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It's Father's Day this Sunday and to celebrate, http://www.thedigest.com/ is announcing the top 5 cheapest VoIP providers to call Dad this Sunday and the rest of the year. (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 It’s Father’s Day this Sunday and good old Dad is looking forward to his phone call. Calling Dad, no matter where he lives, doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. One of the cheapest ways to connect with Dad is with a VoIP phone call. VoIP is Internet calling. Internet calling is...
Schools and Nonprofits in Oklahoma and Texas Can Receive Up to 26 Donated 4G Modems NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mobile Beacon (www.mobilebeacon.org), a provider of low-cost, 4G mobile broadband service to schools and nonprofits, has expanded its disaster relief donation programs on TechSoup.org and DigitalWish.org. Oklahoma and Texas now join the list of eligible states where schools, libraries and other nonprofits can receive up to 26 donated...
BALTIMORE, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new, in-depth white paper highlights the increased risk that telecommunications customers in rural regions will be the victims of a growing digital divide. State USF White Paper: New Rural Investment Challenges is authored by Michael Balhoff and Bradley Williams, both respected investment professionals with more than 35 combined years in providing telecommunications investment consultation. "We believe that carriers providing advanced...
Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program Recognizes Michigan Students for their Academic Achievement and Community Service LANSING, Mich., June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, is awarding 86 Michigan high school seniors scholarships through its annual Leaders and Achievers(®) Scholarship Program. The program, one of the Comcast Foundation's signature...
SANTA CLARA, California, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Linley Tech Carrier Conference - ASOCS Ltd [http://www.asocstech.com ], a silicon IP provider of software-defined radio solutions, announced that ASOCS CEO and co-founder, Gilad Garon, will speak about open software for the Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN) at the annual Linley Tech Carrier Conference [http://www.linleygroup.com/events/event.php?num=23 ]. The conference brings together ASOCS with other leading chip...
China and India Lead Global Mobile PC / modem Subs to 420 million in 2017 BOSTON, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite continued strong growth of smartphones, tablets and the prevalence of WiFi, mobile broadband subscriptions on connected PC and modems will see new growth driven by LTE and emerging markets. Strategy Analytics forecasts global mobile broadband subscriptions on mobile PCs, external modems and portable mobile WiFi hotspots will generate nearly US $60 billion in...
Comcast brings iControl's low-cost, easy-to-use connected home technology to consumers REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- iControl Networks, a leader in connected home technology and innovation, today announced iControl Touchstone(TM), a new self-installable, self-managed smart home solution for broadband service providers focused on lifestyle services. iControl Touchstone is powered by iControl's award-winning OpenHome(TM) software platform, and offers a connected...
Collaboration aimed at increasing service level quality to every online passenger CARLSBAD, Calif., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue Airways has upgraded its agreement with ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) as the airline moves forward on its mission to offer a superior in-flight broadband experience. JetBlue is more than doubling its contract commitment to $20 million for the service, called Fly-Fi powered by Exede(®) Internet, while ViaSat will bill for bandwidth charges based on...
New DOCSIS 3.0 Solution Offers Next-Generation Wireless Technology to Provide Voice, Data and IP-Video Solutions for Cable MSOs WASHINGTON, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/-- (The Cable Show, Booth #3324) - D-Link, the cost-effective standards-based unified networking solutions provider for consumers, small and medium-sized businesses and service providers, today introduced the D-Link(®) DCM-7662DM DOCSIS 3.0 Gateway for home and small business networking. The new Gateway integrates...
Autumn event will bring together 2,000 broadband industry leaders to focus on building faster networks. Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 10, 2013 The quest for ultra high speed broadband will move into high gear in September when more than 2,000 leaders from across the broadband industry meet in Tampa, FL, September 30 – October 2 for the 2013 Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Conference & Expo. According to the FTTH Council Americas, the organizer of the annual event, the conference’s highly...
Latest broadband Reference Libraries
An internet service provider or ISP is an organization or company that provides access to the internet through copper wires, phone lines, wireless, or fiber-optic cables. There are two types of ISPs, hosting and transit. The hosting ISP is like a co-location center where it will lease server space to people and smaller businesses. The transit ISP provides a large amount of bandwidth to connect hosting ISPs to access ISPs. The ISP can be community owned providing the service as non-profit...
A Radio Atmospheric signal (sometimes referred to as Sferic or Spheric), is a broadband electromagnetic impulse that occurs during atmospheric lightning discharges. Sferics spread out from the lightning source and can be received thousands of miles away. A sferic, depending on atmospheric conditions, may extend anywhere from a few kHz to several tens of kHz. Sferics from far reaching storms, over 1500 miles away, are generally offset in frequency range and may be picked up as tweeks. A...
