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 An ISP that knows nothing of "data hogs" | |
Sep 02, 2010 - 8:58 AM - by lotuseclat79 |  An ISP that knows nothing of "data hogs".
Pop quiz—which US Internet service provider made the following statement about a network upgrade?
During the construction of this network we have given a lot of thought... to the business model in the US, and how we could do things in a different and more interesting way. The natural model when you have a simple duopoly capturing the majority of the market is segmentation: maximize ARPU [average revenue per user] by artificially limiting service in order to drive additional monthly spending. But fundamentally this is the wrong model for a service provider like us, and we have looked to Europe for inspiration. The model pioneered by Iliad under the Free brand is a better fit, both for us and for our customers.
As the marginal cost of providing more bandwidth or less, and providing POTS voice or not are both minimal, we have adopted a simple flat rate model instead of the more typical US model of "$5 more goes faster"... I believe that removing the artificial limits on speed, and including home phone with the product are both very exciting.
Related article: Canada avoids broadband duopolies, keeps line-sharing alive.
-- Tom
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1 Reply | 87 Views | | 'Dark silicon' to improve smartphone battery life | |
Sep 02, 2010 - 8:18 AM - by lotuseclat79 | 'Dark silicon' to improve smartphone battery life.
A new smartphone chip prototype under development at the University of California, San Diego will improve smartphone efficiency by making use of "dark silicon" - the underused transistors in modern microprocessors. On August 23, UC San Diego computer scientists presented GreenDroid, the new smartphone chip prototype at the HotChips symposium in Palo Alto, CA.
One example of a conservation core. The small boxes in the image are the pattern of logic gates that are spatially placed over a small portion of the GreenDroid chip.
-- Tom
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0 Replies | 59 Views | | Microsoft revisiting Windows 7 family pack 3-license pack | |
Sep 01, 2010 - 9:09 PM - by Byteman |  http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/09...7-family-pack/
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Originally Posted by Downloadsquad.com/EdBott ]Better news: this time, the deal will be available outside the U.S. as well. The lucky countries include Canada, the U.K., France, Germany, and Australia. Microsoft is leaving the door open a bit; other countries may still be added to the list........The license says you can install Family Pack upgrades on up to three PCs in the same household, for use by residents of that household | | |
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