Netgear this week unveiled new firmware for its broadband customer premises gear that allows carriers to bond multiple broadband lines including cable and DSL.

PC Magazine - This year, one new router from Netgear will tie a DSL modem to 802.11n, while another integrates 3G connectivity.

Clearwire's "Clear" brand debuts today in Portland, Ore., with pricing plans ranging from $20 per month for basic DSL-type service to a plan that combines home and mobile service for $60 per month. The $20-per-month home plan delivers 768 Kbps downstream and 128 Kbps upstream. More expensive plans allow for higher bandwidth. The least expensive home plan in Clearwire's other mo...

Recently, Vodafone Germany's boss is quoted (in Germany) saying that Vodafone Germany currently spends a middle three digit million sum a year on power for its mobile networks in Germany. Interesting, so let's break that number down a bit. Let's assume that Vodafone's yearly power bill for their complete GSM and UMTS networks is 400 million euros and that their DSL assets are not included. I am no...

Vodafone Germany is moving ahead with its plans to build a converged fixed and mobile network with a new converged IPTV offering. Movies and TV series can be watched either on a PC or on a mobile, and, according to the press release, it's possible to start viewing something on the mobile phone and then continue to view the rest on the PC when arriving at home. In many countries IPTV over DSL or ca...

WiMAX technology offers great promise to deliver high-speed broadband Internet access with DSL-type performance and price, as well as facilitate the supply of low-price customer premises equipment.

Huawei' s copper broadband solutions now serve 180 million users Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, welcomed the release of a new report that has ranked Huawei first in the global DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) industry with a worldwide market share of more than 30 per cent. The Q3

Leap Wireless, which operates under the Cricket brand, has launched a $40 per month unlimited EV-DO Rev A data service to customers in all of its markets. The service, promoted as a DSL or cable alternative, is distinct not only for its low price but because it is offered to customers on a prepaid basis, without credit checks or a service contract. Its target users are low-inco...

Today, I noticed a report on Teltarif that Vodafone Germany is looking into buying Kable Deutschland, one of the big German cable Internet (and TV) providers. It is speculated that the price would be around 2.5 billion euros. Quite a bit of money and yet another impressive indication that mobile only networks are a thing of the past. Both Vodafone and Telefonica O2 are already offering DSL service...

As DSL numbers keep trending down, telephone companies are fighting back but may not be doing enough, according to one industry analyst. Looking for our newsletter content? Subscribe now and get access to content not available on our Web site or RSS feeds. Telephony Email Newsletters