Convergence is a key concept in development of a broadband infrastructure. The concept of broadband for all is often linked with the idea of one ubiquitous broadband network But the point of departure for ensuring broadband access for all is however quite different. The existing communication infrastructure is made up by a number of networks, with different architectures and serving different c...

Notwithstanding the inconclusive status of the public policy debate on intervention in support of broadband Internet access, wireless broadband can play an important role in the overall adoption of broadband in the U. S. Results from a recent consumer survey of broadband demand attributes informs here a discussion of wireless broadband, including the key role of reliability, wireless as an elem...

Broadband access network technologies such as ADSL and FTTH (Fiber To The Home) are becoming increasingly popular in Japan. In line with this trend, new broadband content delivery services using streaming technology and CDN technology are starting to appear. However, there are various issues that need to be addressed in order to provide highquality services. This position aims to encourage disc...

Broadband wireless networks are providing internet and related services to end users. The three most important broadband wireless technologies are IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.16, and Wireless Mesh Network (WMN). Security attacks and vulnerabilities vary amongst these broadband wireless networks because of differences in topologies, network operations and physical setups. Amongst the various security ...

In this paper, we empirically demonstrate the growing importance of reliability by measuring its effect on user behavior. We present an approach for broadband reliability characterization using data collected by many emerging national initiatives to study broadband and apply it to the data gathered by the Federal Communications Commission’s Measuring Broadband America project. Motivated by our ...

Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 2 BBRI Stakeholder Engagement Steps .......................................................................... 3 Building a Digitally Inclusive Community. How to Begin? ............................................... 3 Broadband Public Policy Engagement in Rhode ...

This paper looks at the effects of providing broadband to schools on students’ performance. We use a rich panel of data on broadband use and students’ grades from all middle schools in Portugal. Employing a first-differences specification to control for school-specific unobserved effects, and instrumenting the quality of broadband to account for unobserved time-varying effects, we show that hig...

This paper explores how local actors can play a role in bridging the rural broadband divide. It presents the bottom-up development of broadband infrastructure in the rural region of ‘Sogn & Fjordane’, Norway. To bridge the broadband divide individuals, businesses and public sector in several rural communities have joined forces and have taken an initiative to develop and operate local broadband...

This paper proposes the most effective business model for the optimal exploitation of the currently developing broadband metropolitan area networks in Greece. Having recorded and examined relevant international practices, we describe in detail the way that these networks should be managed, operated, maintained and expanded. Taking into consideration that these infrastructures will alter the bro...

This letter presents the synthesis of a broadband rat-race consisting of a miniaturized broadband rat-race hybrid and transmission line cascades. This broadband technique involves connecting a cascade of transmission lines with lengths equal to a quarter of the wavelength at the design frequency to each port of a previously proposed rat-race hybrid. Butterworth and Chebyshev performances of the...