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Groups launch gigabit-per-second broadband project
An Ohio startup company has raised US$200 million to fund gigabit-per-second broadband projects in six university communities across the U.S., the company announced Wednesday.
By Grant Gross | 23 May, 2012 15:48
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VoIP provider files net neutrality complaint with FCC
A Florida VoIP carrier has filed a net neutrality complaint against a Georgia utility and broadband provider, after the utility accused the VoIP firm of theft of service for using its network to deliver voice service without paying for it.
By Grant Gross | 23 May, 2012 04:16
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Education group: Schools need 100 Mbps per 1,000 broadband users
Schools in the U.S. will need broadband speeds of 100 Mbps per 1,000 students and staff members by the 2014-15 school year in order to meet a growing demand for Web-based instruction and a skyrocketing number of student-owned Web devices, according to a new report by a trade group representing state education agencies.
By Grant Gross | 22 May, 2012 07:23
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Alcatel-Lucent offers managed service to improve mobile network performance
Mobile operators that want help keeping their subscribers happy can get it through a new managed service from Alcatel-Lucent, the company said on Monday.
By Mikael Ricknäs | 22 May, 2012 02:35
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Optus and NSW Dep. of Education sign $15m contract to improve satellite services
Optus will enhance its satellite services to improve services to students in remote areas in a five-year contract worth an estimated $15 million.
By Stephanie McDonald | 17 May, 2012 09:36
Features about broadband
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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