Sunday, March 13, 2005
BitTorrent May Prove Too Good to Quash (washingtonpost.com)
BitTorrent May Prove Too Good to Quash (washingtonpost.com): "Most file-sharing programs aren't the most upstanding citizens of the computing world. Yes, the entertainment industry hates them for the way they're used to download movies and albums without paying -- but many of these programs also fail to treat their own users well, often installing an unadvertised, unwanted load of advertising and spyware."
Skype CEO Takes on Telcos at CeBIT
Skype CEO Takes on Telcos at CeBIT: "HANNOVER, Germany—The biggest threat to the established telecom industry came to the CeBIT show here wearing a pinstriped suit and looking thoroughly corporate."
Vonage Puts Its Money on the Line
Thursday, March 03, 2005
Cable raises its voice | CNET News.com
Cable raises its voice | CNET News.com: "For 130 years, traditional telephone operators have been kings of the home phone castle. But watch out--Ma Cable is making herself heard."
Cable / DSL stats
"After a slow start in the market for high-speed Internet service, DSL providers made up some lost ground last year. U.S. DSL providers added 4.2 million broadband subscribers in 2004, compared with three million in 2003, says a recent report from Leichtman Research Group. Cable still dominates the broadband arena, with 60% of the overall market and 4.4 million subscribers added in 2004."
Full article in WSJ: online.wsj.com/documents/info-tt04.html
Full article in WSJ: online.wsj.com/documents/info-tt04.html
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Motorola Mesh Networks Solution Transforms The Way Minnesota Town Communicates
Motorola Mesh Networks Solution Transforms The Way Minnesota Town Communicates: "Motorola today announced that Buffalo, MN has gone live with its Motorola Mesh Network solution, offering high-speed mobile broadband access to police and other city employees. As a result, Buffalo police patrol cars are now mesh-enabled, transforming them into mobile broadband offices."
Telcos told 'you're no better than the gas board'... - silicon.com
Telcos told 'you're no better than the gas board'... - silicon.com: "Incumbent telecoms providers have been told to start falling into line with utilities companies as bandwidth and connectivity become commodity products, piped into customers' homes like gas and electricity.
Consumers are now entitled to pay 'utility prices for a utility product', said Morten Singleton, director of telecommunications equity research at West LB."
Consumers are now entitled to pay 'utility prices for a utility product', said Morten Singleton, director of telecommunications equity research at West LB."
Top Tech News - Tech Trends - Switch to VoIP Is Saving Taxpayers Money
Top Tech News - Tech Trends - Switch to VoIP Is Saving Taxpayers Money: "Qwest, which says VoIP has an unfair advantage in the marketplace because it is not regulated and taxed in the way traditional phone service is, nonetheless maintains that it is up to the VoIP challenge. Qwest offers four types of VoIP service to corporate and government customers. "
