T3 Lines – Middling Bandwidth, Major Expense
Last time, this space discussed T1s. Today we discuss T3, T1’s bigger brother. Both are examples of T-Carrier technology, developed …
Month: December 2016
The T1 Line—Legacy Technology at a Premium Price
Old tip-and-ring geezers like your venerable correspondent are intimately familiar with T1s whereas younger whippersnappers raised on cable VoIP are …
Is Millimeter Wave Technology Really “Wireless Fiber”? (Answered)
How big are the expectations of millimeter wave (MMW) 5G technology? In November 2016 Verizon’s CEO Lowell McAdam, appearing at …
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Who’s On My WiFi Helps Secure Your Computer
Your Wi-Fi generally just cruises along, but what if all of a sudden it slowed down? What if loading web …
TiVo BOLT Overview : Better than Your Cable Box
We all love watching television, but with the hectic pace of life in the 21st century, we need a little …
Wireless Keyboards: Typing Your Way Into the Future
Everything is wireless these days, including computer keyboards, which is great because wireless means no cable clutter. Granted, many people …
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LTE-M—Today’s Communication Standard for the Internet of Things
In 1967 counterculture writer Richard Brautigan published a poem called “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” which in …
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Smart Homes: The Present and the Future
Everyone wants a smart home, right? Well, perhaps most people do. But what exactly is a smart home? Well, think …