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National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Institute of Standards and Technology governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. It was established by act of Congress on Mar. 3, 1901; until 19... Read more
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga.; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1885, opened 1888. It is a member school in the university system of Georgia. Significant among its facilities and programs are the Frank H. Neely Nuclear Research Center and the School of Information and Com... Read more
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology at Rapid City; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1887 as Dakota School of Mines, renamed 1943. Of note are an engineering and mining experiment station, an institute of atmospheric sciences, a natural science field station, and a geol... Read more
quadrant
quadrant in technology, angle-measuring device based on a scale of 90°. It is sometimes confused with the sextant , a similar instrument based on a scale of 60°. The quadrant is rarely used today. ... Read more
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University at Cleveland; coeducational; est. 1967 through the merger of the Case Institute of Technology (chartered 1880, opened 1881) and Western Reserve Univ. (chartered and opened 1826). Case Western Reserve is made up of a liberal arts college, a school of graduate studies,... Read more
industrial policy
industrial policy government-sponsored economic program in which the public and private sectors coordinate their efforts to develop new technologies and industries. Government provides the financial support and capital to the private sector by direct subsidies, tax credits, or government-run develo... Read more
United States Department of Commerce
United States Department of Commerce federal executive department charged with promoting U.S. economic development and technological advancement. In Feb., 1903, the Congress established a Department of Commerce and Labor empowered to investigate and report upon the operations of corporations engage... Read more
Espoo
Espoo , Swed. Esbo, city (1998 pop. 204,962), Southern Finland prov., S Finland, 10 mi (16 km) W of Helsinki. Part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, Espoo saw enormous growth in the late 20th cent., and is now Finland's second largest city. The city has five regional centers, including Tapiola Ga... Read more
cable television
cable television the transmission of televised images to viewers by means of coaxial cables. Cable systems receive the television signal, which is sent out over cables to individual subscribers, by a common antenna (CATV) or satellite dish. Early cable systems developed in the late 1940s to improve... Read more
stealth technology
stealth technology designs and materials engineered for the military purpose of avoiding detection by radar or any other electronic system. Stealth, or antidetection, technology is applied to vehicles (e.g., tanks), missiles, ships, and aircraft with the goal of making the object more difficult to ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "broadband technology"

Tacoma: Economy
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...all sizes. In recent years, more than a hundred high-technology businesses have relocated, opened, or expanded in the...million in wages in Pierce County. The rapidly growing high-technology sector adds to a diverse economy strong in agricultural...Internet and computer services continues because of multiple ... Read more
SIC 4899 Communications Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries ...tracking and navigation, and broadband data transmission for the...with the advent of satellite technology. Satellite systems work in...satellite. As a transmission technology, communications satellites...land. It is unlikely that one technology will win out over the other... Read more
telephone
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Internet. The incorporation of microelectronics and digital technology has led to the inclusion of unrelated applications in telephones...access the Internet directly though a cable modem or other broadband connection, or an Internet telephone (IP phone) may be used... Read more
cable television
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...operators to offer more programming choices and services. The cable lines installed by cable operators are also to use to provide broadband Internet access to the homes of subscribers. Bibliography: See G. Mair, Inside HBO (1984); T. Baldwin, Cable Communications... Read more
National Telecommunications Information Administration, and Security for the Radio Frequency Spectrum, United States
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security ...fostering commerce on the other. In the case of third-generation (3G) mobile and satellite-based broadband, as well as that of ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, spectrum space was needed for new, highly significant telecommunications advances. In the... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "broadband technology"

broadband Web
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Internet broadband Web A future vision of the WORLD WIDE WEB where all connections...instant service from a WEB SITE , ranging from problems with WEB SERVER technology to the slow speed of the cables used to connect a telephone into the local exchange. The broadband Web is what will occur when all these problems ... Read more
Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Internet Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network A technology for WIDE AREA NETWORKS which provide a sufficient bandwidth...as it is often known, uses facilities provided by another technology known as ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE . Read more
cable television
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Internet cable television The technology of delivering television...pictures to the home using BROADBAND technology. Such technology is becoming prevalent in...to homes. Previously the technology used for delivering television... Read more
AT&T
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Labs also developed cellular wireless technology (1947), computer modems (1957), lasers...had three rapidly evolving networks (broadband, wireless, and data) and four separate...four publicly held companies, AT&T Broadband, AT&T Wireless, AT&T Business... Read more
Fiber Optics
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...moved to California's Silicon Valley and founded Optics Technology, taking it public in 1967. Another Northern California...backbone of the industry on fiber optics. Soon, the technology spread from long-distance to other applications, ultimately...communications networks would be built on fiber optics, or ... Read more
Communications Industry
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...different points in time. Economists and historians of technology have attempted to associate the emergence of different...United States as an independent nation. While printing technology has changed considerably since then, the fundamental...production centers at the same time that videotape and DVD ... Read more

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Integrating Voice And Data On Residential Broadband Networks.(Technology Information)
Newspaper article from: Computer Technology Review; 8/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...voice services onto the broadband network is revolutionizing...service providers view their broadband networks and vastly improving...revenue models. Voice over Broadband (VoB) is a new technology application for broadband networks that enables...the particular access technology. One ... Read more
BroadBand would like even a narrow margin. (BroadBand Technologies Inc.)
Magazine article from: Business North Carolina; 8/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...to embrace the technology. Several have stepped up to test BroadBand's system, but...in an uncertain technology. Telephone deregulation...services like BroadBand's. If they do...a R&D company, BroadBand has been plowing...back into its technology. The company has...public. In 1996, ... Read more
The right connection. (BroadBand Technologies Inc.)
Magazine article from: Business North Carolina; 4/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; How far can BroadBand Technologies ride on the interchange...information superhighway? Last summer when BroadBand Technologies tripled its space by moving...fixture. Today, several libations later, BroadBand President Salim Bhatia has a jeroboam... Read more
ASTA chief sees progress toward broadband access.(TECHNOLOGY & COMPUTERS)
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 5/12/2008; ; 464 words ; ...improve statewide access to broadband Internet service is about...of the Arkansas Science & Technology Authority. Ahlen was among...Solutions Conference. The Broadband Advisory Council, created...recommendations for moving the broadband initiative forward. Among...funding the first phase of ... Read more
Follow the leaders.(broadband technologies)(Technology Information)
Magazine article from: Communications News; 4/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...broadband technologies. Broadband technologies are helping...the campus environments, broadband networks based on 10/100...enterprise wide area networks, broadband networks are mostly the...economies of scale to build broadband access and backbone networks...packet infrastructure ... Read more
Rainbow Broadband breathes new life into SoHo area business connectivity.(TECHNOLOGY)
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 5/14/2008; 430 words ; ...access the type of high-speed broadband that is mission critical...day-to-day business. Rainbow Broadband is leading the charge to provide innovative technology and solutions to New York...require powerful hi-speed broadband without having to rely on...infrastructure. Using WiMAX ... Read more
And broadband for all: powered by satellite technology, high-speed Internet reaches rural users.(growth of broadband internet services)
Magazine article from: Black Enterprise; 5/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...access through satellite broadband services has become a...population has no cable or DSL broadband solution, according to Michael Cai, director of broadband and gaming at fat Parks...since the once spotty technology has improved over the...equator. Users are able get broadband access from ... Read more
Plugged in: apartment communities explore broadband technology: in a soft rental market, broadband Internet access may be one more amenity that provides a leg up on the competition. Kessler reviews the options of wiring a property for broadband and the pros and cons of each method..
Magazine article from: Units; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...communications (PLC) technology. Basically, powerline technology provides broadband Internet...With this technology installed...source of broadband Interact...that such technology and service...to access broadband services... Read more
Rainbow Broadband doing SoHo good.(TECHNOLOGY)
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 5/28/2008; 356 words ; Rainbow Broadband is enabling businesses to settle in...without viable bandwidth options. Rainbow Broadband's service allows us to rapidly exchange...growth is the need for 5 to 10 Mbps of broadband for day-to-day operations--the current... Read more
Broadband provider gives SoHo a big boost.(TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 6/18/2008; 231 words ; Rainbow Broadband, a leading provider of broadband connectivity to the New York business community, is enabling...and landlords without viable bandwidth options. Rainbow Broadband's service allows us to rapidly exchange program files and... Read more