Councillor Gagan Mohindra, Essex's member for economic development, said: 'Building a brand-new
broadband network is no easy feat, but the long-term benefits to the economy and quality of home life makes it a very worthwhile project for Essex County Council to invest in.'
TRA's Acting General Director, Sheikh Nasser bin Mohamed Al Khalifa said, "The NTP4 mandates the move towards the single fixed fibre network supporting the development of a National
Broadband Network in order to maintain the ingdom's outstanding position at the forefront of technological innovation."
The new, advanced mini-VSAT
Broadband network will include southern Atlantic and southern Indian Ocean capacity, which is the primary driver for an expansion of KVH's already industry-leading Ku-band coverage by 25 million square miles.
In line with this, he said the national
broadband network could use the facilities of PLDT and Globe.
At least 20 states have passed laws since 2006 that limit local governments' ability to build their own
broadband networks. Laws vary in the details.
Last month, Al-Mannai said Qatar will invest more than half a billion dollars upgrading its
broadband network over the next few years as it looks to boost capacity for new telecom operators.
Capital outlay will remain high next year, in order to achieve the government's goal of achieving full coverage for 100M high-speed
broadband network by the end of 2013.
The new optical fibre
broadband network, to be built by QNBN, will accelerate the process of providing optical fibre to residential and commercial units around the country and accordingly will enable consumers in Qatar to access the next generation of
broadband network services such as Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in addition to enabling them to choose the most suitable services from a variety of different options.
EDB ErgoGroup will upgrade the customer's internal network to a complete high-speed
broadband network. The municipality's agencies, operations and service locations will be linked with 10-100 MB lines.
City Telecom's wholly-owned subsidiary, Hong Kong
Broadband Network Limited (HKBN), is the fastest growing broadband service provider in Hong Kong.
The expansion helps manage ever-growing demand for mobile broadband services by allocating more network resources for AT&T's mobile
broadband network.
The legislation would create a nationwide public safety
broadband network, one of the few remaining recommendations of the 9/11 Commission that has yet to be acted upon.
This platform and circuit card will help Verizon Wireless deliver a secure and reliable multimedia data connection, provide global roaming capabilities, and remotely add new UICC applications and services on the 4G LTE wireless
broadband network.
CULTURE Secretary Jeremy Hunt has pledged Britain will have "the best superfast
broadband network in Europe" within this parliament.
Summary: A new survey has revealed the UK's
broadband network is lagging behind countries in terms of quality.
