As AT&T and Google push broadband adoption, the feds are non-players

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	As AT&T and Google push broadband adoption, the feds are non-players AT&T and Google have talked up plans to extend supercharged broadband speeds to several U.S. cities and offer lesser service for free to underserved areas. But whether they, and other providers, can bridge the nation's digital divide without federal help remains to be seen. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Silver Peak Systems Forced into a Riverbed Upgrade? Is your Riverbed WAN optimization hardware up for refresh? Discover the better choice. Former Riverbed customers have realized a 50% faster ROI, higher performance and 80% cost savings by switching to Silver Peak software. Learn more and download a free trial now: In this Issue Satellite communication systems are rife with security flaws, vulnerable to hackers US to vote on sharp increase in broadband subsidies Dell launches virtual storage accelerator, aims to boost SAN performance Super-high frequencies could one day deliver your mobile video AT&T's expanded 1Gbps fiber rollout could rival Google's FCC vote in May could further open broadband competition Can we talk? Internet of Things vendors face a communications 'mess' WHITE PAPER: BMC Software   Deliver Better Service and Support, More Efficiently People and businesses can do amazing things when technology runs at its best. Changing requirements and expectations have placed new demands on IT; now it's time for a new approach to service and support. Learn More Satellite communication systems are rife with security flaws, vulnerable to hackers Security researchers have found that many satellite communication systems have vulnerabilities and design flaws that can let remote attackers intercept, manipulate, block and in some cases take full control of critical communications. Read More   US to vote on sharp increase in broadband subsidies   The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will vote Wednesday on a proposal to pump $1.8 billion into a fund that subsidizes broadband deployments in rural communities. Read More   Dell launches virtual storage accelerator, aims to boost SAN performance Dell released a new virtualized storage accelerator appliance called Fluid Cache for SAN on Tuesday, designed to help customers keep data-intensive applications working quickly under load. Read More   WHITE PAPER: BMC Software   The Future of IT: Putting the Customer First IT is adapting to this new world of consumerized technology, and focusing on its own employees as internal customers. Learn More Super-high frequencies could one day deliver your mobile video Mobile operators want a way to keep urban users happy as they get more thirsty for data, and a professor in New York City thinks he's found what they're looking for. Read More   AT&T's expanded 1Gbps fiber rollout could rival Google's U.S. broadband giant AT&T could roll out 1Gbps fiber-optic service to up to 21 new metropolitan areas, including Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose, California, the company said Monday. Read More   FCC vote in May could further open broadband competition The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will reserve a significant amount of spectrum in its upcoming auctions of the television band for unlicensed uses such as Wi-Fi, agency officials said Friday. Read More   Can we talk? Internet of Things vendors face a communications 'mess' Vendors will tell you that the Internet of Things (IoT) has arrived. We're here to tell you that it hasn't. Read More
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