The new standard will enable next generation systems to achieve greater performance, significantly increased packaging density and improved reliability - with lower power consumption.
The planes, set to arrive between 2014 and 2018, will provide improved reliability, a 30% increase in fuel efficiency, and a 20% reduction in unit operating costs.
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With the design changes and the cost advantages of high-volume production, GE improved reliability (uptime) from 85 percent to 97 percent at a price advantage to customers.
The plan, covering the five years up to 2019, promises faster journeys, 170, 000 more peak-time commuter seats and improved reliability, but depends on making savings and rising fares.
The MacBook Pro with Retina display features flash storage that is up to four times faster than traditional notebook hard drives, and delivers improved reliability, instant-on responsiveness and up to 30 days of standby time.
The project also includes significant improvement in customers' 3G network experience, including expanded coverage, improved network reliability, better voice quality, and faster 3G data speeds.
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Sprint's Network Vision project also includes significant improvement in customers' 3G network experience, including expanded coverage, improved network reliability, better voice quality, and faster 3G data speeds.
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All this requires improved network reliability and speed.
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As Network Vision continues to rollout across the country, Sprint customers can expect to see significant improvement in their 3G network experience, including expanded coverage, improved network reliability, better voice quality, and faster 3G data speeds.
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All Sprint 3G customers in these areas, including the company's prepaid customers on Assurance Wireless, Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile, can expect to see better coverage and improved network reliability and voice quality once the improvements come to their areas.
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As the next 150 machines rolled out, reliability improved, but not nearly enough.
"We would like to see reliability initially improved markedly and we want to see the journey time reduced, " he said.
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Railtrack, for its part, points out that it has improved its punctuality and reliability by 45% over the past four years while that of the train operators has deteriorated.
The system's reliability is improved due to the return of a nuclear generating unit in New Brunswick that had been offline for several years, the planned addition of a 660-megawatt transmission line between Manhattan and New Jersey, and added transmission lines in New England.
Reliability last year improved on 41 routes, stayed the same on nine and worsened on 27.
In recent years the underground's finances have improved even though its punctuality and reliability leaves much to be desired.
Not only does it lend globetrotters a hand, but Qualcomm claims the component carries a few other "world's first" features that allow manufacturers to build thinner products with improved antenna performance, battery life and connection reliability.
With a one-head platform design and fewer mechanical parts, the reliability and acoustic features of the Spinpoint F4 have been improved.
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Wind-turbine reliability, long a bugbear as frail units flew apart in heavy gusts, is also improved: they should work now close to 98% of the time.
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