The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) announced the selection of StarHub's proposal for the Next Generation National Broadband Network Operating Company (Next Gen NBN OpCo) Request For Proposal.
Under its proposal, StarHub will establish the Next Gen NBN OpCo, called Nucleus Connect, to design, build and operate the active infrastructure. Nucleus Connect will deploy advanced technologies to support and enable a comprehensive range of ultra-high speed wholesale broadband services to Retail Service Providers, or RSPs, at competitive prices that will be regulated by IDA.
Nucleus Connect will, for example, offer a wholesale price of $21 per month for a 100 Mbps residential end-user connection and $121 for a 1Gbps connection. The Next Gen NBN NetCo and OpCo RFPs were structured to ensure that downstream operators have Effective Open Access to the Next Gen NBN. Nucleus Connect will be operationally separated from all RSPs.
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Friday, April 3, 2009
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Telstra challenges SingTel for Aussie deal
Telstra Corp, Australia 's largest phone company, submitted a proposal to bid to build a nationwide high-speed Internet network in Australia, challenging the Terria group led by Singapore Telecommunications and two others.
Telstra, the former state-owned phone monopoly, aims to defend its dominance in Australia 's telecommunications market.
Second-ranked SingTel Optus Pty, SingTel's Sydney-based subsidiary which has less than a third of Telstra's high-speed Internet users, could narrow the gap by building the fibre-optic network.
Telstra, the former state-owned phone monopoly, aims to defend its dominance in Australia 's telecommunications market.
Second-ranked SingTel Optus Pty, SingTel's Sydney-based subsidiary which has less than a third of Telstra's high-speed Internet users, could narrow the gap by building the fibre-optic network.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Will cloud computing transform IT?
Technology allows access to seemingly limitless power, storage
By ANDREA JAMES
P-I REPORTER
For a business, the electricity that flows from an outlet seems endless. And water will stream out of the tap without worry -- businesses pay only for what they use.
· Firms fueled by cloud computing
But computing power hasn't been so seamless. Data storage hardware can accept only a finite number of bytes. When businesses enter into monthlong server contracts, it takes days to add more capacity. If usage surpasses a server's capacity, it will crash.
Cloud computing, the super-hyped tech term of the moment, aims to change that.
Cloud computing, utility computing, Web 3.0 and grid computing are all jargon to describe a simple concept: Access to seemingly limitless computing power and storage space via the Internet.
If you use Google's Gmail service for e-mail, you've touched the cloud.
As of Monday, millions of Gmail users had 7,045 free megabytes of e-mail space each -- more than enough to store more than 7 million plain text e-mails.
That's the triumph of cloud computing. The downside, however, was illustrated one day last week when Gmail suffered an outage, and millions temporarily lost access to their e-mails.
Read more here.
By ANDREA JAMES
P-I REPORTER
For a business, the electricity that flows from an outlet seems endless. And water will stream out of the tap without worry -- businesses pay only for what they use.
· Firms fueled by cloud computing
But computing power hasn't been so seamless. Data storage hardware can accept only a finite number of bytes. When businesses enter into monthlong server contracts, it takes days to add more capacity. If usage surpasses a server's capacity, it will crash.
Cloud computing, the super-hyped tech term of the moment, aims to change that.
Cloud computing, utility computing, Web 3.0 and grid computing are all jargon to describe a simple concept: Access to seemingly limitless computing power and storage space via the Internet.
If you use Google's Gmail service for e-mail, you've touched the cloud.
As of Monday, millions of Gmail users had 7,045 free megabytes of e-mail space each -- more than enough to store more than 7 million plain text e-mails.
That's the triumph of cloud computing. The downside, however, was illustrated one day last week when Gmail suffered an outage, and millions temporarily lost access to their e-mails.
Read more here.
Friday, September 26, 2008
OpenNet to provide passive fibre grid services for Singapore's Next Generation National Broadband Network
OpenNet has been selected to provide passive fibre grid services for Singapore's Next Generation National Broadband Network (NGNBN) and will be expected to complete by June 2012.
The OpenNet consortium expects to spend around S$2 billion over the 25-year license period for access to infrastructure.
The OpenNet consortium is composed of Singapore Telecommunications Limited (30%), Axia NetMedia Corporation (30%), Singapore Press Holdings Limited (25%) and SP Telecommunications Pte Ltd (15%).
Construction of the infrastructure will utilize existing underground ducts from SingTel.
The NGNBN paves the way for an advanced broadband infrastructure, which will boost Singapore's competitiveness and attractiveness as a global business and infocomm hub.
Singapore will experience faster and better broadband access than ever before to harness the full power of the internet.
The OpenNet consortium expects to spend around S$2 billion over the 25-year license period for access to infrastructure.
The OpenNet consortium is composed of Singapore Telecommunications Limited (30%), Axia NetMedia Corporation (30%), Singapore Press Holdings Limited (25%) and SP Telecommunications Pte Ltd (15%).
Construction of the infrastructure will utilize existing underground ducts from SingTel.
The NGNBN paves the way for an advanced broadband infrastructure, which will boost Singapore's competitiveness and attractiveness as a global business and infocomm hub.
Singapore will experience faster and better broadband access than ever before to harness the full power of the internet.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
What is GPON?
GPON (Gigabit Passive Optics Networks, ITU-T G.984) is an evolution of the BPON (Broadband PON) standard. It supports higher rates, enhanced security, and choice of Layer 2 protocol (ATM, GEM, Ethernet).
The GPON standard represents a boost in both the total bandwidth and bandwidth efficiency through the use of larger, variable-length packets. Again, the standards permit several choices of bit rate, but the industry has converged on 2.488 gigabits per second (Gbit/s) of downstream bandwidth, and 1.244 Gbit/s of upstream bandwidth.
GPON Encapsulation Method (GEM) allows very efficient packaging of user traffic, with frame segmentation to allow for higher Quality of Service (QoS) for delay-sensitive traffic such as voice and video communications.
A passive optical network (PON) is a point-to-multipoint, fiber to the premises network architecture in which unpowered optical splitters are used to enable a single optical fiber to serve multiple premises, typically 32-128.
A PON consists of a central office node, called an optical line terminal (OLT), one or more user nodes, called optical network units (ONUs) or optical network terminals (ONTs), and the fibers and splitters between them, called the optical distribution network (ODN).
The OLT provides the interface between the PON and the backbone network. These typically include:* Internet Protocol (IP) traffic over Gigabit, 10G, or 100 Mbit/s Ethernet
* standard time division multiplexed (TDM) interfaces such as SONET/SDH or PDH at various rates
An ONT is a single integrated electronics unit that terminates the PON and presents native service interfaces to the user. In apartment buildings, the ONT often separately connects via VDSL or Ethernet to the apartments, at speeds up to 100 megabits.
A PON is a shared network, in that the OLT sends a single stream of downstream traffic that is seen by all ONTs. Each ONT only reads the content of those packets that are addressed to it. Encryption is used to prevent eavesdropping on downstream traffic.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Singapore's Next Generation National Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN)
Singapore's Next Generation National Infocomm Infrastructure comprises the ultra high-speed Next Generation NBN and the pervasive Wireless Broadband Network (WBN). Next Gen NBN will be capable of ultra high speeds of symmetric 1 Gbps or more, with initial provisioning of 100 Mbps.
The Network Company (NetCo) Request-For-Proposal (RFP) for Singapore's Next Gen NBN Network closed on 5 May 2008 with submissions from the following:
| S/N | Consortium | Consortium Lead | Members |
| 1 | Infinity Consortium | City Telecom (H.K.) Limited | MobileOne Ltd StarHub Ltd |
| 2 | OpenNet Consortium | Axia NetMedia Corporation | Singapore Press Holdings Ltd Singapore Telecommunications Pte Ltd SP Telecommunications Pte Ltd |
IDA of Singapore is evaluating the bids and the winning bid is expected to be announced in the third quarter of 2008.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Roam seamlessly between WiMAX and Wi-Fi network
Green Packet Berhad, developer of next-generation mobile broadband and networking solutions and GCT Semiconductor, a supplier of mobile WiMAX solutions to the global market, have announced collaboration to bring the world’s first intelligent connection management solution. This solution is expected to provide connectivity and handover between WiMAX and Wi-Fi.
Malaysia’s first and largest WiMAX operator, Packet One Networks Sdn Bhd, has already been signed by Green Packet, which has its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Green Packet will look to roll out this new and innovative technology in Malaysia.
GCT’s GDM7215 single-chip WiMAX plus Wi-Fi integrated circuit offers benefits such as a physically smaller solution, lower power consumption and reduced bill-of-materials. Users can roam seamlessly between WiMAX and WiFi networks and create a robust and highly-desirable wireless broadband experience.
Malaysia’s first and largest WiMAX operator, Packet One Networks Sdn Bhd, has already been signed by Green Packet, which has its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Green Packet will look to roll out this new and innovative technology in Malaysia.
GCT’s GDM7215 single-chip WiMAX plus Wi-Fi integrated circuit offers benefits such as a physically smaller solution, lower power consumption and reduced bill-of-materials. Users can roam seamlessly between WiMAX and WiFi networks and create a robust and highly-desirable wireless broadband experience.
Fiber-optic broadband shows strong growth
Fiber-optic broadband growth is overtaking cable.
With China showing the strongest growth. However, DSL is still the most popular form of broadband.
With China showing the strongest growth. However, DSL is still the most popular form of broadband.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Data transfer speed of WiMAX technology for end users
Users can expect to have broadband access speeds ranging from 1-5 Mbps depending on the service provider offering.
When the WiMAX Forum refers to 40 Mbps, it is referring to a single channel in wireless frequency (as part of the network) that is likely shared among multiple users. Individual users will have access to that amount of capacity, but the likelihood is they will have the ability to achieve downlink speeds of 1-5 Mbps, which is similar to the cable experience. There is the potential to burst to higher speeds, but that would depend on the operator's plans and business model, frequency being used, distance of the user from the base station or node, whether there is line of site or NLoS to the base station, and the number of users on the network.
A single WiMAX base station or node should be able to serve thousands of subscribers. The actual number of users will depend on the guaranteed bandwidth to each users and the actual spectrum used by the operator.
When the WiMAX Forum refers to 40 Mbps, it is referring to a single channel in wireless frequency (as part of the network) that is likely shared among multiple users. Individual users will have access to that amount of capacity, but the likelihood is they will have the ability to achieve downlink speeds of 1-5 Mbps, which is similar to the cable experience. There is the potential to burst to higher speeds, but that would depend on the operator's plans and business model, frequency being used, distance of the user from the base station or node, whether there is line of site or NLoS to the base station, and the number of users on the network.
A single WiMAX base station or node should be able to serve thousands of subscribers. The actual number of users will depend on the guaranteed bandwidth to each users and the actual spectrum used by the operator.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Verizon boosts FiOS speeds
Verizon’s FiOS fiber-optic broadband is getting a speed boost in 10 states in U.S.A. Verizon has already boosted FiOS speeds in other areas. The fastest service provides 50Mbps downloads and 20Mbps uploads for $140 monthly.
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