Heard on the Net

News about People and Companies influencing The Broadband Home

Briefly Noted: Updates, Observations and Trends

Each month we collect miscellaneous happenings, studies, trends or observations that you might have missed. This month’s tidbits include online healthcare in Florida; an "area code" for broadband voice in the UK; Blending Mobile and Fixed Telecom -- and more.

The New "Broadband Cities"

City-wide broadband seems to be moving from technical experiments in small cities into the mainstream of big-city thinking. The recent announcement of plans for city-wide Wi-Fi in Philadelphia is only the tip of the iceberg. We report on some of the recent announcements, technologies and issues.

DSL Forum -- New Specs to Beat Cable

Over the past year, the DSL Forum has published a set of reports defining the future evolution of DSL--and establishing a new framework for DSL to compete with cable. We interviewed some of the participants and describe the new architecture and some of the key system elements.

Upcoming Conferences -- Broadband World Forum and OSGi World Congress

Several notable conferences take place in Europe over the next four weeks: Broadband World Forum in Venice and the OSGi Alliance World Congress in Barcelona promise to include some "don't miss" events. TelcoTV is coming to Orlando in November.

Your Voice -- Readers' Comments

We heard from one of our readers in Italy this month about his company's work on healthcare solutions.