22 October 2005
Broadband Speeds on an Upward Spiral
Come next spring, BT will be trying to grab its share of the UK's ultra-high-speed broadband market with its new "Max" ADSL service. Max is expected to provide data transfer speeds of up to 8 Mbps.
21 October 2005
New Zealand ISP Abandons IPO Plans
New Zealand broadband provider, Woosh, has decided to abandon their plans for a public stock offering, but claim that the decision is not due to weakness in technology or competitive position.
06 October 2005
EarthLink Wins Philadelphia Wi-Fi Bid
Philadelphia has decided on EarthLink to be the provider of the new citywide wireless broadband network, which will be the largest municipal Wi-Fi network in the US.
04 October 2005
Google Wi-Fi May Threaten Other ISPs
There has recently been some speculation that if the city of San Francisco accepts Google’s proposal to offer a free citywide Wi-Fi network, the new network may steal customers from already-established cable and telephone providers.
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