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Archive - Dec
2004
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:: December 2004 ::
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Village Picked For Broadband
Trial |
| UK - Because of its location
in the Lammermuir Hills, Stenton has been selected to test how well broadband
can be delivered to isolated rural communities. |
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World's Top Spammers |
| Spam mail has become one of the
biggest problems on the Internet; it consumes precious bandwidth, wastes computer
resources, and causes huge financial losses to corporations. |
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Ofcom Orders
Opening Up Of Wireless Broadband |
| UK - Rural communities will
be offered increased choice of wireless broadband options following a government
decision to open up more of the spectrum. Communications regulator Ofcom, which
will manage applications for the spectrum, said the newly released 5.8GHz Band
C spectrum range will offer significant benefits to people who live and work
in remote communities. |
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Wales Broadband Drive |
| UK - More people in Wales
are to be encouraged to sign up to broadband with the launch of a marketing
campaign. The campaign consists of a direct mail promotion to 650,000 homes
across Wales, billboard posters in 150 locations and extensive advertising on
Welsh buses. |
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Easynet's First
8Mb LLUStream Customer Named |
| UK - Easynet has recorded
its first success in its attempt to loosen BT's grip on the UK's broadband market
with its latest wholesale ADSL product. |
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US Broadband DSL Use Outpaces
Cable |
| US - The number of digital
subscriber lines provided by telephone companies for Internet access increased
faster than that of cable in the first half of the year, as the total number
of high-speed connections in the U.S. rose by 38 percent, the government reported. |
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Pakistan Human Rights
Commission And Broadband Policy |
| Pakistan - In a move seen
as significant, the federal cabinet has consented to establishment of human
rights commission and Pakistan’s first ever broadband policy. |
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Reliance Infocom
Sign Bengal Broadband Deal |
| Bengal - Reliance Infocom
signed an agreement with West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corp (WeBEL)
today. The deal means they will be providing broadband services to the household
customers in Bengal. |
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100% of Rural America
Can Now Get Broadband |
| US - The much discussed "digital
divide" between rural and urban America has effectively been bridged for anyone
who now desires high-speed (broadband) Internet connectivity |
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BNSL, MTNL January
Broadband |
| Telecom PSUs BSNL and MTNL will
launch their broadband services throughout the country in January, 2005 at Rs
500 per month. While MTNL will launch the services in Delhi and Mumbai, BSNL
will launch in Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad on the same day, January
15th. |
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Plusnet and BT in Broadband
Agreement |
| UK - BT Retail and PlusNet
have agreed to share technical knowledge on the development and marketing of
each other's proposed Broadband products, including fixed access, wireless access,
mobile services and Voice-over IP. |
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Easynet To Take On BT Wholesale
Broadband |
| UK - Easynet is to go head-to-head
with BT by providing wholesale broadband to telcos and ISPs at prices it claims
are 30-35 per cent cheaper than its rival's. |
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PC Ownership To Double
By 2010 |
| The number of personal computers
worldwide is expected to double by 2010 to 1.3 billion machines, according to
a report by analysts Forrester Research. |
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200m Broadband Subscribers
By 2006 |
| The Worldwide Base For Broadband
Technology Is Expected To Reach More Than 200 Subscribers By 2006, Up From About
100 Million At The End Of 2003. |
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1 in 4 Broadband Users
Download Pornography |
| UK - Almost one in four people
with broadband internet admit signing up in order to download pornography, according
to a survey published today. |
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EU Broadband
Competition Intensifies |
| EU - Broadband and mobile
services in the EU are benefiting from intensifying competition and strong growth
in some areas, according to a report just published by the European Commission. |
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Halo 2 Spurs Online
Gaming Boom |
| The much-hyped and long-expected
broadband gaming boom, where hordes of players from around the globe do battle
online, may finally be underway thanks to the popularity of the Halo 2 live-play
video game. |
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Plusnet Moves Bandwidth
Hogs Onto Single 'Pipe' |
| UK - In a move guaranteed
to incense those involved, Sheffield-based ISP PlusNet has moved around 240
of its heaviest broadband users onto a new platform after warning them that
they were using the service too much. |
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Lloyds TSB To Spend $1
billion On Broadband |
| UK and European banking giant
Lloyds TSB has chosen IBM to assemble a voice and high-speed Internet network
that connects branches, call-centers and cash machines, the two companies confirmed. |
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Japan Sentences Web Film
Pirate |
| Japan - A businessman has
been sentenced to one year in jail in Japan for making a pirated film available
on the internet. Yoshihiro Inoue, 42, was arrested in 2003 for distributing
the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind via an internet peer-to-peer
network. |
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Artists
and Musicians Are Positive About The Internet |
| Musicians are embracing the internet
as a way of reaching new fans and selling more music, a survey has found. The
study by US researchers, Pew Internet, suggests musicians do not agree with
the tactics adopted by the music industry against file-sharing. |
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Motive Strengthens
Position In Europe |
| (Business Wire)-- Motive, Inc.,
a leading provider of management software, today announced that it continues
to strengthen its European presence through relationships with leading broadband
providers Multikabel, Swisscom and Telecom Italia. |
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Broadband Fuels Online
Expression |
| UK - Fast web access is encouraging
more people to express themselves online, research suggests. |
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100m European
Broadband Users |
| Europe - More than half of
Europe's internet surfers now have a high-speed broadband connection at home.
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BNSL Target One Million
Broadband Customers |
| India - BSNL plans to offer
its broadband services to its existing DIAS customers, according to the chief
general manager. |
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Government Deny Eircom Deal |
| Ireland - The Minister for
Communications has told the Dáil that the Government did not offer Eircom a
deal worth €1.8 billion to extend the country's broadband network. |
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