Verizon Raising DSL Rates
Verizon is raising DSL rates as much as 11 percent to cover state and local tax fees...
View ArticleAOL Moving Ahead With VOIP Rollout
According to sources, AOL has quietly been testing its voice over IP service and may be only weeks away from announcing a rollout...
View ArticleReview of the Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router with SRX
Tom's Networking posted a review of the Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router with SRX (Model WRT54GX). This wireless router has three antennas and uses Airgo's "True MIMO" technology to achieve extended...
View ArticleCable Companies Destroying Baby Bells With VOIP
Using voice over IP (VOIP) technology, cable companies are increasingly taking customers and profits away from traditional phone companies like Bellsouth, SBC, Verizon, and Qwest. The number of cable...
View ArticleAT&T Begins Testing WiMax
AT&T has announced that it will begin testing its WiMax service with corporate customers in New Jersey. The company plans to roll out WiMax wireless broadband technology in major cities over the...
View ArticlePBX Enabled VOIP Appliances For Small Business
An emerging class of VOIP appliances with PBX power is giving small businesses serious telecommunications capability. One such plug-and-play appliance is the Snom VoIP Box which provides many PBX...
View ArticleIEEE Settles on 802.11n Wireless Standard
The IEEE has settled on, but not yet ratified, a single proposal for the 802.11n next-generation Wi-Fi standard. It is designed to replace, yet still be interoperable with the 802.11/a/b/g standards,...
View ArticleVOIP Taking Off In Europe
Voice over IP (VOIP) is growing all across Europe, as businesses look to save money and gain new features such as unified messaging and collaboration. Revenue from European customers of VOIP is growing...
View ArticleVideoconferencing, VOIP, Webcam and GPS Tracking Over EVDO at 60 MPH
The wacky folks from EVDOinfo.com really put Verizon's EVDO wireless data network to the test. First they did a 2 way iChat videoconference at 60 MPH, then they did a streaming video webcam with GPS...
View Article27 Million U.S. Residential VOIP Subscribers by 2009
According to market research firm IDC, the number of residential voice over IP (VOIP) subscribers in the U.S. will jump to 27 million by 2009, up from an estimated 3 million today...
View ArticleCable Modem Speeds Set To Rise Significantly
Cable modem speeds over existing lines could increase 400% to 1,600% in the next year or two. CableLabs, the cable industry's standard-setting consortium plans to endorse the new DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem...
View ArticleAOL Launches VOIP Phone Service
America Online has announced the availability of its Internet phone service in more than 40 cities. In an agressive move, the company is charging $13.99 per month to existing AOL subscribers. The...
View ArticleMTV Testing Broadband Entertainment Site
MTV is testing a new broadband content site called MTV Overdrive. The site features entertainment news, music, and videos. The content is sent to users as Windows Media with digital rights management....
View ArticleHappenings from the WiMAX Summit in Paris
The Register has published an article summarizing the happenings at last week's WiMAX Summit in Paris. While fixed WiMAX (802.16d also known as 802.16-2004) is ready, the hot topic at the summit was...
View ArticleVerizon Now Offering Unbundled DSL
Verizon has announced that it will let existing DSL customers in 13 Northeast states get DSL service without having to pay for telephone service on the DSL line. Customers who have DSL with phone...
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