International Business News - Broadband http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif IBM Corp. is throwing its considerable weight behind an idea that seemed to have faded: broadband Internet access delivered over ordinary power lines. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/ibm-to-help-build-broadband-network-in-power-lines.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:29:11 EST Prices for residential high-speed Internet service are down 20 percent globally from the start of the year, according to a British research firm. The biggest price drop is for DSL broadband over phone lines, with the average monthly price falling from nearly $67 in the first quarter to $53 in the third, according to the analyst firm, Point Topic. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/global-broadband-prices-down-20-percent-in-2008.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:40:14 EST In many rural areas, people who want high-speed Internet access have only one option: relatively slow and expensive satellite dishes. Now parts of rural Vermont could get a new choice. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/vermonters-to-get-largest-fixed-wireless-rollout.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:02:54 EDT Rather than face a second trial, the former chief executive of Enron Broadband Services pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of wire fraud. The plea deal requires Joseph Hirko, 52, of Portland, Ore., to serve up to 16 months in prison and make about $8.7 million in restitution to the government for Enron victims. He also agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in other pending broadband prosecutions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/former-enron-broadband-executive-pleads-guilty.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:25:17 EDT Congress has passed legislation that will require the government to keep closer tabs on who has access to the Internet and who does not. Supporters hope the Broadband Data Improvement Act will help policymakers better identify areas of the country that are falling behind when it comes to high-speed Internet access. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/congress-oks-bill-to-improve-broadband-access.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:18:17 EDT FairPoint Communications Inc. will provide broadband services to all of its customers in communities served by 51 telephone exchanges across the state by the end of 2010, company officials said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/fairpoint-outlines-vt-broadband-expansion-plan.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:21:40 EDT U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer says the agency is using federal aid to promote rural access to high-speed Internet connections. The former North Dakota governor spoke at a state Commerce Department economic development conference in Bismarck. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/schafer-us-ag-dept-promoting-broadband-access.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:02:43 EDT The number of new high-speed Internet subscribers in the United States fell in the second quarter to the lowest level since a research company began tracking the broadband market seven years ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/broadband-growth-plummets-in-2q-cable-stronger.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:02:21 EDT The former president and chief executive of a now-defunct company meant to provide broadband Internet service to rural areas of West Virginia and Ohio and create up to 45 well-paying jobs has been charged with misappropriating about $4 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/ex-broadband-company-ceo-facing-federal-indictment.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:58:10 EDT A new study suggests that attitude rather than availability may be the key reason why more Americans don't have high-speed Internet access. The findings from the Pew Internet and American Life Project challenge the argument that broadband providers need to more aggressively roll out supply to meet demand. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/84685-broadband-study.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/study-says-many-dial-up-users-dont-want-broadband.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/study-says-many-dial-up-users-dont-want-broadband.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:34:34 EDT In a step toward improving high-speed Internet access on the Eastern Shore, state officials approved a wetlands permit Wednesday allowing optic fiber cable installation over and under Maryland tidal wetlands. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/md-wetlands-license-approved-for-broadband-effort.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:10:37 EDT A new study suggests that attitude rather than availability may be the key reason why more Americans don't have high-speed Internet access. The findings from the Pew Internet and American Life Project challenge the argument that broadband providers need to more aggressively roll out supply to meet demand. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/study-says-many-dial-up-users-dont-want-broadband.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:01:06 EDT Greg McKinniss lives on a farm in the rolling hills of Jackson County in Appalachian Ohio, hoping his daughters will soon be able to enlist high-speed Internet for help with school research projects. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/ohio-trying-to-expand-high-speed-internet-access.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:37:58 EDT A plan by the nation's top telecommunications regulator to provide free wireless high-speed Internet service hit a snag this week over concerns about possible interference and a proposed censoring feature that upset free speech advocates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/fcc-chiefs-free-broadband-plan-delayed.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:46:32 EDT Goodbye, broadband over power lines. We hardly knew you. Once touted as a possible third option for home broadband that could compete with phone and cable companies, the idea of providing Internet service over power lines now looks like it has died in infancy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/broadband-service-over-power-lines-in-texas-to-shut-down.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 16:47:32 EDT Comcast Corp. reported better-than-expected results on Thursday, citing stronger growth in its digital cable and high-speed Internet services. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/comcast-earnings-broadband-profit.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 17:23:27 EDT Chipmaker Conexant System Inc. said Monday it has signed an agreement to sell its broadband media processing unit to Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors for $110 million plus possible performance bonuses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/conexant-to-sell-broadband-media-unit-to-nxp-semiconductors.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:37:01 EDT Comcast Corp, the top U.S. cable operator, said on Tuesday it will partner with a second file-sharing company Pando Networks as it tries to avoid a criticism over its controversial management of Internet traffic on its broadband network. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/40208-comcast-ceo.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080415/comcast-pando-broadband.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080415/comcast-pando-broadband.htm Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:45:58 EDT Over 700 Wal-Mart locations will allow customers to purchase Time Warner cable, broadband and phone service plans, the companies said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080408/wal-mart-time-warner-broadband-services-cable.htm Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:59:05 EDT Sweden's Ericsson said on Monday it was working with Lenovo, the world's No. 3 PC maker, to provide mobile broadband modules based on high speed packet access (HSPA) for Lenovo notebook computers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080204/lenovo-ericsson-mobile-broadband.htm Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:06:08 EST