Broadband Compendium

The Broadband Compendium is designed to link you to news and information about Broadband - a term which commonly refers to Internet access via cable and DSL, which is as much as 400 times faster than analog dial-up



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Commissioners to discuss broadband project - Rawlinstimes 18 May 2013

Commissioners to discuss broadband project
Rawlinstimes
A public hearing for a joint study on potential broadband/fiber-optic opportunities in Carbon County is slated for the Carbon County Commission meeting on Tuesday. The meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Hanna Senior Center. It would be the second ...

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Analysis: 'Broadband contracts must be clearer' - Telegraph.co.uk 18 May 2013

Telegraph.co.uk

Analysis: 'Broadband contracts must be clearer'
Telegraph.co.uk
While it might seem like broadband providers call the shots when it comes to price, it's consumers that actually have the greatest power. Anyone not satisfied with speeds, coverage or customer service can and must vote with their feet and switch ...

Europe & Africa Satellite Ultra-Broadband Market Analyzed by IDATE in Report ... - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com 17 May 2013

Europe & Africa Satellite Ultra-Broadband Market Analyzed by IDATE in Report ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
LONDON — Africa has a great potential for the development of satellite ultra-broadband industry, while Europe already possesses the mature satellite ultra-broadband infrastructure. The African capacity was estimated at 22 Tbps in late 2011. The ...

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TDS Telecom broadband services charge up in Wisconsin - FierceTelecom 17 May 2013

TDS Telecom broadband services charge up in Wisconsin
FierceTelecom
TDS Telecom (NYSE: TDS) is now offering ADSL2+ data services to some residents in Wind Lake, Wis., via its partially-completed broadband stimulus project in the area. It plans to bring more Wind Lake customers and others in nearby Waterford online.

Kit Carson to do 'beta' test on broadband network - taosnews 17 May 2013

Kit Carson to do 'beta' test on broadband network
taosnews
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative's Internet subsidiary plans to begin offering limited broadband service in certain areas to test a fiber optic network that is still under construction. Co-op CEO Luís Reyes says Kit Carson Telecom will be signing up ...

ViaSat Building Speedier Broadband Bird - Multichannel News 17 May 2013

Multichannel News

ViaSat Building Speedier Broadband Bird
Multichannel News
ViaSat has tapped Boeing to build ViaSat-2, a next-gen, Ka-band satellite that will “double the bandwidth economics” of its current broadband satellite while also increasing its coverage footprint by seven-fold as it targets a spate of markets ...
ViaSat Announces Next Generation Broadband SatellitePR Newswire (press release)
Boeing Satellite Aims to Extend ViaSat Broadband Internet Coverage; Mark ...ExecutiveBiz (blog)
Satellite Broadband: Size of Satellite Just One Part of the EquationSatellite Today
ComputerworldUK -FierceCable -U-T San Diego
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Iowa View: Rural Iowa and agriculture need broadband - Shreveport Times 17 May 2013

Iowa View: Rural Iowa and agriculture need broadband
Shreveport Times
Given those realities, affordable access to high-speed broadband service is a must-have productivity asset for farms to stay competitive. Fast, smart broadband networks enable the sophisticated online services Iowa farmers depend on, even in our most ...

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Budget Committee Funds Ongoing Rural Broadband Expansion Project - Wisconsin Public Radio News 16 May 2013

Budget Committee Funds Ongoing Rural Broadband Expansion Project
Wisconsin Public Radio News
By Maureen McCollum. A program expanding broadband in rural areas will continue to be funded and lawmakers hope more people will have access to high-speed Internet. Beloit DSLAM · Enlarge image. Credit Mark's Postcards from Beloit (CC-BY-NC-ND) ...

Julius Genachowski Leaves the FCC - New Yorker (blog) 16 May 2013

New Yorker (blog)

Julius Genachowski Leaves the FCC
New Yorker (blog)
N. T.: You were asked to describe your tenure, and you answered with three words: “unleashing broadband's benefits.” I want to ask about the word “benefits.” Why does broadband seem not to be having as wide an effect on productivity as many people ...
Faster Broadband Speeds: The View From the FCCNew York Times
FCC takes step in right direction to improve in-flight broadbandFierceMobileIT
Will Wheeler Get the FCC Back on Track? - Channel Partners OnlineChannel Partners (blog)
USA TODAY
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Vodafone taps Deutsche Telekom for 50Mbps broadband in Germany - ZDNet 16 May 2013

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Vodafone taps Deutsche Telekom for 50Mbps broadband in Germany
ZDNet
The agreement, which is subject to regulatory approval, will let Deutsche Telekom provide fixed-line broadband with download speeds of up to 50Mbps. Deutsche Telekom currently delivers VDSL to around 12 million around subscribers and plans to expand ...
Vodafone Group Agrees to German Broadband DealMotley Fool
Vodafone Germany complements mobile with fixed broadband dealMobile World Live
Vodafone expands broadband services in GermanyShareCast
Stock Market Wire -4-traders (press release) -Reuters UK
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