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What can you do with 322 terabits per second? Cisco Systems says it's enough bandwidth to allow every person in China to make a video call--simultaneously. And if that's something you want to do, Cisco says it now has hardware capable of the task. The company's newest large-scale core router, the , is capable of handling such a speed, which Cisco said is 12-times as fast as its closest competitor...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will propose a National Digital Literacy Corps to help U.S. residents get online as part of a national broadband plan due out next week. The National Digital Literacy Corps, modeled after other volunteer programs like , will target communities with low numbers of broadband subscribers, including low-income housing developments, rural areas and tribal lands, said Mignon Clyburn, a member of the FCC, speaking Tuesday during a conference on the digital divide in Washington, D.C. "The Digital Literacy...

WASHINGTON – US lawmakers from the two major parties on Tuesday issued a joint call for government action to ensure Internet freedom overseas amid alarm at China's cyber-censorship. Democratic Representative David Wu and Republican Representative Chris Smith announced they were inviting lawmakers into a bipartisan Global...

The FCC is in overdrive selling Congress, industry providers, and American citizens on the need to address the . Today, the FCC unveiled more details of its National Broadband Plan, which will be officially presented to Congress next week. Businesses and business professionals rely increasingly on access to high-speed broadband connections. Broadband is essential for small and medium businesses to operate effectively and efficiently and remain competitive into the future. Broadband, and are crucial to leveraging information access anywhere, and any time. Speaking today at America's...

Since its invention by Britain's Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the internet has often been an immeasurable force for good. It has made businesses more efficient, boosted democracy by breaking down barriers to the free movement of information and brought vast consumer choice into every living room. But there is a dark side to this information explosion. And perhaps the worst aspect of this is the way perverted minorities use the internet to exploit vulnerable young people. Facebook have not introduced the same levels of security as other social networking sites This week Peter Chapman, a registered sex offender, was convicted of murdering Ashleigh Hall, a teenage girl who he met and groomed through...

In this day and age, technology has taken social networking to new heights; powerhouses like MySpace and Facebook dominate our lives. Both are great forums to reconnect with old friends, keep in touch with family and manage existing relationships. Both also offer suggestions to meet people you don’t know based on connections to existing friends; however it’s not their specialty nor is it a forerunning goal of the sites....

Facebook may join other Internet companies in offering location-based services. The social-networking site plans to let its users to share their location and see the locations of friends, according to published reports. Facebook could use the service to provide advertisers with targeted information such as the nearest ATM. The feature is expected to be similar to Foursquare, a location-based social network that enables users to "check in" with one another and meet...

Public bodies have been banned from using internet companies that refuse to block a range of websites that contain images of child sex abuse, The Times has learnt. The decision, which could cost some telecom companies millions of pounds, comes amid heightened concerns about the exploitation of the internet by sex offenders. Yesterday the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre called on the social networking website Facebook to feature its alert button following the conviction of Peter Chapman for the...

Older versions of Internet Explorer are under attack. Microsoft warned Tuesday afternoon that cybercriminals are actively exploiting a security vulnerability that lets attackers execute malicious code from remote locations. Microsoft's internal investigation reveals that the latest version of the browser, Internet Explorer 8, is not affected. Likewise, Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 is not affected. Here's a quick list of affected versions for IT administrators looking to implement a workaround to mitigate the risk: Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on...

The wait is over. Cisco Systems on Tuesday finally took the lid off its hype machine to reveal ... a new router. Cisco is positioning its CRS-3 Carrier Routing System as the foundation of the next-generation Internet that will pave the way for rapid growth of video transmissions, mobile devices, and new online services. The CRS-3 offers three times the traffic capacity of the its predecessor, the CRS-1, Cisco said, and promises to accelerate the delivery of new experiences for consumers, new revenue opportunities for service providers, and new ways to collaborate in the workplace. That's a...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is considering ways that wireless technologies can be used to deliver free or low-cost broadband services, as part of its National Broadband Plan. On Tuesday, the FCC held a Digital Inclusion Summit, attended by citizens and lawmakers, to...

With one week left before the Federal Communications Commission must deliver its national broadband plan to Congress, the agency on Tuesday provided a glimpse into its draft proposal – a plan that includes a digital literacy corps and an online skills portal to help people familiarize themselves with computers and the Web. "In order to ensure long-term American competitiveness and prosperity, we must not leave one-third of the nation behind," FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said during a Digital Inclusion Summit held in Washington, D.C. "The national broadband plan provides a vision for federal, state, and local leadership and partnerships with the private and non-profit...

Cisco has unveiled a new routing system that it claims can handle 12 times the traffic capacity of the nearest competing system. And it's all about the video. The company in a much-hyped announcement this morning introduced the CRS-3, a router that can move up to 322 terabits per second - enough to download the entire printed collection of the Library of Congress in one...

Cisco Systems on Tuesday introduced its next-generation Internet core router, the CRS-3, with about three times the capacity of its current platform. "The Internet will scale faster than any of us anticipate," Cisco Chairman and...

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