Technology : Broadband
Teledata launches new high bandwidth solution
Multi-service access solutions developer Teledata Networks Ltd. has launched its BroadAccess-100, a Mini IP Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM), which enables telecommunications providers to deliver high bandwidth services in Fiber-to-the-Node (FTTN) configurations and seamlessly upgrade to triple-play services.
Jul 18, 2007, 10:11

Technology : Broadband
EarthLink Launches New Freestanding DSL
PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consumers have a new way to lower their monthly bills, thanks to EarthLink's Freestanding DSL service, now available in select locations nationwide.
Freestanding DSL lets consumers receive high-speed Internet access without having to purchase local telephone service from their phone company. This benefits consumers who want to purchase Internet service without the added cost of local phone company charges.
Jul 10, 2007, 10:30

Technology : Broadband
Euro b'band industry worth $78 bil and growing
The broadband industry is now worth €58.5 billion ($78 billion) in the European Union and growing at 8.5% a year, according to a report published Thursday by the European Commission. The report reveals that more than 55,000 broadband access lines were installed in European households every day in 2006, raising the penetration rate to 15.7% from 11.4% in 2005. In all, more than 20 million broadband lines were added last year, a 39% increase from 2005. There were 72.7 million broadband lines at the end of last year, up from 52.6 million in 2005 and 19.4 million in 2003. The Netherlands (29.8%) and Denmark (29.4%) now have the highest broadband penetration rates in the world, topping South Korea (26.4%) and Japan (19.0%), while seven EU members have higher broadband penetration rates than the U.S. (19.2%). However, the gap between the best and worst performers continued to widen. In eight EU member countries, the adoption rate is less than one in ten, and at the very bottom, Greece and Slovakia have penetration rates of just 3.3%.
Mar 30, 2007, 10:51

Technology : Broadband
Broadband's Powerful Future
Previously, if you wanted a broadband internet connection, you either plugged your computer into a DSL modem from your phone company or into cable modem from your cable TV network. But in the future it’s increasingly likely that you’ll plug your computer into the receptacle it’s already using: the power outlet. That’s right—since a wire already runs into your house to carry power, why not use it to carry data as well? That is what increasing numbers of people are doing, using a technology called broadband over powerline (BPL). Using transmission protocols designed to co-exist with power on the line, the signal is injected into the distribution wire that runs into a neighborhood. At the transformer where the line connects to a subscriber, the signal is routed around the transformer and onto the feeder line leading to the house. (Passing through the transformer would erase the signal.) Inside the house, the user plugs an adapter into any power outlet, and then plugs an Ethernet cable into the adapter—and has an internet connection.
Mar 22, 2007, 10:14

Technology : Broadband
Broadband's Powerful Future
Previously, if you wanted a broadband internet connection, you either plugged your computer into a DSL modem from your phone company or into cable modem from your cable TV network. But in the future it’s increasingly likely that you’ll plug your computer into the receptacle it’s already using: the power outlet. That’s right—since a wire already runs into your house to carry power, why not use it to carry data as well? That is what increasing numbers of people are doing, using a technology called broadband over powerline (BPL). Using transmission protocols designed to co-exist with power on the line, the signal is injected into the distribution wire that runs into a neighborhood. At the transformer where the line connects to a subscriber, the signal is routed around the transformer and onto the feeder line leading to the house. (Passing through the transformer would erase the signal.) Inside the house, the user plugs an adapter into any power outlet, and then plugs an Ethernet cable into the adapter—and has an internet connection.
Mar 22, 2007, 10:14