RCN is offering a holiday promotion of reduced rates on its voice and data services in the New York City boroughs that it serves. The promotion, which started on Black Friday and ends today on Cyber Monday, includes a $100 gift card for new subscribers. Over-builder RCN offers its services in Manhattan and Queens, as […]
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PISC argues for approval of AWS-4 rules
Representatives from a variety of public interest groups are asking the FCC to refrain from putting limitations on Dish Network’s AWS-4 spectrum. An ex parte filing submitted to the FCC last week on behalf of Michael Calabrese of the New America Foundation, Harold Feld of Public Knowledge, and Matt Wood and Lauren Wilson of Free […]
HughesNet adds business tiers
After introducing residential satellite broadband service in October, Hughes Network Systems has introduced three service plans specifically for business customers. The EchoStar subsidiary said its Gen4 Business Internet, available in the continental U.S., is aimed at areas lacking cable or DSL service, or where other options, such as T1 lines, are expensive. HughesNet Gen4 Business […]
Mechanical mount rotary position sensor offers integral PCB for easy mounting
Piher Sensors & Controls has introduced the MTS-360 Mechanical Mount Rotary Position Sensor with integral PCB for fast and easy mounting. Designed with the sensor directly mounted onto a PCB, the innovative MTS-360 Sensor/PCB Combo package allows engineers to easily install a fully featured rotary sensor without first having to design a printed circuit board […]
Scanning innovation can improve personalized medicine
New combinations of medical imaging technologies hold promise for improved early disease screening, cancer staging, therapeutic assessment, and other aspects of personalized medicine, according to Ge Wang, director of Virginia Tech’s Center for Biomedical Imaging, in a recent paper that appeared in the refereed journal PLOS ONE. The integration of multiple major tomographic scanners into […]
STMicroelectronics STM32 F3 mixed-signal MCUs now at Mouser
Mouser Electronics is now stocking STMicroelectronics’ STM32 F3 Series of MCUs that combines the 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4 core with a DSP, FPU instructions, and advanced analog peripherals. The STM32 F3 series innovates in embedded DSC design by combining a Cortex-M4 core with fast 12-bit 5 MSPS and precise 16-bit sigma-delta ADCs, programmable gain amplifiers (4 […]
Time Warner Cable slashes international call fees
Time Warner Cable has sweetened its triple play bundle with the addition of its Global Penny Phone Plan, which features calling to land-line phones in over 40 countries worldwide for as little as one penny per minute. The new offer includes Time Warner Cable’s data, video and unlimited nationwide phone services for as low as […]
Navigation guides yet to take flight
The process of finding what you want to watch on TV continues to be cumbersome. Ever use Apple Maps? Apple Maps actually functions just fine. Given the millions of places Apple Maps could fail, it fails a very, very small percentage of the time. But that’s the thing with navigation aids: No matter how sophisticated […]
DOCSIS 3.1 takes center stage at Cable-Tec Expo
The new DOCSIS 3.1 specification makes its debut in Orlando, with CCAP and the cable industry’s migration pathway to IP in the spotlight, as well. There were plenty of buzz-worthy topics during the most recent edition of the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, but the official debut of the DOCSIS 3.1 specification made the biggest splash in […]
Georgia Tech collaborates with GE, Ford on alternative fuel vehicle research
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology are partnering with GE and Ford Motor Co. to study ways to add greater efficiencies to electric driving and charging performance. GE recently announced its plans to purchase 2,000 new Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrids for its fleet. As part of the collaboration, Ford will jointly market GE’s […]