Broadband

Health care will undoubtedly change over the next 20 or 30 years as eHealth technologies become increasingly used and accepted (Treister, 1997; Yellowlees, 1997, 2001). At a global level, the health care system is moving away from episodic care to concentrating on continuity of care, especially for patients with chronic diseases (Yack, 2000), who will give rise to the greatest disease burden in the future (Murray & Lopez, 1999). Many countries are gradually moving away from a focus on the service provider to a focus on the informed patient, and from an individual approach to treatment to a team approach. Increasingly there is a concern less with the treatment of illness and more with the need for wellness promotion and illness prevention, which, of course, parallels a shift away from traditional care to community care.

AUTHORS Stefano Migliorisi (Tech4Dev) Alessandra Balletti (Wi‐ART) Karl Edwards (Excelsio Communications) Roberto Donà (NPV) David Mendoza Ugo Silva Dias Miguel Collado di Franco Luis Deza ... EDITOR Jaime García Alba (Multilateral Investment Fund)

This paper explores the contexts and motivations that underpin the uptake of Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN). The findings are drawn from a mixed-methods research study of households using surveys and interviews conducted in 2011 and 2012 in an early release site of the NBN rollout. Whilst use and non-use have traditionally been treated as questions of digital access, inequality and exclusion, there is evidence for emerging forms of non-use characterized by more critical and discriminating approaches. We contribute to this evidence, but our findings suggest that use and non-use of high speed broadband do not occur in isolation or as an expression of individual choice, but as part of increasingly dense household media ecologies of digital infrastructures, devices, services and knowledge.

A popularização das conexões à Internet em banda larga foi um importante avanço tecnológico no desenvolvimento da rede e, no que tange à circulação de informações e o acesso ao conhecimento e cultura, tornou-se a expressão mais importante do que se convenciona chamar de convergência tecnológica ou de mídia. O processo de expansão do acesso à banda larga é, entretanto, notadamente e historicamente desigual, criando os chamados abismos digitais. A universalização da banda larga, entendido como o acesso equitativo e qualitativo à rede, tem ganhado a atenção de governos e tornou-se alvo de uma série de políticas em diferentes países. No Brasil, o Programa Nacional de Banda Larga (PNBL) foi o mais importante conjunto de políticas neste sentido. O objetivo desta pesquisa é justamente entender o papel do PNBL (2010-2014) no contexto de universalização do acesso à Internet banda larga, sob a perspectiva do acesso privado domiciliar, considerando a importância que a rede tem adquirido em todo o mundo e as desigualdades observadas em sua expansão. O estudo, realizado a partir de uma revisão da literatura e de acesso a dados oficiais e a pesquisas sobre o setor, se divide em três capítulos que abordam: o contexto de formação e regulamentação do mercado de telecomunicações no Brasil, a discussão do papel das políticas públicas para a Comunicação e a análise do Programa Nacional de Banda Larga. Constatamos que o programa não cumpriu o seu objetivo inicial de conectar à Internet banda larga fixa 50% dos domicílios urbanos e 15% dos domicílios rurais. Entre as razões apontadas estão a baixa capilaridade dos planos de Banda Larga Popular e o contingenciamento dos investimentos previstos na Telebras. Uma série de questões relevantes para as políticas públicas de Comunicação se sobressaem na finalização do PNBL, principalmente a necessidade de um debate regulatório sobre a rede enquanto um serviço essencial e um planejamento estruturado para o setor a fim de dirimir os abismos digitais.

The strict relation between broadband development and economic growth and its central importance in modern economies is nowadays a demonstrated fact. Cheap and ubiquitous high-speed internet access promises to accelerate economic growth, to create new jobs and industries, to advance education and lifelong learning, to improve health care decision making, and to raise living standards; conversely, foregone broadband access imposes high economic and social costs.
In the global competition context, the U.S. and Europe have used different methods to reach the level of broadband efficiency and diffusion already existing in the Asian countries. In fact, while on one hand the US followed a deregulatory approach directed to improve infrastructure-based competition, this even with the support of private investments, on the other hand, the European Sate aid regulation tried to channel public resources with the aim to ensure service-based competition and – consequently – to improve consumers’ welfare.
In this picture, the article will analyse the European State aid policy in the broadband field – specified in the Guidelines published in 2014 – and the U.S. recent policy trends for the diffusion and implementation of broadband. As result of the compared analysis, a slow convergence of the two policies will appear, even confirmed by the Federal Communication Commission approach, now recognizing the importance of effective broadband affordability and showing, at the same time, the intention to improve service-based competition through supporting programs and a new central role for local municipalities. Given the above, according to the author’s view, the European experience in State aid policy would now provide useful e analytical tools to the American policymakers, actually engaged with the attempt to lower prices and to improve service-based competition in the American broadband market.

The rollout of the new $43bn National Broadband Network is the largest ever infrastructure
project in Australia. This thesis conducts a thorough risk assessment and cost-effectiveness
analysis on the numerous hazards facing the NBN project. The risk assessment identifies 59
hazards under 7 main failure modes of: Construction, Operation, Demand, Network,
Technology, Financing and Regulation. The most significant contributors to the overall risk
ranking are the Regulatory hazards due to the political sensitivity and lack of regulation
surrounding the NBN Co and telecommunication implementation policies. This is closely
followed by Financial hazards due to the high cost of the $43bn project and the lack of
interest from private investors due to the extended return on investment period. The
underlying key hazards include, scope creep, increased demand for high speed broadband,
increased demand for mobility/wireless connectivity, overseas bottlenecks in network design,
high prices charged by Wholesaler/ISPs, lack of private investment, lack of
telecommunication and market competition policies, and political instability.
Several remedial actions are suggested to address the key hazards and reduce the overall risk.
These include: Liberal Party’s broadband plan, NBN 3.0, NBN 3.1, NBN 3.2, domestic
caching and regulatory reform policies. The most cost-effective remedial option is a
combination of the NBN 3.0 and domestic caching, which resulted in a 61.8% reduction in
risk. This option provides a purely 4G wireless network with domestic caching relocating key
static media to domestic servers to avoid overseas bottleneck data rates. While this option is
the most cost-effective due to its low price, it still doesn’t address some key concerns for
Australia’s broadband future. The NBN 3.2 plan, which is a combination of the Liberal’s
broadband plan and NBN 3.0 wireless network, focuses on sufficient fibre infrastructure
upgrades and the demand for mobile connectivity options. When combined with domestic
caching and regulatory reform, it results in a risk reduction of 62.4%, the lowest overall risk
ranking for the NBN Risk Model. While not the most cost-effective solution due to its slightly
higher construction costs, this plan is recommended for the inherent benefits that both
wireless and fixed HFC connection options provide to the public.

Over the years, Over-the-top (OTT) has evolved from delivery of video on demand (VOD) content to users upon
request, to a broader media content provider/service, while traditional broadcasting mechanisms such as terrestrial,
cable and satellite were used mainly to deliver linear radio and video contents to many users at the same time.
Adding live channels and advanced “place and time shifting” capabilities of live TV to an OTT solution is a
significant step towards a comprehensive OTT radio or television service. The new Hybrid radio and television
experience allows the user to have a single source for all types of media content to be accessed on most of
the devices.

The journal Northern Public Affairs has published a special issue focused on connectivity in Northern and Indigenous communities. The issue includes research and commentary about Indigenous digital innovations in communities across northern Canada, and features several articles contributed by FMCC members. These articles include:

* We are all related: Using augmented reality as a learning resource for Indigenous-settler relations by Amanda Almond, Rob McMahon, Diane P. Janes, Greg Whistance-Smith, Diana Steinhauer & Stewart Steinhauer

* Exploring digital literacy learning with the Gwich’in Tribal Council by Rob McMahon, Michael McNally, Crystal Gail Fraser, Hanne Pearce & Trish Fontaine

La movilización de objetos digitales requiere de sistemas de infraestructura para acceder a las “autopistas virtuales”. Uno de los desafíos para las políticas de inclusión social es el cierre de brechas digitales tanto internacionales como al interior de los países. América Latina registra altas tasas de exclusión social y digital. En este capítulo discutimos el problema de la infraestructura necesaria para el acceso a objetos culturales digitales. A partir de los datos del caso de Colombia, estimamos las tasas de participación real en el uso de objetos digitales móviles.

Setelah mengikuti modul ini, peserta dapat :

Menjelaskan dasar komunikasi antar perangkat berdasarkan protocol TCP/IP
Memahami beberapa protocol dalam TCP/IP yang digunakan dalam IndiHome.
Menjelaskan proses ‘pembangunan hubungan’ setiap layanan pada Indihome (Internet Broadband, IPTV dan Voice),
pokok bahasan
Pengantar TCP/IP dan Protokol
IP Addressing
Network Element
Pembangunan hubungan layanan IndiHome
Pengenalan perangkat ONT

Setelah mempelajari modul ini peserta memahami dan mengetahui Arsitektur teknologi & Implementasi FTTX, serta mengetahui Jenis dan fungsi elemen  Network FTTX baik di sisi  Drop cable  dan Building Network.

Topik bahasan
Definisi Fiber Optik
Arsitektur dan Topologi FTTH
Elemen dan Network FTTH
Passive spliter & ODC
Drop Fiber Optic
In Home network
CPE customer
Struktur & Jenis serat Optik
Propagasi cahaya dalam serat optik
Rugi rugi kabel serat optik

Pedoman dalam melakukan instalasi kabel Premises dari titik distribusi (ODP/DP) yang berada diluar rumah hingga perangkat terminasi jaringan yang berada didalam rumah pelanggan dan standarisasi pensisteman ODN untuk PT-1
Acuan dalam melakukan instalasi kabel premises broadband serta pengelolaan pensisteman ODN

Strategy Deployment True Broadband Access (TBA)
Modelling Provisioning / pensisteman PT-1
Penyambungan connector SOC (Splice Of Connector)/Video.
Praktek penyambungan SOC
Praktek pengukuran countinuitas dan level daya
Kebijakan IKR & Pensisteman ODN

This article will address Integrated Broadcast-Broadband
(IBB) interactive multimedia services that are integrated
with traditional broadcasting. The increasing penetration of
the Internet and the increasing performance of broadband
have stimulated interactive multimedia services that are not
integrated into traditional broadcasting; commonly known
as Over-the-Top (OTT) services. Another article in the first
quarter of 2015 Technical will address opportunities,
challenges and issues that have arisen with OTT for both
incumbent operators and new entrants to the broadcast
and media fields.

A compact simple broadband circular V-shaped slot antenna microstrip antenna is proposed for circular polarization (CP). The Circular polarized patch consist Z type feed line on top of substrate and two right angle V shaped slotted cut on gnd plane which is shown in backside of substrate. The multi response is achieved by using stub element in feed line Using stub element The broad CP and impedance bandwidths overlap by the symmetrically etched right angled V-shaped closed slot along the center line and the Zshaped feedline placed in a proper position. The proposed wideband CP antenna exhibits a much wider impedance bandwidth (1.61-4.85 GHz) of about 135.5% (S11 < −10 dB). The proposed broadband CP antenna offers good gain over the entire frequency band of operation for Wireless applications. The proposed antenna possesses a high gain of 5.4 dB with the overall size is 44mm*50*1.6mm2.Proposed CP Broadband antenna covering PCS, UMTS, 2G,3G,LTE, WLAN and WiMAX band applications.

To begin to address the vestiges of racism that permeates many of our institutions and our long term structures, we have to continually ameliorate the current effects of past discrimination and racism. It starts with acknowledgment and an understanding that racism is still with us. It means acknowledging racism is also “social and institutional power plus race prejudice,” and not something we can only attribute to an individual. It also starts with the acceptance of the diversity that makes us who we are as a country. In order for us to address racism and diversity in an effective way, we must build inter-racial and ethnic relationships and develop “safe containers” in which we can have honest dialogue and deal with personal and group challenges, address issues and questions related to racism and begin to position ourselves to become effective anti-racists.

Limited access to Broadband internet in remote regions of native nations, adversely affects access to economic opportunity, education, healthcare, and other services. This study will focus on reviewing many of the challenges that limit availability, accessibility, and adoption of broadband internet in remote regions of native nations. It includes an extensive review of the literature on the subject of Broadband internet access in remote regions, as well as research conducted by Dr. Michelle Watts and this author into the dynamics of indigenous governance: technology, conflict, and cooperation. This thesis will focus primarily on the technology aspects of that study as they relate to the challenges associated with expanding broadband internet access into remote regions of native nations. The intent is to provide a resource to those wanting to expand broadband internet access in remote regions of native nations, which will provide valuable insight into the challenges associated with the successful implementation of such projects.

In 10 or more pages, address the following topics (be sure to use diagrams as well as references).  1) Define broadband and baseband transmission technology.  2)  Describe broadband technology and how a broadband system operates.  3) Discuss the difference between wired and wireless broadband and the technologies that are used to implement/deploy each of these two broad classes of broadband technology.  4) Discuss and analyze the FCC’s role in broadband regulation.  5) Define and discuss the FCC mission and responsibilities as established by Congress in current legislation.  6)  Define and discuss net neutrality in light of the FCC's role in broadband regulation and the FCC's legal authorities.  Be sure to cite diligently.

The 10 page minimum length runs from the paper's Introduction to its Conclusion. The table of contents, section headings and sub-headings are required. The page count DOES NOT include the title page, the table of contents page, the references, or appendices. The paper should answer the questions posed above in depth. Comply with the general paper grading rubric.  Prepare your paper in Word. Include a minimum of 8 credible, external sources. At least 75% of references should be based on official reports, scholarly studies, or peer-reviewed journal articles (IEEE, ACM, BlackHat, or similar). The citations and the reference list in the paper should be formatted in accordance with APA 6th edition guidelines.  The assignment is due at the end of Week 6, by 11:59PM Sunday U.S. Eastern Time.

Indonesia adalah negara kepulauan yang terdiri dari banyaknya gugusan pulau dari sabang hingga marauke. Untuk dapat berkomunikasi maka dibutuhkan suatu jaringan telekomunikasi yang dapat mencakup semua wilayah Indonesia, tanpa terkecuali. Penggunaan satelit sebagai sarana telekomunikasi sangat cocok diterapkan di Indonesia. Karna dengan menggunakan satelit maka operator dapat menyediakan layanan internet hingga ke daerah rural yang tidak mendapat akses layanan intrenet oleh jaringan terestrial. Hal inilah yang menyebabkan bisnis di bidang ini sangat menjanjikan. Akan tetapi, bisnis ini bukanlah bisnis yang murah dikarenakan membutuhkan biaya yang sangat besar dalam perencanan hingga beroperasinya. Oleh sebab itu, dibutuhkan suatu penelitian yang menunjukkan layak atau tidaknya para pelaku bisnis untuk berinvestasi di bisnis tersebut. Dari hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan, menunjukkan bahwa nilai NPV selama masa aktif satelit adalah USD 555.804.583 dengan nilai IRR adalah 7% dengan PBP 5 tahun 8 bulan. Berdasarkan parameter tersebut dapat dilihat bahwa investasi tersebut masih tergolong layak untuk dilanjutkan.

Millimeter-wave radars offer a practical solution to distinguish objects made of different materials, shapes, and compositions. In this work, radar classification of various materials is demonstrated using a broadband millimeter-wave CMOS integrated receiver. The receiver is used to record the transmitted power through multiple solid materials at various distances from the receiver in the W-band (75-110 GHz). Three supervised machine learning tools are trained by the recorded data to classify these materials into different categories. The trained classifiers were used to predict material and thickness of objects with varying distances from the receiver with accuracy levels of higher than 96% in material classification and 88% in thickness classification.