This is even applicable for websites, as the bandwidth decides upon the time that the internet service will take for downloading all kinds of data and websites.
Posts Tagged ‘bandwidth’
Testing the Efficiency of Your Internet Service with Speed Test Posted By : Aaden Bell
September 23rd, 2010 |
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4G mobile networks: From Russia with bandwidth
August 19th, 2010 |
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A Russian start-up shows how 4G wireless might work
WHILE much of the world is still rolling out the third generation (3G) of mobile networks, some countries have already moved on to the fourth (4G). Russia offers an intriguing example. Yota, a start-up with no old voice business to protect, has built a 4G network from scratch, burying 3,000km (1,864 miles) of fibre-optic cables to connect its wireless base stations. The firm is ambitious: it hopes to establish a global brand. That would be a rarity for Russia.
Yota’s backers have deep pockets and useful connections. Rostechnologii, a state-owned outfit, owns 25% of its holding company. Yet Yota has made some shrewd choices, too. Its contracts—900 roubles ($30) per month for laptops and about half that for smart-phones—have no restrictions on how much data can be downloaded (although the firm slows down certain types of traffic if a base station is overloaded). One square-eyed user downloaded nearly two terabytes in a month—the equivalent of 2,000 feature-length films. …
How to Deal with Bandwidth Misuse Posted By : SukhdeepSingh
July 12th, 2010 |
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Sometimes while working in network management, you simply need more information. Statistics that go really deep into your network usage is crucial to being positive that you are making the right decisions in your organization. You may have policies and guidelines for how the corporate network should be used, but as we all know most users choose not to listen and visit sites like youtube and Pandora, which are major bandwidth consumers.
Polycom Drives Down Telepresence Bandwidth Costs with OTX 300
June 8th, 2010 |
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Polycom continues to grow its telepresence offerings in the face of growing competition from the likes of Cisco and LifeSize, most recently with the unveiling of its OTX 300 system. OTX is designed to offer full telepresence capabilities while using half the network bandwidth as competing products. – Polycom officials are continuing to position themselves as a lower-cost video conferencing alternative to Cisco Systems, announcing June 7 a telepresence solution that offers the same capabilities while using half the network bandwidth.
Polycom announced its OTX (Open Telepresence Experience) 300, …
Google Apps, Facebook Devour Enterprise Network Bandwidth
March 30th, 2010 |
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Palo Alto Networks, a network security company, used its firewall appliances in 347 volunteering organizations to track Web application usage and reports some surprising statistics. So-called Enterprise 2.0 applications such as Webmail, IM, social networking, VOIP, file sharing and other tools led to all-time bandwidth consumption highs. The most popular were social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter, as well as Google Apps such as Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar and Google Wave. These apps flourished even in heavily regulated industries such as health care and financial services. In this slide show, eWEEK takes readers through some of key findings in Palo Alto Networks’ report.
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Cisco CRS-3 Router Meets Growing Bandwidth Demand, Analysts Say
March 11th, 2010 |
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Cisco’s powerful CRS-3 router is a significant step in meeting the rapidly growing demand for bandwidth driven by video, cloud computing and mobility, according to analysts. However, Cisco’s closest rival, Juniper Networks, is less impressed.
– Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers for more
than a year has been preaching that the seemingly insatiable demand for network
bandwidth will only grow as video, mobile devices and cloud computing become
more prominent.
Chambers reiterated that message March 9 when unveiling Cisco’s
massive CRS-3 rou…
Cable fault cuts off West Africa
July 30th, 2009 |
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Large parts of West Africa are struggling to get back online following damage to an undersea cable.
The fault has caused severe problems in Benin, Togo, Niger and Nigeria.
The blackout is thought to have been caused by damage to the SAT-3 cable which runs from Portugal and Spain to South Africa, via West Africa.
Around 70% of Nigeria’s bandwidth was cut, causing severe problems for its banking sector, government and mobile phone networks.
"SAT-3 is currently the only fibre optic cable serving West Africa," explained Ladi Okuneye, chief marketing officer of Suburban Telecoms, which provides the majority of Nigeria’s bandwidth.
"So all West African countries have to use it."
Companies were being forced to use alternatives – such as using satellite links – to maintain connections to the rest of the world, he said.
Telkom South Africa, one of the shareholders of SAT-3, has not said what caused the problems but said it was aware of "a cable fault on the Benin branch that is being investigated".
The 15,000km (9,300mile) SAT-3 cable lands in eight West African countries as it winds its way between Europe and South Africa.
"The rest of the system is unaffected by this fault," a Telkom South Africa representative said.
Nigeria has been badly hit because around 70% of its bandwidth is routed through neighbouring Benin.
The network, run by Suburban Telecom, was set up to bypass Nigeria’s principal telecoms operator Nitel which runs the SAT-3 branch cable which lands in Nigeria.
The SAT-3 consortium is in the process of sending a ship from Cape Town in South Africa to the area to investigate the fault.
Mr Okuneye said that by the time the relevant paperwork was done, it was likely to be "two weeks" before the ship arrived off the coast.
Meanwhile, Benin has been able to reroute its net traffic through neighbouring countries to get back online.
Mr Okuneye said his company was hoping to do the same but said the process would be slower because its bandwidth requirements were so much larger than those of the small republic.
Togo and Niger, which are not part of the SAT-3 consortium, remain offline.
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