Comcast to offer wireless Internet service

June 29, 2009 · Filed Under News · Comment

Comcast is all set to roll out its wireless Internet service from Tuesday in Portland, Ore. The company plans to add three other cities by the end of the year.

Comcast would b the first major cable operator to roll out its very own, wireless broadband which would be offering up to 4 Megabits per second speed and would be carried over the 4G network of Clearwire Corp., where it’s offered.
Elsewhere, the service will use Sprint Nextel Corp.’s 3G network.

The Comcast High-Speed 2go Metro service, on promotion for $49.95 a month for a year, would include Comcast’s wired Internet home service and a Wi-Fi router. The regular price for it is about $73 a month. The national version, using Sprint, costs $20 a month more.

About its plan to add other cities, Comcast plans to offer the service in Philadelphia, Atlanta and Chicago later this year.

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Alcatel-Lucent announce strategic plans

December 14, 2008 · Filed Under Learning · Comment

Alcatel-Lucent has announced its strategic plan to enable service providers, enterprises and end-users to take greater advantage and gain more value out of today’s web environment as well as its next evolution.

The company’s plan is to combine the trusted capabilities of the network environment with the creative communications services of the web (Web 2.0, Web 3.0 and beyond). This transformation will allow billions of customers to use millions of websites from any device guaranteeing security, quality, privacy and billing integrity. The overall service experience for end-users - consumers and businesses - will be improved and greater value will be created for every player in the industry. This strategy requires providing an open environment, which does not exist today, where all these trusted capabilities can be available between the network and “over-the-top” applications typical of Web 2.0.

Alcatel-Lucent will undergo a major strategic transformation and will take some significant steps to realign its operations. The company will be focusing on three markets: service providers, enterprises, and selected verticals and on four key areas of investment: IP, Optical, mobile and fixed Broadband and Applications enablement.

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Broadband Expert Compares Deals from Various Providers

October 10, 2008 · Filed Under Reviews · Comment

High speed internet access is now a necessity not only for those involved in web-based jobs but even for students, other professionals as well as the stay-at-home population. Obtaining a broadband connection is the easiest way to attain a fast mobile broadband internet access but often consumers get confused by the claims of multiple broadband service providers crowding the current market scenario. Broadband Expert is a UK-based online resource centre which aims to provide expert advice to allow consumers to make informed decisions when buying broadband services.

Broadband Expert offers consumers in UK with information on a wide spectrum of broadband packages from different providers. Consumers can choose from personal monthly deals, business monthly deals, pay-as-you-use deals as well as those which offer free laptops. Along with home broadband, there are also options for mobile broadband and switch broadband.

For the convenience of consumers, Broadband Expert provides easy comparison of broadband packages on the basis of download speeds, set up fees, first year cost and minimum contract. Other than these, it also compares broadband deals with free laptops as well those for mobile broadband. The site also provides a number of other useful services like a broadband speed checker as well as monthly download estimator.

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