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tHAWT Episode #119: Fast in the pool to faster than light, there is a leap

Posted Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:19 AM by thindson :: 0 Comments
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You certainly couldn't say that this week's episode with Paul, Mark and Myself had a real theme as kicks off with a discussion around the Olympics but moves on to quantum communications being faster than light and continues to provide a potpourri Read More...

PodSnacks: Frequency Modulation (FM)

Posted Tuesday, May 27, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Today we continue our discussion of Physical Layer concepts with a look at frequency modulation . If you want to know more, listen in, and I'll take you through the basics! But I can't write more because I have to get back to my class! As always, Read More...

PodSnacks: Amplitude Modulation

Posted Thursday, May 22, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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Today we continue our discussion of Physical Layer concepts with a look at amplitude modulation . And if you w3ant to know more, you're going to have to listen in. Right now, I have to run! As always, you can listen to (or download) the PodSnack by Read More...

Business Week Gives Us Some IPTV

Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 8:09 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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I don't have a lot to talk about today. I'm too busy wandering through this collection of slides shows and articles. In a nutshell: A slide show introducing you to TV-related mobile gadgets and services like SlingBox, Orb, Sony's Location-free Read More...

PodSnacks: Graded-index vs. Stepped-index Multimode Fiber

Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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We have done other PodSnacks on optical fiber . We've even discussed the difference between single-mode fiber and multimode fiber . Today we narrow the scope even further and distinguish between graded-index and stepped-index MMF. The difference lies Read More...

Taking a Look at IPTV

Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 1:13 PM by mgilbert :: 1 Comments
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When you look at the acronym, it should be clear that IPTV is television in packets over an IP network. On that we can all agree. But there is a lot more to it than that. And it's important because it is (in my opinion) inevitable. This month's Read More...

PodSnacks: Multiple System Operator

Posted Thursday, January 17, 2008 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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We've had PodSnacks in which we've discussed ILECs , CLECs , and IXCs . But we've never talked about a very important player in the telecommunications market: the Multiple System Operator (MSO). Today we'll take the time to fill that gap. Read More...

PodSnack: Convergence

Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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OK - it's been beaten to death pretty badly, but it's still relevant. In this episode, Mark and Michel discuss the word convergence and its relevance. A model for looking at convergence as a set of layers starting at the transport core and moving Read More...

PodSnacks: Community Antenna Television

Posted Friday, November 16, 2007 6:00 AM by mgilbert :: 0 Comments
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I'm up to my ears working on a new series of ExperTech titles that will provide a complete basic curriculum on telecommunications, including voice, video, and data. The first course has a historical time-line of each type of network, which got me Read More...