UK govt calls for 100% broadband coverage by 2005

Grok Headline matches for UK govt calls for 100% broadband coverage by 2005

Oftel welcomes BT aiming for 100%
broadband coverage by 2005

Oftel welcomes BT aiming for 100%
broadband coverage by 2005 11/18/2003 02:28 AM
PublicTechnology.net Nov 18 2003 1:44AM ET

Broadband: BT plans to extend coverage
to 99.4% of homes by summer 2005

Broadband: BT plans to extend coverage
to 99.4% of homes by summer 2005 08/20/2004 02:31 AM
PublicTechnology.net Aug 20 2004 7:21AM GMT

Ukraine's Yushchenko Calls for Blockade
of Govt

Ukraine's Yushchenko Calls for Blockade
of Govt 12/28/2004 03:41 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 28 2004 8:14PM GMT

IT Pros demand govt broadband
intervention

IT Pros demand govt broadband
intervention 02/17/2004 11:53 AM
What do we want? USO!

Majlis calls on govt. to implement law
on acquiring nuclear technology

Majlis calls on govt. to implement law
on acquiring nuclear technology 06/05/2005 11:44 PM
Tehran Times Jun 4 2005 8:43AM GMT

S Korea to train Pak experts in
broadband internet, e-govt

S Korea to train Pak experts in
broadband internet, e-govt 09/08/2004 06:30 PM
Jang Group Sep 8 2004 9:46PM GMT

Sadr Calls on Iraqi Govt to Quit, Vows
to Fight On (Reuters)

Sadr Calls on Iraqi Govt to Quit, Vows
to Fight On (Reuters) 08/13/2004 03:50 PM
Reuters - Radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Friday urged Iraq's "dictatorial" interim government to resign and said his militia would fight U.S. forces in the holy city of Najaf until death or victory, his spokesman said.

BT to double coverage footprint for
broadband SDSL

BT to double coverage footprint for
broadband SDSL 07/06/2004 03:12 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jul 6 2004 7:11AM GMT

Sydney Might Have 100 Mbps Wireless
Broadband Coverage

Sydney Might Have 100 Mbps Wireless
Broadband Coverage 04/29/2004 07:38 AM
Sydney, Australia, WISP Unwired plans 50 by 60 kilometer coverage at 100 Mbps for 95 percent of Sydney: The company is signing up resellers and will install 63 towers at a cost of Aus$33 million by July. This all sounds somewhat unrealistic except that the firm has apparently already raised a fair amount of money and has its plans quite advanced. (Perhaps it's a fluke of the Australian market, but I don't understand how a firm raised money without a plan just by using a shell listed company to avoid the IPO process.) The article muddles terminology enormously, which isn't unusual when new technologies appear. The journalist writes, Unwired's 802.16 standard-compliant Ultra Wideband (WiMax) network... Ultrawideband (UWB) is a short-range, high-speed technology. 802.16a is the standard underlying WiMax which has no final spec yet nor a certification program in place. The last graf is somewhat mystifying: It has been reported that Intel is involved in the WiMax Forum certification group, an international 802.16 fixed broadband wireless access standard lobby group. Intel has not been hiding its interest, and WiMax may lobby but it's mostly about certification and education, from what we can tell so far....

Five departments of Sindh govt to be
computerised by end of 2005

Five departments of Sindh govt to be
computerised by end of 2005 08/10/2004 07:32 PM
Jang Group Aug 10 2004 11:48PM GMT

Sentech announces new coverage areas for
its broadband wireless Internet services

Sentech announces new coverage areas for
its broadband wireless Internet services 06/03/2004 11:09 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Jun 4 2004 2:36AM GMT

Bill Gates : CES Coverage 2005

Bill Gates : CES Coverage 2005 01/06/2005 12:15 AM
Bill Gates, like many years before, headed up the keynote for the Consumer Electronics Show 2005. Introduced with some light hearted comedy by TV presenter Conan O'Brian, Bill Gates keynote announced Microsoft's plans for the "digital lifestyle" in 2005.

Gates, starting 10 minutes late, announced that many new devices are joining the "PlaysForSure" Microsoft program; the company perceives there being problems amongst consumers as them being unsure as to what music / content plays on what devices. Microsoft hope that any concerns on these issues will be alleviated by this program. Gates described music somewhat vaguely as "going digital", and suggested the company was "pioneering" in the area. He showed off the iRiver device, and the Samsung PMC. The ability to view photos on PMC devices like the Samsung was touched on by Gates, who discussed Microsoft’s advances in the area of viewing pictures. He’s hoping to make it simpler to transfer digital content like pictures onto your PC and demoed a camera (Nikon D2X) with new transfer technology, as well as in built wireless connectivity. Gate’s looked rather frustrated when attempting to demo slide show technology on MCE 2005; unfortunately, despite numerous attempts (and comic suggestions from O’Brian) the slideshow failed to work until later in the show. It became clear later that the bit had been setup to provide O’Brian / MS PR team with an opportunity to Photoshop some photos of Gates for comedy value; all in all the demo had three major failures.

Gates focused on “choice”, highlighting a commitment to letting people view content when they wanted, on whatever device they wanted. He described the centre piece for the drive as Windows Media Center Edition, and noted that they had shipped 1.4 million MCE devices. Products announced at CES included a MSN TV device, a DVD Recording device, new SPOT watches, IP-TV, and much more. Demoed was the MCE Extender for X-Box and MSN Remote Record (currently in beta, to be launched later this quarter). The DVD recorder was also demoed; the device is a records DVD’s, and also has a TV tuner and a hard drive packaged together; the box is made by LG, and features a MCE-esque style layout, with a very simple functionality. This device is one of many new “integrated devices” that Microsoft is keen on launching with MCE 2005. It also became clear that the company is enthusiastic with High Definition (HD) TV devices, offering high quality content in the home. One of the presenters talked about voice, video and data coming through the same pipe- named "IP-TV", an exciting, high bandwidth (and perhaps futuristic) vision of content being offered in the years to come. Software was demoed showing a baseball game where users could control elements like angles viewed, made possible via IP-TV. The potentials did seem quite endless for the technology, with a demo being given on content being streamed from a MCE box onto a mobile phone, and a mobile phone interacting with the box, functioning as a big remote control. It’s re-assuring that Microsoft aren’t just focusing on delivering content to one device (MCE boxes) but much more; it’s also rather worrying that the company could be dominating in many more markets.

Gates also announced a partnership between Microsoft, music channel MTV, and Tivo. Microsoft's relationship with MTV is key for its push into the media centre market. The company badly needs media providers like MTV to create unique content to get users on the Windows Media platform. As part of the agreement, MTV (and its sub-sites) will begin streaming content using WMV 10. Microsoft wants to channel more content from providers like MTV onto their media devices. The announcement comes with MSN Video, offering content for download straight to media devices like the Creative Zen PMC. "We've declared our vision of enabling digital entertainment anywhere, and today we are delivering three more solutions to make that possible," said Blair Westlake, VP of Media at Microsoft.

Tivo's recently launched "TiVoToGo" will be done in partership with Microsoft, allowing customers to transfer content recorded from TV onto their Windows PC. Microsoft will offer a membership based download service from the site, charging $19.99 per year for un-limited access to content offered online. Content will be available from Microsoft partners like MTV, as well as CNBC, MSNBC, Fox Sports, Cookie Jar, Home and Garden TV, DIY Network, Food Network, Fine Living, iFilm, Want Media and Break TV. Content offered will be suitable for the range of "PlaysForSure" devices and will later be compatible with Smartphones and Pocket PCs that support video. Xbox news was limited to discussion about the products achievements over the past year, and noted that the X-Box actually outsold the PS2. He noted Halo-2’s success, and said that there were 6.2m users playing the game. He noted a commitment to making it easier for developers to code games for the Xbox platform. Rumours that CES would see the launch of X-Box 2 were false; he touched on the fact that the next generation of Xbox would be taking advantage of much higher graphics power, which combined with HD-TV would produce much more enticing games.

All in all, Gates announced an impressive line up of new products at CES. Although MCE didn't really take off as well as it might have last year, the company hopes that 2005 will see far more interest in the product. Microsoft hopes to re-assert itself in areas where it perhaps lagged behind, and the offerings shown at this years CES are certain impressive enough to make a good start.

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X-bit labs CeBIT 2005 Coverage: Day 6

X-bit labs CeBIT 2005 Coverage: Day 6 03/19/2005 02:30 AM

Number row over broadband calls

Number row over broadband calls 04/19/2004 04:09 AM
Choosing the right numbers is essential if cheap net calls are to take off, argues an industry insider.

AOL calls for UK broadband competition

AOL calls for UK broadband competition 02/19/2004 11:20 AM
Key challenge

Bush Calls for Ban on Broadband Taxes
(AP)

Bush Calls for Ban on Broadband Taxes
(AP) 04/25/2004 08:34 PM
AP - President Bush on Sunday urged Congress to slap a permanent ban on taxes consumers pay for high-speed Internet hookups.

ISPA calls for broadband push

ISPA calls for broadband push 11/04/2003 07:35 AM
vnunet.com Nov 4 2003 6:58AM ET

Bush Calls for Ban on Broadband Taxes

Bush Calls for Ban on Broadband Taxes 04/25/2004 10:03 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times Apr 26 2004 2:15AM GMT

CeBIT 2005 Coverage: New Windows Mobile
Smartphone: Pantech PH-S8000T

CeBIT 2005 Coverage: New Windows Mobile
Smartphone: Pantech PH-S8000T 03/19/2005 02:41 AM
Smartphone Thoughts Mar 19 2005 3:24AM GMT

UGC Offers Voice Calls Over Broadband in
Europe (Reuters)

UGC Offers Voice Calls Over Broadband in
Europe (Reuters) 09/14/2004 10:44 AM
Reuters - UnitedGlobalCom, Europe's largest cable TV provider, said on Tuesday it would start offering telephony services to its broadband Internet customers, which would dramatically cut phone bills.

Intel's Otellini Calls for Government
Action on Broadband

Intel's Otellini Calls for Government
Action on Broadband 04/05/2005 05:21 PM
At the FOSE show, Intel's president claims if the U.S. is to maintain its technology edge, the government will have to play a greater role.

Outsourcing, Rising Health Care Costs
and HSAs Highlight Media Coverage in
First HR Intelligence Trend Report for
2005

Outsourcing, Rising Health Care Costs
and HSAs Highlight Media Coverage in
First HR Intelligence Trend Report for
2005 03/29/2005 03:55 AM
HRmarketer.com, the no. 1 online marketing and PR service in the human capital industry, has introduced monthly trend reports that will track companies and topics receiving most media attention, the top advertisers, and the overall health of the human resource marketplace. [PRWEB Mar 29, 2005]

Broadband-for-all possible by 2005 - BT

Broadband-for-all possible by 2005 - BT 11/17/2003 06:56 AM
Telco sets triggers for 2300 more exchanges

Broadband to dominate UK by 2005

Broadband to dominate UK by 2005 06/15/2004 06:43 AM
Will outstrip dial-up

Timms - broadband should be in every
community by end 2005

Timms - broadband should be in every
community by end 2005 11/13/2003 03:09 AM
PublicTechnology.net Nov 13 2003 2:16AM ET

More than Half of Dial-Up Subscribers
Interested in Upgrading to Broadband
During 2005

More than Half of Dial-Up Subscribers
Interested in Upgrading to Broadband
During 2005 03/22/2005 04:25 PM
New research from The Diffusion Group finds a marked increase in the number of dial-up subscribers likely to upgrade to broadband in the next several months. [PRWEB Mar 22, 2005]

After saturation coverage of Olympics,
why no Paralympics TV coverage in US?

After saturation coverage of Olympics,
why no Paralympics TV coverage in US? 09/07/2004 11:47 PM
Xeni Jardin: BBC Journalist and blogger Stuart Hughes says:

The Olympics were a huge success for NBC.200 million viewers. A "halo effect" that boosted other channels and programmes. An estimated $60-70 million profit (Source: Hollywood Reporter) Before the Games started, NBC boast ed of the depth and breadth of its coverage.1210 hours of events.103 commentators. 28 Olympians on the commentary team. A week from now, I'll be heading back to Athens for Greece's second remarkable major sporting event of the year. The Paraly mpics will boast:4000 athletes. 140 countries represented.525 gold medals at stake. 19 sports. There will be no American TV coverage of the Paralympics. Let me repeat that. There will be NO AMERICAN TV COVERAGE OF THE PARALYMPICS. Not one hour of live coverage. Not one commentator. Not one Olympian on the commentary team. Nothing. This at the same time that a record number of journalists are preparing to cover the Paralympics.

Link to complete post on Stuart's weblog. See also these related previous BoingBoing posts: Stuart Hughes covers Olympics on his blog; BBC journalist survives landmine; Xeni on NPR: Tech helps triple amputee to run again (thanks, Karim)

MarketingSherpa Calls for Nominations
for 2005 Buyer's Guide to Search Engine
Marketing Firms

MarketingSherpa Calls for Nominations
for 2005 Buyer's Guide to Search Engine
Marketing Firms 01/06/2005 12:21 PM
Search engine marketing firms (SEMs) and search engine optimization firms (SEOs) are invited to nominate themselves for inclusion in MarketingSherpa's 2005 Buyer's Guide at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=25762276745 - Nominations and inclusion in the Guide are free of charge. [PRWEB Jan 6, 2005]

CTIA Wireless 2005 Features Motorola's
Mobile Wireless Broadband and VoIP

CTIA Wireless 2005 Features Motorola's
Mobile Wireless Broadband and VoIP 03/14/2005 06:26 PM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Mar 14 2005 2:17AM GMT

Are Speakerphone Mobile Calls Less
Annoying Than Regular Calls?

Are Speakerphone Mobile Calls Less
Annoying Than Regular Calls? 04/21/2004 03:53 PM
Last week we noted a new study saying that people get annoyed with others talking on mobile phones because they only hear one half of the conversation. At the time, I wrote that this made sense as periods of silence followed by talking are a lot more jarring to the passive listener. However, this BBC report claims that the reason for the annoyance is that it shows that we're more curious about what the other party is saying. I'm not sure I buy that. It seems much more likely that it's the variability in noise, from silent to noisy rather than any form of curiosity. When the conversation is at a constant hum (even when loud), it's much easier to tune it out. Still, the findings do go against the opinion many people have expressed that things like "push-to-talk" where the phone usually acts as a speaker phone would be more annoying since we get to hear both sides of the conversation. In fact, the researchers behind the study are even suggesting that mobile phone makers may want to explore adding speaker phones to more phones to make them less annoying. Of course, the study only set up two conditions: a conversation on a mobile phone and a face-to-face conversation. They didn't test the speaker phone situation to see how annoying that was. It's possible that the annoyance factor comes from the inability to make use of body language to express concepts as well, leading to a different tone of voice.

ForeThought.net Launches Mach Broadband
- Cable-Crushing Broadband Internet
Service

ForeThought.net Launches Mach Broadband
- Cable-Crushing Broadband Internet
Service 03/14/2005 05:59 PM
foreThought.net, a Denver-based telephone and Internet company, today announced the launch of "Mach", its new ADSL 2+ broadband Internet access service. [PRWEB Mar 11, 2005]

IPWireless Mobile Broadband Technology
to Power Sentechs MyWireless, the First
Nationwide Broadband Wireles

IPWireless Mobile Broadband Technology
to Power Sentechs MyWireless, the First
Nationwide Broadband Wireles 12/10/2003 04:16 PM
ECTA Portal Dec 10 2003 1:56PM ET

Cisco Powers Hong Kong Broadband
Network's 100Mbps and 1Gbps Residential
Broadband Services

Cisco Powers Hong Kong Broadband
Network's 100Mbps and 1Gbps Residential
Broadband Services 02/01/2005 09:50 PM
Investors Business Daily Feb 2 2005 1:50AM GMT

Broadband National, Inc. Teams with NCC
to Offer VoIP and Broadband Solutions

Broadband National, Inc. Teams with NCC
to Offer VoIP and Broadband Solutions 06/17/2005 03:16 PM
Broadband National Inc. a has teamed with National Communications Contracting, Inc. to offer high speed solutions to NCC customers inquiring about the telecommunication products and services the company offers. NCC will leverage Broadband National’s IBIS (Integrated Broadband Information System) to deploy broadband and VoIP solutions to small, medium and enterprise level customers. Broadband National’s proprietary platform enables end users to instantly compare broadband solutions offered by more than 40 different suppliers, including SBC Internet Services, Comcast, Covad, XO Communications, ITC DeltaCom, SpeakEasy, and Nuvox. [PRWEB Jun 16, 2005]

Time Broadband cuts prices for Internet
broadband service

Time Broadband cuts prices for Internet
broadband service 02/12/2004 02:02 PM
Utusan Online Feb 12 2004 6:43PM GMT

Nethercomm Corporation Comments on
Forbes Article where Broadband-in-Gas
Stands out among Traditional Broadband
Technologies by Delivering Connectivity
of 100+Mbps

Nethercomm Corporation Comments on
Forbes Article where Broadband-in-Gas
Stands out among Traditional Broadband
Technologies by Delivering Connectivity
of 100+Mbps 06/05/2005 11:18 PM
Nethercomm Corporation Addresses Forbes Article "Seven Ways to get Traditional Broadband Services", which highlights Broadband-in-Gas, a Compelling Broadband Technology Enabling “Previously Unobtainable Levels of Connectivity of 100+Mbps” [PRWEB May 27, 2005]

Innovative Broadband Broker Saves
Businesses, Non Profits, Schools and
Government Offices Thousands of Dollars
on T1,DSL,and Broadband. Complimentary
Consultations Available - Act Now!

Innovative Broadband Broker Saves
Businesses, Non Profits, Schools and
Government Offices Thousands of Dollars
on T1,DSL,and Broadband. Complimentary
Consultations Available - Act Now! 08/10/2004 03:50 AM
1st-T1-DSL-Broadband.com offers customers *The world's only real-time T1 price tool *Low Price Guarantee - We will not be undersold *Free unbiased price research will save you money [PRWEB Aug 10, 2004]

Wireless broadband has developed into a
truly versatile broadband communications
medium while the national local loops
experience ongoing access problems

Wireless broadband has developed into a
truly versatile broadband communications
medium while the national local loops
experience ongoing access problems 07/08/2004 03:39 AM
Research and Markets are delighted to announce the addition of 2004 Global Wireless Broadband Report to their offering [PRWEB Jul 8, 2004]

Broadband Envy: Fixing American
Broadband

Broadband Envy: Fixing American
Broadband 09/02/2004 10:01 AM

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UK govt calls for 100% broadband coverage by 2005

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