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Feb 2018 BCoE Newsletter
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There have been some interesting developments of late, as well as discoveries on new networking ideas so I began to think, futuristically: What If…
A new networking concept called Super-PON is a success?
What is the Super-PON proposal that was discussed at the recently completed IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Interim Session? For one it has the possibility to revolutionize our broadband infrastructure to support the ever -increasing communication and streaming needs of our populace . ... Read More
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BCoE launches initiative to connect NH libraries
Deployments will use TV White Space technology as connection medium.
The University of New Hampshire Broadband Center of Excellence is leading a statewide collaboration to connect New Hampshire libraries using TV White Space technologies in a first-of-its-kind trial tied to the national Gigabit Libraries Network initiative.
In September 2013, the BCoE began working with equipment providers including Carlson Wireless to map out connections between selected libraries that will... Read More
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TV White Space: Ready for Prime Time?
January, 2014
TVWS exhibits potential not only for extending the availabilty of braodband access to areas where it is absent, but — at least in certain instances — for serving an alternative to existing broadband networks where affordability may be an impediment.
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TV White Space: Ready for Prime Time?
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Major figures in the Internet economy have high hopes to use TV White Space (TVWS) frequencies to deliver wireless broadband Internet connectivity over long distances and extended areas -- the so-called "Super Wi-Fi" medium.
Beginning in September 2013 and in association with the Gigabit Libraries Network, UNH BCoE completed a four-month trial of TVWS technology in Durham, N.H., that provided Internet connectivity for two libraries and the UNH InterOperability Laboratory (IOL), a nationally known technology testing facility.
Results of the trial, along with a broader description... Read More
