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The case for FttH
The highlight of the FttH conference in Munich was the presentation by our friend Benoît Felten of the FttH Services Study done for the FttH council. The goal of the study was to benchmark FttH/B services in Europe: how are … Continue reading
The art of interfacing
Yesterday at the yearly FTTH council Europe conference in Munich Geneixs announced their new FTTH modem/CPE, called the “Hybrid”. A commercial succes apparently, given the announcement of lead customers (Reggefiber, Cogas, the Icelandic operator and others) and the interest at … Continue reading
Putting POF cables in ducts with power lines
In a previous post I mentioned the possibility of adding a POF (plastic optical fiber) cable to existing electricity ducts with live power cables. POF is a great yet still expensive (lack of volume) option for a home network. Installing … Continue reading
The Wealth of Information
Some time ago I stumbled upon the best known book of Adam Smith “The Wealth of Nations”, with some time to spare. Well, there is nothing like reading the classics yourself instead of relying on second-hand (or worse) interpretations, if … Continue reading
Stepping up
It seems like KPN is taking FttH serious. The initial service offerings were middle of the road only, with hardly any distinction between VDSL and full FttH. Understandable if you only look at yourself as a company (“coherent uniform services … Continue reading
Bandwidth in the Black Forest
While the more urban areas experience a continuous improvement of access bandwidth, the gap with more rural areas widens. The importance of good Internet access for everyday life is no theoretical construct in remote villages, it is making the difference. … Continue reading
Data hungry
The multitasking ability of the IOS 4 has made possible some interesting new applications. One of them tracks and monitors datatraffic through wifi and 3G connections, warning you when you start to exceed data caps. My friends and myself have … Continue reading
Why is Xinmao bidding for Draka?
The answer is suggested by Hendrik Rood (Stratix): “There are only 4 complete patent portfolio’s for fibre optic manufacturing in the world * Corning (USA) * Draka Comteq (Netherlands) * Sumitomo (Japan) * Fujikura (Japan) The rest of the fibre … Continue reading
Gaming’s in the air
Kinect, PS3, Wii: what to choose.. Or don’t we have to choose at all? Techblog (Financial times) writes about cloud gaming service OnLive. You don’t need a console, pc or Mac, just a little set-topbox with a Wireless game controller … Continue reading
Resuming transmission after a great bike trip
The month of october has been spent on a mountainbike trip from Lhasa (Tibet) to Kathmandu (Nepal), most of the time somewhere between 4000 and 5300 meters height. Next to the great views (see below) one could see how wide … Continue reading