Baller Herbst List: 5-16-07
BROADBAND
Smithville (IN) Digital fiber optic network
"is improving health care in this underserved area"
killerapp.com
"The Internet not ready for streaming video to the masses"
tinyurl.com
"Surprise. In the past two years, African Americans
have been devouring broadband technology--and
the digital divide has shrunk significantly, at least
for this group. The share of black households with
a cable modem, DSL, or satellite Internet connection
climbed to 40% this year, Pew says. That's almost
twice as fast as the growth of broadband penetration
for the general population, which grew to 47%"
tinyurl.com
CALEA
CALEA compliance deadline passes, reportedly
hits VoIP and small wireless providers hard . . .
tinyurl.com
. . . CALEA panel at Intl. Summit for
Community Wireless Networks, May 19, Columbia, MD
cuwin.net
WIRELESS
"WEP is dead" -- "Last month, three researchers...
developed a faster attack ... that works with ARP
packets and just needs 85,000 packets to crack
the key with a 95 per cent probablity. This means
getting the key in less than two minutes."
theregister.com
"It's Silicon Valley vs. Telcos in battle for wireless spectrum"
wired.com
Minneapolis Wi-Fi from US Internet behind schedule
startribune.com
Private development offers Dallas' first major ubiquitious Wi-Fi
muniwireless.com
802.11n equipment expected to be available this summer
usatoday.com
VIDEO
Latest report from American Customer Satisfaction Index:
"the TV sector still has 'the lowest level of customer
satisfaction among all industries,' and ... every major
company in the TV sector did worse this year than last." . . .
dslreports.com
. . . "According to the NCTA, there's such "intense
competition and innovation" in the industry at
the moment (they cite BPL as part of this competition)
that the FCC should leave the market alone in all
but the most extreme of situations."
dslreports.com
Tennessee: "AT&T, in its battle against cable companies
and local governments to get into the television business,
has spent $1.55 to $1.6 million on lobbying expenses"
nashvillecitypaper.com
OTHER NEWS
NCTA president Kyle McSlarrow calls for
systematic changes at FCC
broadcastingcable.com
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