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Google’s real buzz – the shot across the bow of broadband providers

Google’s real buzz – the shot across the bow of broadband providers

I have for the longest time proposed that if we ever want real innovations and world class Internet connectivity it would take a company with the balls to be happy just being a dumb pipe. I said ... continue
I’m trying to get all excited about our future mobile web – really I am

I’m trying to get all excited about our future mobile web – really I am

Well you've heard it folks - 2010 and beyond is going to be all about mobile computing. iPhones, iPods, iSlates, Nexus One's and ChromeOS are going to rule. We can all start on plans to retire our ... continue
Now this is real broadband speed – Hot Damn!

Now this is real broadband speed – Hot Damn!

Up until today the faster broadband speed you could get in the US was courtesy of Cablevision in Long Island, N.Y. which clocked in at 100 Mbps and cost you $99.00 per month for the privilege. Now however that figure and ... continue
Analyst challenges ISPs to prove ‘bandwidth hogs’ exist

Analyst challenges ISPs to prove ‘bandwidth hogs’ exist

For the longest time broadband providers claimed that there was a pending doomsday of Internet congestion where the Internet would breakdown because of all the traffic. Unfortunately for these broadband providers that claim has been dis-proven six ways of ... continue
The Internet Robber Barons

The Internet Robber Barons

Anyone who has taken even a modicum of history will remember the age of the Robber Barons in the United States. What it boiled down to in exceedingly simplistic terms was vast amounts of wealth and power ... continue
Tiered broadband – Not because they have to but because they can

Tiered broadband – Not because they have to but because they can

There is this inane belief that at some point the Internet will be everywhere accessible 24/7 no matter where you are or what device you might be using. Everything will be streaming video and instantaneous news all ... continue
Many Americans Refusing Broadband Internet, Congress Tells FCC To Figure Out Why

Many Americans Refusing Broadband Internet, Congress Tells FCC To Figure Out Why

It's not an issue you would think Congress would be worried about, but it turns out that the refusal to get high speed broadband service is a big concern for not only the U.S. government, but governments ... continue
It takes an FCC study to show Canada’s falling broadband position

It takes an FCC study to show Canada’s falling broadband position

I have felt for some time that Canada has slowly been relinquishing the leading role it held for as long as I can remember. Granted in the medical field my home country still is well known and ... continue
It’s a sad day when a pigeon is faster than broadband

It’s a sad day when a pigeon is faster than broadband

We might complain about how it would be nice to have faster broadband but at least we don’t have to use a carrier pigeon to transfer data like Unlimited Group in South Africa. ... continue
Amazon’s new Pony Express service

Amazon’s new Pony Express service

Okay so it’s not quite a pony express service in the truest sense of the word but in a day and age when cloud computing and fast broadband are the hot buzzwords Amazon’s new ... continue
Broadband lies and increased profits

Broadband lies and increased profits

Broadband providers are always crying the blues and how they need to institute things like caps in order to provide fair service to all along with how expensive all this stuff takes. Every time ... continue
Broadband – a public utility or a profit margin?

Broadband – a public utility or a profit margin?

Our current crop of broadband providers, companies like Time Warner, Verizon and AT&T, have it pretty good. Their lobbyists often out number local government representatives they are calling calling upon on behalf of the ... continue
Time Warner Cable to try out some social blackmail

Time Warner Cable to try out some social blackmail

Back on April 14th I wrote a post about Time Warner implementing metered broadband in certain test area and how I thought it was a bad idea. I wasn’t the only one to write ... continue
Metered broadband will kill online video

Metered broadband will kill online video

I have said this before and I will say it again without a second of hesitation – metered broadband is bad for the Internet. It is bad for innovation on the web and it is ... continue
Australian cities to get 100mbps broadband. Bad news: it’s being offered by Telstra

Australian cities to get 100mbps broadband. Bad news: it’s being offered by Telstra

Australia's largest telco Telstra have today announced that they they will be upgrading their existing hybrid fibre broadband network to 100Mbps. The first city to get a complete rollout will be Melbourne, who should have access via Telstra's ... continue
Canada lost ground in the International ICT Development Index

Canada lost ground in the International ICT Development Index

In a new report titled Measuring the Information Society the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) shares with the world its findings for 150 countries and their place in the International ICT Development Index. Needless to say I ... continue
The day web innovation will die

The day web innovation will die

In the US and Canada we have been pretty lucky. Before much of the rest of the connected world we have had the luxury of unlimited access to the Internet albeit expensive access in some cases. Even ... continue
Now this is how you do broadband

Now this is how you do broadband

Om Malik over at GigaOM has a report on the newest move by Korea’s Communication Commission is planning on a countrywide broadband upgrade. The country already has one of the best broadband penetration and speed in ... continue