Cisco today announced a major advancement in Internet networking – the Cisco® CRS-3 Carrier Routing System (CRS) – designed to serve as the foundation of the next-generation Internet and set the pace for the astonishing growth of video transmission, mobile devices and new online services through this decade and beyond. With more than 12 times the traffic capacity of the nearest competing system, the Cisco CRS-3 is designed to transform the broadband communication and entertainment industry by accelerating the delivery of compelling new experiences for consumers, new revenue opportunities for service providers, and new ways to collaborate in the workplace. Overview: The Cisco CRS-3 triples the capacity of its predecessor, the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System, with up to 322 Terabits per second, which enables the entire printed collection of the Library of Congress to be downloaded in just over one second; every man, woman and child in China to
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A prominent, anonymous blogger reported today that a Cambodian Internet Service Provider has started blocking Google's Blogger. It's yet unclear whether more ISPs will follow this critical step taken by teleSURF, one of the earliest broadband service providers. 'Details are Sketchy' wrote: "Access to blogger.com and blogspo...
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If you’re looking forward to a future of streaming movies, gargantuan Internet file exchanges, and other high-bandwidth activities, cheer up. Broadband service providers in most of the major markets around the country will soon be able to deliver 100 Mbps broadband service with no problem. That’s enough to download a music album in as little as More >
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A standard modem's job is to convert data from its digital form to analog form, which are then transferred over a phone line and reverse done while receiving data from the telephone line to your computer. By doing both modulating and demodulating the data signals, it is called to be a Modem. A broadband modem is quite different from those of dial-up modems. You need it when you take a broadband service for the first time. Usually providers offer modem along with you package or may ask you to have a modem at extra cost. Anyhow, getting the modem from your broadband provider should be safe being supported by your provider and should work fine with the setup. In case your provider does not offer a modem then you can get a modem of your choice. There are wide types of modem out there and it is good before to check with your provider for a suitable modem. If you are in preparation to set up a network to share your internet connection then you require a router modem. Broadband modems
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  The National Broadband Plan is due to reach Congress in two weeks, but there is still some mystery about how the plan will define the term “broadband.”  The plan’s chief author, Blair Levin, said in an interview Wednesday that the plan will set specific minimum speeds for Internet service providers to qualify for funds from the Federal Communication Commission’s Universal Service Fund. But Levin revealed few details because the plan is undergoing more refinements before it is sent to Congress on March 17. Asked how the plan actually defines broadband, Levin was noncommittal and indicated the answer was somewhat controversial.   “Let me not answer that,” said Levin, the executive director of the FCC’s Omnibus Broadband Initiative. He spoke in a wide-ranging interview about some features of the plan and its overarching goals to provide fast Internet connections to more Americans to support economic growth. However, he noted that FCC Chairm
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Wireless broadband internet is also called mobile broadband and is usable in environments without the use of wires via a portable USB modem and mobile cards. The popularity of mobile broadband is growing quickly in Australia and the providers in the telecommunication industries that offer these mobile broadband plans. Designers believe that mobile broadband will face competition from Fixed Line broadband and eventually will compete with the yet to be released 100Mbps broadband speeds found in Fibre-to-the-Premises National Broadband Network. When shopping for mobile broadband service you need to make sure that the service providers has 3G coverage networks for the area you will be using it in. One of the most important factors to look for is 3G coverage. Although mobile broadband does have many benefits that come from being able to access the web while moving around you need to make sure you can get good 3G coverage in your area so that you are not disappointed. The 3G coverage you get
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This is on our radar thanks to "The Diffusion Group"One more indication of Video ubiquity! Cablevision is at it again. With its newly announced PC-to-TV ‘Media Relay’ service, the MSO is set to once more provoke Hollywood, only this time it has nothing to do with networked DVR services (at least not overtly). Instead, Cablevision wants to give consumers TV-based access to any and all Internet media content, as well as content stored on their PCs and (eventually) other networked media devices. While the latter application is interesting, the former could be game changing.Is this simply a legal maneuver intended to irritate content providers and force the issue of multi-screen distribution rights, or is there something more going on here?Essentially, Cablevision’s PC-to-TV Media Relay (a lab name, for sure) enables consumers to view any online video (yes, even Hulu) directly on their TV set with quality of service guarantees that only a broadband operator can provide. How can it
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WASHINGTON, Mar. 4, 2010 – The Commerce Department this week announced 23 broadband grants across the nation totaling more than $160 million. The grants are: California Level 3 EON: $3.3 million broadband infrastructure grant with an additional $1.1 million applicant-provided match to build 11 new access points on Level 3’s existing broadband network. These additional points of interconnection – essentially on-ramps to the Internet – will offer broadband speeds between 50 Mbps and 10 Gbps on an open and nondiscriminatory basis to local Internet service providers, enabling them to provide enhanced broadband capabilities to as many as 240,000 households, 9,900 businesses, and 240 anchor institutions, including schools, government agencies, and healthcare providers. Florida Level 3 EON: $2.1 million broadband infrastructure grant with an additional $689,000 applicant-provided match to build seven new access points on Level 3’s existing broadband network. These additional po
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What Rural Broadband looks like in a state like Minnesota, for example It probably isn’t but I can’t think of any reason why people who choose to live in podunk towns shouldn’t have access to broadband Internet speeds: Internet service providers are stepping up their campaign to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from regulating them like telephone companies and questioning the limits of the agency’s power over the Internet. Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said in an interview Tuesday at The Washington Post that he’s confident of the agency’s authority, and that his focus is on moving ahead with the Obama administration’s campaign to bring high-speed Internet to all American homes. The FCC will present a national broadband plan to Congress in two weeks. Genachowski said he plans to recommend unleashing 500 megahertz of spectrum for the next generation of smartphones, tablet computers and other portable devices that connect
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Level 3 is one of the biggest winners of broadband stimulus funding from the NTIA. It has received $13.8 million to build new interconnection points and expand its broadband networks in California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Tennessee and Texas, bringing broadband speeds of up to 10 Gbps. Level 3 acts as a middle mile provider for institutions and Internet service providers. The other big winner is the OpenCape Corporation, which received $32 million to deploy 350 miles of fiber and over 100 miles of microwave broadband network links in the Cape Cod region. Today’s announcement of the winners of broadband stimulus grants are listed below. California: Level 3 EON, LLC: $3.3 million broadband infrastructure grant with an additional $1.1 million applicant-provided match to build 11 new access points on Level 3’s existing broadband network. These additional points of interconnection – essentially on-ramps to the Internet – will offer broadband speeds between 50 Mbps and 10 Gb
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