Street Broadband

After many months of discussions and proceedings (including court proceedings) the latest version of Skype for iPhone supports the calls not only from Wi-Fi networks but from 3G networks. The application Skype 2.0 is already available for downloading in the App Store.
For a long time Skype for iPhone and other smartphones didn’t allow making calls [...]

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, promised that London will be covered with Wi-Fi networks by the Olympic Games 2012. Speaking at the conference ‘Google Zeitgeist’ in Hertfordshire Johnson stated that access points will be deployed at every lamp post and at every bus stop.
He also said that it’s only the beginning and in plans [...]

What factors have an influence on the speed of your Internet connection? Let’s consider those of them, which can be controlled and adjusted by the users themselves. So, the Internet speed depends on:

your tariff plan;
various viruses and other similar programs, as well as applications filtering traffic;
settings of your operating system and hardware [...]

Broadband service in Japan is considerably cheaper than anywhere else. So far, users on Japan’s bullet trains access the Internet by connecting their laptops via mobile phones, but connection speeds are said to be slow. Soon passengers will be able to go online via Wi-Fi, thanks to Japan Telecom launching the infrastructure. You get a [...]

Sony Ericsson launches two new 3G routers which look extremely sleek. The W30 and W35 offer quad-band EDGE, three HDSPA bands, four Ethernet ports and WiFi 802.11b/g support if you need to share connection with everyone at home. They also have a USB 2.0 port for printer server, where Ericsson throws in two extra RJ11 [...]