Until recently, most consumers knew broadband technology as simply high-speed Internet access over a cable or DSL modem. The introduction of short range wireless technology known as WiFi extended the broadband experience beyond the desktop, allowing people to set up home networks or surf the Web while sipping a latte at a coffeehouse.

Today, broadband is allowing people to communicate, and to access information and entertainment, anywhere at anytime. High-speed Internet connections are available at public locales ranging from hotels to airport kiosks to shopping malls. Next-generation wireless technology allows people to quickly download or stream data onto laptops and handsets, and can even turn their cell phones into miniature televisions. And the speed of wireline connections is about to soar, as fiber optic lines are connected directly to neighborhoods and even homes to provide immense bandwidth.

With new pipes able to transmit voice, high-speed data, and both standard and high-definition all simultaneously, the lines between a cable operator, a telco, a wireless carrier and even a satellite company are blurring. Cable companies, which have been competing directly with telephone carriers for high-speed Internet customers, are now offering digital phone service. Telcos, in turn, are beginning to deliver interactive TV service based on Internet technology.

What’s more, the broadband era is ushering in new types of cross-industry alliances. Telcos have struck deals with satellite TV companies to offer a bundle of voice, data and video services for an attractive price, and on one bill. Cable companies are pursuing bundling arrangements with wireless carriers.

Thus, what were once largely distinct industries are morphing into giant multimedia companies, all vying to deliver every form of communications to the home and business.

Broadband Daily stays on top of this revolution, offering updates and analysis on the latest developments, trends, business opportunities, and legal and regulatory activity in cable, DSL, 3G wireless, fiber optics, interactive TV, voice over Internet Protocol and satellite broadband. We offer extensive competitive intelligence on the broadband marketplace, with detailed quarterly financial analyses and market research on the nation’s top cable operators, telephone companies and direct broadband satellite companies who deliver advanced communications services.

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