FCC wants high-speed Internet for the masses

	U.S. broadband adoption sees significant spike | Google CEO preaches 'mobile first'
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	FCC wants high-speed Internet for the masses The chairman of the FCC shared some details about the upcoming National Broadband Plan that will be sent to Congress in March, including plans to bring 100 Mbps high-speed internet service to 100 million homes across the United States. Read More E-GUIDE: HP ProCurve Standards to Soothe Networking Headaches Is you network comprised of multiple switching tiers running proprietary protocols capable of handling next-generation applications? This Network World eBook looks at open, virtual switching, unified fabrics and bandwidth of 10 Gigabit Ethernet and more. Get expert advice on how to turn your network into a more simplified, open infrastructure. Read Now. In this Issue U.S. broadband adoption sees significant spike Google CEO preaches 'mobile first' Vidyo packages conferencing for campuses F5 deepens roots in virtualized platform Haiti Wi-Fi network links relief centers Look ma, no hands (while texting) SeeSaw TV-on-demand service goes live WHITE PAPER: Force10 Podcast: The Future of Network Design Virtualization will forever change the way networks are designed and built. Are you ready? Get expert advice on how to prepare for data center networking in the virtualization era. Discover where virtualization is headed on the network; strategic initiatives you must undertake; and more. Learn More Now U.S. broadband adoption sees significant spike Broadband usage has increased significantly over the past two years, as 63.5% of U.S. households now report having broadband connections. Read More Google CEO preaches 'mobile first' Google CEO Eric Schmidt put mobile devices squarely at the center of the computing universe in his first keynote at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Read More WHITE PAPER: Ipswitch The Value of Network Monitoring Even the most knowledgeable and capable network administrator is only as good as the network information that is visible, and that he or she can manage and act on. Administrators need to know what's happening on their networks at all times, and as this paper explains, that's where network monitoring comes in. Read now. Vidyo packages conferencing for campuses Startup Vidyo is now packaging its videoconferencing product for college campuses, which it sees as a natural setting for a system that can bring together multiple participants even on relatively thin network connections. Read More F5 deepens roots in virtualized platform ESG's 2010 IT spending intentions data shows that increased use of server virtualization is at the top of the IT priority list. Drilling into the data indicates that further consolidation and expansion of the number of application running on virtual machines is where IT will be focused this year. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Optimizing and Protecting Storage This document focuses on key Oracle Database 11g capabilities that help IT departments better optimize their storage infrastructure, enabling administrators to deliver a cost effective, scalable information management platform. Read Now Haiti Wi-Fi network links relief centers The exploratory trip last month by San Francisco-based nonprofit Inveneo might have been fairly routine -- or at least as routine as things can be for a group that brings information technology to poor countries all over the world. Read More Look ma, no hands (while texting) Despite the fact that bans on texting while driving are more frequently becoming law and that the issue has become such a big deal that it warrants its own Distracted Driving Summit, many realize that plenty of drivers will continue to sneak peeks at their mobile devices for incoming and outgoing texts. Read More SeeSaw TV-on-demand service goes live SeeSaw, an online TV service that uses the technology originally employed for the Project Kangaroo venture, has been made available to UK web users. Read More
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