Expansion for businesses that want to take part in the Europe is being hampered by the cost of leased lines," he concluded. Conversely, he added, DSL technology does have a value for the corporate market.
Claire Gilbert, chairman of the Internet Service Providers Association (Ispa), said: "We have been waiting for regulation [on leased lines] for at least five years. Oftel issued a draft directive that BT will be required to provide specified...
In places where DSL and cable broadband isn't available, Inspired Broadcast Networks will use leased lines or even satellite - and it is at these locations where there is the greatest need for innovative wireless solutions.
Perhaps the only solace to take is knowing that dial-up, inevitably not always-on, means less of a risk than DSL, cable, leased lines and so on. And speaking of seedy content (CD.seedy.we know you'll geddit), a BT plan to find another use for...
Intel on Wednesday announced a slew of new investments that build on its global vision of wireless networks over citywide areas, a setup also known as WiMax. Intel touts WiMax as a last-mile alternative for remote areas not currently served by DSL...
Dial-up access, the old connectivity chestnut, uses a modem connection and telephone line to dial into an ISP's node to establish a modem-to-modem link, usually to the internet. Back in the day you'd be lucky to get 56Kbps out of a dial-up modem...