So Much Data, Relatively Little Space
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BOSTON -- A new study that estimates how much digital information the world is generating (hint: a lot) finds that for the first time, there's not enough storage space to hold it all. Good thing we delete some stuff. The report, assembled by the technology research firm IDC, sought to account for all the ones and zeros that ...
NDS Joins Nortel's IPTV Party
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LONDON -- IPTV World Forum -- Nortel Networks Ltd., at last, is starting to show signs of life in the IPTV world. Following news of a joint set-top box development, the Canadian vendor today announced a reseller and joint marketing agreement with NDS Group plc, a company with significant experience in the TV world. ...
Sprint Facing WiMax Delays?
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Sprint Nextel Corp. has set an aggressive target for its first WiMax network -- promising a wide-scale rollout of the wireless broadband technology in the U.S. in 2008. It's a target that may be too ambitious, according to analysts and vendors, with a new report predicting that the schedule will slip by a year or two. ...
At The FCC: Wireless Broadband Petition File Grows Fatter
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NetfreeUs LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of wireless broadband provider Speedus Corp., has joined the first-responder-service fray, asking the Federal Communications Commission for authority to manage a new nationwide Wireless Public Broadband (WPB) network in the 2155 MHz-2175 MHz frequency band. NetfreeUs has petitioned to be ...
Wi-Fi, WiMAX, and 3G Will Coexist and Compete for Wireless Data Delivery
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The three main technologies capable of broadcasting wireless data at broadband speeds to consumer devices-Wi-Fi, WiMAX and cellular 3G-are battling it out for market share worldwide. Each technology has its benefits and challenges, but ultimate adoption will vary greatly depending upon in which region of the ...
On 3Com's Storage Trail
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Several years after its former CEO helped start Intransa, enterprise switch and router vendor 3Com may be taking its own stab at the enterprise storage market. And it's heading straight for enterprise iSCSI. But don't expect to see 3Com's storage stateside anytime soon. Let's take it from the top. Since late ...
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