We are living in a world of lightening speed information. Current events happening across the globe are online within minutes. People upload videos or post on social networking sites and although the people and their situations may differ they all have one thing in common; they all need faster broadband connections.
Bell Aliant (Toronto: BA-UN.TO ) reported a 1 percent drop in second quarter 2011 revenues of CAD 693 million. However, strong numbers in the growth of its IPTV and broadband sectors led it to boost its full fiscal year’s guidance. Its revised fiscal projection is now between CAD 2.72 billion and CAD 2.78 billion. Its [...]
Broadband network monitoring and intelligence solutions provider, Sandvine, has won five new contracts. The service provider for mobile and fixed service operators announced that three wireless firms and two companies providing DSL access have signed on for its services. The Company now has signed up more new customers than it did for all of FY [...]
Whether or not businesses or private persons should use VoIP is a decision that depends on the advantages of VoIP compared to the effort of changing the existing communication systems. Some of the advantages shall be presented here. Cost reduce Both, businesses and private produce, can save great amounts of telephone fees when [...]
„Voice over IP“ (VoIP) describes an approach to use the internet protocol for telephone communication. This includes telephony over ADSL or VDSL lines. In contrast to conventional telephone calls, VoIP does not establish an actual “line” between the participants. Instead, the speech is converted into packages that are sent as usual data. These packages do [...]
ADSL stands for “Asymmetric Digital Subsriber Line.” It is currently the most popular connection protocol for digital broadband connections to the Internet. It is a derivation of the DSL standard from the 90s. Unlike DSL, ADSL is asymmetric: That means that the data transfer rates for sending and receiving have different amounts. An ADSL user [...]
VDSL is the acronym for „Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line.” It provides much faster data transfer rates than standard ADSL lines. It is transmitted through a pair of copper wires that are twisted to a single line. Like ADSL, VDSL can be provided through a common standard telephone line. Consequently, it represents a significantly [...]
To enable VDSL you need hardware that consists of 2 – 3 components. A VDSL Splitter that seperates the VDSL singal from the telephone signals. A VDSL-enabled router with connection options for telephones, that provides the telephone and internet lines. Or, if you do not use telephones, a simple VDSL modem. Optionally, an IP-Receiver that [...]
