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Beware of broadband speed overkill

May 17, 2006 Cable operators and phone companies are increasing speeds of their broadband service, but the average consumer may not need the boost. TAGS: Joe Laszlo, broadband service, cable company, broadband, bandwidth, high-speed Internet access, Comcast Corp., Verizon Communications, Time Warner Inc., Internet access, video

Cisco boosts bandwidth with 'virtualized' switches

November 12, 2007 The company rolls out two products aimed at helping businesses increase network capacity without overhauling existing infrastructure. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., network capacity, bandwidth, Cisco Catalyst, infrastructure, switch, networking

Employees to be billed for personal Net use?

February 1, 2005 Surfers who abuse their privileges "could be issued...a 'please explain' and a bill," suggests an exec at Exinda, a maker of monitoring tools. TAGS: employer, bandwidth, bill

Comcast gives broadband users a speed boost

June 1, 2006 New feature allows users to get turbocharged downloads whenever excess capacity is available on the network. TAGS: Comcast Corp., Cox Communications Inc., capacity, bandwidth, broadband, cable company, download, video, e-mail

Fixing our fraying Internet infrastructure

October 11, 2007 Is the United States foolishly ignoring a question that will impact its future? For UCSD's Michael Kleeman, it's time to stop debating the obvious. TAGS: Internet-infrastructure, infrastructure, data network, broadband, bandwidth, U.S., e-mail, video

Home audio without the wires

December 11, 2006 PCs, notebooks phones have all gone wireless. Will your stereo and TV soon be untethered? Photos: Wireless TV in action TAGS: powerline networking, megabit, powerline, wire, bandwidth, Consumer Electronics Show, standards, TV, speakers, Wi-Fi, picture, notebook computer, PC

Verizon says Net neutrality is overhyped

March 31, 2006 CTO Mark Wegleitner says all his company wants to do is to be able to manage its network. TAGS: Mark Wegleitner, Net Neutrality, Verizon Communications, content provider, principle, bandwidth, debate, rate, law

Antispam screensaver downs two sites in China

December 2, 2004 "Make love not spam" site has taken two sites offline, a Web traffic monitoring firm says. TAGS: Lycos Inc., distributed denial of service, bandwidth, Web portal, anti-spam, spammer, spam, portal, China, screensaver, denial of service

Siemens claims gigabit wireless breakthrough

December 9, 2004 Company says the next generation of wireless data is taking shape in its Munich laboratories. TAGS: OFDM, Siemens AG, MIMO, mobile communication, Munich, laboratory, bandwidth, IEEE 802.11g, wireless network

Lycos Europe denies attack on zombie army

December 1, 2004 Defacement of "Make love not spam" site was a hoax, not a hack, the Internet portal says. TAGS: Lycos Inc., spammer, Internet portal, bandwidth, distributed denial of service, denial of service, F-Secure Corp., spam, attack, screensaver, e-mail

Kiss your MP3s at work goodbye

June 27, 2002 Employees are stashing headphones and trashing file-swapping software as companies throw up firewalls or issue bans to stop streaming media and MP3 trades. TAGS: RIAA, file-swapping, streaming media, corporation, bandwidth, Time Warner Inc., headphones, MP3, president, firewall, video

Verizon prepares for next generation of broadband

July 28, 2006 Telecom giant selects vendors to upgrade its fiber network to eventually offer consumers up to 100Mbps broadband. TAGS: optical network, gigabit, fiber, Verizon Communications, bandwidth, broadband, generation, AT&T Corp.

Short-circuiting the VoIP revolution

September 11, 2006 Brix Networks CTO Kaynam Hedayat warns that VoIP quality is getting worse, not better. TAGS: VoIP, voice quality, revolution, VoIP company, IP, provider, bandwidth, call, Internet Service Provider

Newly adopted standard means bandwidth boost for IPTV offerings

June 3, 2005 The recently ratified standard for optical access could be key to offering interactive and high-definition IPTV in the future. TAGS: optical network, Alcatel, IP television, bandwidth, fiber, Verizon Communications, IP, HDTV, TV, programming

Study: VDSL to grow as ADSL stalls

December 7, 2004 ADSL continues to dominate the global broadband semiconductor market share, but faster VDSL is picking up steam. TAGS: VDSL, ADSL, BellSouth Corp., semiconductor, bandwidth, study, broadband, provider, DSL, AT&T Corp., office

Mobility and choice should trump dogmatism

August 22, 2006 Cisco's Alan S. Cohen says it's time to dispel industry myths and start to merge cellular and WLAN technologies. TAGS: WLAN, cellular equipment, mobility, bandwidth, telephony, approach, VoIP, security, LAN

High-def TV not ready for Net's prime time

April 7, 2006 Experts don't see live Internet broadcasts offering top-shelf viewing quality any time soon. TAGS: Joe Laszlo, pipe, broadband, MLB, bandwidth, Hollywood, YouTube, video

Broadband's bargain hunt

July 20, 2005 As the market matures, consumers are reaping the benefits of a growing discount war among phone and cable companies. TAGS: cable broadband, SBC Communications Inc., Comcast Corp., cable modem, broadband, DSL, cable company, bandwidth, billing, pricing, Verizon Communications

Firm bets the time's finally right to chuck desktops

June 22, 2005 Better bandwidth, rising maintenance costs will prompt companies to consider thin clients managed by third parties, Savvis says. TAGS: Savvis Communications, thin client, outsource, virtualization, Sun Microsystems Inc., infrastructure, outsourcing, bandwidth, desktop computer, service provider, server, PC

RIM chief cautious about unlimited wireless data plans

June 5, 2006 Mike Lazaridis says network innovation requires prudent pricing of wireless data plans, efficient network usage. TAGS: Research In Motion Ltd., telecommunications, Sprint Nextel, carrier, innovation, capacity, incentive, bandwidth, wireless Internet, Cingular Wireless, RIM BlackBerry, pricing, minute, e-mail
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