By Reuters Broadband Internet access via TV cables can reach 100 Megabits per second as early as next year, 50 times faster than the average broadband speeds now offered to cable TV homes, a Finnish firm said on Wednesday. Similar data transmission speeds are possible over fibre networks, but these cost much more for the… Continue reading 100-Mbit Cable Internet To Hit U.S. In 2006
Category: Networking & Internet
AU-100 Voice Over IP USB Phone
The best thing in communication since Alexander Graham Bell invented the phone! Plug this VOIP phone into your USB port and use it to make free phone calls anywhere in the world, using one of the softphone services. The phone is fully compatible with Skype, Vonage soft phone, Net2Phone,X-Ten, StanaPhone, SJPhone, MSN Mesenger, AOL Instant… Continue reading AU-100 Voice Over IP USB Phone
Pepper Pad Internet Media Player
The new 2.3 lb. Pepper wireless pad from Pepper Computer is the first portable device designed specifically for all the broadband activities consumers want to do most: browse the Web, e-mail and IM with friends, listen to music, watch videos, share photos and create personal journals. Offering a far richer viewing experience than small-screen PDAs… Continue reading Pepper Pad Internet Media Player
Broadband speed war emerges
By Marguerite Reardon A broadband speed war is emerging as cable operators raise data rates in regions where Verizon Communications is selling its Fios fiber-to-the-home service. In the past two months, cable operators have begun increasing download speeds on their broadband networks. It’s little coincidence that these higher speeds are being rolled out in regions… Continue reading Broadband speed war emerges
An Internet Father wants to be a Dad again
By Mark Baard David Clark, who was one of the leaders of the development of the Internet in the 1970s, is working with the National Science Foundation on a plan for a whole new infrastructure to replace today’s global network. The NSF aims to put out a request for proposals in the fall for plans… Continue reading An Internet Father wants to be a Dad again