Mobile
EMobile to Offer 42Mbps Mobile Broadband Network
WASHINGTON July 7, 2010- EMobile one of Japan’s leading mobile broadband providers has just announced that it will now offer an HSPA network with speeds of 42Mbps.
Broadband Breakfast
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Telehealth
Telemedicine Report Shows Strong Growth in BRIC Countries
WASHINGTON July 7, 2010 -Telemedicine is one of the most concrete benefits of faster and more ubiquitous broadband access. The research firm Markets and Markets has just released a report detailing the expansion of telemedicine in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). The report found a fairl
Copyright
Trade Group Slams Administration Over Secret Trade Deal Negotiations
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2010 – A communications and technology lobbying group is gnashing its teeth over a pending international trade agreement governing intellectual property that it says could bind U.S. firms and give internet access providers too much authority.
Copyright
Founder of Digital Music Royalties Collection Group To Leave By Year’s End
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2010 – The founding chief of the United States’ pioneering digital music royalties collection group SoundExchange will step down at the end of the year, the group announced earlier this week.
International
Virgin Media to Offer Super High Speed Connections
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2010 – Virgin Media, one of the United Kingdom’s top internet service providers, will soon offer 400 mbps downstream connections. Currently, its network has a maximum speed of 50 mbps down, but with impending upgrades the firm is planning to push the limits of DOCSIS3.
House Appropriations
Broadband Stimulus to Lose $602 Million
WASHINGTON July 2, 2010- The House Appropriations Committee torescind $602 million from Commerce and Agriculture Department broadband stimulus programs. The two departments had to share $7.2 billion for the Broadband Technologies Opportunities Program, Broadband Investment Program and the Broadband
Copyright
Strickling Addresses Copyright Symposium
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2010 – The state of the internet economy, and how to protect copyrighted works on the internet, are two major issues facing the economy of the 21st Century. Lawrence Strickling, assistant secretary of commerce for Communications and Information, spoke on this topic today to kick
FCC
FCC Names Chief Technologist
WASHINGTON July 1, 2010 – FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski named Douglas Sicker, formerly of the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Department of Computer Science, to become the FCC’s Chief Technologist today. Speaking about the appointment, Genachowski said, “I am delighted that Dr. Sicker is retur
FCC
Non-Profits Send Letter Supporting Net Neutrality to FCC
WASHINGTON July 1, 2010 – In a show of support for network neutrality 150 groups sent a letter of support to the Federal Communications Commission. The coalition included a wide range of stakeholders from the DC based media advocacy group Free Press, to Helping Hands Pet rescue out of Florida, to Ma
International
Australian Executive Slams High Cost Estimates for National Broadband Network
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2010 – In a statement released today, Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) Co-Chief Executive Mike Quigley called recent estimates of the network’s startup cost “nonsense.” While most mainstream estimates of the cost to build Australia’s new network range from $43 billio
New America
National Congress of American Indians Shows Support for Network Neutrality
WASHINGTON June 30, 2010 – The National Congress of American Indians released resolution supporting network neutrality. The resolution said in part: “An engaged democracy, relies on our ability as citizens to freely access information online,” reads the resolution, “to use that information to deter
Wireless
Markey to Write Spectrum Bill
WASHINGTON June 30, 2010- In a show of support for President Obama’s memorandum ordering the release of 500 MHz of spectrum, Representative Edward Markey (D-Mass) will author a bill to give additional guidance in the release of the spectrum.
Wi-Fi
Minneapolis to Offer Free Wi-Fi
WASHINGTON June 30, 2010- Minneapolis will soon offer free Wi-Fi to its residents. The city has announced the deployment of 117 hotspots around the city for a project they are calling “Wireless Minneapolis”.
Mobile
Best Buy to Offer Mobile Broadband
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2010 –Best Buy will soon offer a mobile broadband service running on the Sprint 3g network.
Broadband's Impact
AT&T to Work With CURRENT Group to Improve Smart Grid Performance
WASHINGTON June 29, 2010-AT&T’s mobile broadband network will work will CURRENT Smart Grid Distribution Solutions to increase grid efficiency and system capacity.
FCC
FCC Launches Data Initiative and Names Its First Chief Data Officer
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission today launched the Data Innovation Initiative, a plan to modernize and streamline how the agency collects, uses and disseminates data, and it named the agency’s first-ever chief data officer.
