The one thing that all companies seem to agree on is that households will be connected to the internet via a broadband link that is always on, and that content will be shared wirelessly between rooms within the home.

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The Waterford plan is to use broadband technology to link Gallo's lab with researchers at Harvard and the University of California at San Francisco and bring the new vaccine into human trials in as little as 18 months.

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Microsoft has been hunting for a way to speed up the building of broadband networks that will link its operating systems across the Internet.

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The European Commission's plans for an expanded fund to pay for infrastructure to link EU countries - roads, broadband and energy - was one easy target.

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It has broadband Web access, telephone lines, a satellite link and a conference room for press events, she says.

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Sony announced last month that they would be releasing products including their new Internet Video Link capabilities, which will allow users to stream free standard and high-definition content through their broadband connections directly to the television, bypassing any set-top boxes or computers.

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