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UK Introduces Law Making Gigabit Internet Access Mandatory for New Houses!
The UK government currently has rather lofty goals in terms of high-speed internet access. Put simply, by 2025 (at least under current plans) 85% of UK households should have access to Gigabit broadband. What exactly is Gigabyte though? Well, officially speaking, it should be representative of a download connection of…
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OWC Unveils Updated 10 Gigabit Thunderbolt 3 Ethernet Adapter
OWC, a leading zero emissions Mac and PC technology company and one of the world’s most respected providers of Memory, External Drives, SSDs, Mac & PC docking solutions, and performance upgrade kits, today announced the availability of the Thunderbolt 3 10G Ethernet Adapter with real-world speed over 900 MB/s so…
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UK To Commit £5bn to Achieve Gigabit Internet Roll-Out by 2025
While having access to ‘full-fiber’ internet is nice (particularly with the speeds it can throw your way) the vast majority of UK homes are still largely restricted to a standard broadband connection. A service that generally provides average speeds of around 2-8mbps. While the UK has recently been rolling out…
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Netgear Introduces new Smart Managed PoE+ Switches
NETGEAR introduced three new ProSAFE Smart Managed Switches to support dense deployment of modern, high-power devices requiring Power-Over-Ethernet and PoE+. The new standalone switches are designed with varying PoE port counts and PoE power budgets to meet most needs. The three new NETGEAR Smart Managed Switches offer PoE+ functionality along with Layer…
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Linksys Announces Max Stream EA8300 Tri-Band MU-MIMO Router
Linksys just announced its new 802.11ac Tri-Band MU-MIMO Router, the Linksys Max Stream EA8300. MU-MIMO technology can allow for up to double the performance of a dual-band router for even faster speeds at downloading, streaming, gaming, or just surfing – especially when multiple people are using the same network. Multi-User,…
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Zyxel Announces WAC5302D-S 802.11ac Wall-Plate Unified Access Point
Zyxel announced that it has begun shipping the WAC5302D-S 802.11ac Wall-Plate Unified Access Point, a compact and universal access point for guest rooms and common areas, that can deliver high-performance with both wired and wireless networking solution. The compact size and design allow the WAC5302D-S to be mounted inconspicuously on an…
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Linksys WRT3200ACM AC3200 MU-MIMO Gigabit WiFi Router Review
Introduction Linksys has had a lot of success with their WRT series, and that can’t come as a surprise to anyone. They look great, are packed with features, and perform great too. Today I have the pleasure to take a closer look at the newest family member in the WRT…
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OKI Announces New MC563dn A4 Colour Multifunction Printer
OKI has announced their latest addition to the recently launched colour portfolio and this time it is a new A4 colour multifunction printer (MFP). The new MC563dn, as it is called, will deliver high-quality output and big functionality to businesses of all sizes. The OKI MC563dn combines impressive print speeds of 30…
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Zyxel Launches PLA5236 Powerline and AC900 Extender Combo
Zyxel announced the launch of the PLA5236 1000 Mbps Powerline AC900 Wireless Extender. The new PLA5236 incorporates the HomePlug AV2 powerline technology along with 802.11ac wireless technologies to provide fast, network connectivity for both Ethernet and wireless devices. The powerline part allows you to easily get network connectivity to any…
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ASUS PL-AC56 1200Mbps AV2 1200 Wi-Fi Powerline Adapter Kit Review
Introduction Today I’m taking a look at one of the easiest ways to extend both your wired and wireless network into hard to reach places within your household while keeping the costs as low as possible at the same time. I got ASUS’ PL56 Kit in the office a 1200Mbps…
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Zyxel Started to Ship The Cloud-Managed Nebula Family
Zyxel introduced their new Nebula family about a month ago and now the first devices in this series have begun to ship and are available to customers around the world. The first products in the new Nebula family to be available are the 11ac access points and Gigabit Ethernet switches.…
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Intel Chipset Causing Gigabit Broadband Lag
Routers containing a particular Intel chipset are suffering significant latency issues on gigabit broadband connections, destroying online gaming and real-time connectivity in the process. The culprit is the Intel Puma 6 chipset, which has been blamed for serious lag issues suffered in the US, Canada, and the UK, amongst other…
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Linksys LRT214 Business Gigabit VPN Router Review
Introduction A router is just a small box with a couple of antennas allowing you to surf and game online for home users, but if you’re a business, then it’s a completely different story. For a business, the router is the gateway to and from the world and it has…
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TRENDnet Announces New NVR Switch Category with High Power Capacity
TRENDnet announced the launch of their new NVR switch family and the first product in this new category is the TPE-3018L 18-Port Gigabit NVR PoE+ switch with LED display and high power capacity. There are a lot of PoE+ switches on the market, but they can quickly become limited in…
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OWC Announces Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station
OWC is known to built products that break the norm a little while still offering the usual functions. This time they are ready with a new docking station that uses Thunderbolt 3 rather than USB. This doesn’t just make it perfect for the latest MacBook Pro systems, it also provides…
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