1. In-Car Ethenret: Hyundai is pimping rides with Ethernet Explore GigaOM (Oct 15 2012) Not exactly "Carrier" Ethernet - more like "Car" ER Ethernet. There are multiple networks inside today's cars, controlling everything from the power windows to switching gears in the transmission. Broadcom hopes to replace all of those disparate systems with a unified in-car Ethernet network and its recruiting automakers like BMW and Hyundai to its cause. (Read Full Article)

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2. Econ 101: Competition lowers broadband costs Explore GigaOM (Oct 3 2012) Other analysts The review of prices found that Ethernet is cheaper than a T-1 line and that Mumbai has the cheapest local access prices. It also noted the disproportionate costs of shorter local access compared to long haul. For example the report notes, “the average annual price of a 2 Mbps E-1 local loop within central London is $6,823 — nearly 30 percent more than that of a 5,500-kilometer E-1 circuit from New York to London.” (Read Full Article)

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3. Google Fiber in the real world: Here’s what’s good and what needs work Explore GigaOM (Jul 31 2012) Access , Metro Ethernet Our reporter visited a vegan bakery in Kansas City that was one of the first places to get Google Fiber. He offers speed tests via wired, Wi-Fi and a sense of the problems that Google Fiber will have to overcome to sign up customers. (Read Full Article)

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4. AT&T may be ready to begin its small cell push Explore GigaOM (Jun 21 2012) Mobile Backhaul AT&T has started sending out small cell feelers to its vendors,which could be the first sign of big changes to come on AT&T's networks. LightReading reports that an AT&T RFI indicates that Ma Bell is looking to procure as many as 100,000 pint-sized base stations. (Read Full Article)

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5. AT&T punishes its customers for T-Mo merger’s failure Explore GigaOM (Jan 26 2012) It also expanded fiber and Ethernet backhaul links to the majority of its cell sites, so 80 percent of its mobile broadband traffic is riding over 14 Mbps HSPA+ connections. (Read Full Article)

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6. Forget Ethernet, researchers want data centers to go wireless Explore GigaOM (Dec 20 2011) Access Researchers from UC Santa Barbara, Intel and IBM have shown they can send data between servers without those pesky Ethernet cables, using 60 GHz wireless and bouncing radio signals off the ceiling. It's crazy, but wireless could offer fat pipes economically over short distances. (Read Full Article)

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7. Verizon still ironing the bugs out of LTE Explore GigaOM (Dec 8 2011) Mobile Backhaul , Regional When Verizon built its new LTE network, it didn’t just mount new fatter radios on its towers; it changed the fundamental design of every aspect of its network: moving from hardware to software driven base stations, evolving its network service delivery systems from old hierarchical voice-centric chains of gateways to new flat IP architectures, and replacing old copper backhaul links with fiber Ethernet to the tower. (Read Full Article)

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8. Reaching Network Nirvana Through Fiber & Carrier Ethernet Explore GigaOM (Feb 10 2011) Access , Business Ethernet , Metro Ethernet With the standardization of carrier Ethernet equipment, MetroE providers can now offer E-Line and E-LAN services, wide area extensions of well-understood enterprise and consumer Ethernet networks. This allows geographically separate sites to be connected as if they were plugged into a simple LAN switch, removing complexity and latency. (Read Full Article)

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9. Clearwire’s Big Bet on Our Broadband Addiction Explore GigaOM (Mar 12 2010) Middle Mile Mike Sievert, chief commercial officer at Clearwire, said the company's mobile users (those on laptops and dongles outside the home) consume more than an average of 7GB per month of data. Slaking that thirst for mobile data, and doing it cheaply, is essential for Clearwire's strategy. (Read Full Article)

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