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The bare facts about 'naked DSL'
A number of Australian ADSL broadband providers are gearing up to launch 'naked DSL' plans, enabling users to for the first time bypass costly line rental charges....
AT&T to Offer $20 'Naked' DSL Service
Within a few months, AT&T is expected to start charging $19.95 a month for 'naked' DSL, meaning you don't have to buy any other AT&T (T) service, including phone, to get that rate. It currently charges $45 for a stand-alone broadband subscription....
Internet Projections Show Over 95% on Broadband by 2017
Internet penetration per household in Canada will exceed 70% by 2017, CID projects, and it is anticipated that 95% of Internet users will have subscribed to a high-speed (broadband) connection. CID also sees a growing gap in penetration rate between the Atlantic and the Western Provinces. By 2017, British Columbia is expected to possess the highest Internet penetration rate followed by Ontario and Alberta....
AT&T's $10 DSL and new VoIP service
AT&T is gearing up to launch a couple of new services. First, the company is promising a $10 per month DSL service as part of a new proposal sent to the Federal Communications Commission this week to help convince Democratic commissioners to vote for its $80 billion merger with BellSouth.
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Easier Upgrades from Dialup to DSL
It's a simple little device, easy to describe, and it could eliminate dialup in urban areas just by making it easier to upgrade to DSL. ...
Consumers Can Now Go Online to Order Verizon DSL Broadband Services in Spanish
With just a click of the mouse, Spanish-speaking consumers can now take advantage of Verizon's new Spanish-language online-ordering capability for DSL Internet access services. Consumers can visit http://espanol.verizon.com to check if their telephone number qualifies for Verizon DSL, without an obligation to purchase. Then they can complete the entire ordering process online, in Spanish....
Target: broadband for all by 2010
A draft strategic road map for the country's information and communication technology (ICT) sector will be presented today for consultation with stakeholders....
Increasing broadband apps put networked homes on strong growth trajectory
As the networked home market reaches the mass-market adoption stage, multimedia and entertainment-centric networking solutions are likely to drive the demand for home networking and become strong revenue generators. ...
AT&T users offered Vongo
Starz has joined with AT&T to offer Web movie service Vongo to AT&T High Speed Internet customers in its first distribution deal. Financial terms were not disclosed. AT&T and Vongo will launch a co-branded Web site ATT.Vongo.com...
Calif. Broadband-over-power line Test
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved a plan to allow high-speed internet providers to test delivering online access through electricity lines....
California set to test broadband over power lines
The California Public Utilities Commission this week gave a boost to the idea of delivering broadband access over power lines by passing rules allowing trials to take place across the state. Though broadband over power lines (BPL) is a wonderful idea in theory, in practice it has been difficult to implement well. Has its time finally come?...
Verizon makes deal to offer more broadband service
Verizon will expand the areas where it offers broadband Internet service through telephone lines or wireless technology under the terms of a deal with the Vermont Public Service Board....
Comcast Breaks the Mold
It's a long way from affection, but Wall Street seems to have dropped its outright aversion to cable companies lately. No. 1 player Comcast is up 10% in the past month as investors anticipate a report of solid numbers and a return to subscriber growth when the company releases its first-quarter results before the bell Thursday. ...
It's broadband. It's wireless. It's cheap.
There's a long line of mayors hankering to get their cities wireless broadband. Garry Betty knows how to give them what they want. EarthLink, the nation's biggest independent ISP, is rolling out wireless service in Philadelphia and Anaheim and just landed its splashiest deal yet - teaming with Google to make all of San Francisco a Wi-Fi hot spot....
AT&T, BellSouth, and the Future of Broadband
The recent news of AT&T’s $67 billion bid to acquire BellSouth has elicited two reactions: One, an assumption that communications prices will go up; and the other, an assumption that prices will go down. It’s always tough to predict exactly what will happen in the marketplace, but the best money will be on the bet that the merger is good for consumers....
Linksys Jumps on Faster Wi-Fi Bandwagon
The biggest seller of home wireless LAN equipment is set to launch its gear for the next technology generation on Monday, introducing three products based on a draft of the IEEE 802.11n standard. ...
Bell South Making Big Gains in DSL Growth and Testing New DSL Video Technology
There is some interesting commentary over at IP Democracy regarding the most recent quarterly announcements by Bell South. Contrary to the price wars being waged in the DSL vs. Cable argument by Verizon and AT&T, Bell South managed to bring in a record number of new DSL subscribers totaling 263,000 for the quarter at an average price of about $42 per subscriber. These rates are on par with what cable operators are charging and show overall strength in the value that consumers place on higher speed broadband connections. It also suggests that Verizon and AT&T left some valuable revenue on the table by offering lower tier DSL services at heavily discounted prices....
Research: 400M+ Broadband Subs By 2010
The number of broadband subscribers around the globe is expected to reach 413 million by 2010, driven in part by increased use of satellite broadband services....
Verizon hikes DSL prices
Verizon Communications has jacked up the price of its lowest tier of DSL service by 20 percent, the company confirmed on Tuesday. ...
Over 400 Million Broadband Subscribers by 2010 According to In-Stat
In-Stat has released its latest report to indicate that by 2010, worldwide broadband subscribers will reach 413 million. The research company attributes these findings to the increasing penetration of established broadband technologies like Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service and cable modem service as well as the improvements in fixed wireless broadband and satellite broadband services. To reach the 413 million, broadband subscribers will have to double in the next five years. ...
Motorola snaps up wireless broadband company
Motorola plans to buy Orthogon Systems, which specializes in wireless broadband technology, for an undisclosed amount....
Broadband Penetration Rates and Population Densities
Time and time again, I hear apologists state that the reason why the US is lagging behind many other countries in its broadband penetration rate is because of its relatively lower population density. A closer look at the recent OECD data (through December 2005) offers a pretty damning critique of this position. ...
American Broadband for Communities Act Gains Support from Industry and Consumer Groups
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) today commended the introduction of the American Broadband for Communities Act in a letter sent to Representative Jay Inslee. Recipients of the letter included the co-sponsors, Representatives Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Paul Gilmore (R-Ohio) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.)....
Iceland: We're No 1 In Broadband!
Broadband usage in the United States is mired in the 12th position internationally as Iceland and South Korea battle for the top concentration of broadband users, according to a broadband survey released Wednesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). ...
Mobile giant to spark broadband price war
A MOBILE phone retailer is expected to provoke an Internet price war by launching a low-cost broadband service....
Mobile Giants Size Up DSL
Good news for DSLAM vendors: Pure-play mobile operators such as O2 plc and Vodafone Group plc are set to enter the fixed-broadband fray in Europe, and are sizing up local loop unbundling (LLU) options that would see them procure and deploy their own DSL equipment....
Verizon's DSL ads highlight the need for speed
It's hard to imagine with all the buzz about high-speed broadband and the new media forms it enables, such as video on the Web, that about 32% of home computers still access the Internet via an old-fashioned, pokey, dial-up modem....
Getting a better deal on DSL
Last week's column on 'net neutrality' focused on phone companies' desire to charge Web sites extra fees for more-reliable access. Telecom execs say popular sites like Google are enjoying a 'free lunch' at the expense of network providers like AT&T and Verizon....
Texas Instruments Named Top Vender for DSL CPE in 2005
Texas Instruments is a ken-speckle figure in offering innovative DSP and analog technology that caters to real-world signal processing requirements. The company’s businesses are spread over semiconductor, sensors and controls, and educational and productivity solutions. The production, sales and design operations are spread across 25 countries worldwide....
Notion of bandwidth spedometers for DSL, cable sparks controversy
Is the advertised high-speed Internet access you're paying for actually what you're receiving? Two weeks ago, the simple issue of whether DSL and high-speed cable providers should supply bandwidth speedometers to customers got many people talking nationwide, writes adjunct Northwestern professor James Carlini....
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