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Probably the major and most visible improvement that was brought down to the mobile industry after the deployment of 3G networks was the enablement of high data rates that turned mobile handsets in to high-tech devices capable for meaningful data communications. At that time practically all mobile operators commenced replicating the legacy CableTV’s gated garden […]
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About a week ago the FTTH Council run a webinar presenting research findings on the socio-economic impact of fiber broadband in Bulgaria. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to watch it live so I found it, kudos to Pauline, on vimeo. You can watch the presentation at the end of the post, but before that, here’s a […]
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I have been meaning to write about that for a while, and have always postponed. In http://www.broadbandmap.govt.nz/map/ there is a map that gather data available from various sources to provide information about the demand and supply of broadband infrastructure across New Zealand. The first instance of the map has been online since 2007 and has […]
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In the island of Santorini (what a view!) the water and sewage utility company has installed and operates a distributed management system to monitor and control water resources which are scarce and scattered throughout the island. The project dates back a couple of years however, it is a good reference for the use of broadband […]
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Broadband has been often daemonized for being a service with strong financial burdens and a cumbersome return on investment for fixed operators. Broadband users keep asking for more bandwidth (which they often get at the same price) to imrpove their access to third party’s content. This increases the pressure to fixed operators to enhance access […]
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The Special Secretariat for Digital Planning announced today the public consultation for the terms and conditions based on which an administrator for the city metropolitan fiber networks will be selected. Currently the MANs cover primarily the center of each city and selected areas of interest in the urban periphery and hubs all public buildings and […]
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Hellas on Line, the primary fixed broadband competitor of OTE, the Greek incumbent, announced that it passed the 300,ooo subscribers mark. This figure refers to local loop unbundled connections. The figure is substantial and if you take into account the fast pace by which the company has been connecting customers the last year I am […]
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Earlier this month FCC made available a draft “Next Generation Connectivity” (links to pdf) by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society on Next Generation Access Networks and the policies endorsed by various nations in respect to broadband connectivity. What clearly stands out in the study is the acknowledgement of the significance of efficient open […]
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A few days ago the Observatory for Information Society in Greece released its mid-2009 report on broadband. For those not familiar with this publication, it is a biannual report on broadband developments in the country. According to the report, Greece had, the 1st of July, 15,63 % broadband penetration (connections/100 inhabitants), which in absolute figures […]
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When faced with NGA policies, one of the biggest sources of “misunderstanding” and inefficient policy making relates to the inappropriate definition of broadband. What is, and what is not considered as broadband is a challenging issue for policy makers drafting NGA national strategies. This is because the level of speed, acknowledged by authorities as broadband, […]
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