Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is due to spell out the UK's broadband strategy next week.
The deal marks the first time that AOL has been able to get access to other cable companies' lines, which is critical to launching a broadband strategy that will make up for the slowing growth in America Online's dial-up business.
Margins increased 30 basis points in gross profit compared with the year-ago period as the company tested a strategy to focus on broadband and mobile connection plans in place of its electronics, which have dropped in demand as the economy has slowly emerged from a recession.
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Espoo, Finland - Nokia Siemens Networks today announced its strategy to focus on mobile broadband and services and the launch of an extensive global restructuring program.
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Last week it was confirmed that Llanidloes would get broadband by next February under the town's regeneration strategy after the closure of the KTH car parts plant.
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Although the Ka-band service's 4Mbps downstream and 1Mbps upstream speeds won't have anyone dropping their 330Mbps fiber anytime soon, the pay-as-you-go strategy will let travelers and rural dwellers get broadband in a pinch, no matter how spotty terrestrial access might get.
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The City will additionally work with partners like the Smart Chicago Collaborative to develop a comprehensive strategy for digital skills training to ensure that Chicagoans can make the most of broadband access.
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The events of last year have therefore vindicated Boeing's diversification strategy, even if they have hurt some new businesses, such as a broadband-communications service that was to deliver live television and Internet access at 35, 000 feet, but has only one customer, Lufthansa.
"We intend to continually push the limits of our super-fast broadband programme in terms of the technology and the geography, " said Oliva Garfield, BT's director of strategy.
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