Analysis Poll Week 8

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This week poll is about which of you guys prefer to have a wired high-speed broadband or a wireless high-speed broadband. As you can see 25% chose wired and 75% chose wireless. Actually the best answer is wireless high-speed broadband. Wireless broadband allows you to surf the internet without the disturbances and troubles of cables, it is also known for its high speed. It is quite irritating and frustrating when your internet connection becomes weak especially if you are downloading something or using internet for some urgent work. But with your wireless connection, you don't have to worry about that problem and it is also quite easy to set up a wireless broadband connection.

References
Internet references

• Ezine articles, The advantage of using wireless broadband [online], Retrieved 2nd November, URL:  http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Advantages-of-Using-Wireless-Broadband&id=5303450

APEC Eyes High-Speed Broadband Networks by 2020

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This news is from Tokyo. It says that Asian and Pacific countries that agreed to help establish the next generation of high speed broadband networks in their region by 2020. The Japanese internal affairs and communication ministry said that , they will access high speed broadband network to expand and improve ICT infrastructure for knowledge based economies in the APEC region. They also will recognise that opportunities to access information through initiatives such as infrastructure developement need to be priority. Then, its also said that they will commit toward achieving the goal of universal access to (current-generation) broadband in the APEC region by 2015. Internet broadband subscriptions have increased from 0.2 per 100 inhabitants in the region in 1999 to 10.8 in 2009, an APEC. It said the broadband penetration rate stands at 0.7 percent in Indonesia and 2.8 percent in Peru, while it reaches 27.1 percent in the United States and 24.9 percent in Japan. It said the broadband penetration rate stands at 0.7 percent in Indonesia and 2.8 percent in Peru, while it reaches 27.1 percent in the United States and 24.9 percent in Japan.

References
Internet References 

• APEC eyes high-speed broadband networks by 2020 [online], Retrieved by; Tuesday 2 Nov 2010, URL: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101031/tc_afp/apectelecominternet

Google Brings 1Gbps to Standford University

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As you guys know from our previous posts, Google has launched a experimental high speed broadband service to many areas in the United States. Recently Google have announced that Standford University in California is one of the areas they will be providing 1 Gbps to. The service will be provided to 850 faculty and staff's homes on the campus. Their goal is to to build up to 50,000 or maybe 500,000 people with this ultra-high speed broadband. According to The Official Google Blog, "Stanford’s Residential Subdivision—our first “beta” deployment to real customers—will be a key step towards that goal. " I see this as a very good idea for Google because Google's HQ is reasonably close by to Standford University's campus so if the service is in need of any maintenance or analysis; it'll be quick to send the results to Google's HQ to manage. Also Stanford University is quite a prestigious university; therefore, they are bound to have bright students and excellent lecturers to give their feedback. Let's hope this service will eventually spread throughout the world soon!


Here's a fun video of Google's little competition among several companies on deploying fiber optics.


References
Internet References

• AccuraCast News, Stanford Homes to Get Ultra-High Speed Broadband[Online], Retrieved 27th October 2010, URL: http://news.accuracast.com/google-7471/stanford-homes-to-get-ultra-high-speed-broadband/
• The Official Google Blog, Bringing Ultra-High Speed Broadband to Standford Homes[Online], Retrieved 27th October, URL: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/bringing-ultra-high-speed-broadband-to.html

Analysis Poll Week 7

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This week our poll talk about what types of users that use high speed broad band technology the most. This poll helps us to share more information for specific user and random user. By observing this poll, we can see that student and business man have the same percentage while, average user has the smallest percentage. Student and business man have 43%. It may because they have more information about high speed broadband. Student commonly use high speed broadband to make their assignments  and projects. They need a fast technology to do some research and information by using the internet. Nowadays, most of student use internet more than books to make a research or to find an information. While business men, they commonly use internet technology to communicate with others business partner that stayed in other countries. High speed broadband technology is the fastest internet, so their work and communication will become faster. Average user may not have enough information about high speed broadband. They may think every broadband have the same speed and quality. We should share more information to other users so that they have the same thought and have more information about high speed broadband. With this, high speed broadband will have more users then now.

RM1Billion Initiative to Promote High Speed Broadband and Cheap Access for Poor Students

RM1billion initiative to provide school children from poor households with Internet-enabled netbook computers and promote high-speed broadband usage. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced the National Broadband Initiative at the Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur. Under the programme, a student would only have to pay RM38 a month for the netbook and Internet access. Needy students in rural areas will pay even less RM20 a month. They also setting up 138 Internet centres for the rakyat at state information department offices that will benefit 400,000 people and 1,105 e-kiosks at community centres nationwide, at the cost of RM40million in total.



References
Internet references

• The Star Online, Cheap Access for Poor Students [online], Retrieved 21th October, URL : http://thestaronline.tv/v/5345
• The Star Online, RM1 Billion Initiative to Promote High Speed Broadband [online], Retrieved 21th October, URL : http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/3/25/nation/5931577&sec=nation

Introduction to HSPA+

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High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) as defined in Webopedia.com is a set of mobile telephony protocols that includes two popular standards; HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access).HSPA was deployed in 2005 and has been evolving ever since. HSPA services are mostly found in mobile devices such as mobile phones or laptops with HSPA modems. Compared to Wideband Code Division Multiple Acces (WCDMA), which was what most mobile devices use to access the Internet or transfer data, HSPA was a big step up to Internet access through mobile devices. WCDMA supports up to 384 Kbps downlink speed and uplink speed. While HSPA supports up to 14.4 Mbps downlink speed and 5.7 Mbps uplink speed.

HSPA+ also know as "Evolution of HSPA" or "I-HSPA" is the successor of HSPA. It supports up to 42 Mbps downlink speed and 11 Mbps uplink speed. Not many Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) carriers provide HSPA+ service. As mentioned in the previous post, T-Mobile in North America does provide this speedy data connection. The video below gives a clearer explanation of what HSPA is with visuals.



References
Internet References

• PC Magazine, HSPA Definition from PC Magazine Encyclopedia [Online], Retrieved 20th October 2010, URL: http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=HSPA&i=58942,00.asp
• Webopedia, What is High Speed Packet Access? [Online], Retrieved 20th Ocotober 2010,URL: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/H/High_Speed_Packet_Access.html 
• The Free Dictionary, HSPA definition of HSPA in the Free Online Encyclopedia [Online], Retrieved 20th October 2010, URL: http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/HSPA 

Analysis Poll Week 6

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Our recent poll asking,"What speed is considered high speed broadband?" was asked last week and it has shown that 50% of voters chose 10Mbps and 20Mbps; while 5Mbps had a 0% vote. Now the phrase 'high speed broadband' can serve to many different meanings when it comes to speed. There is never really a definite throughput of a connection that defines it as high speed broadband. But there is one for broadband, according to the FCC,

Broadband or high-speed Internet access allows users to access the Internet and Internet-related services at significantly higher speeds than those available through “dial-up” Internet access services. Broadband speeds vary significantly depending on the particular type and level of service ordered and may range from as low as 200 kilobits per second (kbps), or 200,000 bits per second, to six megabits per second (Mbps), or 6,000,000 bits per second. Some recent offerings even include 50 to 100 Mbps. Broadband services for residential consumers typically provide faster downstream speeds (from the Internet to your computer) than upstream speeds (from your computer to the Internet). 

So therefore, the term High Speed Broadband can be defined differently depending on different ISP's or users. But in our opinion, any Internet connection speed faster than 10Mbps is considered because most ISP's in the world are providing fast broadband connection in the range of 10Mbps and higher.

References
Internet Reference

• Federal Communication Commission, Getting Broadband[Online], Retrieved 14th Ocotber, URL: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/highspeedinternet.html

T-Mobile Launches Mobile High-Speed Broadband in More Markets

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T-mobile has launched new technology it is called “HSPA+ technology”. Its offers speeds of up to 21 Mbps. Recently, the company of t-mobile is reducing its data pricing on a promotional basis. The operator now offers 15 devices, including this month's launch of the myTouch 3G. One device, the webConnect Rocket, is the only device that can take advantage of the HSPA+ speeds. HSPA+ networks are backward compatible down to the slowest HSPA speeds. In April, t-mobile dropped 5 GB data cap on its broadband plan.



Reference
Internet References

• T-Mobile Launches Mobile High-Speed Broadband in More Markets, [Online],Retrieved 12th Oct 2010, URL: http://www.fiercemobileit.com/story/t-mobile-launches-mobile-high-speed-broadband-more-markets

Analysis Poll Week 5

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This analysis poll week 5 shows that amongst 47 total votes, 81% of it chose fiber optic, 11% on cable and 9% on Ethernet. The right answer for the question is actually fiber optic. Fiber optic it is made up of super-thin filaments of glass or other transparent materials that can carry beams of light. Because a fiber-optic cable is light-based, data can be sent through it at the speed of light. Using a laser transmitter that encodes frequency signals into pulses of light, ones and zeros are sent through the cable. The receiving end of the transmission translates the light signals back into data which can be read by a computer. Compare to a cable and Ethernet, their connection is much slower than fiber optic.

References
Internet reference

• TechTerms, fiber-optic cable definition [Online], Retreived 11th October 2010, URL http://www.techterms.com/definition/fiberopticcable

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Benefits Of Highspeed Broadband Slideshow

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Benefits of highspeed broadband

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References
http://speedybband.blogspot.com/2010/08/benefits-of-high-speed-broadband.html

Analysis Poll Week 4

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From the poll that we have created for week 4, you can see that both Unifi and Time Broadband are both tied at 50%. While PenangFON is at 0%. That is probably because PenangFon is not that well marketed or advertised. Also because PenangFON offers only fiber optic connection to only businesses. Unifi is definitely more known that the rest and I must say that Unifi is probably the most known high speed broadband service provider in Malaysia. That is because they can market very well and they know how to sell. But Unifi's prices for the amount of speed offered is quite high and that is probably why it was tied with Time Broadband. Now with Time Broadband, they offer up to 50Mbps and I believe is the only service provider in Malaysia to do so. The pricing for Time Broadband's 50Mbps is exactly the same price as Unifi's 10Mbps at RM199 per month. That probably also tells why Time Broadband had a higher vote than expected.

References
http://www.time.com.my/consumer/time_fibre_broadband.asp
http://www.penangfon.com/pricing.html
http://www.unifi.my/unifi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76&Itemid=206

Google to Test Ultrafast Broadband to the Home

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Google plans a test that will provide 50,000 to 500,000 people with fiber-optic broadband internet access with the speed of a gigabit per second soon this year. They said that they are planning to test the ultra high speed broadband in a small number of trial location across the states. The speed they delivered is more than a 100 times faster than what Americans have access today. Their goal is to experiment with new ways to help make internet access better and faster for everyone. They also said that broadband is a major driver of new jobs, businesses and high speed internet access must be  much more widely available. Google suggested trials of gigabit per second Net access in comment to the Federal Communications Commission's National Broadband Plan, but Google then realize that itself could be a catalyst. Google will offer the broadband access "at competitive prices," Kelly said in the video about the project



References
Internet References

• Cnet News, Google to Test Ultrafast Broadband to the Home[Online], Retrieved 29th September 2010, URL: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000061-264.html

RM1.3 Billion Spent on TM’s High-Speed Broadband

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Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) has so far spent RM1.3bil of the RM11.3bil allocated for the high-speed broadband (HSBB) project. Most of that was spent to develop the core network and to secure international capacity to prepare for HSBB. The next stage will be rolling out fibre optics for the last mile at targeted geographical locations, which are high density areas within the Federal Territory and Selangor. the total HSBB investment, the Government will contribute RM2.4bil, which will take the form of disbursement, on a one-to-one matching basis. In other words, the Government will give RM1 to TM for every RM1 that it invests in HSBB, up to a maximum of RM2.4bil. datuk zam isa, the Chief Executive Officer, Malaysia Business, TM said that by the end of 2012, about 1.3 million premises would have access to HSBB services, in accordance with the completion of the first phase of the project agreed with the Government. TM currently has close to 1.4 million broadband customers. TM is experiencing a smaller growth in net additions for its broadband service, while WiMAX operator Packet One Networks (M) Sdn Bhd has been enjoying high subscription rates.

References

RM1.3 Billion Spent on TM's High-Speed Broadband [online], Retrieved 29 September 2010

URL-http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/30/business/5005858&sec=business

1Gbps in Malaysia!

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References
Internet References 

• The Star Online, Telco: '1Gbps is Speed That You Can Hardly Fathom ... it is Like Having a Billion Dollars[Online], Retreived 25th September 2010, URL: http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/27/business/6926541&sec=business/

Analysis Poll Week 3

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This analysis is show that fiber optic is better than DSL. Most of people vote for fiber optic because it is faster than DSL.

South Korea to get super High-Speed Broadband (Bruneian podcast)

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Transcript

Msa ni d South Korea, uang-uangnya binjoy labih kuang kapantasan kalajuan muat tuun 43.3Mbps. kalau dbandingkan sma America sa ni 8.9Mbps ganya tu. Di masa kan datang South Korea ani kan mamplan mambuat infratruktur super broadband yang mangapuld sama muat tuun kalajuan 1Gbps sabalum 2013, nda g batah uang2 sana atu dapat tia muat tuun pilim cita yang panuh 2 saat ganya. Prujek ani baharga labih kuang jua 24.5 billion dollar. Dah tah kana galar tampat yang bawayar di dunia ani, Servis barunya ani ada di Bandar-bandar basar sama kalau dbandar damit connection nya atu 50-100 Mbps gnya tu

Analysis Poll Week 2 (Malay Podcast)

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Podcast



Transcript
Saya harus mengatakan bahawa saya tidak begitu terkejut dari 42% suara TMnet sebagai khidmat pelanggan terburuk. Aku yakin banyak dari kita yang telah melalui pengalaman melanggan perkhidmatan Internet TMnet hanya untuk menerima perkhidmatan yang sebenarnya satu bulan dua hari kemudian, beberapa bahkan lebih lama! Saya berharap hal ini hanya akan meningkatkan di masa depan, sehingga kita Malaysia akan dapat menerima high perkhidmatan yang kita bayar. The 29% dari suara yang memberi perkhidmatan TMnet props yang pasti 'berjaya' yang. Saya tidak mengatakan bahawa semua perkhidmatan ini buruk, tapi proses penerimaan itu yang mengerikan. Adapun 29% lain, saya berharap bahawa kamu akan menerima perkhidmatan yang lebih baik apabila anda melanggan untuk perkhidmatan Internet TMnet's. Dan kepada orang yang tidak mendapatkan kesempatan untuk memilih, apa yang anda fikirkan tentang khidmat pelanggan TMnet's?

DSL VS FIBER OPTIC ! (Indonesian Podcast)

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Transcript

Serat optik jauh lebih baik dari DSL. Kedua teknologi ini sering dibandingkan oleh orang banyak orang. DSL atau Digital Subscriber Line ditularkan melalui kabel telepon yang terbuat dari tembaga. Kecepatan DSL mampu hingga 8 Mbps untuk men-download beberapa file. kabel fiber optik terbuat dari kaca. Kecepatan koneksi serat optik menggunakan kabel serat optik adalah gigabit per detik, jauh lebih cepat dari kabel DSL. koneksi Fiber optik adalah enam kali lebih cepat daripada koneksi DSL. Fiber optik adalah yang tercepat dan kecepatannya sampai dengan 50 Mbps. Tidak seperti koneksi DSL yang mudah untuk digunakan oleh setiap orang karena serat optik yang melibatkan menginstal semua kabel serat optik yang baru yang terbuat dari kaca. Sementara kabel DSL lebih mudah digunakan oleh setiap orang karena kabel DSL adalah internet lebih mudah daripada serat optik. DSL dan serat optik menggunakan peralatan yang sama untuk berkomunikasi dengan komputer. Mereka menggunakan router atau modem untuk berinteraksi dengan komputer atau perangkat internet lainnya., serat optik lebih baik dari DSL karena ia mempunyai layanan yang lebih mahal dari layanan DSL. Itu karena serat optik tidak tersedia ke semua daerah dan sangat mahal untuk satu perusahaan untuk mengatur semua jaringan ke semua daerah. Materi yang di gunakan oleh serat optik lebih mahal dibandingkan materi yang di gunakan oleh DSL.ternyata, memang benar bahwa serat optik jauh lebih baik dari DSL.

South Korea to get super High-Speed Broadband

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Now in South Korea, citizens enjoy an average download speed of 43.3 Mbps. The average American download rate, by comparison, hangs around8.9 Mbps. In the future, South Korea plans to build a super broadband infrastructure will upload and download speeds of 1Gbps by 2013 and soon the internet users of South Korea may be able to download stuff only in seconds example they can download a full length movie in less than two seconds!. The project will cost about 24.5 billion dollars, and will largely be funded by trage he private sector. Being called one the most wired places on earth, the new service will be available in large cities and a paltry 50-100 Mbps connection in a smaller South Korean towns.

References
Internet references

• PC World, South Korea to get super High-Speed Broadband [Online], Retreived 13th September 2010, URL http://www.pcworld.com/article/158799/south_korea_to_get_super_highspeed_broadband.html