Mbps is about 60 times the US average advertised broadband speed. It may sound like ultra-fast access speeds...

18 Oct

Posted at 07:32h in Broadband [social_share]

High-speed fiber-optic Internet has transformed residential broadband. Verizon Fios and other fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services can deliver hundreds of megabits per second and, increasingly, multi-gigabit symmetrical Internet connections.But there is an important question that is often overlooked: Can the wireless network inside your home actually take advantage...