From the monthly archives:
As we approach the end of the workgoup Id3 work a series of workshops have been scheduled to present and discuss the deliverable of the working group with the local stakeholders of broadband future. In the workshops, international experts from CUD and iNEC will be joining us to keynote, share their experiences and participate in [...]
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The recent elections and the Democrats win of the American Presidency spurred discussions on all open issues in telecom field. I have been watching the complete set of debate coming up to the surface as the day that the President-elect will assume office gets closer. An important issue brought in the spotlights was the Network [...]
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The first time I’ve heard about Europeana was in a Gordon Cook’s presentation. He was explaining how Internet can be exploited to help people experience foreign cultures without travelling by allowing access to digital forms of cultural items. As is always the case, it is not a matter of technology rather a matter of determination, [...]
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Joeri inform us on his blog in FTTH Council Europe web site about the Council’s comments on the recent public consultation on Next Generation Access networks issued by the Commission in October. FTTH Council has made public the document which can be downloaded here . I would like to point out a couple of things [...]
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After some serious one-minute thought I decided to take part in this year’s Volvo Ocean Race! Well ok, it is not going to be the real thing rather the online game instead. Better than nothing! And guess what; Broadband Prime is sponsoring my boat!! Talking about being lucky! The race has great interest for telecoms [...]
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This open workshop on regional broadband will bring together regional ICT stakeholders so as to address the issue of universal access to internet services. Keynote speakers presentations will raise awareness on new Commission’s initiatives, namely the Universal Service Obligation (USO) and the Next Generation Access (NGA) consultation. More information on regional broadband issues is available [...]
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The City of Argyroupoli, is a south suburb of the greater Athens metropolitan area. This average size municipality (~33k citizens) is completing next week its ambitious plan for creating a citywide mesh wireless broadband access network – Arnet. Arnet offers broadband connections to citizens and travellers of up to 2048/2048 symetric. The wireless network has [...]
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“Municipal & Utility Guidebook to Bringing Broadband Fiber Optics to Your Community” is an insightful publication by Public Technology Institute which aims to serve as a reference point for local authorities that want to bring broadband reality into their communities. The study includes an analysis of four US municipal broadband projects, namely: Bristol (Virginia), Burlington [...]
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Here’s a rather long but totally interesting speech on Identity Theft and how easy can electronic fraud be in a connected world with primitive information security mechanisms in place. Abagnale’s key point is that education and awareness of the problem [...]
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It seems that FTTH plans in India are starting to take up, seriously. On September 12, Lightreading reported on Bharti Airtel and BSNL’s plans for PON deployments in New Delhi, Mumbai and other places. Last week another operator announced plans for FTTH deployments. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam LTD (MTNL) was reported to plan extending their fiber [...]
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