Tuesday, 24 August 2004

Voice-Over-IP begins takeoff. Voice-over-IP is gathering interest after announcements from many ISPs that it will figure in their future plans.

[Source: Whirlpool.net.au]
9:46:46 PM    


Columbia Energy to Bring Broadband to Rural Areas. Columbia Energy plans to use Vivato access points to serve rural customers in eastern Washington: The counties currently have no broadband access options. Rural utility companies in Washington State have been very forward thinking in bringing broadband to residents. They can use some infrastructure that they already have such electrical towers and backhaul to build the network. In some cases, the law prevents them from selling the services directly to end users so other service providers lease the access. Broadband access could dramatically affect the way that farmers in the region do business. Update: An InfoWorld article offers additional details on the installment. Columbia Energy hopes that farmers can use the network for remote control and monitoring of irrigation pumps and other farm technology. The price is right for access. For a symmetrical 256 kbps service, customers will pay $39.95....

[Source: Wi-Fi Networking News]
1:32:40 PM    


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