The US has confirmed it will resist efforts by China, Russia and their allies to put the internet under the control of the United Nations. The confirmation came in a statement issued by the US Department of State on US proposals to be ...
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Three-quarters of British households have internet access and 67% of adults use a computer every day, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). In 2012, 21 million households had an internet connection, ...
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Samsung today announced it would be providing the backbone for 3 when it rolls out its 4G network in the UK. The deal is Samsung’s first commercial mobile network deployment in Europe, which will see it install an LTE radio access ...
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In the wireless communication industry, fear over a "spectrum shortage" has driven headlines for the better part of 2012. While many within the industry believe that there is a scarcity of spectrum--and that this shortage could become an ...
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Despite widespread calls for more spectrum to carry mobile data, there is a wide range of technologies already being used or explored that could help to speed up networks or put off the day when more frequencies need to be cleared. ...
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The UK should take more control of the internet to counter the US stranglehold, says an IT entrepreneur. “A British scientist invented the world wide web, so why are we now made to feel lucky to be involved?” said Scott ...
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Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA, which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, has launched a highly efficient, broadband, 13dB gain, gallium arsenide (GaAs) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) drive amplifier in ...
Cisco today announced another acquisition with the purchase of policy control firm BroadHop. BroadHop is the 11th buy that Cisco has made this year as it continues to bolster its portfolio of networking products. BroadHop aims its ...
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U.S. broadband providers are delivering close to their advertised speeds, according to a U.S. Federal Communications Commission report, but not everyone trusts the numbers. The FCC's new broadband performance study, released Thursday, ...
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Fasthosts Internet Ltd, a leading web hosting provider, has launched a powerful new, high quality server to further bolster the Fasthosts Dedicated Server range. The new Fasthosts DS1200 server boasts Solid State Drives (SSD) and 2 x 2TB of ...
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Brazil-based CPqD(an independent institution focusing on innovation in information&communication technologies),Padtec S/A of Campinas–Sao Paulo,Brazil(the largest manufacturer of optical transmission systems in Latin America)and its ...
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Communications regulator Ofcom has announced the bidders for the long awaited 4G spectrum auction,which it has dubbed the largest ever sale of mobile airwaves in the UK,and it includes telecoms giant BT. BT had first indicated to ...
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U.S. ISPs are reporting a significant rise in IPv6 traffic during the last three months, even though the overall numbers remain tiny -- less than 1% of Internet traffic. RELATED: How the U.S. is winning the race to next-gen Internet ...
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The Federal Communications Commission is planning to launch a variety of initiatives to spur the development and adoption of broadband-enabled healthcare devices and applications, with the overriding goal of establishing mobile health ...
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Alcatel-Lucent reported a third-quarter loss and declining gross margins, as its cost-cutting programme failed to keep up with declining sales of its network equipment and related services. The company reported a net loss of €146 ...
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