Broadband

Magazine articles on broadband service and applications, DSL, cable modem, VoIP and video-on-demand.

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IEEE Spectrum March 2005 Steven Cherry	Seven Myths about Voice over IP Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, is turning telephony into just another Internet application -- and a cheap one at that. But confusion, outdated beliefs, and urban mythology reign over such simple issues as how it works, the quality of the calls, and, of course, how much it costs.
InternetNews March 15, 2005 Colin C. Haley	WiMAX on Trial Nortel and LG will jointly develop and market products around the wireless broadband technology and AT&T plans two commercial WiMAX trials tests year.
InternetNews March 14, 2005 Eric Griffith	Cingular Goes Wide with Wi-Fi Cingular will allow subscribers to get wireless access to data via both 3G EDGE and Wi-Fi hotspots utilizing partners like Wayport and Concourse Communications.
BusinessWeek March 21, 2005 Stephen H. Wildstrom	Like Having A VCR In Your Pocket A new subscription service called Orb allows you to stream recorded TV shows from home to a remote device.
InternetNews March 7, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Vonage's Hits and Misses The broadband telephony service now has more than 500,000 total lines and customers smarting from a 45-minute outage on Friday.
PC Magazine March 2, 2005 Sascha Segan	Wireless Far and Wide You heard the claim before, back when hot spots were popping up in coffee shops and airports across America. But this time, it's for real: High-speed wireless is everywhere.
The Motley Fool March 4, 2005 Brian Gorman	Lights, Camera, Amazon Amazon is leveraging the reach of the Web to tap into the creative juices of aspiring but unknown film makers. At the same time, the firm is bringing customers into the experience by letting them choose the winners.
InternetNews March 1, 2005 Colin C. Haley	TowerStream Preps For VoIP Test The fixed-wireless broadband provider calls on New York VoIP users to put its network to the test.
InternetNews February 24, 2005 Roy Mark	BPL Powering Up in 2005 -- Maybe Tests, trials and small commercial deployments show Broadband over Power Line (BPL) technically works, but what about the business model?
InternetNews February 23, 2005 Roy Mark	Are ISPs Blocking VoIP Calls? Internet telephony firms Vonage, Nuvio claim broadband providers who offer competing VoIP services are degrading call quality on purpose.
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