http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/wifi-and-broadband WiFi and Broadband - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1103436?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Lawrence Roberts, the founder of Anagran and a chief architect of the foundations of the Internet, has a mission: help control P2P file-sharing traffic, which makes up a massive 80 percent of Internet traffic, he says. There are a lot of inequitie... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:39:28 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1103436?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1103437?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 OK, so this is the sexy panel. We have tech people from some of the biggest web sites out there telling us about how they scale their sites.Jeremiah Robison, Slide Sandy Jen, MeeboJonathan Heiliger, FacebookAkash Garg, hi5 NetworksRaj Patel, Yahoo!Ja... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:38:47 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1103437?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1103438?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Jim Crowe, president and CEO of Level 3, is sick with the flu, so Buddy Miller, vice chairman, is stepping in.Going through a little history: Company hoping to make a profit soon. In 90s you could raise money but turmoil when the bubble burst. Lev... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:35:44 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1103438?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1103263?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Cloud computing isn t as nebulous as its name implies. Thanks to virtualization, one can separate the storage from the servers and the servers from the software but it s also about bandwidth. The primary value will be more about moving data fro... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:02:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1103263?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1103265?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Drew Perkins, the CTO of Infinera, which sells Internet optical transport equipment, says that video is soaking up the Internet s bandwidth and lucky for him, driving the optical networking business.For those of you who don t know what the op... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:58:25 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1103265?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1103258?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Since much of the country isn't ready to part with their dear landlines in favor of a mobile-only life, T-Mobile [FRA:DTE] is convinced they can grab a slice of the action from the incumbent service providers by introducing a new service called T-Mob... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:48:40 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1103258?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1103097?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Cowen s Daniel Berenbaum today launched coverage of Broadcom (BRCM), Marvell (MRVL) and Nvidia (NVDA), all with Outperform ratings. Here are brief excerpts from his three reports:Broadcom: We are concerned about the effects of macro economnic we... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:30:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-trader-daily/1103097?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1102711?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 With all the hype about cloud computing, it s easy to label it as the latest fad, especially when everyone whose application talks Internet is trying to rebrand themselves as a cloud. But the long view shows that this really is an important change,... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:50:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1102711?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1102455?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Last month, cable broadband provider Charter Communications said it was going to test the clickstream tracking/behavioral ad injection service NebuAd, claiming (hilariously) that snooping on you as you surf in order to present ads to you enhances you... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:06:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1102455?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wi-fi-networking-news/1102465?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 American Airlines will fly its first commercial round-trip with Aircell's Gogo service active tomorrow: On Wednesday, 25-June-2008, in-flight broadband briefly flickers back to life with a JFK to Los Angeles round-trip flown by American on which pass... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:51:25 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wi-fi-networking-news/1102465?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/infectious-greed/1102125?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 A wildfire popped up here in San Diego yesterday about 2 miles east of my house. It was more than a little unnerving, as the picture here from someone closer to the fires shows (courtesy of NBC San Diego.) I don't like not knowing about stuff like t... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:48:28 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/infectious-greed/1102125?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1102106?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 While rumors about the Motorola [NYSE:MOT] MING phones have been leaking from the flagging phonemaker pretty readily, Moto finally got official today and announced specs for the two MING models: the A1600 and the A1800. The handsets are essentially t... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:01:56 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1102106?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1102108?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 The newest addition to Nokia's [NYSE: NOK] N-series, the N78, is now available for purchase at Nokia's flagship stores in New York and Chicago. The candybar device sports HSDPA connecticity and a 3.2-megapixel camera, along with assisted GPS -- the s... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:47:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1102108?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1101369?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 A startup called Parascale has raised $11.37 in its first round of venture backing. The money will fund the launch of Parascale s software in a few months, which chief executive Sajai Krishnan says will help media companies deal with ever-increasin... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:33:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1101369?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1100445?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 The relative success and cult-like popularity of Asus Eee cloud computer has helped raise the level of interest in what s being called a new class of computers. Some call the new machines UMPCs, others have labeled them Netbooks and many are saf... Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:39:05 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1100445?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jupiter-research/1100694?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 A couple of weeks ago I was quoted on the BBC describing the BT/Openreach Ebbsfleet fibre as slow. What the BBC missed was my emphasis on upload speeds, see the speeds listed here and compare them with other European countries in this report.So, this... Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:36:23 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jupiter-research/1100694?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1100162?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 In recent years, well meaning people, politicians and environmentalist, have pushed antagonistic policies. Policies that result in 1 + 1 = 1.5. On the other hand, Google (GOOG) is making a big 1 + 1 = 3 push. Google appreciates the benefits of synerg... Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:09:21 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1100162?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1099922?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Who controls TinyURL (or Snurl or other URL shortener) controls the high ground in the battle for the Internet platform. Here s why: Our brains are wired to protect ourselves from threats to our food, oxygen, and water sources. Most attacks on our ... Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:39:54 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1099922?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1099779?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 A decade ago, the leading Internet companies were AOL (TWX), Amazon (AMZN), eBay (EBAY), and Yahoo (YHOO). With the exception of Amazon, which is experiencing a renewal as it embraces digital distribution and cloud computing, they all fell by the w... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:57:53 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1099779?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1099755?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Tim Wu is discouraged. Writing in Slate last week, the telecom expert lamented the terms he's facing as an aspiring iPhone 2 owner: a two-year AT&T contract thanks to the handset's newfound inability to be unlocked and a move toward a more conventio... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:00:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1099755?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1099582?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 There is some seriously good stuff on our network of sites today. Here are our top picks, for your Friday reading pleasure:NewTeeVee: Liz Gannes has a simple and logical way for YouTube to monetize the much-loathed but very popular user-generated vid... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:03:17 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1099582?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1099664?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 A decade ago, the leading Internet companies were AOL, Amazon, eBay, and Yahoo. With the exception of Amazon, which is experiencing a renewal as it embraces digital distribution and cloud computing, they all fell by the wayside because they failed t... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:58:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1099664?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/michael-parekh-on-it/1099634?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 FLOATING FATMy wife and I went on our first cruise ever with my in-laws and grandparents earlier this year and enjoyed the on-board experience more than we expected. Prior to that, we'd always thought Cruise-ships were not quite our speed. But we... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:38:28 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/michael-parekh-on-it/1099634?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1099583?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 I was recently talking to Richard Donaldson (an adviser of ours at Panorama Capital) of United Layer about a novel approach to optimizing data center cooling using forward-looking infrared (FLIR) cameras. United Layer rents a FLIR camera, he told... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:41:07 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1099583?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1099057?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Verizon President and Chief Operating Officer Dennis Strigl made a big splash at NXTcomm 08 yesterday when he announced that the entire Verizon FiOS footprint could now get speeds of 50 megabits per second. Typically such bandwidth news wouldn t ca... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:44:16 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1099057?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1098955?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 There's just something about new wireless technologies that seems to make analysts over-estimate their impact. I still remember when people were talking about how GPRS was going to be a real DSL replacement. GPRS, of course, was an incredibly unrel... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:11:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1098955?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1098954?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Here s the latest action:The AP tries to set a new standard, doesn t follow it The Associated Press wants bloggers to pay it for quoting excerpts of its stories, and is threatening to sue if they don t. Of course, that position is kind of h... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:08:56 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1098954?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1100353?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 OK, so AMD refuses to comment on rumors that it plans to introduce a low-power chip aimed at the mobile Internet device market, where it would compete with Intel s Atom chipset and offerings from several other rivals. And it refuses to claim a bloc... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:00:36 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1100353?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1098653?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 It's been many, many years since we first asked the question of whether or not piggybacking on an open WiFi network was a crime. Since then, we've seen plenty of people arrested, and wide ranging discussions on the ethics of WiFi piggybacking -- wit... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:19:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1098653?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/zacks-equity-research-analyst-blog/1098687?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 The RF content is increasing, with new standards that provide greater bandwidth, higher data rates, and better quality of service.... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:32:05 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/zacks-equity-research-analyst-blog/1098687?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wi-fi-networking-news/1098181?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal uses test version of Aircell Gogo: He finds it works pretty much as the company is promoting it. Most medium-bandwidth activities work well, while video is choppy. The company told him it would prioritize data... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:17:06 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wi-fi-networking-news/1098181?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1097985?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Verizon (VZ) is going to make its FiOS fiber-to-the-home product deliver even faster broadband speeds. It is hard to imagine that their customers will even...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:16:15 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1097985?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1097849?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 The New York Times adds social networking: The nation s biggest daily newspaper is embracing Web 2.0 with the launch of its new online feature: TimesPeople. This beta program allows users to build up a friends list and view a news feed for stories ... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:41:15 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1097849?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1097542?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Powerset, the natural language search engine that partially launched in May, has released a mobile version of their site that allows users to quickly search Wikipedia from their iPhone.Since the release of the iPhone a number of sites including iPodi... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:39:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1097542?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1097530?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 We can all watch live video broadcasts on the internet thanks to content delivery networks (CDNs), which set up strategic points online where they can send streams of videos to internet users as efficiently as possible without clogging up the entire ... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:20:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1097530?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1097467?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Verizon on Tuesday said it will roll out 50 megabits per second (Mbps) broadband service with upload speeds of up to 20 Mbps. Needless, to say this national rollout the 50 Mbps down 20 Mbps up (50/20) service was tested in select areas got my att... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:30:56 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1097467?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1097453?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 I think it s safe to say that the era of next-gen gaming as a driving force is over. Why? As of the week ending June 7th (the most recent tally available), just over 9 million copies of the highly touted Grand Theft Auto IV had been sold worldwid... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:52:32 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1097453?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/michael-parekh-on-it/1097211?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 SPOT OF SUN-LIGHTBroadband consumers in the U.S., have had a spate of bad news, both on the wired and wireless fronts in the past year. If you haven't been keeping track, let me count some of the ways:Our world rank in the provision of broadband re... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:42:25 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/michael-parekh-on-it/1097211?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1097162?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Having worked too late into the night and woken up too early, I am in no mood to write today and actually will be spending my time talking to people in the hope of finding one or two great nuggets worth reading for our readers.But before I get there,... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:39:09 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1097162?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/zacks-equity-research-analyst-blog/1097325?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 First-quarter broadband revenues were down 5.8% year-over-year to $23.2 million and down 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:57:06 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/zacks-equity-research-analyst-blog/1097325?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1096774?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 The TechCrunch50 conference in San Francisco is just around the corner. And while we are busy reviewing early applications for new startups that will be launching there, it s time to announce a few more industry experts who will judge and discuss e... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:59:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1096774?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mark-evans/1096649?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 One of the great mysteries of the Canadian wireless market is how much Rogers will charge for data plans when it launches the 3G iPhone next month.So, it was interesting to hear Rogers COO Nadir Mohamed say that wireless prices will evolve as s... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:34:28 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mark-evans/1096649?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1095829?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Goldman Sachs is out positive on Amazon.com (AMZN) outlining three supporting reasons why AMZN can speedily double revenues.Coincident with the publication of their sixth annual internet usage survey report, the Firm expands on why they believe Amazo... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:16:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1095829?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1095906?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Politicians have been pushing for an anti-spyware law for quite some time -- mostly because it's the sort of thing likely to draw headlines that make the politicians look good. However, it's widely acknowledged that such laws aren't at all necessary... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:01:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1095906?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1095668?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 TD Newcrest analyst Vince Valentini is warning against a knee-jerk reaction to Cogeco Cable Inc.'s (CGEAF.PK) C$200-million acquisition of Toronto Hydro Telecom [THT] on Friday. In a note to clients Monday, Mr. Valentini acknowledges the purchase cou... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:53:35 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1095668?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1095611?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 I hope we re not about to get back into the numbered naming scheme for software products/web apps. To me that became uncool as soon as AOL hit version 3.5. That isn t stopping Internet video platform provider Brightcove however, which today unvei... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:27:15 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1095611?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1095581?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 It took them long enough, but the FCC has finally made the change, saying that ... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:37:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1095581?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1095613?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 If you caught last week s Los Angeles Times coverage of the TechCrunch Primaries, you know we ve tried to underline the increasingly important relationship between technology and politics - we have to know the candidates positions on tech issu... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:30:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1095613?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1095579?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 Not a week after deriding Brightcove for its difficult user interface in a story about newly emerged competitor Delve Networks, the Cambridge-based video hosting company is releasing a completely rebuilt version of its service into private beta.Exist... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:54 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1095579?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wi-fi-networking-news/1095404?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51 The Detroit Free Press rounds up free and fee Wi-Fi efforts around it: The city and its suburban and exurban surroundings could use more broadband, but Wi-Fi has arrived only slowly as an option. It hasn't disappeared outright, and it's made inroads ... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:21:48 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wi-fi-networking-news/1095404?rsstype=populararticles&cid=51