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Five Reasons for Local Loop Fiber

Often we take for granted that fiber optics is a good match for broadband access. Copper has served us well, and it...

Five Reasons for Local Loop Fiber
posted on: Mar 11, 2010 | author: John Bartell

Broadband Access Carriers Need Net Ne...

Net Neutrality (or Network Neutrality or Internet Neutrality), as proposed recently by the FCC, is good for the...

Broadband Access Carriers Need Net Neutrality Too
posted on: Oct 22, 2009 | author: John Bartell

OneChip’s Revolutionary Transce...

OneChip Photonics is attempting to revolutionize the access optical transceiver market with their Photonic Integrated...

OneChip’s Revolutionary Transceivers
posted on: Oct 19, 2009 | author: John Bartell

The Death of Telephony

The era of voice driving network investment is over. Voice is here, it is still useful, but it is almost invisible in...

The Death of Telephony
posted on: Oct 12, 2009 | author: John Bartell

The Internet’s Secret is No Sauce

The Internet is very good at what it does, though rarely is it given the praise it deserves. More often than not,...

The Internet’s Secret is No Sauce
posted on: Oct 8, 2009 | author: John Bartell

Light’s Dual Nature

Today, Charles K. Kao was named a winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering work on fiber optics...

Light’s Dual Nature
posted on: Oct 6, 2009 | author: John Bartell

Is Latency the Bane of Broadband?

Defined as the time from a stimulus to the completion of its response, latency is an often under-appreciated aspect...

Is Latency the Bane of Broadband?
posted on: Oct 5, 2009 | author: John Bartell

UK Internet Beats TV in Advertising R...

At least in the UK, advertising revenue for Internet marketing has surpassed advertising revenue for television.  In...

UK Internet Beats TV in Advertising Revenue
posted on: Sep 30, 2009 | author: John Bartell

Insight on Net Neutrality

Net Neutrality The Washington Post’s lead editorial is on Net Neutrality today. Not my position exactly, but...

Insight on Net Neutrality
posted on: Sep 28, 2009 | author: John Bartell

A Better Way to Replace Copper with F...

Kabel-X offers an innovative patented process technology for replacing copper cables already in the ground with fiber...

A Better Way to Replace Copper with Fiber?
posted on: Sep 27, 2009 | author: John Bartell

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