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I have taken a long time in writing something about the tsunami/earthquake tragedy in South and South East Asia. It is not because I did not want to say something, it was because I was too emotionally vested and perhaps could not put two words together that made sense. The very though of kids being [...]

South Korean governement has chalked out a plan for a new broadband convergence network, that would need an investment of around $58 billion, reports The Korea Herald. “The Korean information and communication technology sector is heading toward a stagnant state and it needs to come up with strategies that could sustain annual growth rates in [...]

Broadband and the presence of always-on connections is changing consumer behavior. From making phone calls over the Internet, to buying clothes online and downloading songs for 99 cents a track, the always on lifestyle is finally become pervasive. “People are more able and willing to just walk up to the Internet to get a quick [...]

One has to love Internet America, the ISP. When not flirting with VoIP, it is romancing some new technology perhaps in a bid to keep that stock floating. CED magazine says it has a broadband over powerline deal in north central Texas with power utility HILCO Electric Cooperative Inc. and Amperion Inc., a broadband over [...]

The Oregonian: reports that Portland, Oregon-based Network Elements is desperately looking for a buyer. Founded in 1998, the privately held Beaverton company made optoelectronic devices and had raised $115 million in funding altogether, including $15 million in new investment secured in November 2003. But as we all know, the market for fiber optic components is [...]

Nokia has been buying into content start-ups. Actually scratch that - mostly mobile content start-ups and invested nearly $100 million in 18 companies in 2004. The latest one being Enpocket which just raised about $9.5 million in series C round of funding. Other Nokia investments include FreedomPay, Landmat, Airgo, MicroDisplay, Atrua Technologies and Nevis Networks. [...]