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Actual broadband speeds rarely as fast as advertised
How do you know how fast your Internet connection is? You probably just trust that your ISP is giving you the bandwidth youre paying for and go on your merry way.
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UK broadband firms dramatically overstating speeds
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 12:23:00 Customers paying for 24Mbit/s DSL only getting a quarter of that speed in reality Internet service providers (ISPs) routinely overstate broadband speeds, and rarely provide anything near the advertised capabilities, according to new research by Ofcom. The UK Broadband Speeds May 2010 research (PDF), conducted in partnership with broadband ...
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Comcast profits rise as customers select service upgrades
Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable company, posted second-quarter profit and sales that beat analysts' estimates as more customers selected premium services such as digital video recorders and high-speed Internet.
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AmbiCom Names Broadcom Executive as a New Advisor
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - July 29, 2010) - AmbiCom Holdings, Inc. ( OTCBB : ABHI ), a leader in the development of wireless products for medical equipment suppliers, today announced it has named Brian G. Bedrosian, Director of Marketing of Broadcom Corporation's Wireless LAN Business Unit, as an advisor to the company.
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Speed limit
What makes your broadband connection slow?
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PLDT KaAsenso offers free business makeovers, training to new subscribers
The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. recently launched PLDT KaAsensoa program that empowers and enables progressive microbusinesses to increase their profits and maximize savings with the right communication and information tools they need.
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Comcast quarterly profit down on NBC Universal deal costs
Excluding costs from the pending takeover of NBC Universal, cable giant Comcast's earnings in the second quarter beat analysts' estimates. Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable company, posted second-quarter profit and sales that beat analysts' estimates as more customers elected premium services such as digital video recorders and high-speed Internet.
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Virgin Media chief: rivals' broadband ads are 'grossly misleading'
Neil Berkett says government should crack down on marketing claims if it wants company to invest in high-speed networks The Virgin Media chief executive, Neil Berkett, has attacked rivals as "grossly misleading" in the way they market internet speeds to consumers. He called on the government to crack down on advertising if it expects the cable company to invest hundreds of millions of pounds in ...
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Comcast Profit Tops Estimates on Premium Products
Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable company, posted second-quarter profit and sales that beat analysts estimates as more customers elected premium services such as digital video recorders and high-speed Internet.
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Aware's Dr. DSL Line Diagnostics Platform Receives Frost & Sullivan Excellence Award
Aware, Inc. , a leading provider of DSL test and diagnostics solutions, today announced that its Dr. DSL® Line Diagnostics Platform received Frost & Sullivan's Product Differentiation Excellence of the Year Award for the DSL Test and Measurement Market.  Aware's LDP is an advanced software-based test solution that reduces service provider's operational expenses and increases revenues by ...
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