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May 29, 2008

ONO to test broadband service with speeds up to 100 Mbps

Filed under: Miscellaneous — Tags: broadband, Internet, ONO, Spain, technology — SticKer @ 1:10 pm

‘ONO’ one of Spanish leading cable network operator will test broadband service with speeds up to 100 Mbps in the metropolitan area of Valladolid. This service will be a pilot project and the operator plans to test this technology for six months before the service’s commercial launch in Madrid.

The operator plans to invest EUR 75 million in the massive deployment of this technology which will enable it to complete the new network in 2009. Ono becomes the first operator in Spain to introduce a nation-wide broadband internet service with speeds up to 100 Mbps.

The most common internet speeds that people in Spain use range between 2 and 9.9 Mbps.

ONO has plans to bring this service in Valencia and Barcelona in last quarter of this year. As of now they haven’t provided any details regarding the price for the service.

[ Source: telecom.paper.nl ]

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January 18, 2008

Yahoo Implements OpenID 2.0

Filed under: Miscellaneous — Tags: Internet, openid, passwords, web sites, Yahoo — SticKer @ 11:23 am

Having to remember different passwords to sign onto various Web sites is a major annoyance in the Internet age.

On Thursday, a project aimed at ending the inconvenience by enabling a common log-in got a big boost when Yahoo Inc. unveiled plans to test the system starting Jan. 30.

The Sunnyvale company’s support gives the project, called OpenID, a major backer with 248 million users. It joins a smattering of smaller Web sites including LiveJournal, Smugmug and Technorati that already have joined the fold, representing another 120 million accounts.

Tired of having to remember multiple user names and passwords for different sites? OpenID provides one sign-on that will work for many Web services. To find out more, go to openid.yahoo.com.

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December 31, 2007

Goa to get Broadband Network

Filed under: Miscellaneous — Tags: broadband, goa, Internet, IP telephony, telecommunications, video conferencing — SticKer @ 6:57 pm

Goa has unveiled plans for a super-ambitious broadband network project to build a state that’s “enabled by IT to be efficient and accountable with a global thinking approach”.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched the Goa Broadband Network (GBBN) on Friday amid both expectations and apprehensions as to how exactly the project will work and at what cost.

Previously named “Goa Net”, the Broadband Network project will provide privileges to citizens, including information around education, health care, agriculture, welfare, entertainment, IP telephony, and video conferencing. It will also provide e-governance and B2C (business-to-citizen) services. In a bid to bring in greater efficiency, the network will be rolled-out to nearly 280 government offices, including municipalities, the collectorate, and the state secretariat.

Lauding the project, the prime minister said: “This pioneering project is an important milestone in the use of modern telecommunications and IT capabilities for improving public services and also the quality of lives.”

“As the program scales up from the 10 Citizen Service Centres today to over 200 by the end of next year, it will generate substantial revenues which will meet a major portion of the costs,” Singh said.

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