Broadband News
September 30, 2008
Timico Group, which provides unified communications products to enterprises, has completed two 1Gb IP connections in preparation for the launch of BT's 21st century network. 21CN is an end-to-end Internet Protocol-based network which will enable faster and more efficient delivery of converged services. Timico is now ready to commence trials of customer migrations over to BT’s 21CN link, allowing customers to benefit ...
Timico prepares for 21CN network
by Jan HarrisTimico Group, which provides unified communications products to enterprises, has completed two 1Gb IP connections in preparation for the launch of BT's 21st century network. 21CN is an end-to-end Internet Protocol-based network which will enable faster and more efficient delivery of converged services. Timico is now ready to commence trials of customer migrations over to BT’s 21CN link, allowing customers to benefit ...
WiMAX arrives in America
by David AllenWiMax has arrived in the US, with telecoms company Sprint unveiling the price plan for its next generation XOHM WiMax service. Although WiMax is already available in some areas of the US, Sprint is the first service to make WiMax laptop modems available. Baltimore, on the east coast of the US, will be the first city in the country to be offered ...
Global benchmark for mobile broadband
by David AllenAn alliance of sixteen of the world’s leading phone companies, chip makers and computer manufacturers is working together to make laptops that are mobile broadband ready out of the box. Wireless chips will be built into laptops and netbooks, making it easier than ever to access 3G broadband on the go. Consumers buying a laptop will be given the freedom to access ...
ip.access named Number 1 UK Technology Company
by Alan Harten
ip.access is a company involved in the production of solutions to boost mobile phone coverage.
According to the Sunday Times they are also one of the most successful UK technology companies.
Each year the Sunday Times issues its Microsoft Tech Track 100 listings. These are rankings of privately owned tech companies.
They work on ...Wireless broadband confuses users
by David Allen
EU wants broadband for all
by David Allen
LG and Ericsson collaborate on mobile broadband
by David Allen
Mobile broadband to get a big push
by David AllenOnline safety council launched
by David AllenCut price HD box from Sky
by David Allen
Samsung KDL-46Z4100 40" Series 5 1080p LCD HDTV
by Franz Bicar
With more and more users coverting to digital television, more and more television programming will be offered in high definition. It only makes sense to invest in a TV that can display the best of HD. With the Series 5 LN40A550, you get the features that will make the ...T-Mobile Limiting G1 Android Phone Orders
by Franz BicarAfter its announcement a few days ago, T-Mobile has stopped taking orders for their new G1 Android phones. Customers trying to get one of the initial models is out of luck and would have to wait a little bit more. According to Android Guys' blog, due to the popularity of T-Mobile's G1, which is powered by Google's Android operating system, upgrades ...
September 29, 2008
Rocudo, a new service which allows music fans to mix their own tunes and share their creations with friends, is launching at Amsterdam Dance Event 2008 in October.
With Rocudo's Studioware technology, music fans can create Mixes & Remixes of tunes provided by Rocudo's label and artist partners, with an easy to use widget.
They can then share ...
Rocudo Music Mix Service Launches
by Janet HarrisCities get off lightly for Spam
by David AllenO2 says Macbook bundle rumours 'untrue'
by David AllenO2 has denied rumours that it plans to offer subsidised Apple laptops alongside its mobile broadband. Mobile Today reported on Thursday that O2 planned to join the ranks of operators giving away cheap laptops alongside their mobile and fixed line broadband products. The report added that the operator had struck a deal with iPhone maker, Apple, to use Apple’s popular laptop – ...
BT to start Phorm tomorrow
by David AllenNumber porting stays slow after Vodafone legal victory
by David AllenThe UK’s four biggest mobile operators have backed out of talks that would have seen the time it takes to change networks cut from two days to just two hours. Orange, O2, T-Mobile and Vodafone have all severed communications with UKPorting, an organisation set up by telecoms watchdog Ofcom to speed up the process of switching networks. UKPorting was forced to suspend ...
New pocket-sized projector for mobile TV
by David AllenMicrovision, a world leader in developing ultra-mobile projectors, is set to unveil a new pocket-sized projector this week, at the CEATEC conference in Tokyo, Japan. The next generation PicoP projector is designed to connect up to mobile phones, iPods, personal media players and other mobile devices, solving the annoyance of having to squint at a small screen when watching videos whilst ...
Openzone customers lose the Cloud
by David AllenNew Forensic Watermarks Target VoD Piracy
by Alan HartenSubsidiary of Dolby Laboratories, Cinea, has joined forces with Harmonic and NDS with the intention of creating a new integrated video-on-demand (VOD) solution, which will utilise Cinea’s existing Running Marks watermarking technology, Harmonic's VOD platform, and NDS’s conditional access solution VideoGuard. The idea of combing these three components is to produce a highly effective watermarking system for VoD on existing set ...
GE Wants Internet Capable TVs Without a PC
by Alan Harten
GE have announced that they are forming a new sub-company called General Displays & Technologies LLC (GDT).
This company is a new joint venture with Tatung.
The new company will concentrate on designing and marketing new HDTVs.
The difference between this company and parent GE is that there will be a huge ...Freesat shows steady growth
by David Allen
China is the fastest growing broadband country
by David AllenApple won’t face a Lawsuit after All
by Franz BicarNews have been circulating on a probable lawsuit against Apple for not telling customers on the real life span of its iPhone batteries. This includes original iPhone batteries and its $86 replacement cost. A U.S. District Judge in Chicago granted Apple’s request that the lawsuit be dismissed. Apples statement includes the following: “Apple disclosed on the outside of the iPhone package that ...
Toshiba 22AV500U 22" 720p LCD HDTV
by Franz Bicar
Toshiba's 22AV500U delivers the ultimate in convenience, combining a 22" HD 720p (1366 x 768 pixels) LCD display with built-in speakers and an NTSC/ATSC/QAM digital tuner. No need to worry about having enough space anymore. This set fits in a 22" wide by 19" high space, and it's only ...
September 26, 2008
The UK’s big five mobile operators have signed a deal with the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) to work out the best way of using phone handsets as marketing tools. O2, Orange, T-Mobile, 3 and Vodafone are all backing research by the IAB that will see the launch of a detailed report into the potential of mobile advertising – globally worth an ...
Mobile marketing gets IAB backing
by David AllenThe UK’s big five mobile operators have signed a deal with the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) to work out the best way of using phone handsets as marketing tools. O2, Orange, T-Mobile, 3 and Vodafone are all backing research by the IAB that will see the launch of a detailed report into the potential of mobile advertising – globally worth an ...
IMImobile awarded gold for UnlSpace
by David AllenIndia-based IMImobile won the Gold award this week at the Mobile Search Awards 2008 for the ‘Best Entertainment or Information Service’. Industry experts voted IMImobile’s USG platform, UnlSpace, as the clear winner. UnlSpace allows mobile phone users to access social networking sites, allowing them to create and exchange content whilst on the go. Users of the UnlSpace platform can easily upload and share ...
IPTV revenues set to quadruple by 2012
by David AllenGlobal subscriptions to internet Protocol television (IPTV) are set to hit 19.6 million by the end of this year, up 64.1% compared to 2007. New research by Gartner projects IPTV revenues for 2008 to hit $4.5 billion. This is a huge increase on the 2007 total of $2.7 billion. Over the next four years subscriptions are expected to more than double again. Currently, 1.1% ...
China Hotel Info on Your Mobile
by Alan Harten
Looking for a hotel room in over 400 cities in China?
The country's major travel agent, eLong, and social networking platform, GyPSii, believe they can help.
The two have joined forces to produce the giant country’s first mobile phone based reservation service.
eLong have a huge selection of hotels and GyPSii can let people use ...EU vote on file sharers
by David AllenAnother BT exchange hit
by David AllenGoogle looking for ideas
by David AllenICO offer health check
by David AllenUK viewers happy to pay more
by David AllenProject Access completed in Cumbria
by David AllenTalkTalk Gives Away D-Link Routers to Customers
by Alan HartenTalkTalk and AOL Broadband's business has grown by more than 21% in 2007, which means they now have 2.6 million users. It looks like one of the big beneficiaries from this success will be D-Link, the well known router manufacturer. The companies have entered into a twenty four month contract that will see D-Link supply routers that TalkTalk will give to their ...
New Consumer Friendly EU Telecoms Laws
by Alan HartenJust six years ago the EU issued regulations governing mobile phones. These were thorough and far reaching laws that helped consumers avoid unscrupulous providers. But such is the speed of change in the mobile market that these laws do not tackle issues that had not even been invented with the legislation came into force. Malcolm Harbour MEP has now steered a new ...
Will IPTV Ever Be Viable?
by Alan Harten‘IPTV Business Models: Profit and Loss in the Telco TV Space’ is the title of a new report from media analysts Screen Digest. It delves into the future for IPTV in 26 European States. They see a mad scramble by providers to differentiate themselves from their competitors. Despite its early promise of a big reduction in churn in the broadband market, IPTV has ...
123play.com Now Offers Free Games in Europe
by Alan Harten
123play.com has had some success with its free mobile games offerings in the UK that were launched just a few months ago, and now the company has opened up their advertising backed game play to Europe.
Now mobile users in France, Germany, Italy and Spain can play games for free on ...Mumbai Police Get SMS to Target Drunk Drivers
by Alan Harten
In perhaps one of the strangest mobile pairings to date, the Indian city of Mumbai, still known to many as Bombay, has been given value added services from provider BPL Mobile, in the form of a solution to assist the police force of the world’s second biggest city to ...Mobile broadband overtakes Wi-Fi hotspots
by David AllenMobile broadband has overtaken Wi-Fi hotspots as the service of choice for accessing the internet away from home and office. A survey by analysts Point Topic found 47% of British people on the go using mobile broadband, compared to 42% using Wi-Fi hotspots. This is a significant turnaround from last year, when 40% used Wi-Fi and 30% used mobile broadband. O2 has a ...
Mitsubishi LT52148 52" 1080p LCD HDTV
by Franz Bicar
Mitsubishi is one of the few remaining manufacturers of rear-projection televisions, but since worldwide RPTV sales are on a steady decline, the company is stepping up with a new series of flat-panel sets. The LT52148 LCD from Mitsubishi is a part of these new series. Designed with Smooth 120HZ technology, ...
September 25, 2008
In response to customer demand for green technology, Dell has promised to equip its complete laptop range with LED screens.
LED screens are more environmentally friendly than traditional screens which use cold cathode fluorescent lamp technology, as they use less power, and do not contain mercury, making them much easier to recycle.
Dell aims to lead the way ...
Dell’s laptop displays go green
by Janet HarrisPhilippines PLDT Spreads VoIP and IPTV Availablity
by Alan HartenTop Philippine internet supplier PLDT (Philippines Long Distance Telephone Company) has begun a nationwide implementation of new broadband availability in previously un-connected broadband areas. To this end the company has selected ECI Telecom to provide the company with its Hi-FOCuS™-5 Multi-Service Access Node, known as MSAN. This is a main office and outside plant solution that will help PLDT broaden it supply ...
Netbooks ousted by MIDs in 2013
by David AllenMobile Internet Devices (MIDs) will become the Ultra-Mobile Device (UMD) of choice within the next five years, according to technology analysts ABI Research. ABI expects current annual sales of 10 million MIDs to jump to 200 million by 2013, hugely outselling netbooks, and standing shoulder to shoulder with laptop sales. At the moment, netbooks sales make up 90% of the UMD market, ...
RipCode V5 Video Appliance Twice the Volume of V4
by Alan HartenRipCode have launched what it terms its new flagship, the RipCode V5 Video Transcode and Transrate Appliance. This takes over from the V4 for media conversion solutions. The V5 boasts twice as much video processing capacity as its forerunner. The V5 is intended for use in producing very large volumes of video files at the same time without quality loss. It will be ...
Harmonic Launches DiviCom Ion AVC HD Encoder
by Alan HartenHarmonic Inc has launched their new DiviCom Ion MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) high definition (HD) encoder. This is the company’s latest solution for HD video constant bit-rate (CBR). It is an IP-based encoder that is intended mainly for use with IPTV deployments, and can also be utilised with other switched video delivery apps. The company says that this is the densest solutions in its ...
Teleste Believes Hybrid TV is the Solution
by Alan HartenTeleste is looking to a harmonious future where existing providers, such as cable and satellite, can live alongside emerging IPTV. They also believe that there will be a third option, a marriage of IPTY and traditional systems, a Hybrid TV system that takes the best of all methods of broadcasting. Their new hybrid TV solution will allow great flexibility in the services ...
Next Level Internet TV From Inuk and Move Networks
by Alan HartenTwo companies have joined forces in no less a venture than revolutionising the Internet television experience. Move Networks, the Internet television services provider, and triple-play service provider Inuk Networks, have hatched a cunning plan to take Internet TV forward to the next level. They basically intend to integrate their services to provide a fully rounded and more capable system. Move has its Simulcode ...
CodecSys AVC, Now Six Times More Compression
by Alan HartenLast week's IBC in Amsterdam saw a flurry of activity, not least of all in announcements from companies. One of those was from Broadcast International, who were letting the world know about their CodecSys AVC, which they claim to be the first Cell Broadband Engine based broadcast-quality video encoder. They new system will give content providers the ability to deliver high-definition television ...
