access for a limited time period‚ often 24 hours. Unlike conventional broadcast TV‚ content is requested by the viewer‚ hence the service is ‘on demand’. This profile focuses on VOD over DSL or fibre networks‚ although some examples of VOD over cable are included. After several damaging false starts‚ VOD over DSL is beginning to look like a viable proposition‚ at least where market conditions are favourable. Point Topic estimates that as of May 2004 there were at least 230‚000 DSL and fibre subscribers
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Unit 1 – The Information Age The Digital Divide The digital divide is the term used to describe the difference between in technology use and availability around the world‚ some factors which affect the digital divide are socioeconomic‚ geographical and the fear of technology. Sub affecting issues are things such as age‚ gender‚ religion‚ income‚ technology available and more. Within the digital divide there are the information ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ this creates an inequality around the world
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Are We Digital Dummies? One thing is certain about human nature...we’re born talkers. Our urge to communicate is universal. And now with modern technology we can meet anybody… anywhere… at anytime. Today our means for communication are endless: twelve billion text messages are sent worldwide every day. Thirteen million Canadians are Facebook users. And the number of personal computers in use around the globe is expected to double in the next four years. But is all this access to technology
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Do your customers incur any significant costs in switching suppliers? Yes In some cases‚ Cogeco offers services that are fixed contracts and a significant cost would be incurred if the customer decides to break the contract and approach another cable provider. 5. Is a lot of capital needed to enter your industry? Yes Marketing is a primary component in this industry which indicates that the cost of customer acquisition is high. The materials‚ labor and overhead costs are relatively high as well
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All around the world people connected to the internet are downloading free digital content through P2P file sharing software. Intellectual property rights are being broken as people are downloading free content through P2P (Peer 2 Peer) networks‚ and illegal websites online. Production companies can’t do anything about that because developers of this type of software can’t be blamed for what people share. And no one can track the people behind the illegal websites. Production companies took
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Building a Network Cable Version 1 – January 2012 Lab Overview In this lab you will build and test three common types of UTP network cables: 1. Straight –through 2. Crossover 3. Rollover (console) These cables will be used for subsequent labs in this course. Pre-lab Preparation Before starting this lab please read it in its entirety and then review the following online resources. ad resources Read: DUX Computer Digest http://duxcw.com/digest/Howto/network/cable/cable1.htm p://duxcw
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competition in markets where it used to have none. Comcast has been losing analog cable television customers while at the same time seeing reduced growth of subscribers for its new services. For example‚ Comcast added 247‚000 digital cable subscribers in the 4th quarter of 2008‚ which is less than half of the 530‚000 subscribers they added at the same time the previous year (businessinsider.com). Comcast is the largest cable company in the United States. In most of the regions that they operate‚ they
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Scheme of Dissertation. Introduction The report is an earnest endeavor made to understand the present market scenario of DTH industry and the market share captured by the DTH service providers like TATASKY‚ Dish TV‚ Airtel Digital TV‚ BIG TV and SUN DTH in navi Mumbai area. During the survey the requirement was to see the coverage by these DTH providers and find out views and opinions of the potential and loyal retailers and consumers so that they could maintain the
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– Definitions Horizontal Cable- The cabling between and including the telecommunications outlet and the horizontal cross-connect. Backbone Cable- A cable connection between telecommunications or wiring closets‚ floor distribution terminals‚ entrance facilities‚ and equipment rooms either within or between buildings. Patch Cords- Any flexible piece of cable that connects one network device to the main cable run or to a patch panel that in turn connects to the main cable run. Connectors- With respect
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DIGITAL INDIA Digital India A programme to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy DIGITAL INDIA What is Digital India? Digital India is a Programme to prepare India for a knowledge future. The focus is on being transformative – to realize IT + IT = IT The focus is on making technology central to enabling change. It is an Umbrella Programme – covering many departments. It weaves together a large number of ideas and thoughts into a single‚ comprehensive
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