http://speedtest.raketforskning.com/blog Broadband News - Internet Speed test Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:48:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Communications Workers of America released a new policy paper as part of its “Speed Matters” campaign, a multi-million-dollar, strategic effort to help bring affordable, high speed Internet to all Americans. The newest policy paper is available at speedmatters.org, in the “to learn more” box. Also on that site is a ... http://speedtest.raketforskning.com/blog/2007/02/10/cwas-speed-matters-campaign-to-press-for-high-speed-internet-for-all/ The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a warning to Australia ISPs to come clean about their broadband speeds and stop using the “up to” marketing term, or face possible litigation. “Most consumers won’t understand what ‘up to’ means and then they are significantly disappointed when they don’t ... http://speedtest.raketforskning.com/blog/2007/02/01/the-infamous-up-to-broadband-qualifier/ On a day that Internet connection in Asia slowed to a crawl because of damaged undersea cables, StarHub launched Singapore’s fastest wired broadband Internet service. It offers subscribers a 100 megabits per second (Mbps) connection — three times faster than current services. Mr Mike Reynolds, StarHub’s head of integrated products and marketing, ... http://speedtest.raketforskning.com/blog/2006/12/28/broadband-speed-hits-a-new-high/ Technology industry experts meeting in Silicon Valley recently said broadband Internet access in the U.S. needs to improve for the “YouTube generation” to really flourish. An improved broadband network will better serve users of sites such as YouTube.com, at which millions of videos from the general public are shared online. Although ... http://speedtest.raketforskning.com/blog/2006/12/28/youtube-generation-needs-more-broadband-speed/ As online shoppers gear up for a season of intensive spending in the run up to Christmas, online fraudsters are also preparing for their busiest time of the year. Online shoppers spent nearly $10bn during the holiday season last year, 24 per cent more than in 2004, indicating a significant number ... http://speedtest.raketforskning.com/blog/2006/11/14/cyber-criminals-gear-up-for-a-merry-christmas/ WABASHA, Minn. - Karen Taylor remembers what it was like before high-speed Internet came to town. Taylor, who runs a scrapbooking business from her home, said her old dial-up connection took eight hours to load 50 photos onto a server for processing. “I’d sit there at the computer twiddling my thumbs,” Taylor ... http://speedtest.raketforskning.com/blog/2006/11/14/wired-in-wabasha-internet-brings-swift-current-of-change/ Despite this being the age of identity theft and online scams, more brick-and-mortar banks are offering their customers products and services for banking on the Web. Plus, Internet banks, which have no physical branches, are gaining popularity, since they often pass along their lower overhead costs to consumers in the form ... http://speedtest.raketforskning.com/blog/2006/09/04/online-banking-is-convenient-but-make-sure-you-also-play-it-safe/ China will overtake the US as the world’s biggest broadband market in less than a year, according to new research released today from analyst firm Ovum. China’s broadband sector has been growing dramatically at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 79 percent over the last three years. The strong ... http://speedtest.raketforskning.com/blog/2006/09/04/broadband-use-in-china-to-overtake-the-us-within-a-year/ Heading to the park? Don’t forget your laptop. Sometime in the not-so-distant future, the city plans to offer wireless Internet access to all residents for a fee. That means anyone with a wireless card in their computer could tap into e-mail or search Google, both indoors and out. “That’s really where ... http://speedtest.raketforskning.com/blog/2006/04/26/st-petersburg-wants-citywide-wireless-internet/ Business-focused telco Pacific Internet has retained the business of around 90 general practitioners (GPs) as part of the government’s subsidised AU$35 million Broadband for Health (BFH) program. The telco today announced it would also deliver managed security services to the group of doctors, known as the Hunter Urban Division of General ... http://speedtest.raketforskning.com/blog/2006/04/26/broadband-what-the-doctor-ordered/