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A network of one's own
A network of one's own
When Georgia's Douglas County School System needed a communications upgrade recently, administrators took a radical step that's increasingly raising the hackles of telecommunications giants: They built their own high-capacity fiber network.
Posted by rshah on March 01, 2004| Comments (0)
The irony of 'network neutrality'
The irony of 'network neutrality'
These companies, including Microsoft, Amazon and Yahoo, created the misnamed Coalition for Broadband Users and Innovators (CBUI) to push federal regulators to create new government rules that would prevent some broadband providers from teaming with other companies to offer consumers joint products and services.
Posted by rshah on December 26, 2003| Comments (0)
In Utah, Public Works Project in Digital
In Utah, Public Works Project in Digital
In a digital era twist on Roosevelt-era public works projects, Utah is planning to build the largest ultra high-speed data network in the country.
Posted by rshah on November 19, 2003| Comments (0)
Porn and music drive broadband
Porn and music drive broadband
High-speed net access in Europe is growing fast, boosted by demand for porn and music, a study finds.
Posted by rshah on June 24, 2003| Comments (0)
America's Broadband Dream Is Alive in Korea
America's Broadband Dream Is Alive in Korea
With a hefty push from the government, South Korea's telecommunications providers have built the world's most comprehensive Internet network, supplying affordable and reliable access that far surpasses what is available in the United States, even in those homes that have their own broadband setup.
Posted by rshah on May 04, 2003| Comments (0)
Cities Deliver Broadband for Less
Cities Deliver Broadband for Less
Frustrated by slow or spotty deployment of high-speed Internet services by private telephone and cable companies, a growing number of cities and counties are considering the possibility of constructing their own networks. In most cases, services are operated through the same public utility that currently provides electrical power.
Posted by rshah on March 17, 2003| Comments (0)
Schools' Internet Subsidies Are Called Fraud-Riddled
Schools' Internet Subsidies Are Called Fraud-Riddled
The $2.25 billion E-Rate program has helped connect thousands of schools and libraries to the Internet, but it may also be enriching unscrupulous contractors, according to a report released yesterday.
Posted by rshah on January 12, 2003| Comments (0)
Canada's Canarie: Building Community Models for Broadband
Canada's Canarie: Building Community Models for Broadband
One such country is our neighbor to the north - using an innovative and progressive approach to the problem, Canada has a vision for high-speed communications networks - and the applications to use them - that far surpass our own in terms of providing for the broad spectrum of public interest needs.
Posted by rshah on December 05, 2002| Comments (0)
ACLU says cable could close Internet
ACLU says cable could close Internet
The openness of the Internet is in danger of being compromised by cable companies that offer high-speed broadband services, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, and the U.S. government must act to protect the Internet's freedom of communication from these monopolies.
Posted by rshah on July 17, 2002| Comments (0)
Cable Firms Faulted For Restrictions On Internet Service
Cable Firms Faulted For Restrictions On Internet Service
In the subscriber agreements of major cable Internet providers, there are prohibitions on the use of private corporate networks that allow employees to work from home; restrictions on adding hardware such as servers and game boxes to the networks; and clauses that reserve the right to restrict access to certain bandwidth-intensive sites, such as those for online gambling.
Posted by rshah on June 28, 2002| Comments (0)
Getting a lock on broadband
Getting a lock on broadband
How the FCC is paving the way for a few big companies to control everyone's high-speed Internet access.
Posted by rshah on June 13, 2002| Comments (0)
NEARLY HALF OF CANADA'S NET HOUSEHOLDS GO BROADBAND
NEARLY HALF OF CANADA'S NET HOUSEHOLDS GO BROADBAND
A new report says that approximately 48 percent of all online Canadian adults who connect from home now use digital subscriber line (DSL) services or cable modems. This means the penetration of broadband Internet access in Canada has doubled since 2000. Chris Ferneyhough, vice-president of technology research at Ipsos-Reid, pointed out that "The acceptance of broadband in Canada and the U.S. couldn't be more different.
Posted by rshah on April 30, 2002| Comments (0)
Video services see need for speed
Video services see need for speed
The video-on-demand and Net access industries are engaged in a tug-of-war over broadband connections, sparking debates about when an Internet connection should be considered "high speed."
Posted by rshah on April 29, 2002| Comments (0)
$7 Billion Delusion
$7 Billion Delusion
Excite@Home promised to merge the search geeks and the cablecos to become the AOL of broadband. Then the tragedy of reality set in.
Posted by rshah on February 04, 2002| Comments (0)
IT CEOs push for broadband policy
IT CEOs push for broadband policy
A group of technology CEOs met with high-ranking U.S. government leaders on Thursday to push for the creation of a national policy on rolling out high-speed Internet access across the country.
Posted by rshah on January 26, 2002| Comments (0)
Copy protection stalemate slows broadband deployment
Copy protection stalemate slows broadband deployment
Congress and the Bush administration are looking for ways to speed deployment of broadband networks, but continuing disputes over protecting the transmission of digital content like movies continue to slow their efforts.
Posted by rshah on December 31, 2001| Comments (0)
Broadband lesson: Power's in the plumbing
Broadband lesson: Power's in the plumbing
Two short years ago, upstart providers of high-speed Net access seemed to have it all: rising demand for their services, low churn rates among subscribers, and market valuations in the billions of dollars. Today, most of these highfliers have closed their doors or sought shelter from angry creditors in bankruptcy court,
Posted by rshah on December 11, 2001| Comments (0)
No FCC Help For Stranded Cable Users
No FCC Help For Stranded Cable Users
For the hundreds of thousands of cable-modem users who lost their Internet and e-mail services this past weekend, and for the millions who still might, there is a stark reality: No government agency can help.
Posted by rshah on December 04, 2001| Comments (0)
More About How Broadband Does, and Doesn't, Work in the Real World
More About How Broadband Does, and Doesn't, Work in the Real World
This week, we'll revisit this topic, and I'll try to both clarify some points that were apparently muddy in last week's column, and bring in some new points made by readers on both sides of the issue.
Posted by rshah on October 19, 2001| Comments (0)
Broadband Is Dead
Broadband Is Dead
Broadband IS dead, or certainly dying. By this, I mean that the industry for providing homes and individual users with Internet access at speeds in excess of 500 kilobits-per-second is not generally viable, and the current players in that business are likely to decline over time. There will be little or no growth in broadband subscriptions over this next year, and it will be very hard for broadband ISPs to be profitable.
Posted by rshah on October 14, 2001| Comments (0)
Telechasm
Telechasm
Can we get to the future from here? First we have to get telecom out of the Stone Age.
Posted by rshah on October 05, 2001| Comments (0)
Future Will Be Fast But Not Free
Future Will Be Fast But Not Free
You want broadband. You'll get it. You'll pay for it. You'll like it.
Posted by rshah on October 05, 2001| Comments (0)
Why Is Broadband So Narrow?
Why Is Broadband So Narrow?
If the picture seems bleak, that's because it is. And don't expect it to change anytime soon. Some experts think that when 2005 rolls around, broadband will still not be universally available. (Most analysts we spoke to were not even willing to venture a guess as to when we might have something substantially less than universality, say 30% to 50% broadband penetration.)
Posted by rshah on September 25, 2001| Comments (0)