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UK Gvt - Net Neutrality - light touch

2010-11-18T10:27:00.001Z

Government favours light regulation on net neutralityBy David Meyer, ZDNet UK, 17 November, 2010 17:04 The UK government has laid out its position on net neutrality, arguing that the issue should remain lightly regulated and that competition between ISPs will ensure future openness. Speaking at the FT World Telecoms Conference on Wednesday, communications minister Ed Vaizey claimed that a

The economics of last mile fiber

2010-11-11T12:29:00.002Z

[ The following excerpts are from Bill St Arnaud's blog, which draws on Herbert Wagter's (Amsterdam FTTH network) Fiber-to-the-X: the economics of last-mile fiber:===(...) Ninety-nine percent of the Internet's physical distance has been strung with fiber already; just a minor hop, and home and business users can have a fully fiber connection. The obvious question is, why has fiber been rolled

Google Fiber for Communities: Open Access Networks

2010-07-15T09:23:00.007+01:00

[ Google - USA : New website launched for Google's community fibre networks initiative - seeking community partners, and providing Open Access Networks. Whilst many community network projects have foundered re the strategic/scaleable/sustainable/replicable factors etc, Google USA has initiated a significant infrastructure intervention - capable of transforming the local communications landscape

Back to Schumpeter: Technology, Innovation, Capital

2010-07-07T12:39:00.004+01:00

[ The Cook Report on Internet duly processed my Scumpeter - Drucker cue to provide the following reflection on Schumpeter's revisionist political economy thinking on the relations of technology, innovation and capital:]Gordon Cook's stark conclusion re the 2010 situation of dominance of global finance capital which has short-circuited productive technology innovation ... hollowing out the centre,

Towards Creative Construction? Notes on The Cook Report on Internet

2010-07-03T21:59:00.006+01:00

[ The following notes explore themes that emerge from recent published issues of The Cook Report on Internet, and related arch-econ private mail-list discussions:]In consideration of teasing out the themes of recent Cook Report on Internet disc-list and reports: Creative Construction?The main theme that emerges seems to be "The Challenge of Creative Construction for a Broken World":the link to

Google admits wi-fi data collection blunder

2010-05-15T08:53:00.002+01:00

15 May 2010 | Google admits wi-fi data collection blunder By Maggie Shiels, Technology reporter, BBC News, Silicon ValleyThe Street View car takes photos for the service Google has admitted that for the past three years it has wrongly collected information people have sent over unencrypted wi-fi networks. The issue came to light after German authorities asked to audit the data the

The Innovation Journey of Wi-Fi

2010-05-14T22:14:00.007+01:00

The Innovation Journey of Wi-Fi: The Road Toward Global SuccessCambridge University Press Wolter Lemstra, Technische Universiteit Delft, The NetherlandsVic Hayes, Technische Universiteit Delft, The NetherlandsJohn Groenewegen, Technische Universiteit Delft, The Netherlands Hardback | ISBN-13: 9780521199711 Not yet published - available from December 2010 Wi-Fi has become the preferred means for

Web revolution sweeps Whitehall

2010-05-14T11:07:00.003+01:00

"This is the first time we have had a change of government in the internet age. When Labour came to power in 1997, government departments were just beginning to feel their way on the web".National Archive website | UK Government Web ArchiveWeb revolution sweeps Whitehall

Mobiles overtaking fixed-line calls - official

2010-05-13T14:41:00.000+01:00

Mobiles overtaking fixed-line calls - official Mobile phone usage has already overtaken fixed-line phones in the UK and five other countries - and the pace is accelerating, says a new report Published on Nov 6, 2009 Mobile phone usage will overtake standard fixed phone lines as the dominant means of communication

Mobile calls will overtake landline by 2009

2010-05-13T14:39:00.001+01:00

Mobile calls will overtake landline by 2009, regulator predicts By Channel 4 News Updated on 29 August 2008 Calls from mobile phones are predicted to outnumber fixed line calls in the UK within two years, Ofcom has announced.

Mobile broadband to overtake fixed-line internet connections in the UK in 2011

2010-05-13T14:32:00.001+01:00

mobilesquared.co.uk | Mobile broadband to overtake fixed-line internet connections in the UK in 2011 Published on 02 November 2009 by Nick Lane Mobile to become primary access point to reach consumers Mobile broadband connections will exceed fixed-line broadband connections in 2011, according to a

More people buying Wi-Fi-enabled devices

2010-05-13T13:57:00.002+01:00

.cnet.com | May 4, 2010 | More people buying Wi-Fi-enabled devicesAs more electronic devices become networked, consumers are flocking to gadgets with built-in wireless access, according to a report released Monday by In-Stat.Worldwide shipments of TVs with Wi-Fi are expected to jump from less than 5 million last year to around 65 million in 2014. Wi-Fi-enabled Blu-ray players will also be up

EU needs more regulatory powers in telecoms

2010-05-13T11:49:00.001+01:00

total telecom | EU needs more regulatory powers in telecoms - Monti reportBy Pep Kiviniemi, Dow Jones NewswiresMonday 10 May 2010Former commissioner presents internal report on telecoms to European Commission.The European Union needs to have stronger regulatory powers over national telecommunications regulators to enable it to create an integrated European-wide market for electronic

Wi-Fi Google

2010-05-13T11:45:00.000+01:00

newscientist.com | Innovation: The Wi-Fi database that shamed Google | 30 April 2010 By now, most of us in the US, the UK and Australia, plus many elsewhere in Europe, have got used to the fact that images of almost every house on every street are available online for all to see via the Street View facility in Google Maps. But last week many were shocked to learn that while the advertising

2010-05-11T07:50:00.008+01:00

Press release | May 2010The Open Spectrum Alliance Celebrates 25 Years of Wi-Fi The Open Spectrum Alliance promotes Open Spectrum reform to unlock the common public resource of the radio spectrum and unleash its potential social and economic benefits | openspectrum.euCelebrating the Silver Jubilee of the rules that enabled Wi-Fi On May 24, 2010 it will be exactly 25 years since the Federal

Spectrum must be ‘urgent priority’ for new government

2010-05-10T13:32:00.001+01:00

mbmagazine.co.uk | Spectrum must be ‘urgent priority’ for new government 07/05/2010 Reviving the UK’s floundering spectrum modernisation programme must be an urgent priority for the new government if the country is to avoid being left behind in

Digital Dividend - UK Lags On EU Demands For Open Spectrum

2010-05-10T13:24:00.000+01:00

eweekeurope.co.uk | UK Lags On EU Demands For Open Spectrum EU wants harmony, but the future of the UK's spectrum is still up in the air according to experts Andrew Donoghue | May 6, 2010 he European Commission is pushing member states to harmonise their efforts to free up the spectrum previously used by terrestrial TV, to support wireless broadband. The Commission has

Where Did Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Come From?

2010-05-10T13:17:00.002+01:00

Where Did Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Come From? Part 1marcus-spectrum.com | May 03, 2010 May 9th will be the 25th anniversary of the Report and Order in Docket 81-413 that created the regulatory basis for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a variety of other lesser known products. While many people think it is the origin of unlicensed systems, unlicensed has been allowed since the late 1930s but under restrictive

Wi-Fi standards - Wi-Gig

2010-05-10T12:04:00.001+01:00

blogs.ft.com | Messy standards fight looms for wireless video May 10, 2010 7:24am by Chris NuttallTwenty-five years after a US regulatory decision enabled the development of Wi-Fi, a contest is developing over a new 60GHz standard for a next-generation multi-gigabit version of the technology. The Wi-Fi Alliance entered the fray on Monday with a cooperation agreement with the Wireless

IEEE 802.11 30th Anniversary

2010-05-10T11:58:00.000+01:00

ieee.org | 6 May 2010 | 6 May 2010 IEEE 802 Committee Celebrates 30th Anniversary BY KATHY KOWALENKO Your computer, your smart phone, your e-book reader, your gaming system, and maybe your car are just a few of the things containing interfaces compliant with the suite of network interoperability standards developed by the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC). The committee,

Wi-Fi: WiGig: 60GHz band

2010-05-10T11:43:00.002+01:00

wired.com | New Frequency Set to Turbocharge Wi-Fi Wired News - Priya Ganapati - 10 May 2010Wi-Fi is about to lay claim to a new frequency band that could result in speeds at least 10 times faster than what's currently available. ...Wi-Fi is about to lay claim to a new frequency band that could result in speeds at least 10 times faster than what’s currently available. An agreement between

iPad&WiFi&3G

2010-05-10T11:40:00.001+01:00

expertreviews.co.uk | O2 announces UK price plans for iPad WiFi and 3G 10 May 2010 Following the announcement of UK iPad pricing on Friday, O2 has now released details of its dedicated data tariffs for the iPad with WiFi + 3G. All iPad data tariffs will be available without a long contract and include free unlimited access to BT Openzone and The Cloud Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi celebrates silver jubilee

2010-05-10T11:34:00.001+01:00

lirneasia.net | Wi-Fi celebrates silver jubilee Written by Abu Saeed Khan on May 5, 2010 Wi-Fi marks 25 years this month since the FCC decision of 1985 that allowed using spread-spectrum technologies in unlicensed spectrum and sparked a huge dose of innovation in the process.

Twenty-Five Years of Wi-Fi

2010-05-10T11:28:00.002+01:00

cellular-news.com | 10 May 2010 | Twenty-Five Years of Wi-Fi On May 24, 2010 it will be exactly 25 years since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the regulator of the radio spectrum for public use in the USA, released the decision to permit unlicensed access to the radio spectrum for communications, provided the devices use "Spread Spectrum". That paved the way for the IEEE

Wi-Fi: 25 Years

2010-05-06T14:36:00.061+01:00

[As I spent a large part of the years 1999-2008 engaged in wireless & Net politics, here's a quick assemblage of links, notes & videos for further reflection. Whilst the technology and regulatory "how" is fascinating, my interest has been in pushing the social "why". | John Wilson, May 2010][1] 25 years of Wi-Fi: Empowering the userMay 2010 marks the 25 th anniversary of the American

2010 Enigma of Capital

2010-01-01T11:52:00.005Z

"The current crisis originated in the steps taken to resolve the crisis of the1970s."CommentTransforming Capitalism: Back to the 70s David Harvey's forthcoming book The Enigma of Capital (April 2010) locates the 1970s as the moment of shift from the post-45 social democratic consensus into the Neo Liberal world of more flexible forms of capital accumulation and exploitation.Heading the list of (

Broadband: FCC: Civil Right

2009-12-16T13:03:00.001Z

Monday, December 14, 2009 Broadband Touted As 'Civil Right' By Sara Jerome Broadband advocates, civil rights activists, and FCC officials described high-speed Internet service as a "civil right" during an FCC public hearing Monday night in Memphis focused on the digital divide. "Universal access to broadband needs to be seen as a civil right...[even though] not many people have talked

Maps

2009-12-12T14:21:00.002Z

Microsoft Releases New Map App and Bing Features By Ryan Singel December 2, 2009 (...)More impressively, Microsoft also launched a new beta mapping site Wednesday powered by its

Real-time search: Google

2009-12-12T13:00:00.009Z

In this information environment, seconds matter |"In the early days of Google, we used to crawl (the Web for) information every month, then put up new index," a process called the Google dance, Singhal said. "A month was not fast enough. Then we were crawling the Web every few days, then every day, then every few hours. Now we can crawl every few minutes."|"In today's world that's not fast

"Public Wireless"

2009-12-01T13:57:00.002Z

andyabramson.blogs.com | November 27, 2009 | Sponsored WiFi Access, Sending Party Pays and The Future Of Media We continue to see more of what I am calling the sponsored model of public WiFi. After all the municipal models failed, with city and county governments in many places buying into a very flawed model that was heavily overplayed by Earthlink and a group of advisors to cities, plus

WiFi Direct

2009-12-01T13:37:00.002Z

1wifinetnews.com | October 13, 2009 | Wi-Fi Alliance Peers into the Future with Ad Hoc Replacement Strong peer-to-peer mode added to Wi-Fi portfolio: The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced Wi-Fi Direct, a peer-to-peer wireless networking method that takes the group into a new realm of creating specifications de novo, instead of following IEEE groups. The spec will appear in hardware by mid-2010.

Wi-Fi: 802.11n

2009-12-01T13:13:00.002Z

1What's next for Wi-Fi? Eight ways Wi-Fi will change following approval of the 802.11n wireless standard | By John Cox , Network World , 11/12/2009 The recent formal approval of the IEEE 802.11n wireless standard marks not

"First UK wi-fi town"

2009-12-01T12:27:00.004Z

1The Times, November 18, 2009 | Swindon to become first UK wi-fi townUntil yesterday Swindon was stuck squarely between Bristol and Reading on the M4 corridor in Wiltshire. Now it has moved one step closer to Silicon Valley with plans to become Britain’s first wi-fi town, and free internet access for its 186,000-strong population. No one

Mobile: Worksnug-iPhone

2009-12-01T12:19:00.003Z

guardian.co.uk | Mobile workers of the world unite? With Worksnug there is an app for that! | Posted by Mercedes Bunz Friday 20 November 2009Mobile workers of the world can finally unite, as the neat augmented reality application Worksnug has just been approved by Apple for the iPhone. (...) Worksnug allows you to find wifi locations available nearby, from Starbucks to independent cafes, to

Cloud London, City of Bits

2009-11-11T15:51:00.003Z

BBC | Digital cloud plan for city skiesraisethecloud.orgfacebook.com/raisethecloudTHE CLOUD: EVOLUTION The history of Olympics and Expos is one of heaviness - of mass and monumentality and conspicuous expenditure on immovable objects. Our most extraordinary contemporary feats of engineering are more stealthy, more extensive and more invisible than these traditions of glass and brick and

Liquid Modernity

2009-11-01T13:00:00.002Z

Liquid Modernity "Liquid Modernity" is Bauman's term for the present condition of the world as contrasted with the "solid" modernity that preceded it. According to Bauman, the passage from "solid" to "liquid" modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Social forms and

POSTINDUSTRIALPOSTINDUSTRIALPOSTINDUSTRIALPOSTINDUSTRIALPOSTINDUSTRIAL

2009-11-01T12:30:00.008Z

Image SourceTop that for an obit.The notoriety of this Man of Steel - and Coal was marked by many obits:BBC---Obituaries:Daily Telegraph, 14 April 1998; The Times, 14 April 1998; The Independent, 15 April 1998; The Scotsman, 14 April 1998; The Guardian, 14 April 1998; Financial Times, April 14 1998, p.8 New York Times, 15 April 1998.

BuddeBlog: Digital Britain in summary

2009-07-06T10:56:00.002+01:00

Digital Britain in summary - taxes for an insufficient network lacking a broader vision Henry Lancaster – Senior Analyst, Europe – BuddeComm(...)Missed opportunitiesThere are few governments which consider future IP networks in a larger framework. The UK is a case in point. When building a nation’s NGN, policy makers should take the opportunity to think big, which means thinking far

Digital Britain - Parliamentary inquiry

2009-07-01T17:33:00.002+01:00

Parliament to probe Digital Britain plan | David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk | Published: 30 Jun 2009 12:47 BSTA parliamentary select committee is to check whether the recommendations proposed in the Digital Britain report are realistic, particularly those regarding broadband speed. The Business and Enterprise Committee inquiry was announced on Monday. Many of the government's

The Digital Britain report

2009-06-18T14:43:00.001+01:00

zdnet.co.uk | Critics slam Digital Britain over file-sharers and tax plansA "colossal disappointment", say ToriesBy David Meyer Published: 18 June 200 09:15 BSTThe Digital Britain report has drawn criticism from politicians and technology experts over its proposals for dealing with fibre rollouts and illegal file-sharing.The report, published on Tuesday, outlines the government's plans for the

Cochrane - Bandwidth Scavenger

2009-06-18T14:27:00.002+01:00

Peter Cochrane's Blog: Become a bandwidth scavengerHere's howNever has a subject been so studied, debated and reported with such little understanding and positive action as broadband in the UK. For me this came to a real head recently with the publication of the Carter Report, compounded by my appearance at a broadband conference - the last one I shall ever attend.The Carter Report is a travesty

Digital Britain? Copper Cage, Open Networks

2009-06-18T13:54:00.002+01:00

computerweekly.com | Business needs ignored in Digital Britain report | Author:Ian Grant | Posted: 12:38 18 Jun 2009 (...)Carolyn Kimber, chairman of the Communication Managers' Association, whose members spend £15bn/y on communications, wants a new Communications Act that balances better the interests of businesses and consumers. She said, "The CMA would have preferred to see an unequivocal

Yankee Group FTTH report

2009-06-17T13:14:00.002+01:00

Fiber to the World: A State of the Union Report on FTTH

Darling must cut tax on fibre

2009-06-17T12:54:00.001+01:00

Darling must cut tax on fibreJeff McKeown ZDNet.co.ukPublished: 12 May 2009 15:27 BSTIf chancellor Alistair Darling were really serious about boosting the digital economy, he would rethink the tax on fibre-optic links, says Jeff McKeown.In last month's Budget, chancellor Alistair Darling seemed proud of his allocation of extra funding to extend the broadband network and to 'deliver the vision' of

Digital Britain?

2009-06-17T11:24:00.011+01:00

Figure 3: Percentage of bad lines in Great BritainDigital Britain?2000 - 2005 - 2010 - 2012 - 2020From the copper cage,to Maxwell's Rainbow?Digital Rights?Inspecting the packets.Or, don't tax the copper,incentivize the fibre?ofcomThe Digital Britain report [Exec summary]The Digital Britain report [Full version] Digital Britain Impact Assessments Building Britain's Future - New Industry, New

Wireless plans

2009-05-20T10:37:00.000+01:00

dslprime.comObama's Unbelievable But True Wireless Plans Wednesday, 24 December 2008 03:25 Doubling available spectrum is practical and top of agenda for Obama's tech people. Changes considered "unthinkable" by most of D.C. actually will be accepted as obvious common sense soon. Giving a particular use exclusive control creates a monopoly, justified because there

Death of the Telcos

2009-05-20T10:20:00.002+01:00

dslprime.com | Death of the Telcos Monday, 27 April 2009 17:15“We are a wireless company,” Randall Stephenson's first major public comment as AT&T CEO. He decided in 2003 to let the copper phone network slowly die.Repeat: Randall in 2003 decided to let the copper phone network slowly die. AT&T is seriously disinvesting from the landline business, after cutting capital spending in half. I

The $Billion Wireless Study No One Knows

2009-05-20T09:58:00.003+01:00

dslprime.com | The $Billion Wireless Study No One Knows | 29 March 2009The House stimulus bill included $B for wireless, a major surprise because most of the public advocates where thinking the money would go for fiber and landline subsidies. One key reason is that a CTIA study on "ubiquitous 3G wireless" was circulated around the transition team, along with a comment that spending perhaps a

The “People's Cellphone”

2009-05-20T09:46:00.001+01:00

dslprime.com | 15 May 2009Hugo Chavez and his nationalized CANTV are ecstatic about the immediate sellout of the new $15 phone with camera, MP3, and much more. It is “light, beautiful, good and cheap.” With a serious inflation problem hurting Chavez's base among the poor, the cheap cellphone is a welcome symbol of a success for the Bolivarian Revolution. Hugo has teamed with China's ZTE for a

Ofcom report - Licence Exempt Spectrum Bands

2009-05-06T13:36:00.002+01:00

Estimating the Utilisation of Key Licence Exempt Spectrum Bands (here ) There is anecdotal information and discussion that WiFi systems are highly congested in cities and are failing to work in certain locations. We commissioned the design of a novel monitoring system based on smartphone devices with GPS and WiFi capabilities. These were then carried around city centres, including into a

A “Capability Brown” of spectrum

2009-05-04T23:07:00.003+01:00

A Note on Spectrum Management PolicyProperty and Commons models? Or, Garden Design.Forget the "open spectrum" or "spectrum commons" Blue Skies thinking. Ofcom's philosophy remains firmly planted in the ground of the market-place. The sanctity of the commercial real- estate model. Well, it's more a landed Country Estate really. Consider this colourful proposal for a "Capability Brown" broker for

In Conversation: John Cale

2009-05-04T11:30:00.007+01:00

Image source X[1]Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/dec/12/john-cale-venice-biennaleCale to represent art of Wales | Mark Brown, arts

Broadband - Wales (again)

2009-04-28T11:38:00.002+01:00

http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2009/04/24/broadband-essential-for-wales/April 24, 2009Broadband essential for Walesby David Allen For most broadband users the ability to shop, bank and even watch on-demand television has become a way of life, no matter what the connection speed.Yet in Wales there are rural areas where broadband is not available at all.The communications minister, Lord Carter’s,

Samuel Morse

2009-04-28T10:04:00.002+01:00

itpro.co.uk |Today in history: Happy birthday Samuel Morse | The creator of Morse code and the single wire telegraph was born on this day back in 1791.| By Maggie Holland, 27 Apr 2009 at 09:45 Today marks the birthday of the brains behind Morse code – a universal communications system that revolutionised the world as we knew it and came to be a truly enabling assistive technology for

Broadband trends - BT

2009-04-28T09:58:00.001+01:00

Broadband trends - BTitpro.co.uk | Communications giant BT has launched what it calls the UK’s cheapest home and mobile broadband bundle. | By Maggie Holland, 27 Apr 2009 at 11:07 BT has launched a new broadband package that provides both home and mobile connectivity for just over £15 a month. Customers signed up to the company’s BT Total Broadband offering will now be able to get up to

BT fibre announcement - FTTC, 29 exchanges

2009-03-24T09:51:00.004Z

[1]BT Press Releases | DC09-096 | March 23, 2009BT reveals next super-fast broadband locations BT today took the next step on its broadband journey by revealing the first set of locations where, from early 2010, substantial numbers of customers will have access to fibre-based super-fast broadband via BT’s network. BT’s local access division Openreach will deploy fibre to the cabinet (FTTC)

Google's pictures of UK go live

2009-03-20T01:17:00.002Z

bbc.co.uk | Thursday, 19 March 2009Google has launched the UK version of its Street View service, which allows users to browse a selection of pictures taken along city streets. Street scenes in 25 UK cities from Aberdeen to Southampton can be viewed using the service.(...)Google Maps users can zoom in to a given location and then drag the "Pegman" icon above the zoom bar on to a given street.(...

BBC to put nation's oil paintings online

2009-03-03T11:49:00.002Z

guardian.co.uk | Wednesday 28 January 2009 13.07 GMT The BBC is to put every one of the 200,000 oil paintings in public ownership in the UK on the internet as well as opening up the Arts Council's vast film archive online as part of a range of initiatives that it has pledged will give it a "deeper commitment to arts and music".Mark Thompson, the BBC director general, unveiled the ambitious

Future Internet - Cognitive radio

2009-02-16T12:07:00.007Z

FP 7 ICT - WORK PROGRAMME 2009-2010 | Challenge 1: Pervasive and Trustworthy Network and Service Infrastructures | Objective 1.1: The Network of the Future | Challenge 1: Pervasive and Trustworthy Network and Service Infrastructures SeSpectrum-efficient radio access to Future Networks (Call 4)Next-generation mobile radio technologies– Cognitive radio and network technologies– Novel

Cognitive access

2009-02-16T11:38:00.002Z

1Ofcom today published a consultation on enabling cognitive devices to use the interleaved spectrum on a licence-exempt basis. Cognitive devices detect unused spectrum in which they can transmit. This technical document sets out three mechanisms that might be used to detect unused spectrum, namely sensing, geolocation and beacons. The consultation which closes on the 1 May 2009 can be found

Newport Technical Institute

2008-11-13T23:30:00.026Z

Newport Technical Institute (Photo taken on 1 May 2006) Abandoned building: Responses from 2003 - 2007With its distinctive green dome visible from a distance, the Newport Technical Institute building was opened at Clarence Place in 1910. It's state of abandonment has made it a talking point for the past few years.Home to the Newport Art College through the boom years of the 60s/70s, the building

Google - clean energy

2008-10-02T18:41:00.000+01:00

Google proposes $4.4 trillion clean energy planGoogle says its proposal would yield a net saving of $1 trillion by 2030 and slash U.S. carbon dioxide emissions by 48 percentBy James Niccolai, IDG News ServiceOctober 02, 2008(...)

Smart Grids

2008-09-30T13:46:00.000+01:00

[ Smart grids - energy, IT, comms ] Grid Week 2008 | A realization is emerging that a new view of energy, beyond oil, coal and other fossil-based fuels, will result in decentralized components of the electricity grid, a far cry from the central generation and structured system of the past. A smart information network for the electric grid is seen as necessary to manage and

Singapore NGN - fibre grid

2008-09-29T17:38:00.000+01:00

[1]convergedigest.com | Singapore Chooses OpenNet for Next Gen Fiber Project The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has selected the OpenNet consortium as its successful Network Company (NetCo). OpenNet will be contracted to provide passive fibre grid services for Singapore's Next Generation National Broadband Network (NGNBN). OpenNet will be making use of existing ducts and other

802.11v - alphabet

2008-09-23T20:31:00.000+01:00

Wireless LAN standard to cut power use | Upcoming 802.11v standard scheudled for ratification in 2010 will improve power savings in wireless LANs | By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Service | September 19, 2008(...) As the 802.11 group continues to develop more wireless LAN standards and uses the entire the alphabet, it's time to add another letter. "When the alphabet runs out, you start over, but with

Open Access Networks for Wales - Gigabit capability

2008-09-23T20:08:00.000+01:00

Welsh Assembly Government - ICT The FibreSpeed Project (...) Open Access Networks for Wales | FibreSpeed will meet the demands of high-bandwidth users (supporting a minimum of symmetrical 10 Mbit/s services with Gigabit capability) and enable the setting of retail prices on a par with London and the South East of England. The project’s initial focus is on serving key strategic business parks

NGA - role of government?

2008-09-23T19:37:00.000+01:00

guardian.co.uk | Victor Keegan | Tuesday September 23 2008 18:31 BST | It's speed the people need[ Next generation? ](...) The debate about having superfast access to homes has been going on for at least 25 years, when the first proposal (by BT to deliver huge capacity fibre optic threads to the home in exchange for being given a monopoly of delivering video-on-demand) was turned down by Margaret

EC - NGA

2008-09-23T19:14:00.001+01:00

The European Commission | Brussels, 18th September 2008 | Broadband: Commission consults on regulatory strategy to promote high-speed Next Generation Access networks in Europe The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the regulatory principles to be applied by EU Member States to Next Generation Access broadband networks (NGA). NGA optical fibre-based networks enable bitrates

Google-droid

2008-09-23T17:40:00.002+01:00

image | newsmobile platform, open, smart phone, mobile v fixed-line internet, the wireless internet cnet.com | Last modified: September 23, 2008 8:30 AM PDT | The Android era begins Tuesday | roundup T-Mobile's unveiling of the first phone powered by Google's Android software will be only the beginning of a long effort to

Ofcom - nga

2008-09-23T13:07:00.000+01:00

Delivering super-fast broadband in the UKSetting the right policy frameworkConsultation published: 23|09|2008Consultation closes: 02|12|2008Delivering super-fast broadband in the UK Executive SummaryRead and comment upon the Interactive Executive Summary of Delivering super-fast broadband in the UK Interactive Executive SummaryFollow the progress of Ofcom's Delivering super-fast broadband in the

802.15 - PAN, BAN, mesh, etc

2008-09-17T11:00:00.001+01:00

IEEE 802.15 | Wireless Personal Area NetworkswikipediaIEEE Standards AssociationwikipediaTask group 5 (Mesh Networking) Mesh Networking of Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)Mesh Networking| An MIT Media Lab project has developed the XO-1 laptop or "OLPC" which is intended for under-privileged schools in developing nations and uses mesh networking (based on the IEEE 802.11s standard) to

Gigabit Wi-Fi

2008-09-16T16:52:00.000+01:00

IEEE readies launch of gigabit Wi-Fi project Intel, Nortel, Motorola among those active in Very High Throughput Study Group By John Cox , Network World , 09/11/2008The IEEE working group that is putting the finishing touches on the 802.11n 100Mbps wireless LAN standard

UBB - Ultra Broadband

2008-09-16T16:02:00.002+01:00

1The Next Generation of Communications - The Dawning of the Ultra-Broadband Era | Friday, October 31st, 2008, 9 A.M.-6 P.M. | Columbia University Campus, New York City2Ultrabroadband: Innovation & Regulation | April 3-4, 2008 at Telecom ParisTech University Ultrabroadband Networks and the Personal Media Cloud | June 22, 2007 at Columbia UniversityWith broadband penetration progressing rapidly,

The Next Phase of Broadband UK

2008-09-16T15:02:00.010+01:00

google news: caio report broadband1The Caio Report to UK government, Sept 2008:(Francesco Caio, the Europe vice-chairman of Lehman Brothers and a former chief executive of Cable & Wireless:)The Next Phase of Broadband UK: Action nowfor long term competitiveness ( X: pdf)"The evidence gathered through the process indicates that the case for any major public intervention at this time is weak at

802.11n rush

2008-09-15T12:39:00.000+01:00

register.co.uk |Enterprises throw caution to the wind in 802.11n rush| Standards bodies far behind the WLAN adoption curve.By Faultline 13th September 2008 17:48 GMT The wireless industry changes at the speed of light and so do the attitudes of its customers. Five years ago, amid the intense nervousness of enterprises about adopting pre-standard fast Wi-Fi standards or insecure - Wi-Fi at

FT - Broadband access / QOS

2008-09-12T14:22:00.001+01:00

ft.com | Broadband access comes under fire |Rob Minto |September 12 2008 09:34 function floatContent(){var paraNum = "3" paraNum = paraNum - 1;var tb = document.getElementById('floating-con');var nl = document.getElementById('floating-target');if(tb.getElementsByTagName("div").length> 0){if (nl.getElementsByTagName("p").length>= paraNum){nl.insertBefore(tb,nl.getElementsByTagName("p")[paraNum]

Bell Labs

2008-08-31T20:23:00.004+01:00

Image caption | Bell Labs' Holmdel, New Jersey-based facility was home to basic physics research. Designed by architect Eero Saarinen and built in 1962, the landmark building once housed 6,000 employees. It now stands empty and neglected. Alcatel-Lucent has sold the building to a developer who plans to transform the complex into a mixed-use residential, office and retail space.wired.com | Once

NGN - Brussels conference

2008-08-31T19:15:00.000+01:00

The Next Generation Telecommunications Conference 2008

BSG - Next Generation Broadband

2008-08-31T19:06:00.002+01:00

[1]Broadband Stakeholder Group | The BSG is the industry-government forum tackling strategic issues across the converging broadband value chain.Next generation broadband The debate around next generation broadband is currently the key focus for the BSG. In April 2007 the BSG released its 'Pipe Dreams?' report on prospects for next generation broadband in the UK. The report

Ofcom - Regulation & NGN

2008-08-30T14:18:00.000+01:00

Ed Richards, Ofcom | 03|07|08 | Serving Consumers: Competition, Innovation And Investment Through The Next Phase - Intellect Conference 2008 - 3 July 2008Introduction Nearly twenty years ago, if a predecessor of mine had been standing on this stage, a key issue for debate would have been whether substantial investment in a wholly new fixed network could be justified and whether investors could

BT fibre plans - coverage

2008-08-30T13:23:00.005+01:00

ft.com | BT unveils £1.5bn super-fast broadband plan | By Andrew Parker and Ben Fenton in London | Published: July 15 2008 08:33 | Last updated: July 15 2008 22:45BT unveiled plans on Tuesday to roll out a new UK fixed-line network offering broadband speeds five times quicker than those currently available.The former fixed-line telephone monopoly, is to spend £1.5bn on a fibre-based network

BT - FTTH announcement 15 July 2008

2008-08-30T13:06:00.002+01:00

[ Keywords: Next generation networks - competition - wholesale - equivalence of access - open networks - regulation - Ofcom - consumer - business - urban - rural - government, regional, local authorities ]BT Press Release | NR08-262 | July 15, 2008 |BT plans UK’s largest ever investment in Super-Fast

"The era of the American Internet is ending."

2008-08-30T12:48:00.002+01:00

nytimes.com | Internet Traffic Begins to Bypass the U.S. | By JOHN MARKOFF| Published: August 29, 2008 The era of the American Internet is ending.Invented by American computer scientists during the 1970s, the Internet has been embraced around the globe. During the network’s first three decades, most Internet traffic flowed through the United States. In many cases, data sent between two

Dark fibre

2008-08-29T12:13:00.001+01:00

Communications - Towards a new age of enlightenment, through the dark side of networks?From the archive: In 1992, George Gilder foresaw a future beyond the telcos, a new communications landscape ecology based upon dark fibre; a future that the telcos have worked hard to foreclose:THE COMING OF THE FIBERSPHERE | GEORGE GILDER"Dark fiber" is simply a glass fiber optic thread with nothing attached

Google Lively

2008-07-10T14:55:00.001+01:00

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THE ART OF THE NUDE | Exhibition opening 18 July 2008

2008-06-28T11:23:00.007+01:00

The exhibition THE ART OF THE NUDE will be opened by painter Harry Holland on Friday 18 July 2008 | Contact Newport Museum and Art Gallery for attendance details | View ArtoftheNude - Leaflet (pdf) |THE ART OF THE NUDEARTISTS EXPLORE THE HUMAN FORM An exhibition of drawings, prints, painting and sculptureGuest Curators John Wilson & Roger CuckseyNewport Museum and Art Gallery, 19 July - 20

NGN Next generation - broadband, networks, access | BSG

2008-06-27T16:33:00.001+01:00

· 2 reports from BSG Broadband Stakeholder Group | Keywords: broadband, networks, access, public sector, intervention=BBSG Conference: ‘Beyond Pipe Dreams? Prospects for Next Generation Broadband in the UK’ The conference brought together over 250 delegates from a variety of stakeholders, including representatives from ISPs, content providers, rights holders, consultants, analysts,

UBIQUITY

2008-06-16T18:40:00.001+01:00

Ubiquity : instant-global-communications: 1838-style"When the Commerce Committee of the US House of Representatives evaluated Samuel Morse's telegraph in 1838. In ponderous phrases typical of the era, they wrote"With the means of almost instantaneous communication of intelligence between the most distant points of the country, and simultaneously between any given number of intermediate points

municipal broadband

2008-05-16T17:00:00.001+01:00

Vint Cerf supports municipal broadband networks | Nancy Gohring | IDG News Service 5/12/08var addthis_pub = 'itw'; Municipal broadband networks could help boost the availability of high-speed Internet access and even help to ensure Net neutrality in the U.S., said Vint Cerf, vice president and chief Internet evangelist at Google.(...) Some operators also talk

Ofcom - Tomorrow’s Wireless World

2008-05-14T12:36:00.000+01:00

[1] Ofcom | 07|05|08 | News Release | Tomorrow’s Wireless World New technology in cars to help avoid collisions; wireless devices to remind patients to take medication; wireless food content scanners to change the way we shop …these are just some of the new technologies that are highlighted in Ofcom’s 2008 technology research report published today. Tomorrow’s Wireless World scans the horizon

Ofcom research - Sector Studies

2008-05-14T12:16:00.000+01:00

Further to publication of its annual Technology Research and Development Report, Tomorrow’s Wireless World, on 7 May 2008, Ofcom today published independent reports providing details of the specific healthcare projects: Ofcom has undertaken research to examine particular sectors of society to predict the likely evolution of communications technology. We can use this information to assess

EarthLink Ends Philly Wi-Fi

2008-05-14T12:12:00.000+01:00

wi-fiplanet.com | By Naomi Graychase | May 13, 2008EathLink’s Wi-Fi customers in Philadelphia received news today that their Wi-Fi service is coming to an end. The former leader in municipal Wi-Fi deployments will provide its customers with a thirty-day transition period through June 12, 2008, after which point it intends to dismantle the network and remove its equipment.The city has known for

THE EXPLORATIONS SERIES

2008-04-24T11:32:00.008+01:00

[3] The Art of the Nude (2008)[2] The Art of Collecting (2007)[1] The Poetics of Place: Industrial South Wales (2004-07)The Explorations series explores the permanent collections of the Newport Museum and Art Gallery. Each project showcases rarely seen works belonging to the permanent collections of the Newport Museum and Art Gallery, and provides an opportunity for enjoyment, reflection and

chartistnewport.org

2008-04-24T11:28:00.000+01:00

chartistnewport.org - a place for recording Chartist commemoration activities in Newport and South Wales. | John Wilson, 2008Chartist Calendar 2008 - What's on in South Wales - Chartist conferences, lectures, workshops & walks Sign the DEMOCRACY DAY PETITION hereDEMOCRACY DAY PETITION | 10 DOWNING STREET We advocate an annual Democracy Day public holiday on the Monday nearest to the 4th of

THE ART OF THE NUDE

2008-04-24T10:46:00.001+01:00

THE ART OF THE NUDE ARTISTS EXPLORE THE HUMAN FORM An exhibition of drawings, prints, painting and sculpture John Wilson and Roger Cucksey, Guest CuratorsNewport Museum and Art Gallery | 2008 THE ART OF THE NUDE frames the artistic genre of the nude and provides a public airing of rarely seen works belonging to the permanent collections of the Newport Museum and Art Gallery. "Art can

Ofcom - public spectrum trading

2008-01-31T10:28:00.000Z

ofcom | 31|01|08 | Freeing up the valuable public spectrum Government, its agencies and other public organisations including the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will be able to share, trade or release their considerable radio spectrum holdings under new plans announced by Ofcom. Ofcom expects the arrangements to free up some of the most valuable spectrum for new wireless services for the

25th anniversary of TCP/IP

2008-01-31T10:02:00.000Z

[IP | Schumpeter's railroadization thesis; technology; development cycle; marketing; service]Vint Cerf on why TCP/IP was so long in coming | Vint Cerf responds to our discussion on 25 years of TCP/IP | Wide Area Networking Alert Newsletter By Steve Taylor and Jim Metzler, Network World, 01/29/08 In

Flickr: Tower Colliery, South Wales

2008-01-28T13:40:00.000Z

Tower Colliery - the last deep mine in Wales closed on Friday 25th January 2008 (...)Flickr: Tower Colliery, South Wales"(...) Tower closed. And so – led by no band, but instead walking heads up to the continuous applause of a large crowd lining the way – the men marched on Friday away from the pit."Silence was right because everyone has memories," affirmed Tyrone O'Sullivan (...)". [ x ]"Finally

Rheingold, On Habermas

2008-01-20T15:14:00.000Z

Habermas blows off question about the Internet and the Public SphereNovember 5th, 2007 by Howard Rheingold "I recently asked Jurgen Habermas in a public forum what his current opinion is about the state of the public sphere, now that the broadcast era has been supplanted by the many-to-many media that enable so many people to use the Internet as a

American scientists awarded Japan Prize

2008-01-19T13:54:00.000Z

upiasiaonline.com | January 18, 2008 TOKYO, Japan, The Science and Technology Foundation of Japan announced three winners of the 2008 Japan Prize Wednesday in Tokyo. All three laureates are American scientists engaged in Internet technology and medical genetics. The Japan Prize is awarded to people whose original achievements in science and technology are recognized as having advanced the