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• Qualcomm promises 73.5 Mb/s wireless broadband by 2008
  Saturday 8 April 2006 – 12:27
  Qualcomm expects the second generation of EVDO wireless broadband solution to be commercialized within two years and offer substantially more bandwidth than today's DSL and cable broadband offerings: Professional EVDO solutions will reach 73.5 Mb/s while consumer solution may hit 14.7 Mb/s download speeds.
• Pakistani scientists work to improve poor man's broadband
  Tuesday 20 November 2007 – 11:12 in Business
  Scientists at Lahore University of Management Sciences in Pakistan are working on a new system that would hopefully allow quicker downloads at a cheaper cost.
• O2 UK Releases Details of Broadband Packages
  Thursday 4 October 2007 – 01:01 in Networking
  After the details of O2 UK’s upcoming broadband services and packages were leaked on the internet, the company released official details this morning. Telefonica subsidiary O2 UK has set a target of 10 million broadband customers by 2010 and promise a UK ...
• U.S. trails major broadband technology trends
  Tuesday 17 July 2007 – 09:50 in Business
  Paris (France) - A new report released by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) highlights the changes and market dynamics in the telecommunications industry within its 30 member countries. The collected data shows that the U.
• BT unveils 100 MB/s broadband
  Tuesday 27 June 2006 – 03:53
  BT Group, the former UK incumbent, is to turn its visitors' center at BT's Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station in Cornwall, into one of the world's fast internet cafes with computers able to download data at speeds of up to 100M B/s.
• Computer Makers, Cell Carriers Band Together for Mobile Broadband
  Wednesday 1 October 2008 – 04:40
  Just as how the innovation of Wi-Fi has freed laptop users from being tethered to an Ethernet cable to roam freely within the proximity of a wireless router, a new initiative by 16 companies hopes to make laptop users connected online nearly everywhere
• Eircom knew about broadband security hole since March, says engineer
  Wednesday 3 October 2007 – 12:35 in Business
  While some Eircom customers may have been surprised to learn that their wireless broadband wasn’t as secure as they first thought, yesterday’s news came as no surprise to Eircom itself, it has transpired. Software engineer Peter McShane allegedly first a ...
• Copper to still be strong in broadband networks, says iSuppli
  Tuesday 7 August 2007 – 09:56 in Hardware
  Telcos around the world are getting their dose of fiber, as they invest billions of dollars to upgrade their networks with optical technology that can handle the higher data rates demanded by new video services. But does this mean that the days of copper
• Hollywood working on broadband-delivered films for theaters
  Monday 5 March 2007 – 07:39
  A new partnership has emerged between Universal Pictures, Warner Bros, and Digital Cinema Implementation, to create a technology that would allow studios to beam movies directly to theater screens via broadband.
• Public comment period on free nationwide wireless broadband closing today
  Friday 2 March 2007 – 07:13
  Silicon Valley startup M2Z Networks is inching closer towards its proposed nationwide wireless broadband network that promises to provide free Internet access to 95% of the U.S. population.
• AT&T partners with MobiTV to offer live TV over broadband
  Tuesday 12 September 2006 – 06:23
  AT&T and MobiTV today announced that the two firms will be launching a new Internet service that will allow subscribers to watch live cable programming through a broadband connection. For a monthly fee, users will be able to stream live content from approximately 20 channels, with more content promised in the future.
• New Ethernet switches enable 100 Mb cable broadband
  Tuesday 20 June 2006 – 09:53
  Narad introduced a series of broadband access Ethernet switches that promise to deliver 100 Mb/s bandwidth to every customer on a cable operator's network.
• Study Brands UK Broadband Among The Slowest in the EU
  Monday 1 October 2007 – 10:32 in Business
  According to a new study, internet users in Britain are enduring some of the slowest broadband speeds in the EU, putting them below Slovakia, Hungary, Germany and Poland for high speed internet connections. Researchers from independent think tank the Inf ...
• US broadband penetration +16% since January, says Nielsen/NetRatings
  Wednesday 28 September 2005 – 04:13
  In a press release issued this morning, Nielsen/Netratings says that 17 million more American households have broadband access today than just this past January, raising the estimated penetration figure to 120.8 million, or 42% of US census estimated households.
• HP touts global mobile broadband notebook
  Monday 11 December 2006 – 08:36
  HP has partnered with Cingular and offers a notebook that could be considered the ultimate mobile broadband device at this time. In addition to the common Wi-Fi connectivity, the nc6400 comes with integrated UMTS/HSDPA-based technology that provides users with more high-speed Internet alternatives than before.