Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (Fraunhofer FOKUS) has introduced a mobile multimedia service which will make sure football fans do not miss any action of matches even when they are on the move.
The service abbreviated as FUSECO Playground would be highly beneficial for developers in researching and testing prototypes for next generation mobile broadband applications. Even the components and protocols could be developed and practically field-tested.
The makers are planning its launch on May 17, 2010 at the 6th International Testbed Conference “TridentCom2010" in Berlin. Fraunhofer FOKUS has joined hands with Technische Universität Berlin, the Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz Institute and Deutsche Telekom Laboratories to make this project a reality.
The company feels that such innovations in mobile technologies are independent and do not depend on the network provider or the mobile manufacturer. Smartphones and tablet PCs continuously need such inventions in order to continuously give a different and exciting experience to their users.
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With the help of this new multimedia service OpenEPC can link the whole range of IP platforms effortlessly according to the latest standards from IPTV and cloud platforms over IP multimedia sub system (IMS) based service platforms to proprietary company platforms. For instance if a service is developed to watch live sports on smartphones the OpenEPC will link the IP-based streaming platform of a broadcasting company to various mobile networks. FUSECO Playground will test different platforms and will give the best suited one.
A lot of emphasis is given to the user’s IP in this service and network providers would be able to categorize their customers IP for either telephone services or premium internet access. But there might be users who make heavy use of both the services from their phones how will their IP be categorized is not clear.
Such innovations by companies like Fraunhofer FOKUS can take mobile phones to an all new level. This will help network providers in classifying their customers better on the basis of their usage of certain services or call usage.
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Monday, May 24, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Broadband sees an unprecedented surge in Russia
Broadband internet has come of age and that too in a really big way. After taking the major developed countries by storm, such as United Kingdom, United States of America, France, Germany, Canada, Australia etc , Broadband internet is also strengthening its foothold in Russia. The capital city Moscow and the major financial hub St. Petersburg already had adequate broadband infrastructure but it’s the rising demand and use of high speed broadband in the central areas of Chelyabinsk and Izhevsk that’s creating the real news. Basically the usage of Broadband internet in the region has increased to 62% in both regions. In the year 2008, broadband coverage in Chelyabinsk stood at 45% while it stood at 55% in Izhevsk.
If observed keenly, one will find that the usage rate of broadband internet in Chelyabinsk and Izhevsk is only marginally behind the usage rate of broadband internet in Moscow (71%) and almost equal to the usage rate in St. Petersburg.
Ufa and Penza, situated to the west of the Ural mountains have a usage rate of approximately 55%. The population in both the regions is between five lakh and one million. This means that a substantial number of people are making use of high speed broadband in the region and that is a good sign for future economic development there.
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So what is it that has bought about this broadband revolution? According to Konstantin Ankilov of IKS, the real reason behind this unprecedented increase is the cut throat competition among the broadband service providers which has led to huge reductions in cost, thereby making the broadband internet affordable.
If observed keenly, one will find that the usage rate of broadband internet in Chelyabinsk and Izhevsk is only marginally behind the usage rate of broadband internet in Moscow (71%) and almost equal to the usage rate in St. Petersburg.
Ufa and Penza, situated to the west of the Ural mountains have a usage rate of approximately 55%. The population in both the regions is between five lakh and one million. This means that a substantial number of people are making use of high speed broadband in the region and that is a good sign for future economic development there.
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So what is it that has bought about this broadband revolution? According to Konstantin Ankilov of IKS, the real reason behind this unprecedented increase is the cut throat competition among the broadband service providers which has led to huge reductions in cost, thereby making the broadband internet affordable.
Wide spreading use of broadband in South Africa
World Wide Worx in a common venture with Cisco conducted The Internet Access in South Africa 2010 study and has in its findings that there is an increase of more than 50% in the number of South Africans using broadband internet connection wherein, the number for wireless broadband has arisen almost three times in comparison with the number for fixed broadband lines.
The study attributed the growth of the fixed broadband connections to the up gradation to ADSL of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) making access for new half-a-million small offices workers.
With the deployment of 3G cards, the wireless broadband users have increased by 88%mostly including the corporate users.
The enhanced ability to collaborate and share information is expected to enhance greatly the productivity and profitability across the region.
Talking about the impact of the current cable projects coming into operation, the World Wide Worx revealed that the increase would have been 150 times over 2008 making the capacity 1 690Gbps at the end of 2009, 5 410Gbps at the end of 2010 and 14 770Gbps in 2011.
According to the study, the sparking increase of 18% in service providers and number of internet access has been caused due to the availability of new licenses and fibre access.
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Arthur Goldstuck, Managing Director of World Wide Worx said that despite wireless broadband being expensive and of inferior quality when compared to fixed broadband, the sales have gone up tremendously due to convenient and flexible services.
He also added that the mix of new undersea cables and terrestrial fibre-optic networks clearly depicts the transition to next generation connectivity for both fixed and wireless connectivity. The customer access equipment for users and economical availability of access for non-users are now the missing ingredients.
The study attributed the growth of the fixed broadband connections to the up gradation to ADSL of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) making access for new half-a-million small offices workers.
With the deployment of 3G cards, the wireless broadband users have increased by 88%mostly including the corporate users.
The enhanced ability to collaborate and share information is expected to enhance greatly the productivity and profitability across the region.
Talking about the impact of the current cable projects coming into operation, the World Wide Worx revealed that the increase would have been 150 times over 2008 making the capacity 1 690Gbps at the end of 2009, 5 410Gbps at the end of 2010 and 14 770Gbps in 2011.
According to the study, the sparking increase of 18% in service providers and number of internet access has been caused due to the availability of new licenses and fibre access.
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Arthur Goldstuck, Managing Director of World Wide Worx said that despite wireless broadband being expensive and of inferior quality when compared to fixed broadband, the sales have gone up tremendously due to convenient and flexible services.
He also added that the mix of new undersea cables and terrestrial fibre-optic networks clearly depicts the transition to next generation connectivity for both fixed and wireless connectivity. The customer access equipment for users and economical availability of access for non-users are now the missing ingredients.
Way designed for high speed broadband
Launching the National Broadband Implementation (NBI) initiative and Telekom Malaysia’s Berhad’s flagship role at Dataran Merdeka, Datuk Seri NajibTunRazak is administering access to high speed broadband (HSBB) of next generation.
Multimedia broadcasts and two sided games will be featured at the event at which people would be allowed to accompany the Prime Minister.
The event was made public to be viewed by all between 7pm and 10.30pm on Wednesday and for Thursday the timing was between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
The crowd waited for a gamut of activities that included not only games, lucky draw, contests but also spectacular open air concert hosted by spectacular Aizat, FaizalTahir, Bunkface, Tomok and Stacy.
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On 18th day of March, 2010, Menara TM was lit. Having visualized the graphical countdown projection beam, the Menara TM depicted the one of its kind in Malaysia till the launch date arrived.
Shah Alam, Taman TunDr Ismail, Subang Jaya and Bangsar were to be rolled out initially.
TM said that a huge number has already participated in the high speed broadband (HSBB) trial making the number of users to 300 in four of the areas.
For making people experience a speeded and reliable internet connection, the government of PETALING JAYA has formed a joint venture with under the name RM11.3bil national HSBB project.
Multimedia broadcasts and two sided games will be featured at the event at which people would be allowed to accompany the Prime Minister.
The event was made public to be viewed by all between 7pm and 10.30pm on Wednesday and for Thursday the timing was between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
The crowd waited for a gamut of activities that included not only games, lucky draw, contests but also spectacular open air concert hosted by spectacular Aizat, FaizalTahir, Bunkface, Tomok and Stacy.
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On 18th day of March, 2010, Menara TM was lit. Having visualized the graphical countdown projection beam, the Menara TM depicted the one of its kind in Malaysia till the launch date arrived.
Shah Alam, Taman TunDr Ismail, Subang Jaya and Bangsar were to be rolled out initially.
TM said that a huge number has already participated in the high speed broadband (HSBB) trial making the number of users to 300 in four of the areas.
For making people experience a speeded and reliable internet connection, the government of PETALING JAYA has formed a joint venture with under the name RM11.3bil national HSBB project.
Harper government sucks rural broadband strategy fund for CAP
Liberal MPs said that Tony Clement , the industry minister , while making pay for Community Access Program (CAP) from the Rural Broadband fund must affirm the rural Canadians for their share of fund for the rural broadband internet.
Liberal Industry Critic Marc Garneau said that in the era of digitalization the rural broadband must be considered parallel to CAP as such programs help the rural area Canadians to get online employment, training, education, markets, economic and government services that they aspire to seek.
The industry ministry in rectification of his statement that the funds for CAP are coming to an end on april1 said that CAP sites which had been developed in 1995 by the liberal government to rural and remote schools, library and community centres will remain to get funding from rural broadband strategy fund.
Mr. Garneau said that Mr. Clement has rolled out letters to schools, libraries and community centres stating that they would not get internet funding in an attempt to control political damage but he has still got to give an explanation for the fate of rural broadband strategy if that fund would be used to cover CAP.
The rural broadband strategy fund rolled out in 2009 budget will run out in two years and till date zero funding has been made for the aforesaid purpose and the allocations has been done for the CAP from that very fund.
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New Brunswick MP Jean-Claude D'Amours, speaking on behalf of upset constituents asked clarification from the minister Clement to clear up the confusion created by his statement showing government’s fiscal incompetency.
Liberal Industry Critic Marc Garneau said that in the era of digitalization the rural broadband must be considered parallel to CAP as such programs help the rural area Canadians to get online employment, training, education, markets, economic and government services that they aspire to seek.
The industry ministry in rectification of his statement that the funds for CAP are coming to an end on april1 said that CAP sites which had been developed in 1995 by the liberal government to rural and remote schools, library and community centres will remain to get funding from rural broadband strategy fund.
Mr. Garneau said that Mr. Clement has rolled out letters to schools, libraries and community centres stating that they would not get internet funding in an attempt to control political damage but he has still got to give an explanation for the fate of rural broadband strategy if that fund would be used to cover CAP.
The rural broadband strategy fund rolled out in 2009 budget will run out in two years and till date zero funding has been made for the aforesaid purpose and the allocations has been done for the CAP from that very fund.
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New Brunswick MP Jean-Claude D'Amours, speaking on behalf of upset constituents asked clarification from the minister Clement to clear up the confusion created by his statement showing government’s fiscal incompetency.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Wireless and broadband users on an increase
Tired of all those messy wires people are now opting for wireless and broadband services. The demand for both the services increased sharply in 2009 despite of it being a difficult year for the telecommunication industry. The subscriptions for wireless and broadband grew by 14 to 15 percent last year.
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That is why the use of VoIP phones also increased with possible contact to mobile and desktop IP telephony solutions broadening as wireless and broadband uptake expands. TeleGeography is also expecting a sharp growth from wireless this year and in 2011 as it dint make much success in 2009.
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In broadband, it is expected that the number of subscribers will also increase to 6 million by the end of 2011 even though the market did not perform well in the end of 2009. TeleGeography’s John Dinsdale was of the opinion that this raise in the demand and sales could be because broadband is still a matter of luxury and can be afforded by few users in the developing markets.
RCR Wireless News announced that VoIP solutions are making the change from the fixed line to the mobile space.
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That is why the use of VoIP phones also increased with possible contact to mobile and desktop IP telephony solutions broadening as wireless and broadband uptake expands. TeleGeography is also expecting a sharp growth from wireless this year and in 2011 as it dint make much success in 2009.
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In broadband, it is expected that the number of subscribers will also increase to 6 million by the end of 2011 even though the market did not perform well in the end of 2009. TeleGeography’s John Dinsdale was of the opinion that this raise in the demand and sales could be because broadband is still a matter of luxury and can be afforded by few users in the developing markets.
RCR Wireless News announced that VoIP solutions are making the change from the fixed line to the mobile space.
The next big thing-Cloud Computing
It has been researched and found out Many of the companies that are using business broadband are utilizing cloud computing. They are getting the knack of using it quite well and they think that it is easier and faster. ThinkGrid’s chief executive, Rob Lovell states that the increasing awareness of this technology is pushing more and more companies to even out applications on this model.
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Cloud computing is an effective method of delivering resources such as applications from the internet but it still has not gained much momentum most of the countries in the world. Rob Lovell also suggested that the important technique of growing internet is by making sure that it is not build up as a menacing project and that it is not permissible to change into something troublesome and is easy to be aware of.
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He made the comment that people will be fast in getting it as it offers a number of benefits than having their own computers and their net servers in their office. A latest study has foreseen that cloud computing will shift from early adopters to mainstream business broadband this year.
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Cloud computing is an effective method of delivering resources such as applications from the internet but it still has not gained much momentum most of the countries in the world. Rob Lovell also suggested that the important technique of growing internet is by making sure that it is not build up as a menacing project and that it is not permissible to change into something troublesome and is easy to be aware of.
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He made the comment that people will be fast in getting it as it offers a number of benefits than having their own computers and their net servers in their office. A latest study has foreseen that cloud computing will shift from early adopters to mainstream business broadband this year.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Universal broadband need of the hour
According to a report by CMA, its high time government spent time and energy and applied determined efforts to make sure that the entire country has access to high speed internet broadband services, that too by the year 2017, if it wants the country’s economy to make significant progress in the coming years. For the country to be properly out of recession, it is very important that the online economy gets the required boost and becomes highly progressive. CMA is an important part of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT in Britain.
CMA implores upon the political parties and the government to take concrete steps towards the development of broadband infrastructure in the country. Only talks and plans wont do. It is high time they got into action doing something about it. It also appealed to the local and regional firms to increase investment as well as stakes in online business, e-commerce services and other web services so as to increase the return on investment that would go into setting up of required network infrastructure and allied assets.
Currently, Britain lags behind many of its competitors such as Japan, Korea, Sweden etc in terms of broadband services in the country and just made it to the list of top 30 in terms of Broadband quality Score. In fact the IT community in the country is losing out against its counterparts in other nations because of the poor broadband coverage as well as connectivity issues in certain regions.
CMA implores upon the political parties and the government to take concrete steps towards the development of broadband infrastructure in the country. Only talks and plans wont do. It is high time they got into action doing something about it. It also appealed to the local and regional firms to increase investment as well as stakes in online business, e-commerce services and other web services so as to increase the return on investment that would go into setting up of required network infrastructure and allied assets.
Currently, Britain lags behind many of its competitors such as Japan, Korea, Sweden etc in terms of broadband services in the country and just made it to the list of top 30 in terms of Broadband quality Score. In fact the IT community in the country is losing out against its counterparts in other nations because of the poor broadband coverage as well as connectivity issues in certain regions.
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Tough competition lies ahead for the broadband companies
A major price war is ready to be sparked off in UK in the realm of broadband packages and services. In fact, this is going to be more of a monopolistic competition war where one major industry player will dictate the prices to the other , not necessary marginal, players. Well let me be explicit.
The initial package prices British Telecom, BT has set for its high speed optic fibre broadband services, Infinity, are very very low. For a monthly charge of only 25 pounds a month, one gets free connection for BT infinity which gives the consumers a broadband speed up to 40 MBPS alongwith a download speed of 10mbps, unlimited Wi Fi access, a digital storage of 5GB and advanced security features. The duration of the package is 18 months and seriously, the consumers couldn’t have asked for more. It is as economical and as blissful it could get.
For other broadband service providers in the country, this could mean that they have to find innovative technology solutions in order to provider the consumers the prices as competitive as that of BT’s Infinity otherwise they will have a tough time selling their products and services in the market.
Many analysts and industry experts are surprised as to why BT has kept the prices so low when the trend is that at the launch of an innovative technology solution, the prices are kept on the higher side so as to get maximum revenue in the early days, before the rivals get the necessary technology to provide the same services.
For other broadband service providers in the country, this could mean that they have to find innovative technology solutions in order to provider the consumers the prices as competitive as that of BT’s Infinity otherwise they will have a tough time selling their products and services in the market.
Many analysts and industry experts are surprised as to why BT has kept the prices so low when the trend is that at the launch of an innovative technology solution, the prices are kept on the higher side so as to get maximum revenue in the early days, before the rivals get the necessary technology to provide the same services.
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
'Joined-up thinking’ expected to speed up the optical fibre broadband in UK
According to the research made by the experts, it has been said that the major reason behind the efficiency of UK in terms of gathering best fibre optic broadband services, is the inability of the expert heads to sit together and have a joint thinking to give an up thrust to the process.
The government in UK is constantly making efforts to encourage the joined up thinking by the concerned people so that proper steps can be taken. This is the biggest loophole that is causing the broadband service to perform badly in the country.
In view of Ed Dawson, editor of broadband.co.uk, the country should look up to the others which have attained high degree of perfection in the field. They have set a model to follow and UK should follow the same steps.
He expressed the concerns telling that although it is being constantly said, yet the implementation of the same on proper grounds and without any loophole is yet to come. He said that although people have anticipations, yet there is no assurance of the same.
The joined efforts and discussions of all are very much expected. This will give a boost to the overall optical fibre broadband facility.
The government in UK is constantly making efforts to encourage the joined up thinking by the concerned people so that proper steps can be taken. This is the biggest loophole that is causing the broadband service to perform badly in the country.
In view of Ed Dawson, editor of broadband.co.uk, the country should look up to the others which have attained high degree of perfection in the field. They have set a model to follow and UK should follow the same steps.
He expressed the concerns telling that although it is being constantly said, yet the implementation of the same on proper grounds and without any loophole is yet to come. He said that although people have anticipations, yet there is no assurance of the same.
The joined efforts and discussions of all are very much expected. This will give a boost to the overall optical fibre broadband facility.
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