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AT&T U-verse Extending Coverage Range in Existing Markets

July 17, 2010

AT&T U-verse and Verizon FiOS are two of the top tier broadband services that deliver top-notch IPTV and VoIP (digital telephone) services, but the competition has just heated up; AT&T has officially unveiled its plans to incorporate a new technology into its U-verse network that will greatly increase the effective range from the neighborhood [...]

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Broadband Stimulus Round Two and You

July 6, 2010

$2.7 billion dollars.  That is a lot of the proverbial cheese, and it is the current number of U.S. Dollars being dedicated to revitalizing the nation’s flagging broadband infrastructure by the Obama administration.  On Friday, President Obama announced a new round of grants, loans, and other government programs that were expected to comprise approximately $1 [...]

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Broadband Too Fast to be Safe?

June 6, 2010

One of the most common broadband-related e-mails we get here at High Speed Experts has to deal with security, and in particular the question of whether faster broadband connections mean more vulnerability.  It does indeed stand to reason that a much more narrow window exists to secure a computer or other device from infection or [...]

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Why You Need Faster Broadband NOW

June 3, 2010

The entertainment industry is changing rapidly, particularly in regards to how consumers get access to their entertainment. Perhaps the global economic depression is accelerating this process, as economic pressure means less room for companies to stand between consumers willing to spend money and those companies willing to provide entertainment. In this particular case, there [...]

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Theatrical Releases in Home Theaters Coming Soon

May 31, 2010

It might be a little early to rejoice, but it seems that many major studios are in negotiations to reduce the time it takes to move top quality movies from the big screen to the home theater.  The goal is to get movies from the big screen to the home theater in 30 days.  This [...]

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3D Technology Could Change Everything

April 7, 2010

Anyone who has seen Avatar in glorious 3D at their local movie theater has probably had plenty of time to determine where they stand on the whole issue of 3D video.  Regardless of where individuals stand, LCD vendors and technology firms seem to be adamant about pushing 3D technology.  3D technology will certainly change the [...]

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U-Verse Now Offering 24 Mbps Across the Board

March 31, 2010

Broadband is making big news these days, and major players are doing all they can to grab headlines, such as AT&T’s announcement that 24 Mbps U-verse service is now available in all markets that AT&T serves.  From the standpoint of consumers, there is absolutely nothing wrong with these sorts of announcements; in fact, these kinds [...]

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Measuring Broadband Performance

February 22, 2010

One of the best things about signing up for the latest and greatest broadband service is the speed, but how can one really measure the speed of their broadband connection?  After all, is there really a difference between a 15 Mbps per second DSL connection and the performance offered by a 15 Mbps cable modem [...]

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TiVo Law Suit Might Affect IPTV Future

January 23, 2010

It is hard to imagine life before broadband, and one of the best uses for broadband might just be the delivery of video content over the Internet.  While IPTV is a generic term for digital video services delivered over the Internet, typically via broadband connections, the problem is that there are a great number of [...]

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The Future of DSL

January 17, 2010

The future of DSL is something that many have been worried about, especially the high performance of fiber optics and increased focus on wireless technologies.  Before looking into some of the future DSL technologies, it would help to look at what DSL technologies have come and gone as well as those technologies that have come [...]