[1st-mile-nm] Fwd: 8.29.7

[Marianne Granoff]

FYI.  Edited for interest.


>Dumb Thieves With Saws, Not Guns, To Blame For
>Internet Blackout, Techdirt, 8/29/2007
>Well, well, well. Earlier this week we wrote about a
>report (the second one we'd ever heard of!) saying
>that gunfire had damaged a fiber optic cable, causing
>a bit of an internet slowdown in the northeastern part
>of the US. Turns out that wasn't...
>  http://techdirt.com/articles/20070823/201044.shtml
>
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>GoogleWiFi One Year Later - Municipal problems didn't
>stop growth, DSLreports, 8/29/2007
>It s been one year since the GoogleWiFi system brought
>wireless to all of Mountain View, California. The
>system has had problems with coverage and network
>performance as well as with security. However, the one
>year anniversary announcement on the...
>  http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/GoogleWiFi-One-Year-Later-86965
>
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>AT&T Scraps Springfield Wi-Fi - The muni-Fi implosion
>continues..., DSLreports, 8/29/2007
>AT&T has decided to scrap plans to build a citywide
>Wi-Fi network in Springfield, Illinois. The company
>originally "saw this as a growth opportunity" last
>year when the deal (a first for AT&T) was announced,
>but got cold feet just in the past few..
>  http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATampT-Scraps-Springfield-WiFi-87069
>
>
>EarthLink's Wi-Fi dreams may be fading, CNET,
>8/29/2007
>Layoffs signal a major setback in the company's effort
>to break free of its dying dial-up business and become
>an Internet player.
> 
>http://news.com.com/EarthLinks+Wi-Fi+dreams+may+be+fading/2100-7351_3-6204984.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
>
>Sprint and Samsung to Push WiMax in New York, NYT,
>8/29/2007
>Sprint, which recently said it would spend up to $5
>billion on a mobile high-speed wireless standard by
>2010, said it had awarded the New York WiMax market to
>Samsung.
> 
>http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-sprint-samsung.html?ex=1345867200&en=14f384608c06f527&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
>
>Technology history of WiMAX, Tech Industry and
>Regulation, 8/29/2007
>If you're a fan of technology history, you will enjoy
>this article in BusinessWeek. The article describes
>Intel's role in the development of this technology,
>that may well prove to be a marketplace disruptor.
>This article reminds me of the early...
>  http://telcom2935.blogspot.com/2007/08/technology-history-of-wimax.html
>
>Is Comcast Lying About BitTorrent Throttling? -
>Allegations denied but user experiences say otherwise,
>DSLreports, 8/29/2007
>Comcast was recently caught on message forums engaging
>in BitTorrent throttling through the Sandvine
>application. But Comcast flat out denies the
>allegations. Comcast spokesman Charlie Douglas
>reportedly responded: "The company doesn't actively...
> 
>http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Is-Comcast-Lying-About-BitTorrent-Throttling-86981
>
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>SurfCity USA? Not at Comcast, Consumer Affairs,
>8/29/2007
>Comcast is cracking down on customers it views as
>bandwidth hogs, warning them to curb their downloading
>or wind up on the curb. Trouble is, the company won't
>say what it considers excessive. It's like a state
>having a secret speed limit, customers complain.
>  http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/08/comcast_ban.html
>
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>Japan to research Internet replacement, Globe and
>Mail, 8/29/2007
>U.S., European researchers have already started
>similar efforts to rebuild Net's underlying
>architecture
>  http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/149734403/
>
>Security group voices concerns over VoIP, CNET,
>8/29/2007
>Following disclosure of an eavesdropping
>vulnerability, the Jericho Forum says VoIP tech is not
>ready for business deployment.
> 
>http://news.com.com/Security+group+voices+concerns+over+VoIP/2100-7355_3-6205178.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news