Also, we cannot ignore our cyber-infrastructure, such as building a 21st Century wireless broadband system that will power the companies of the future.
Our broadband system is slower than a lot of other countries.
"This new agreement allows LightSquared an opportunity to focus its efforts on obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals to begin building the nation's first, coast-to-coast wireless broadband system, " said Doug Smith, LightSquared's interim chief operating officer and chief network officer.
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In effect White Spaces look like a new broadband mobile system.
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But there were a couple of critical differences in that deal: For one, with its millions of paying dial-up customers, AOL didn't need to build out an incredibly expensive broadband distribution system.
Verizon Wireless has opened an innovation lab to work with software developers so there will be many new applications that take advantage of the new broadband capabilities at system launch.
Through its compact design, high-resolution image quality and blazing broadband speeds, the system offers business customers increased levels of flexibility and mobility.
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And then there is its crowning glory: a wireless broadband digital home entertainment system, installed by Abrocour with a digital kit of parts from Microsoft and Intel, among others, and a BT broadband connection in the broom cupboard.
The broadband-in-gas system differs from traditional BPL by using subterranean gas pipes instead of electrical wires.
And a military radar antenna is the key piece of kit in a system to bring broadband communications to passengers in commercial jets.
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CNN.com turned to Bob Schukai, the vice president of wireless and broadband technologies for Turner Broadcasting System -- of which CNN is a division -- for some advice.
Improvements to the network would also mean that many homes with poor or no broadband will have access to a system operating at speeds at or above 2Mbps.
We were, however, pretty disappointed the system's lack broadband connection detection, as the video clips offered were extremely small, extremely poor quality, and rather short (read: wonderful for dialup users only).
One substantial achievement, announced earlier this month, will make it much easier for Tribes to gain access to USDA funding for water and sewer improvement projects, electrical system upgrades and telecommunications services including broadband.
It proposed a worldwide distribution system called GIBN -- Global Interoperability for Broadband Networks -- at a Paris meeting of telecommunications officials from the world's seven richest industrial countries.
Apple will apparently be using a caching system that they've patented to take advantage of broadband connections for maximizing video quality and smoothness, and will supposedly allow direct-to-iPod transfers through the service.
While Dash has done a good job of keeping the overall system responsive, it can't completely hide the effective difference between broadband and early dial-up modems.
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