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# Finger On The Broadband Pulse
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/finger-on-the-broadband-pulse/
- Published: 1999-04-30T06:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-05-30T00:58:25.000Z
- Description: It seems that the race for broadband is on as new media get into position for an all out attack. The latest format to get its…
- Author: Protein
- Tags: SEEDS, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:25

It seems that the race for broadband is on as new media get into position for an all out attack. The latest format to get its hands dirty is a new radio frequency that allows wireless transmission systems to send and receive data without errors at speeds up to 10 megabits per second. This is equivalent to a wired Ethernet network and it’s IBM doing the plugging in.The unique nature of this technology, is that it operates on pulses rather than radio waves and hence requires a fraction of the power to operate than current cellphones and other wireless devices. As a result, power consumption is much less and opens opportunities for it to be used on wristphones and low-end consumer products. All is not rosey though, as there are reports that an inventor from a small technology company in Atlanta claims he was the originator of the system and that IBM effectively stole the idea from him. Who cares, if he gets a fat cheque from Big Blue and we get some new toys to play with.