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Turnbull slams NBN Co satellite deal

Malcolm Turnbull has condemned as "wasteful" NBN Co's $620 million contract with Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for the construction of two satellites to deliver broadband to remote areas of Australia.

By TechWorld staff | 09 February, 2012 10:05

Tags: National Broadband Network (NBN), national broadband network, malcolm turnbull, broadband
The Super Bowl by the wireless and network numbers

Beyond the biggest numbers that mattered, 21-17, AT&T released some interesting wireless and Internet usage figures from Sunday's Super Bowl victory for the New York Giants over the New England Patriots.

By Matt Hamblen | 08 February, 2012 08:15

Tags: wireless networking, wireless internet, wireless, Wheels, Telecommunication, smartphones, networking, Mobile and Wireless, consumer electronics, broadband, at&t
FCC overhauls telephone subsidy for the poor, adding broadband

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved an overhaul to its Lifeline program, which subsidizes telephone service for poor people, with the goals of saving money and allowing the subsidy to go toward broadband service.

By Grant Gross | 01 February, 2012 07:57

Tags: U.S. Federal Communications Commission, telephony, Telecommunication, Robert McDowell, Regulation, government, CenturyLink, broadband, Benton Foundation, Anna Eshoo, Amina Fazlullah
For the good of the nation, broadband for all

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski recently announced a plan that would expand the Universal Service Fund's Lifeline program to include broadband Internet service.

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | 27 January, 2012 05:55

Tags: U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Telecommunication, broadband
AT&T to launch communication services

AT&T will launch new cloud-based unified communications services on Thursday, giving businesses the ability to integrate chat, email, voice over IP calls, audio and video conferencing and more over desktops and many mobile devices.

By Matt Hamblen | 25 January, 2012 06:22

Tags: Telecommunication, networking, Mobile and Wireless, broadband, at&t

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Features about broadband

IT in 2011: Four trends that will change priorities

It's always a challenge for IT departments to anticipate how corporate technical demands will evolve, especially when IT budgets have been as tight as a drum for two years.

By Shane O'Neill | 06 January, 2011 05:16

Tags: smartphones, Phones, networking, internet, consumer electronics, cloud computing, broadband
Four technologies for faster broadband in 2011

A number of different technologies are being developed or improved to offer higher speeds for fixed and mobile broadband networks, as operators are preparing to compete with each other and carry video traffic in 3D and at higher resolutions, which is expected to happen in the coming year.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 08 December, 2010 03:14

Tags: Verizon Wireless, Verizon Communications, T-Mobile USA, Telecommunication, Nokia Siemens Networks, networking, mobile, Huawei Technologies, Ericsson, DSL, Carriers, broadband, alcatel-lucent, 3g
Google Chrome 5 Beta: The top five features

Google recently launched the beta version of Google Chrome 5, the next iteration of the search giant's Web browser. New features include HTML 5 specifications like Geolocation and file drag-and-drop; expanded cloud sync capabilities; Flash integration; and JavaScript engine speed boosts.

By Ian Paul | 06 May, 2010 02:39

Tags: web browsers, Google Chrome, browsers, broadband
Google's big fiber play: What gives?

Google on Wednesday announced that it wants to "build and test ultra high-speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the United States." Google's proposed networks would service anywhere from 50,000 to 500,000 people with commercial broadband Internet service reaching speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second.

By Ian Paul | 12 February, 2010 10:14

Tags: Google, broadband
Facebook tracks your every move, employee claims

Facebook is tracking your every move on the site -- or so says one purported Facebook employee, according to an anonymous interview with the Rumpus. In the interview, the Facebook employee, whose identity was protected so she wouldn't lose her job for talking to the media, also said that Facebook employees have relatively easy access to user accounts.

By Ian Paul | 13 January, 2010 02:45

Tags: social networks, social networking, Facebook, broadband

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