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  • Virgin ups the broadband ante with 200Mbps service

    Virgin Media is to demonstrate 200Mbps service Virgin Media is taking the wraps off its projected 200Mbps broadband service and is showing it to the public for the first time. The company is set to extend trials of the service to Coventry but has…
    19 March 2010
    Tags: Virgin Media • Trials • Nationwide • Entertainment • Broadband

  • Illegal downloads could cost Europe £215 billion by 2015

    Illegal file-sharers will cost the European creative industries £215 billion and could put more than one million people out of work by 2015, says Tera Consultants.A report by the firm on behalf of the International Chamber of Commerce that looked…
    18 March 2010

  • Virgin Media to trial fiber broadband over telegraph poles

    The operator wants different options as it expands its broadband network, a spokeswoman at Virgin Media said.The problem with fiber in rural areas is that the cost of digging and laying cable can become prohibitive, and using telegraph poles is…
    12 March 2010
    Tags: European • Europe • Countries • Council • Cable • Broadband

  • Germans plan wireless broadband with LED lights

    Light coming from lamps in your home could eventually be used to encode a wireless broadband signal, according to German researchers. Light coming from lamps in your home could eventually be used to encode a wireless broadband signal, according to…
    11 March 2010
    Tags: Spectrum • Led • Institute • Gold • Commercial • Broadband

  • TalkTalk upgrades broadband up to 24Mbps

    TalkTalk is upgrading all of its customers to broadband speeds up to 24Mbps over the next four months. TalkTalk is upgrading its network to offer all of its customers broadband speeds of up to 24Mbps over the next four months, for no extra cost.The…
    05 March 2010
    Tags: Talktalk • Peak • Package • Downloads • Carrieann Skinner • Broadband

  • Intel intros netbook to e-reader transformer

    With a four cell battery the device will weigh about three pounds (1.36 kilograms), while the six-cell option will weigh 3.5 pounds.Intel is also adding more wireless connectivity options, including 3G mobile broadband and WiMax capabilities, Kwan…
    03 March 2010
    Tags: Touchscreen • Tablet • Students • Pounds • Netbook • Battery Life

Latest Features

  • How to buy a new PC: The specs

    Broadband speed and performance vary by service provider and location, but you can maximize your PC's connectivity by choosing the right networking options. Once you've determined the type of desktop system you want, a compact PC, a budget system…
    17 March 2010
    Tags: Vary • Shopping • Shape • Opt • Hard Drives • Clock

  • Tips for 4G early adopters

    What practical applications does mobile broadband have for the typical enterprise user? Guy Maestre, vice president of North American operations for Kayentis, talked with Brad Reed about why mobility is so vital to Kayentis's business, what WiMAX…
    25 February 2010
    Tags: Wimax • Wait • Verizon • Transfer • Recognise • Invest

  • Where do web giants stand on IPv6?

    For details on how seven of the largest sites are doing, see our list below.IPv6-enabled web content is "one of the things we need to have," says Timothy Winters, a senior manager at the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory…
    05 February 2010
    Tags: Websites • Twitter • Pressure • Isps • Ebay • Carriers

  • Top 10 technology stories of 2009

    In February, in the wake of Senate approval, the House of Representatives passed a stimulus package including $7.2 billion for broadband deployment, $17 billion for incentives to adopt electronic health records and $11 billion to hook up the…
    09 December 2009
    Tags: Social Networking • European Commission • Events • Campaign • Forecast • Tech

  • The unstoppable rise of mobile applications

    Californians' appetite for mobile broadband is unprecedented," said Loretta Walker, ATs vice president of external affairs for the Bay Area.Hoping to get a handle on the problem, AT40m) since 2008 to upgrade some 850 cell sites and improve its 3G…
    20 November 2009
    Tags: Coverage • Apps • Motorola • Smartphone • App • Android

  • WiMax in 2010: Too little, too late?

    By the end of 2010, users in more than 80 US cities may be able to ditch their cable modems, T1 setups and DSL lines - and the Wi-Fi routers that go with them - in favour of WiMax broadband wireless technology.
    21 September 2009
    Tags: Business Users • Market Share • Gsm • Telecommunications • Feet • Demanding

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How-Tos

  • How to secure your data in the cloud

    The Cloud Security Alliance has taken a second run at creating recommendations for businesses to follow in order to better secure cloud services.The new document aligns CSA's definition of cloud computing with that of the National Institute of…
    08 January 2010
    Tags: Service Provider • Function • Document • Creating • Adopt

  • How to manage traffic on your home network

    In many households today, broadband Internet connections are used not only for email and web browsing, but also to stream music and video, play online games and/or perhaps make voice calls using a VoIP service.
    01 December 2009
    Tags: Wish • Band • Bar • Manufacturer • Dropped • Streams

  • Five ways to improve website uptime

    But many sites that are just gaining traction, such as the video delivery site Crackle, are still tweaking cache settings.Poll and other industry observers note that Web usage increases at a rate of about 42% each year, but broadband has not…
    05 November 2009
    Tags: Downtime • San Francisco • Advance • Mechanisms • Programming • Viewed

  • Which laptop extras should you go for?

    Their 3G networks have good coverage of cities and airports, but their cell modems for accessing the data networks are only built into a relatively small number of laptops.The advantage of a built-in mobile broadband adapter is that it's one fewer…
    08 April 2008
    Tags: Adapter • Heads • Reader • Motion • Firmware • Solidstate

  • Case Study: Getting to grips with UK's biggest WLAN

    The key things Aruba offered were integrated security, a vendor that is really investing in a wireless LAN product set, scalability, decent APs with good radio propagation and integration with a good network management system to prove it is…
    17 March 2008
    Tags: Medium • Aruba • Locations • Pdas • Terminal • Aps

  • Connecting two buildings to one broadband service

    Connecting two buildings to one broadband service is feasible, with care, planning and the right hardware. See if you can get broadband service from the cable company. They can use a copper pair to create what amounts to a private DSL connection…
    07 March 2008
    Tags: Access Point • Broadband • Buildings • Bridge • Antenna • Signal

Reviews

  • See Saw Beta review

    The ability to watch a whole series, or season, in one sitting or over several days is a big plus, potentially saving on DVD purchases or iTunes rentals.Vintage Doctor Who in full screen mode on See Saw Watching See Saw requires viewers be in the…
    24 February 2010
    Tags: Watching • Watch • Viewing • Player • Demand • Beta

  • Asus Eee PC 1201HA review

    If you have a high-speed broadband connection the online web storage makes sense, but otherwise forget it.There are three USB ports, two audio jacks, a multicard reader, VGA-out port, and an ethernet port are situated along the Eee PC 1201HA's…
    19 February 2010
    Tags: Typing • Ram • Keyboard • Hard Drive • Battery • Asus

  • Dell Latitude E4300 review

    For mobile broadband, you can purchase the Latitude E4300 with a Vodafone module, or you can use a 3G data card (ExpressCard/34) from your carrier of choice. Dell's Latitude E4300 is a 13.3in notebook for business users who are looking for…
    29 January 2010
    Tags: Powered • Hard Drive • Notebook • Keys • Module • Pick

  • Lenovo ThinkPad Edge review

    The Edge has 802.11b/g/n support, of course, but it also has built-in 3G mobile broadband with GPS, and even WiMAX support. If you're a fan of Lenovo's ThinkPad line, you're used to a boring industrial design that looks like it's stuck in 2002, but…
    25 January 2010
    Tags: Keys • Lenovo • Fan • Keyboard • Marks • Love

  • Novatel Intelligent Mobile Hotspot MiFi 2352 review

    The Novatel Intelligent Mobile Hotspot MiFi 2352 is a totally wireless 3G modem that shares its connection like a Wi-Fi router We've seen wireless routers before with 3G failover', so that if your main broadband connection is down you'll have a 3G…
    19 January 2010
    Tags: Connectivity • Portable • Charge • Intelligent • Battery Life • Setup

  • Lenovo Skylight

    Announced at CES last week, the Lenovo Skylight is powered by 1.8GHz Snapdragon processor, with built in WiFi and 3G mobile broadband. At first glance, the Lenovo Skylight is exactly what the netbook should've been.
    11 January 2010
    Tags: Chassis • Powered • Lenovo • Ship • Keyboard • Netbook

White Papers

  • Advanced compressions with Oracle Database 11g release 2

    Mass distribution of rich and multimedia content over the Internet, made possible through advancements in broadband technologies, also contribute to the growth in overall data volume. Further fueling the exponential trend in data growth is the…
    03 December 2009
    Tags: Volumes • Volume • Scalability • Growth • Demands • Compression

  • Top 10 lessons learned for corporate 3G mobile broadband deployments

    Is your company interested in deploying mobile broadband to its workforce? People new to mobile broadband are often surprised by its speed and the convenience of everywhere connectivity. With technologies like EV-DO and HSUPA coming online and 4G…
    01 September 2009
    Tags: Deployments • Mark • Learned • Lessons • Mobile Broadband

  • 4G Ahead!

    Mobile broadband use continues to grow. According to industry analyst firm Infonetics, cellular mobile broadband subscribers are forecast to grow at a 104 percent compound annual growth rate from 2007 to 2011.
    26 August 2009
    Tags: Audio • Date • Mobile Broadband • Benefits • Demand

  • Zimbra Collaboration Suite: An Architectural Overview

    Other vendors (eg Openwave, Sun iPlanet) have successfully delivered consumer-oriented messaging solutions, generally via service providers - telecoms, broadband providers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs).Last but not least, the open source…
    23 November 2007
    Tags: Service Providers • Messaging • Oriented • Suite • Zimbra

  • VoIP-News: Premise IP-PBX Checklist

    This checklist organizes all of the basic information about your current situation that you'll need to effectively negotiate with a premise PBX provider - like the number of locations you have that need VoIP services, your current broadband…
    28 September 2007
    Tags: Provider • Addressed • Premise • Pbx • Locations • Assess

  • Advancing Global Sustainability Through Technology

    The result has been a new digital economy that has phenomenally transformed the world through a dizzying array of new business and communications models everything from e-commerce to wireless broadband.
    07 September 2007
    Tags: Sustainable • Commerce • Act • Energy • Revolution • Sustainability

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