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Tag: broadband
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How 5G Will Unlock The True Potential of IoT Devices
5G is set to launch in 2019, and the that spells great news for the thriving IoT industry. Here's how 5G will accelerate the Internet of Things boom.
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What's at Stake With Net Neutrality?
When Ajit Pai assumed the role of Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission in January, he made one of his goals clear: dismantling the net neutrality rules put in place in 2015. This surprised no one. As a member of the FCC, Pai voted against the Open Internet Order (pdf),
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Kate Cox: Why You Should Care About Net Neutrality
Kate Cox says she "make words about tech, politics, government, regulation, consumer stuff, video games, and lots of other things, mostly for Consumerist, a site owned by Consumer Reports. Consumerist offers consumer tips, like how to return products and how to confound a telemarketer, and covers shopper complaints,
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FCC Orders Title II Reclassification of Broadband Internet
By a 3-2 vote Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission has begun proceedings to adopt a new set of rules designed to give regulators greater authority in mandating how broadband Internet services can be classified and delivered by service providers.
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Obama, the FCC and 2 Perspectives on Net Neutrality
The White House and President Obama dropped the hammer on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday, pressuring the FCC to introduce rules that would strengthen protection of the "Net Neutrality" concept for consumers.
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Net Neutrality: You Never Know What You Have 'til It's Gone
You may not like everything you find on the Internet. But ask yourself this: would you really want to lose it? That's the question you should be pondering today, Net Neutrality Wednesday.
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Does the End of Net Neutrality Threaten Your Business?
Net neutrality has been one of the original and enshrining tenets of the Internet: All content is created equal. But a US federal appeals court has struck down a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruling meant to prevent ISPs from prioritizing some website traffic over others. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled today that the
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Mobile Internet to Overtake Wired Access by 2015
Some call it the post-PC era, like former Apple CEO Steve Jobs would. Some claim that the popularity of tablets and smartphones is just a fad, as former Asus Chairman Stan Shih once said. But make no mistake about it: Mobile Internet is on the rise.
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2011 Will be the Year For Mobile in APAC
The market for mobile broadband use is said to reach the 1 billion milestone later in 2011, in terms of user base. However, the Asia Pacific sees big disparities per market, particularly with developed vis-a-vis emerging economies.
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Mobile Broadband to Leap Wired This Year
Everytime we like to believe that mobile and on-the-go computing is just a fad, along comes another statistic, this time from Ericsson, to make you think otherwise. Big, Big Numbers Ericsson's latest research estimates that the number of mobile broadband subscriptions will double this year to over a billion
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South Korea's Ubiquitous Health Program Extends Beyond EHR
Electronic Healthcare Records are but one realm in which IT can improve the workflow and processes in the healthcare industry. While the industry in the US is just starting to standardize and improve on its EHR systems through the HITECH act, other technologically-advanced countries are going beyond simple recording
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APAC Region Web Application Use to Grow Rapidly in 2011
The Asia Pacific region is considered to be a ripe market for IT investments, particularly bolstered by the booming BPO industries in countries like China, India and the Philippines. Because of these trends, the market for cloud services and mobility is expected to expand dramatically in 2011.
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Asia-Pacific Businesses Warming Up to Cloud Services Amid Challenges
The Asia-Pacific region sees a wide disparity in terms of business adoption of cloud services. Use differs among markets, but the common denominator is that businesses are increasingly using, or planning to use, cloud services to help minimize costs and improve access to services and applications.
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Google to Slide Broadband Cable Under Pacific Ocean
The web's abuzz: Communications Day recently drew attention to Google's plans to set a broadband cable under the Pacific Ocean. The "Unity" project is slated for completion in '09.Unity was first revealed at a Singapore conference in September, when Level 3's Mike Saunders cited it as one of several new cables
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