Broadband Business Forecast articles from October 2004

Broadband Business Forecast archives from October 2004

Meet The New-Gen DSL2+ DSLAM Contender.
October 5, 2004... With ADSL2+ now expected to percolate into the broadband world with increasing speed during the next couple of years, Critical Telecom, a small Canadian contract R&D company, has morphed itself into a product company about to come to market...

Business Broadband Use Soars In Canada.
October 5, 2004... The number of smaller companies in Canada that have upgraded to highspeed broadband connections during the past 24 months has soared, according to a new annual Survey of Electronic Commerce and Technology released last week by the Canadian...

U.S. FTTx Interest Grows & Matures.
October 5, 2004... As this week's issue of Broadband Business Forecast was going to press, the nation's FTTx community was gathered this week in Orlando for the annual FTTH Council Conference and Exposi-tion. Fiber-to-the-home, -user, -premises or what have you...

FCC Close To BPL Decision; More U.S. Trials Launched.
October 5, 2004... The FCC'S Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) reportedly will present a broadband over power line (BPL) Report and Order to the full commission when it meets Oct. 14. According to the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), which represents...

Coming To Your Neighborhood Tavern: Jukebox Wi-Fi.
October 5, 2004... In the latest twist in broadband proliferation, jukeboxes around the country are going to be turned into Wi-Fi hotspots. The project is the brainchild of Ecast, a broadband network operator whose specialty is a digital media software...

U.K. Railroad Riders Take A Shine To Wi-Fi.
October 5, 2004... First returns on Wi-Fi usage of U.K. train operator GNER's experiment with offering Wi-Fi on board show that riders quickly are taking a liking to the service, according to GNER and Swedish railroad Wi-Fi specialist Icomera. GNER's been...

Deal Sheet.
October 5, 2004... Who's Doing What?: Lucent Technologies [LU], headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J.; 908/82-8500 Is partnering to produce converged Ethernet networks with Riverstone Networks [RSTN.PK], headquartered in Santa Clara; Calif.; 408/878-6500 And its...

Report From Las Vegas: Dialing for Dollars At Telecom '04.
October 19, 2004... The U.S. Telecom Association (USTA) last week staged Telecom '04, which it hopes was a dress rehearsal for the communications industry show that will take over after the venerable Supercomm dies in another year. Whether that will happen remains...

FCC Plugs In To Broadband.
October 19, 2004... The Federal Communications Commission last week gave its blessing to broadband over power lines (BPL), setting the stage for the infant industry to prove its mettle in competition with other more common forms of broadband distribution. ...

Vonage Unveils E-911 For VoIP In Rhode Island.
October 19, 2004... Vonage last week launched Enhanced 911 (E-911) service in Rhode Island, a key development in the survival of the infant VoIP industry. The technology comes from veteran E-911 specialist Intrado [TRDO], which said that both AT&T [T] and Verizon...

Nortel Wi-Fi Mesh Finally Ready.
October 19, 2004... Nortel Networks [NT] last week released its 802.11b-based wireless mesh product offering almost a year after it first announced plans to enter the market. Nortel says the final release of its wireless mesh followed extensive trials in...

Wi-Fi Alliance Snubs Pre-802.11n.
October 19, 2004... The Wi-Fi Alliance slammed the door on certification of any so-called pre-802.11n wireless widgetry prior to formal ratification of 802.11n -- which will boost Wi-Fi speeds to the 100 Mb/s range -- by the IEEE. That certification isn't expected...

FCC Rural Broadband Essay Contest.
October 19, 2004... The FCC's Wireless Telecommuni-cations Bureau launched a program called Vision in conjunction with the USDA's Rural Utilities Service, under which the FCC and USDA will offer to help rural communities build wireless broadband networks. The...

Correction.
October 19, 2004... In the Oct. 6, 2004, issue of Broadband Business Forecast, we reported in our "Deal Sheet" section that ERF Wireless Inc. of League City, Texas, was acquiring Eagle R.F. International Inc. in an all-stock purchase. This transaction is, indeed,...

Deal Sheet.
October 19, 2004... Who's Doing What?: PointOne [privately held], headquartered in Austin, Texas; 877/476-4681 Is buying "certain assets" of failed VoIP house Callipso Inc. [privately held], headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif.; 714/668-4100 What To Expect...