| Broadband needs to spread in Vt. | | Posted Tuesday, February 06, 2007 12:58:10 PM by Blog57 Team | | While many states can take advantage of their large-scale resources and populations, we rely on subtle and elegant strategies to ensure Vermont's continued economic success. Unwilling to trade on our natural treasures, Vermont's leaders have rightly chosen to use different strategies to achieve economic vibrancy. We all know that, today, Internet access is vital, and vital to Vermont's future. From commerce and business to education and health care, the Information Age is poised to help our state move into the next era of development, within the Vermont character. And today Internet access means broadband Internet access. Nationally, a large and growing majority of Internet users connect at home via broadband access, not by dial-up. Wireless connectivity for cellular telephones and handheld devices is also playing an increasingly important role in the world.... | |
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| | | Internet to play central role in US presidential vote | | Posted Tuesday, January 23, 2007 3:01:10 PM by Blog57 Team | | WASHINGTON - The first shots of the 2008 White House race are echoing across the Internet, as candidates take to the campaign trail online targeting tech-savvy young voters while bypassing traditional media. From blogs, to social networking and video sites to the online virtual world that is Second Life, politicians are rolling out Web strategies in a campaign set to be dominated by cyberspace as never before. Former first lady Hillary Clinton at the weekend became the latest presidential candidate to announce her campaign in a Web video and on Monday launched a series of online chats. Last week, rising Democratic star Senator Barack Obama posted a video saying he had taken the first step on the road he hopes will lead to the White House. Defeated 2004 Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards used the backdrop of hurricane-wrecked New Orleans for a Web video launching his own 2008 run.... | |
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| | | Tissot Men's Titanium Watch #T65.7.488.61 | | Posted Tuesday, January 23, 2007 12:45:36 PM by Blog57 Team | | Add precise Swiss timing and thoroughly modern styling to your watch collection with the dark gray Tissot Titanium men's analog/digital watch--now available at a special price that's guaranteed to be the lowest available via the Internet. It has a large, round watch case (measuring approximately 1.6 inches wide) and unique link bracelet band, featuring a skeletal-like design. Both are made from solid titanium, which is nearly 50 percent lighter than steel, but 30 percent stronger. It's also particularly resistant to salt water corrosion, as well as hypo-allergenic--perfect for those with metal allergies. The black dial face sports thin, luminous hands and Arabic numeral markers at the quarter hours. The digital portion of the watch displays date/day/month and a second time zone, as well as offers an alarm and a 48-hour chronograph timer with a split mode. Using only the highest quality materials and Swiss-made components, it's protected against shock loads, variations in temperature, water and dust. Other features include a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, water resistance to 100 meters (330 feet), and a battery life of approximately three years. *NOTE: The instruction manual for this watch can be found in the compartment inside the watch box.*... | |
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| | | Broadband Internet Goes Mobile | | Posted Thursday, November 23, 2006 12:59:33 PM by Blog57 Team | | Hutchison Whampoa Limited has announced the global launch of the X-Series from 3. The X-Series from 3 marks the beginning of the Internet via mobile broadband, and heralds a new way of doing business for mobile network operators. It will extend several of the core applications and uses of the broadband internet to the mobile handset, with a new pricing model. The X-Series from 3 will be supported by the leading internet companies, cutting-edge handsets from the world's leading mobile manufacturers and premium customer service.Customers will be able to make unlimited calls from their mobile using Skype, watch their home television via their mobile using Sling, access their home PC remotely using Orb and have access to the best of Internet and messaging services from Yahoo!, Windows Live Messenger and Google.The X-Series from 3 will be priced like fixed line broadband.... | |
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| | | United Internet Third-Quarter Net Rises on Web Users (Update1) | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 7:12:57 PM by Blog57 Team | | Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- United Internet AG, Germany's second- largest Web access provider, said third-quarter profit almost doubled after the company added broadband users. Net income rose to 33 million euros ($42.4 million), or 14 cents a share, from 15.7 million euros, or 7 cents, a year earlier, spokesman Marcus Schaps said by telephone today. Sales rose 52 percent to 316.9 million euros, the company said in a statement. Profit beat the median estimate of 29.3 million euros from a Bloomberg News survey of six analysts. United Internet, founded in 1988 by Chief Executive Officer Ralph Dommermuth, expanded into Web services under the 1&1 and GMX brands and took market share from market leader Deutsche Telekom AG. The former monopoly yesterday reported a 20 percent drop in profit and said it will defend its market share by offering combined Web and phone packages.... | |
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| | | Softbank Swings Back to Black | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 3:03:08 PM by Blog57 Team | | Softbank Corp. said Wednesday it swung back into the black for the fiscal first-half by cutting its broadband Internet service promotion costs, acquiring mobile phone operations and brisk e-commerce and advertising business. The Internet services company reported a 14.44 billion yen (US$122.37 million; euro96 million) net profit for the six-month period through Sept. 30, compared with a 4.18 billion yen loss the same period of last year. Sales at Softbank, which acquired Vodafone Group Plc's Japan unit in April, rose to 1.120 trillion yen (US$9.49 billion; euro7.44 billion) from 522.79 billion yen a year earlier. Softbank's Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son told reporters that his company's mobile unit, Softbank Mobile, has lost a net 21,000 subscribers since the start of number portability in Japan last month.... | |
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| | | Nigeria: Wireless Access Provider Plans Cheap Internet Access | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 7:01:57 PM by Blog57 Team | | Swift Networks Limited, a wireless broadband access services provider,has promised to bring affordable plug-and-play broadband internet access to Nigerian businesses and homes as it debuts at this year's Lagos International Trade Fair, holding from today November 3 to 12. The firmsaid in Lagosthat exhibitors and visitors to the annual fair, reputed to be Africa's biggest trade exhibition, would have a rare opportunity of being educated on the unlimited offering of the WiMAX-Class broadband access, which citywide deployment in Lagos has tremendously boosted business growth as well as enhanced capabilities for individuals. According to Mr. Charles Anudu, Managing Director/CEO, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), organisers of the annual trade fair, which has officially recognised the participation of the firm, has set aside one hour on November 10 to talk about Swift Networks and its product offerings.... | |
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| | | ANEW Broadband Selects Minerva Networks Applications and Middleware to Power Eagle Broadband's IPTV Content Delivery | | Posted Friday, November 03, 2006 3:16:48 AM by Blog57 Team | | Officials with Eagle Broadband, Inc. (AMEX: EAG), a national provider of broadband, Internet protocol (IP) and communications technology and services, today announced the selection of Minerva Networks' iTVManager IPTV delivery platform by Florida-based ANEW Broadband. Minerva's iTVManager software is a significant component of the Eagle Broadband IPTVComplete(TM) package that delivers more than 200 channels of popular cable-style channel content over IP. This software enables the delivery and management of IPTV services to Eagle's IPTVComplete set-top boxes, which support high-definition TV, personal-video-recording capabilities, interactive TV, pay-per-view, and video-on-demand. The administration component of iTVManager will allow ANEW to manage subscriber provisioning, channel packaging, electronic program guides and billing record generation.... | |
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| | | Broadband internet gains strength | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 1:20:10 PM by Blog57 Team | | RBC, 26.10.2006, Moscow 09:24:04.Moscow's broadband internet access market will increase 45 percent to $195m in 2006, J'son & Partners' analytical report data states. Broadband subscriber numbers grew 63 percent to 800,000 people in the first half of 2006 compared to H1 2005, and is expected to exceed 1 million by the end of the year, analysts say. At the same time, they note a slowing in this segment's growth in Moscow from last year's 120 percent. Moscow is by far the leader in terms of broadband penetration, with 20 percent and rising as of mid-2006, against an average 3.5 percent in Russia at large. The most popular technology on the market is Ethernet with 57 percent of all broadband subscribers (through local home providers and Corbina, Qwerty, and Akado).... | |
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| | | Nearly 90% of Taiwan broadband users using xDSL at the end of June | | Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 3:03:54 AM by Blog57 Team | | Taiwan had 4.276 million home/business subscribers of broadband fixed-line Internet services at the end of June 2006, with 89.8% of them using xDSL, according to a quarterly survey conducted by ACI-IDEA-FIND. ACI-IDEA-FIND, the Focus on Internet News & Data and Innovation Diffusion Enabler & Activator of Advanced e-Commerce Institute, is a unit under the government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry (III). Of the xDSL subscribers, 91% and 9% were households and businesses, respectively, while 62% used download speeds 1.5Mbps or greater. In addition to fixed-line access to the Internet, there were 8.875 million home/business subscribers of mobile Internet services through GPRS (general packet radio service), WAP (wireless application protocol), PHS (personal handyphone system) and 3G (third-generation) modes at the end of June.... | |
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