ISP and Wireless Technology
Wi-Fi 'illegal images' politician defends legislation
| Title: | Wi-Fi 'illegal images' politician defends legislation (ID: CSD5262) | | Author(s): | Declan McCullagh (CNET News.com) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (12/06/2007) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | The Democratic sponsor of a bill forcing anyone with an open Wi-Fi connection to report illegal images--or pay fines of up to $300,000--says a recent Internet outcry over the legislation misses the point. Rep. Nick Lampson of Texas, who drafted the bill that the House of Representatives approved this week, said through a spokesman on Thursday that he didn't actually mean to target Americans who happen to have Wi-Fi access points at home. The legislation also covers social-networking sites, domain name registrars, Internet service providers, and e-mail service providers such as Hotmail and Gmail. | | View this resource: | |
Philadelphia Picks Earthlink for Wi-Fi
| Title: | Philadelphia Picks Earthlink for Wi-Fi (ID: CSD4232) | | Author(s): | Grant Gross (IDG, International Data Group) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | Philadelphia has selected EarthLink from among 12 vendors that bid on implementing a citywide wireless network. Key to the city's choice of EarthLink, said Dianah Neff, CIO of Philadelphia, was the company's proposal that it fund all of the infrastructure for and management of the network. Critics of the city's planned municipal network, including Verizon, which offers similar services locally, had argued that taxpayer money should not be used for projects that compete with incumbent businesses. EarthLink's proposal sidesteps that problem.EarthLink said it will sell bandwidth on the network to other ISPs and will allow users to connect using any ISP they choose. EarthLink has submitted bids for similar systems to several other cities, and analysts see the Philadelphia deal as a big win for the company.Industry analyst Jeff Kagan said that if EarthLink is successful in Philadelphia, "there are countless other metro areas who would hire them to do the same thing, over and over." | | View this resource: | |
After the Bust: Service Provider Evolution in a New Era
| Title: | After the Bust: Service Provider Evolution in a New Era (ID: ERS0404) | | Author(s): | Daniel Golding (Burton Group) | | Origin: | Documents Contributed by ECAR, Research Studies (07/13/2004) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | "After the Bust: Service Provider Evolution in a New Era" is a Research Report prepared by Burton Group, an ECAR partner. It is available to ECAR subscribers through special arrangement. This substantial report describes the turmoil in which the national and international telecommunications industry finds itself today: the history, trends, taxonomy, issues, recommendations, and evolutionary future. It is designed to assist managers and network engineers in their efforts to navigate the landscape and understand the complex and confusing world of the telecommunications service providers. Burton Group (www.burtongroup.com) provides technically in-depth research and advisory services for colleges and universities, government agencies, and commercial enterprises. Burton Group's practical and unbiased research and advice helps technologists make smart IT infrastructure decisions in increasingly complex environments. Burton Group covers directories, identity management, application platforms, architecture, and network and telecom infrastructure topics. | | View this resource: | This publication is currently password protected. All faculty, staff, and students from institutions that have subscribed to ECAR at the ECAR Participating, Comprehensive Content, Corporate, and Research Studies Package levels are authorized to access this publication by using their EDUCAUSE personal profile. |
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