French telcos want to implement bandwidth caps on broadband users


France telcos want to implement bandwidth caps on broadband users
FierceTelecom
Canadian and US-based broadband providers aren't the only service providers thinking about usage based billing (UBB) as three of France's largest ISPs--SFR, France Telecom (Orange) (NYSE: FTE) and Bouygues Telecom--are all looking at how they can put ...
Seven Mile Beach 4G goes live
Caymanian Compass
The technology is also compatible with dongles that can be plugged into a laptop to provide fast broadband Internet access without the need to connected to a WiFi hotspot. In addition to data cost being slashed from as much as $3.59 per MB to just 30 ...
iPads Are Wi-Fi Data Pigs
ReadWriteWeb
Slightly more than half (58%) of the devices now connected on enterprise Wi-Fi networks are exclusively mobile phones and tablets. Last year, Android and iOS devices accounted for a third of devices they saw on their customers' networks. ...
File Expert Combines Android Wireless Sharing With a Great File Manager
PCWorld (blog)
By Robert Strohmeyer, PCWorld Last week, I looked at a great free app for Android, WiFi File Explorer, which lets you share files between your phone directly over a local Wi-Fi connection. This week, I'm looking at another great app that does all that ...
Samsung Conquer 4G now ready for your purchase on Sprint - Engadget
By Brad Molen
It's August 21st, which equates to good news for hopeful buyers of the Samsung Conquer 4G. The latest device cranking out the WiMAX is available.
Engadget
Apple Field-Testing iOS 5 Devices With LTE, Could Launch With iPad ...
By Alex Heath
A slew of rumors have surfaced this weekend that point towards Apple currently field-testing 4GiDevices in the wild running the latest builds of iOS 5. LTE code has been uncovered in recent beta builds of iOS 5, and speculation is that ...
Cult of Mac
Cablevision's Launches New WiFi Channel to Help Customers Find ...
By NYConvergence
Cablevision's Launches New WiFi Channel to Help Customers Find WiFi Spots. August 22, 2011 at 8:16 am. wi-fi fon hotspot base station. Image by osde8info via Flickr. Cablevision recently launched a new channel on its digital cable ...
NYConvergence.com
Samsung Conquer 4G Now Available for $100 After Rebates
By Quentyn Kennemer
We know a good chunk of you are holding onto your pennies for the Samsung Galaxy S II, but the Samsung Conquer 4G is a decent phone sure to turn a few heads.
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Skype Introduces Skype Wi-Fi:Now Pay for Wi-Fi on per Minute Usage ...
Skype has just launched its Skype Wi-Fi, a free iOS app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch that permits users to use more than one million paid Wi-Fi hotspots ...
www.techieapps.com/skype-introduces-skype-wi-fi-now-pay-f...
Apple's LTE testing more widespread, likely for 2012 devices ...
Qualcomm's 2012 roadmap sees it merging LTE 4G with 3G in hardware like the MDM9615 and could make an LTE iPhone practical without having to bulk up the ...
www.electronista.com/.../apple.lte.shows.up.elsewhere.but.offe...


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Apple reportedly testing 4G LTE in iOS 5 beta builds
CNET
MacRumors also cites a recent article from Forbes, which says that Apple is on the lookout for more engineers to help it run LTE tests in the field. Despite the snippets of code found in iOS 5, 4G LTE is unlikely to surface in the iPhone anytime soon. ...
Sprint Looks to Further Investment in Clearwire
eWeek
Carrier aggregation is a key feature of LTE Advanced that will enable Clearwire to further leverage its spectrum depth to create larger "fat pipes" for deploying mobile broadband service. The company also noted that since launching its first 4G market ...
Verizon Wireless Brings Its 4G LTE Network to Mansfield, Ohio, on Sept. 15
PR Newswire (press release)
Already, Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network is available in 117 cities across the United States, covering more than 160 million Americans or half the US population. With the new market launch, residents with 4G LTE devices in the Mansfield area including ...
4G a boon to US economy and jobs, study says
CNET
The wireless carriers' investment in 4G networks could be the salve that the ailing US economy is looking for. The carriers could invest between $25 billion and $53 billion in building out their 4G network through 2016, according to a study from ...
Two Iowa Broadband Stimulus Winners Select Calix for Regional Projects
MarketWatch (press release)
Both WCTA and Breda are moving Fiber Forward in their networks, pulling fiber deep into rural communities to bring extremely fast broadband services and new opportunities to their subscribers. In aggregate, these awards amount to nearly $24.9 million ...
NBN cost to 'widen the digital divide'
The Australian
THE company rolling out the National Broadband Network wants the ability to increase prices for business broadband and super-fast services by up to 5 per cent more than inflation for three decades, prompting warnings of an end to the era of falling ...
Funding for rural broadband
ComputerActive.co.uk
The Government has allocated nearly £363m for rural areas in England and Scotland to improve theirbroadband connections, but the Scottish government says more should have been given. The biggest amounts have been allocated to Devon & Somerset (£31.3m) ...
Sequans' 4G Technology Selected by NetComm to Provide TD-LTE Connectivity
MarketWatch (press release)
Sequans' technology will be used in the LTE devices built by NetComm for Australia's NationalBroadband Network, as recently announced by NetComm. The agreement comes as a growing number of TD-SCDMA and WiMAX networks evolve towards TD-LTE, ...
Federal broadband mandate may put local TV in jeopardy
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Five Pittsburgh television stations could disappear under a federally-mandated expansion of frequencies available for broadband service. That`s according to the National Association of Broadcasters, which is campaigning against a Federal Communications ...
Vodafone Germany to switch DSL customers to LTE
TelecomTV
Vodafone Germany is talking up plans to migrate all its fixed line DSL customers across to LTE and get rid of its fixed broadband DSL offerings. By Ian Scales. Vodafone says it's costing a fortune in payments to Deutsche Telekom to maintain DSL in its ...
AT&T merger with T-Mobile to expand broadband in rural Illinois
WJBC News
Paul Laschiazza, AT&T Illinois President, says merging with cell phone provider T-Mobile will allow AT&T to expand its 4G mobile broadband coverage to more rural areas of the state than it would be able to by itself. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ...
Mobile Broadband Boom Catapults Policy Management Into the Mainstream, Heavy ...
Sacramento Bee
Furthermore, the transition to LTE will maintain the momentum around policy, because policy control is even more central in 4G than in 3G networks, Finnie notes. "In fact, policy is effectively mandatory as voice migrates to IP, since it will be used ...
BT Installs Free Wi-Fi In London Pubs
eWEEK Europe UK
Drinkers in London will get free Wi-Fi access under a partnership between BT and Heineken to connect 100 of the capital's independent pubs – if they are BT Broadbandcustomers. Any of BT Broadband's five million customers logging on in designated pubs ...
United to spend $550M on seats, bins, Wi-Fi and other upgrades
Chicago Tribune
United is choosing a vendor for its streaming in-flight video, which will allow customers to access video options on any wireless device. As previously announced, Continental Airlines signed a letter of intent with LiveTV to install broadband wireless ...
Samsung Galaxy tablet has edge for 4G use
Denver Post
With a two-year Verizon contract, the 4G-enabled Galaxy costs $530 for a 16 gigabyte model and $630 for the 32 GB version. Data plans start at $30 a month. A 16 GB Wi-Fi-only version costs $500. The Evo View, which has access to Sprint's 4G network, ...
Superfast broadband could be on its way
Goole Today
INTERNET users in the Goole, Howden and Snaith area could be set to benefit from a slice of an £8.54m package to bring superfast broadband to the region. And the government is calling on all users to push East Riding Council (ERYC) to get on board to ...
Speedy 4G Droid Charge looks vibrant, sharp
Boston Herald
By Paul Restuccia The new Droid Charge smartphone may be marketed to take advantage of Verizon's speedy 4G LTE network, but it's the display on this phone that will blow you away. It's called Super AMOLED Plus, and the 4.3-inch screen on the Charge is ...
EB, Elektrobit, Releases Entry-Level MIMO OTA Testing Solution
PR Newswire (press release)
With these models, the performance of a MIMO-capable device can be easily tested, allowing operators and OEMs to swiftly check devices to determine their quality and suitability for LTE mobilebroadband networks. As a three antenna system, ...
UK's slowest broadband towns revealed
T3
In a recent study by price comparison site uSwitch, the 7000-resident town took the dubious honour of having the slowest broadband speeds in the country, trudging into last place with a measly 1.32 Mbps download speed. Cranbrook wasn't alone in its ...
SA sets ambitious 2020 universal broadband target
Creamer Media's Engineering News
The Department of Communications (DoC) has set its sights on 2020 as the target date for attaining universal broadband Internet penetration. The DoC wants a single national plan in order to meet the aspiration, which will necessarily involve the ...
Samsung Conquer 4G with Google Android now available
PopHerald.com
Summary: Sprint Nextel started selling its Android smartphone from Samsung that includes the latest version of the operating system, the Android Gingerbread 2.3, “4G”WiMax connectivity, and cheaper price of just $99.99 on contract. ...
HTC Evo 4G Specs, Retail Price and Value Review
Mobile bloom News
Let's take a look at the specs and make a quick objective review of the HTC Evo 4G. On the positive and negative side, the HTC Evo 4G runs on the Sprint 4G network. While not as quick as the Verizon wireless LTE 4G network, it is certainly speedier ...
AT&T 4G LTE iPhone 5 Arriving in Three Weeks From Now? [Video]
International Business Times
By IB Times Staff Reporter | August 22, 2011 2:57 AM EDT New rumors about the much anticipated iPhone 5's release date have cropped up and suggest that the upcoming smartphone will arrive in about three weeks from now. Previous rumors suggested that ...
Mela, a Global Consumer Entertainment Service, Announces its Launch With One ...
PR Newswire (press release)
22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verismo Networks, a provider of end-to-end solution for broadband entertainment services, today announced the launch of Mela, a global multi-platform consumer entertainment service with one of the largest aggregations of ...
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Projects to Provide Broadband to Rural ...
USDA.gov (press release)
WASHINGTON, DC, August 22, 2011 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that 18 recipients will receive more than $103 million in funding for 23 projects to provide broadband services to unserved and underserved rural communities. ...
Warwickshire council welcomes broadband funding decision
BroadbandChoice.co.uk
Warwickshire County Council has responded positively to the government's announcement that new broadband funding is to be allocated to the region. The local authority, which is allying with Coventry City Council, Solihull Borough Council and the ...

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