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Society: The only way is Finland

The Independent -
A century later, in 2009, the nation that gave us Nokia was the first to to enshrine broadband as a fundamental human right, when the government promised every Finnish citizen access to a 100mbps connection by 2015.

Optical hardware Q1 spending falls 23%; mobile broadband rises

FierceTelecom -
News release Mobile broadband reigns in Finland: Following the trend in other parts of the globe, Finland's DSL subscriber base shrank in 2011, Research and Markets reports, along with fixed-voice subscriptions. Mobile broadband appears to be on a ...

Local fibre broadband projects should get national ISPs on board, Lords told

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Recombu -
Local fibre broadband projects need common standards so they can offer a choice of internet providers to their communities.

Briel On: Live streaming goes over-the-top

Broadband TV News -
At this year's Motorola Video Leadership Conference in Stockholm Finnish company Maxisat was showing how they deliver over 140 channels over their IPTV service to viewers across Finland - regardless which broadband connection they have.

In Telecom, A Growing Worry That We'll Become More Like Europe

Forbes -
And it's also clear that 20 th Century regulatory policies are ill equipped to address the proliferation of new means of communication, especially wired and wireless broadband services. In the US, the Federal Communications Commission and Congress ...
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NBN: Broadband's rural 7 per cent - out of range, out of mind

ABC Technology and Games -
Perhaps we should take heed of developments in Finland, where the government made access to broadband a legal right for every citizen in July 2010.

Intune Networks, Amartus, First Derivatives and Nokia Siemens Networks ...

PR Web (press release) -
For the first time a “Bandwidth Exchange” will be demonstrated at TMF's Management World in Dublin between May 22nd and May 24th 2012.

Analysys Mason: With LTE, operators are cautious about data consumption

FierceWireless -
LTE mobile broadband services are available in seven countries in Western Europe: Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Portugal and Sweden.

Finnish city of Oulu is a finalist for the Intelligent Community Award

Invest in EU -
Oulu, located in northern Finland, is the only European city to be selected among the 2012 Top Seven Intelligent Communities of the Year.

State of InterIndependence: a vision for Scottish self-determination

Open Democracy -
Broadband and PC access in Glasgow and the West of Scotland was at shockingly low levels versus the rhetoric of digital liberation.

DNA upgrades cable network, adds more speed to broadband

Telecompaper (subscription) -
Finnish telecom operator DNA is actively developing its cable network in the capital region and other parts of Finland. As a result, DNA has now doubled the upstream speeds of its current DNA Welho cable broadband subscriptions and also launched a new ...
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UK average broadband speeds decline

Inquirer -
By Lee Bell BROADBAND SPEEDS in the UK have slipped, according to a report by global services provider Akamai. In the final three months of 2011, Blighty's broadband customers saw a drop in average download speeds from 5.1Mbit/s in the previous quarter ...

The Internet is too important for free-market economics

Macleans.ca -
Finland has led the way by enshrining broadband access as a legal right, while the United Nations has made a similar declaration.

Finland interested in satellite surveillance of crisis areas

Helsingin Sanomat -
In practice the project would involve a broadband connection relayed via satellite, which would make it possible for military forces in crisis areas to stay in contact with each other and with their staffs.

Telecommuting making slow inroads into Finland

Helsingin Sanomat -
Now almost the whole country has broadband, but people still move to university cities. Telecommuting has been fairly fairly slow at fulfiling promises, considering the high expectations that were placed on it.

Research and Markets: Finland - Key Statistics, Telecom Market and Regulatory ...

SunHerald.com -
As a result the country enjoys among the highest broadband and mobile penetration rates in Europe. Digital media developments have progressed well since broadcasting went entirely digital in early 2008, ahead of most other European countries.

Finland maintains target broadband speed of 100 Mbps

Telecompaper (subscription) -
Finland's Government has made a decision in principle outlining the development of basic levels of internet service, in addition to high-speed internet connections.

EU leaders to ink growth pact in June

Europolitics.info -
The plan, given momentum after the election of Socialist President François Hollande in France, will include the launch of project bonds to raise private capital for energy, transport and broadband upgrades, a possible boost in EIB capital and a better ...

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: ADTRAN, Nokia, Siemens, Verizon ...

PR Newswire (press release) -
Alabama-based networking solution provider, ADTRAN Inc. (ADTN) recently announced the completion of its acquisition of Nokia Siemens Networks' ("NSN") fixed-line Broadband Access business. Finland based NSN was established in 2007 as a joint venture ...
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Fault lines at EU leaders' dinner for growth

EurActiv -
There is opposition to amending it from northern states - led by Germany, and followed by Finland, the Netherlands and Austria - whose credit ratings are stronger.
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