Posted by: Steve Senne | June 30th, 2010 | No Comments »
The IEEE on June 29 announced a draft Smart Grid standard to address energy storage challenges in distributed power generation.
Draft standard P1547.8, which the IEEE is targeting for ratification in 2012, establishes a common technical platform for distributed resources interconnection applications.
Posted by: Mike Boehne | June 21st, 2010 | No Comments »
The broadband stimulus program and the National Broadband Plan have generated increased interest and involvement in broadband deployment on the part of state governments, according to a new report from the Pew Center on the role of States in broadband deployment.
Posted by: Mike Boehne | June 21st, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The G.hn home networking standard received a boost June 15 when HomeGrid Forum signed an agreement with Broadband Forum to deliver a G.hn interoperability testing program.
Posted by: Steve Senne | June 14th, 2010 | No Comments »
Charter Communications said on June 9 that it will expand high-definition (HD) video services to customers based on switched digital video (SDV) equipment and services from Motorola.
Posted by: Mike Boehne | June 8th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Video services will generate more than $250 billion in revenues worldwide by 2014, according to the biannual Video Services and Subscribers report from Infonetics Research released in early June. The forecast includes revenues from cable television, IPTV and satellite video services.
Posted by: Steve Senne | June 4th, 2010 | No Comments »
Mobile VOIP users will exceed 100 million by 2012, according to a new study from Juniper Research.
“By that date mobile VOIP will be available over both 3G and WiFi networks,” said Anthony Cox, Senior Analyst at Juniper Research, in a press release announcing the study results. “We also anticipate that several more traditional operators will have joined 3UK and Verizon and developed relationships with mobile VOIP players such as Skype.”
Posted by: Mike Boehne | June 4th, 2010 | No Comments »
Delaware is the U.S. state with the highest average download speeds according to Net Index, a web site operated by network diagnostic provider Ookla with the goal of fostering public research, analysis and discussion of global broadband usage and performance.
