10 Reasons Lots of Websites Violate SOPA and Don’t Know It

Posted by caitlinohagan on January 25th, 2012

This article was originally posted at InternetServiceProviders.org

If you’re reading this, chances are that you’ve at least heard of SOPA. Detractors have compared the bill to censorship policies in countries such as China, Iran and Syria; the grassroots effort to stop it have been massive. Administrators from some of the largest sites in the world have publicly opposed the measure for many reasons, one of which is that inadvertent violations could sound the death knell for a website. Here are ten of the reasons why violating SOPA could be so easy that a site would be unaware until it was too late.  Fortunately, the SOPA bill is delayed/shelved in Congress right now but it’s still important to remember the impact it could have some day.

  1. Vague Language – Though House supporters have claimed that SOPA is designed to protect the intellectual property of Americans from foreign profiteers that illegally distribute content in exchange for advertising and membership revenue, the vague wording of the bill makes it difficult to understand exactly what constitutes a violation and certainly doesn’t offer immunity to inadvertently-offending American sites.
  2. User-Submitted Content – If a site allows any sort of user-submitted content to be posted as part of their business model, they could very easily find themselves in violation of the Stop Online Piracy Act. Under the current language of the proposed law, the owner of the site that hosts the content, the user that posts a link to the content and the website that allows the user to submit that link could all potentially be charged with violating the bill.
  3. The “Friend-of-a-Friend” Effect – Do you remember when you were a kid, and the friend of a friend did something that got you all in trouble? Maybe you weren’t directly involved, and maybe you didn’t even like that person very much, but your mom still said that you were “guilty by association.” Under SOPA, the same principal applies: even if a link to legitimate and legal content housed on another site is shared, the site that posts the link could be punished if the hosting site is found to house illegal content as well.
  4. The Comments Section – One of the quickest ways to lose faith in humanity and the education system is to take a look at the comments section of a YouTube video or comedy article; comments are almost universally inflammatory and poorly spelled, but that’s still legal. Should SOPA pass and one trolling user posts copyrighted material in the comments section, the site would be in violation and could face blacklisting, blocking of revenue and DNS blocking.
  5. Banner Ads – Aside from being an irritating part of web-surfing, banner ads are arguably the lifeblood of the internet. Those blinking, shouting, IQ-test-offering bits of space pay for the hosting and maintenance of your favorite sites. Depending on how those ads are distributed, the site admins usually have little to no control over their content. Foreign companies can (and do) use protected images in these sites, which could lead to SOPA complaints for the site that hosts the ad.
  6. Fair Use – Copying material that is copyrighted for “transformative” purposes, such as creating a parody, is called “fair use,” and has a precedent of use as a legal defense against infringement claims. SOPA would effectively end the practice of fair use, as investigation of claims isn’t required in the current wording of the bill. Hosting currently-allowed fair use images or content could lead to violation charges.
  7. Housing a Discussion Forum – Many websites dedicated to a niche interest or subject also house a forum for users to discussed this shared interest. SOPA would make it almost impossible for sites to allow forums, due to the violating content that many users have in their signatures and avatars. Even if those users never shared a single illegal download link, the site could still be in violation from those avatars and signature panels.
  8. VPN Violations – Because the SOPA wording allows culpability to be extended to anyone aiding someone who posts copyrighted material, a web-based company that uses a virtual private network could find themselves facing allegations in the event that another network user shares illegal content.
  9. Search Engine Results – Part of SOPA’s line of defense against piracy is to require the blocking of offending sites from search engine results. Should a site that hosts such content slip through the cracks of a search engine site, that search engine could be held liable for violations.
  10. Open Source Software – For every expensive piece of software available, there’s a perfectly legal, user-built open source version. Created by users for users, the open source format is one of the great accomplishments made possible by worldwide networking. Companies like Mozilla, whose Firefox browser allows open source plug-ins, have already come under fire for permitting the creation and use of plug-ins that would allow access to sites wrongfully blocked in the event that SOPA passes.

Though there is no question that piracy is a problem that affects the entertainment industry to the tune of millions, SOPA is not the solution. While supporters pay lip-service to the idea of protecting American interests, the bill could potentially crush the internet as a viable source of start-ups and entrepreneurial spirit. The inherent riskiness of any web-based venture in a post-SOPA America would discourage investors from putting money into these ventures.

 

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10 Ways to Maximize Bandwidth Caps on Your ISP

Posted by caitlinohagan on November 22nd, 2011

This article was originally posted on DSLServiceProviders.org

Bandwidth caps have quickly become the norm among internet service providers, and despite their assurances that such usage restrictions would only affect a few heavy users, it’s no secret that bandwidth can evaporate pretty quickly even with average use.  Video streaming, gaming, and families of users can go through quite a few gig in a relatively short period – short enough to warrant a warning, if not a surcharge, from their ISP.  So it would be useful to know some tips on how to make the most of your allowance. Here are ten ways that you can take smaller bites out of your allotted bytes:

  1. Do a Background Check – No, we don’t mean hiring a PI to dig up dirt on the CEO of your ISP. We’re talking about programs or applications that run on your device whenever it’s online. You can monitor for unnecessary drains on your resources by downloading TCP Eye.
  2. Pass on the Auto Updates – Many programs will install with user-selectable update options. Use these opportunities to save bandwidth by de-selecting automatic updates. You can get the updates manually later on.
  3. Block Ads – Apart from just being annoying, those pop-up ads take up bandwidth. Download ad blocking software so you can make better use of it.
  4. Savings in a Flash – Some websites make use of Flash to stream videos automatically when visiting certain pages. Make sure you don’t have Flash set to run automatically. There are also flash ad blocking add-ons available for multiple browsers and platforms.
  5. Cache Savings – You can set your browser to cache images, and even select the amount of memory to set aside for the task. This will allow you to retrieve stored web pages from your device’s memory rather than the web, and thereby saving you more bandwidth.
  6. External Drive – You definitely need multiple back-ups of your important files in case of a crash, damage to, or theft of, your device. We recommend making use of an external drive source in favor of online storage when bandwidth is a concern.
  7. Choose Wisely – Regarding those files that you do choose to backup online, you may want to be more selective about what needs safeguarding and what can simply do with a disk copy.
  8. Change Your Resolution  –  Video far and away represents the largest slice of the average internet user’s bandwidth pie. If you can’t do with less video, maybe you can get by with a little less quality in your videos via a lower resolutions setting.
  9. Apply Compression – As a First Aid measure for saving bandwidth, this treatment can be a life-saver. Download image optimizing software that allows you to send photos in a compressed format.
  10. You’ve Got Mail Issues – Specifically: forwards, attachments, image loading – all of which can add up. Screen your inbox and only open those forwards that you really need to, and only those attachments that aren’t likely to be lolcatz; set your mail client to not load images automatically. You’ll thank us later.
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Targeted TV? Get the most out of your advertising campaign

Posted by caitlinohagan on November 18th, 2011

TELEHOUSE America’s sister company, DMX Technologies recently launched a new product to help advertisers get the most out of their television advertising campaigns. Vision TA is the revolutionary new platform that detects who is actually watching the television and customizes which ads will be shown based on their viewing history, profile and demographics. Based on your profile, Vision TA will also recommend programming most suited to you and show similar commercials.

Advertisers can gain significant data and feedback on their advertising campaigns, which will greatly help in designing campaigns moving forward. Two cable providers in China have already signed up to provide Vision TA to their customers. To learn more about Vision TA visit http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzIyMzY0MDEy.html.

 

 

 

 

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Visit TELEHOUSE America at Streaming Media West 2011 in Los Angeles

Posted by Karissa Campbell on November 1st, 2011
TELEHOUSE will showcase in Booth Number 74 at Streaming Media West 2011

Going to Streaming Media West next week in L.A.? Stop by Booth Number 74 to visit TELEHOUSE America as it showcases its secure data centers; and networking and managed services solutions. TELEHOUSE services both support and stabilize content that is managed and delivered by media and gaming companies.

Streaming Media West is a leading event encompassing the full online video ecosystem including everything from content creation and management, to monetization and distribution.  The conference attracts content owners, viral video creators, online marketers, enterprise corporations, broadcast professionals, ad agencies and educators to
see and hear the latest online video technology but, more importantly, to discuss the business models that are coming of age.

“TELEHOUSE is excited to participate at one of the biggest and most renowned streaming
video industry events,” comments Fred Cannone, Director of Marketing and Sales
for TELEHOUSE America. “The event is the perfect outlet for us to demonstrate the
core service offerings of our 42 carrier neutral data centers, as well as our
diverse local and global network connectivity that content driven providers,
such as entertainment, general and social media, gaming companies, and others seek
delivered in seamless environment.”

TELEHOUSE’s 42 carrier neutral data centers worldwide are built specifically to address high capacity, complex requirements, such as high density computing and diverse network connectivity, for enterprises across all industries, including content management.

TELEHOUSE also operates two International Internet Peering Exchanges, NYIIX
in New York; and LAIIX in Los Angeles and is part of the larger technology and communications giant KDDI Corporation.

To learn more about TELEHOUSE’s carrier neutral data centers, peering exchanges, and
world-class offerings, please contact sales@TELEHOUSE.com or call 718-355-2500.

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KDDI Acquires CDNetworks, Combining High Quality Internet Network and Content Delivery Network Services

Posted by Karissa Campbell on October 31st, 2011

It’s official – KDDI America Inc., the U.S. division of KDDI CORPORATION, a Global Fortune 500 company and worldwide leader in international telecommunications services, announces KDDI Corp’s purchase of 85.5% of common shares in CDNetworks LTD by KDDI , a global Contents Delivery Network (CDN) service provider headquartered in Seoul, Korea for approximately $167 million.

The acquisition was a strategic one indeed, considering both how fundamental CDN services are for high quality internet providers to offer customers; and how rapidly Internet-related business is growing in Asia, the region in which CDNetworks is most competitive. KDDI group will add new value, combining high-quality Internet network and CDN services, to various Internet service providers including contents providers through the investment.

In addition, KDDI group will realize offload of further increasing mobile traffic and build up the network environment suitable for the smartphone era by adding CDN services in KDDI’s mobile platform.

“We look forward to offering Enterprise IT departments a range of services that can help
them speed up the response their customers and internal users receive from the applications they need to access over the Internet – no matter where they are in the world,” said Nobu Ogata, Director of Planning for KDDI America.

CDN services realize acceleration of Internet communication by temporary cache and delivery of contents in servers, which are located closer to the end users. The services are now essential for Internet providers to offer their users stress-free and comfortable services and contents. CDNetworks operates its CDN business in 70 cities in 31 countries, focusing on Korea, Japan, China, the United States and Europe.

Want to Learn More?

Join KDDI Corporation’s Yasunori Matsuda, Director of Global Business Development, on the exclusive webinar as he discusses the details of the acquisition and future growth plans. The webinar will take place today, Monday, October 31, 2011 at 11:30 am ET. Join webinar here.

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Allied Fiber & Human Productivity Lab Share Insight on the Future of Telepresence

Posted by Jaymie Scotto on July 19th, 2011

Allied Fiber CEO, Hunter Newby and Human Productivity Lab President, Howard S. Lichtman attended this year’s Broadband Properties Summit in Dallas, TX. Jaymie Scotto & Associates (JSA) recently caught up with the two telecom thought-leaders to get their input on the trends in the telepresence industry, the networks needed to support its growth and where the future is heading. For the complete interview, please read below.

JSA: How do you see video collaboration developing in the US versus the rest of the world?
Howard S. Lichtman (HSL): The United States is home to the dominant players in telepresence and visual collaboration end-points and environments (by market share) including: Cisco/TANDBERG, Polycom/HP, Vidyo, LifeSize, Teliris, DVE, AVI-SPL, and TelePresence Tech.  The US leads the world in managed video services and inter-networking telepresence as well with AT&T, Glowpoint, MASERGY, Providea, IVCi, Solutionz, York Telecom, Verizon.  Many of the important non-domestic companies that have significant market share or whom are making inroads with innovative or disruptive products are doing so through the strength of American companies they have acquired or significant staff/offices/sales efforts in the United States.  Examples include: BT (acquired WireOne), Tata, and Vu TelePresence.

 

JSA: What can high-speed networks do to support telepresence growth?
HSL: The telecom carriers are big supporters because telepresence loads networks and the customers are typically large Fortune 5000 customers that get locked into multi-year contracts and don’t have problems paying the bills. Wall Street loves recurring revenue and the spend on network and managed services is greater than the cost of the equipment.  Probably the #1 thing that the high-speed network providers could do to support the growth of telepresence is peer with each other and support cross-network QoS by matching QoS tags between disparate providers.

 

JSA: Where do you see the future of video and telepresence heading?
HSL: One of the most interesting dynamics in telepresence is that all the major inputs to realistic telepresence environments are dramatically improving in areas such as: higher resolutions and frame rates, larger screen sizes, brighter LED & DLP projectors and better quality of service on networks.

At the same time the cost of these components is falling.  We see high-end telepresence environments becoming more and more realistic while, at the same time, we see wider adoption and greater utility. By utility we mean that who you can talk to and what content can be reached will grow dramatically.  Telepresence and video exchanges which connect disparate networks at high speeds and quality will continue to grow, improving the ability to reach more and more organizations. At the same time the best effort Internet continues to improve to handle video while next generation video protocols like SVC improves video quality over bumpy networks.  Directory services are simplifying 

On the lower end, we see video becoming ubiquitous in the home through low-cost, high quality appliances, set-top box integration, and more sophisticated and higher quality video phones.  We see mobile devices with more sophisticated video capabilities that have better integration into unified communications solutions at high quality.  The industry is slowly and surely moving towards the ability for any video end-point to communicate with any other end-point.

 

JSA: How does dark fiber support video collaboration and telepresence?
Hunter Newby (HN): Without dark fiber and the network operators that light it and offer high-speed transport on dedicated links two-way video and telepresence would not work optimally, if at all.

 

JSA: What demand do you see in video throughout the US?
HN: Video over IP networks of all kinds is growing at an incredible rate. Fiber-based transport networks are being stretched to their maximum and then some to support video over public as well as private IP networks. Video over mobile is a subset of that growth and it has its own challenges. It is dynamic in a wireless sense which requires spectrum, towers and antennas physically fixed in place to deal with demand wherever the demand may be – which is growing and shifting all of the time. Wireless also places a major strain on fiber-based transport for backhaul which is also a fixed-in-place, physical process. Wireless backhaul takes time to build and keeping up with the number of devices being sold and the expectations of the buyers to have everything everywhere always is daunting.

 

JSA: What type of network support is needed to aid future growth of telepresence in the US?
HN: Telepresence is unique within the video market due to its quality and reliability. These attributes are derived from superior technology and care in the networks used by telepresence providers. It is not basic, full-duplex video. These providers typically use much higher resolution cameras, monitors and codec’s and therefore there is a corresponding need for more transport capacity. The public Internet is usually not an option due to its unreliability unless both sides are on-net to the same ISP backbone and there is a direct city-city fiber path with no other provider’s routers in between. The type of network support required will be logical and methodical investment in new fiber for the local, middle and long portions of the path. Whether by building new, or leasing dark from a provider of fiber, or leasing multiple 10 G’s from those that have their own dark fiber these are the elements in the core that will make telepresence grow and succeed.

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What’s the Real Deal on Level 3′s Global Crossing Acquisition?

Posted by Jaymie Scotto on April 12th, 2011

By Jaymie Scotto Cutaia

Level 3 Communications says it will buy IP solutions and networking provider Global Crossing. The transaction is valued at $23.04 per share, or approximately $3 billion, including the assumption of approximately $1.1 billion of net debt from Global Crossing. The deal will be an all-stock transaction.

Already folks are speculating on why this deal is huge news.  Acccording to Dean Takahashi on Deals & More, “the deal brings a much-needed consolidation to the broadband market, where the potential for traffic growth is huge but the major players have been hurt by low prices.”

And Gigaom says that the deal will give Level 3 more clout to negotiate with bigger telecommunications players, such as Comcast, even as network ownership consolidates into the hands of fewer players.

But can we boil this down further?

Both L3 and Global Crossing are losing money.  Level3 lost $622 million last year and hasn’t turned a profit since 1998, according to Mr. Takahshi.  And Global Crossing lost $172 million in 2010 and it last turned an annual profit in 2003.

So why now and why an all-stock transaction?  How can a negative and a negative add up to a positive?  What’s the real pay-off here?

Let’s go back to the quote from John Legere, the CEO of Global Crossing, in the official press release, which stated, “The timing of this combination is perfect. The demand for online content – in all its forms – has created unprecedented demand for bandwidth, and our combined platform will enable us to move massive amounts of content around the world, largely on our own facilities, under our control. The need to bring scale to the market is more important than ever before, and that is something that the combined company will have – in spades.”

As Mr. Legere stressed, the deal is all about “on our own facilities, under our control”. This is a direct reference to owning- and therefore controlling the fiber.  The telecom world is quickly dividing into two factions: those who have fiber and those who do not.

This critical infrastructure— and then the power to select whom has access to this infrastructure–   is becoming an apparent, all-out battle.  It stirs up the old net neutrality argument— and how those who have control over the last mile of fiber can thereby dictate the terms, especially for the enterprise market.  So how do we right this ship and get out of the death spiral?  I’ll tell you this: I’m not holding my breath until Global Crossing and Level3 let me have access to their fiber stock.

We need an immediate, carrier and network-neutral, dark fiber provider that is willing to incur the outrageous start-up costs (ideally with government support- if Obama is still interested in his big broadband push) so we can actually lay the much-needed fiber ducts across the expansive USA, to allow folks in the Bible Belt- and the non-NFL cities- to have access to choice and to ‘fiber freedom’.  We need to take the technology that’s blossoming on the east and west coast – and bring it to rural America who could use the fiber and connectivity and access for increasing the wealth of education, starting businesses and saving the family farms.  As a woman who spends her time between the city and the country, and sees the disparity between “those who have” and “those who have not” on a regular basis, it’s time to connect our country.

The 2011 SubTel Forum had a great article called “2011: The Year of the Investment to Neutral, Dark Fiber Network Infrastructure” — and it points out clearly that this is Allied Fiber’s plan— to build the necessary dark fiber infrastructure and give access to all.  And that this fiber plan can be duplicated in metro communities, over and over again, and similar to the Internet, can branch out and reach the hard-to-reach.

This sounds more like the big deal to me.

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GlobeNet’s High Performance Capacity Supports Rich Multi-Media and Video Content Transport

Posted by vanessa on April 12th, 2011

GlobeNet announces today at the 2011 NAB Show, that its high performance capacity supports rich multi-media and video content transport, including distribution for news,
entertainment, social media and sports programming.

Connecting the Americas with over 22,000 kilometers of submarine fiber optic cable, GlobeNet’s lowest latency, scalable network was designed to support high bandwidth demand from the wholesale community including global carriers, content providers, and multi-media services. Providing flexible terms and options to support long term programming, as well as the upcoming 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.

GlobeNet is known for its world-class transport services and will enable video and multimedia transport in a timely, cost-effective and quality manner across large distances. In addition, their 99.99% service level guarantees optimal, lowest latency performance in times of high-burst traffic, offering reliability and peace of mind for its customers.

For more information, please read the full press release below or visit www.globenet.net

 

GlobeNet’s High Performance Capacity

Supports Rich Multi-Media and Video Content Transport

Offering Reliable, Low Latency Transport for Carrying Large Volumes of Video Traffic

Key Points:

  • GlobeNet’s high performance, international capacity supports multi-media and video content transport including distribution for news, entertainment, social media, music and sports programming, including seasonal events such as the upcoming 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil
  • GlobeNet delivers reliable and fast transport to global carriers, content providers and multi-media service providers
  • Its 99.99% service level guarantees ensure optimal and lowest latency transport

Boca Raton, FL – April 12, 2011GlobeNet, an international wholesale provider of submarine capacity, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oi (Bovespa: TNLP3, TNLP4, TMAR3, TMAR5, TMAR6 and NYSE: TNE), announces today at the 2011 NAB Show, its high performance capacity supports rich multi-media and video content transport, including distribution for news, entertainment, social media, music, and sports programming. With its reliable, low latency transport options, GlobeNet’s international capacity and Ethernet services are ideal for fulfilling demands for large volumes of video traffic.

Connecting the Americas with over 22,000 kilometers of submarine fiber optic cable, GlobeNet’s lowest latency, scalable network was designed to support high bandwidth demand from the wholesale community including global carriers, content providers, and multi-media service providers. With flexible terms and options to support long term programming, as well as seasonal events such as 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, GlobNet’s high capacity transport is more robust, more cost effective and more reliable than traditional satellite transport services.

“Known for our world-class transport services, GlobeNet’s network is designed to enable video and multimedia companies to transport and deliver timely and highest quality video and multimedia content across large distances,” states Antonio Belli, Director of Sales & Marketing for GlobeNet. “This includes timely bursts of high capacity traffic.  Additionally, our 99.99% service level guarantees ensure optimal, lowest latency performance so our customers can deliver content quickly, reliably and with peace of mind.”

GlobeNet offers multiple, flexible product and service options from E1 to 10 Gigabit Ethernet across the most advanced submarine fiber optic cable system connecting Brazil, Bermuda, Colombia, United States and Venezuela. With continuous preparation today for tomorrow’s bandwidth demand, GlobeNet also plans an upgrade later this year bringing its network to more than 1 Terabytes of total capacity.

To learn more about GlobeNet’s video and multi-media markets, contact marketing@globenet.net or click here to watch GlobeNet’s COO, Erick Contag’s latest video interview. For more information on GlobeNet, please visit www.globenet.net.

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About GlobeNet

GlobeNet provides international capacity services between North and South America over a dual ring-protected, fiber optic submarine cable system serving Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, U.S.A., and Venezuela. The network spans more than 22,000 kilometers and offers a network availability of 99.99%. GlobeNet with its headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Brazilian Oi (that acquired Brasil Telecom).

For GlobeNet media inquiries, please contact:
Jaymie Scotto & Associates

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GlobeNet’s Submarine Fiber Optic Cable System Upgrade is Now Complete

Posted by vanessa on March 24th, 2011

Which carrier has the lowest latency capacity between the Americas?  GlobeNet – an international wholesale provider that has been entrenched in upgrading its high performance capacity to support growing bandwidth demands in the region.  With GlobeNet Connecting the Americasits recent completion of its submarine fiber optic cable upgrade to 560Gbps, GlobeNet now has the fastest capacity connecting North and South America. Carriers, service providers, multi-media and content providers all are expanding out their networks to support Internet related and multi-media services such as social media, online gaming, HDTV, and streaming media. The upgrade will also help carriers prepare their networks for the large increase in data transmissions for sporting events in Brazil, such as the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.

For more information, please read the full press release below or visit www.globenet.net

 

GlobeNet’s Submarine Fiber Optic Cable System Upgrade is Now Complete

Delivering the Lowest Latency International Capacity Between the Americas

Boca Raton, FL – March 24, 2011GlobeNet, an international wholesale provider of submarine capacity, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oi (Bovespa: TNLP3, TNLP4, TMAR3, TMAR5, TMAR6 and NYSE: TNE), announces today it has completed the 200 Gbps upgrade of its submarine fiber optic cable system, increasing its total lit capacity to 560 Gbps.  Delivering the lowest latency capacity connecting North America and South America, the GlobeNet network expansion will support increased bandwidth demands in the region due to the widespread adoption of advanced technologies and telecommunications services.

The demand for advanced services requiring high-bandwidth networks has been driven by the increased use of high-end services such as streaming media, online gaming, high-definition (HD) video, social media applications and other bandwidth-intensive services.

With over 22,000 kilometers of submarine fiber optic cable built with the lowest latency design on all network segments, GlobeNet offers network availability in excess of 99.99%.  Its state-of-the-art architecture based upon the latest Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) technology coupled with GlobeNet’s carrier-class customer support, offers the wholesale marketplace cutting-edge services and technical support.

“As a wholesale provider committed to the Latin American region, we have further optimized our cable system to address the huge demand for Internet-related services,” states Erick W. Contag, Chief Operating Officer of GlobeNet.

“By utilizing our extremely reliable and high-capacity network, carrier and service providers will also be able to prepare their networks to handle the data and transmission for upcoming South American events, such as 2014 World Cup Brazil and 2016 Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro,” adds Luiz Mario Alonso, Director of Engineering and Operations at GlobeNet who lead this upgrade.

GlobeNet’s international capacity serves Brazil, Bermuda, Colombia, United States and Venezuela, offering a wide range of products and services including International Private Line, Wavelength and Carrier Ethernet.  GlobeNet plans an additional network upgrade later this year that will offer more than 1Terabytes of total capacity.

For more information on GlobeNet, including its network map, please visit www.globenet.net.

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About GlobeNet

GlobeNet provides international capacity services between North and South America over a dual ring-protected, fiber optic submarine cable system serving Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, U.S.A., and Venezuela. The network spans more than 22,000 kilometers and offers a network availability of 99.99%. GlobeNet with its headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida and USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Brazilian Oi (that acquired Brasil Telecom).

 

For GlobeNet media inquiries, please contact:
Jaymie Scotto & Associates

+1.866.695.3629

pr@jaymiescotto.com

 

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Hibernia Media – The Next Generation of Media

Posted by vanessa on January 11th, 2011

Specializing in HD programing, Hibernia Media connects producers andHibernia Media distributors with high quality content transport services for sports, entertainment and news broadcasting. With cost-effective services designed to enable customization of transport solutions, the Hibernia Media offering incorporates the latest in technology to ensure high quality programming for its clients. Recently announced was the use of one such advancement – a new high-performance dedicated networking solution Hibernia Mediadesigned for secure low latency connectivity further driving high quality media programing:

Del Bothof, President, Hibernia Media
“We specialize in helping major media companies transport their programming, and there has been a growing demand to carry that content using IP platforms. To accommodate this market shift, we looked to Qwest for a dedicated network solution that would be highly scalable and secure. We are very happy with the network performance and the reliability that we get from our QwestIQ® E-Line solution and that it reinforces our 100% QoS commitment made it the right fit for us.”

Hibernia Media’s offering includes solutions for dedicated use, occasional use, integrated access along with program distribution – a flexible suite of next-generation media services.

For the latest Hibernia Media news and announcements, please click here.

For more information on Hibernia Media, please visit www.hiberniamedia.com.

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