Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) has just published a short report that looks at the twenty largest telco and cable companies in the United States. These twenty companies represent 66.7 million (94% of U.S. market) customers. Here's a breakdown of some of the information in the report:Cable companies have 36.5 million broadband subscribers.Telephone companies have 30.2 million broadband subscribers.The top cable companies added over 870,000 subscribers, representing 67% of the net broadband additions for the ...

Wikipedia defines Green Computing as the study and practice of using computing resources efficiently. Modern IT systems rely upon a complicated mix of people, networks and hardware; as such, a green computing initiative must be systemic in nature, and address increasingly sophisticated problems. Elements of such as solution may comprise items such as end user satisfaction, management restructuring, regulatory compliance, disposal of electronic waste, telecommuting, virtualization of server resources, energy use, thin client solutions, and ...

Blogjam cartoonist Greg Williams, who works for The Tampa Tribune and TBO.com, has take a blog I wrote titled A Helicopter Parent at 30,000 Feet and produced it as a comic. Greg does some fun stuff with content based on contributions from readers, bloggers, and established writers and performers.The online version is linked here and here's a direct link. You can also click the image below to see a high resolution version:The comic will appear ...

Mike Q sent along a link from Information Week titled WiMax Coming To Remote Regions Of Vermont. The article describes how FairPoint, Nortel, and Airspan Networks are investing in building out the 3.65 GHZ spectrum to help spur the use of fixed WiMax in many regions of Vermont.I've written here in the past about Verizon's sale earlier this year of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont networks to Fairpoint Communications. I've also written about a successful ...

Amherst College is just a couple miles down the road from where I live - it's a small and well known college in Western Massachusetts with an enrollment of approximately 1,680 undergraduate students. Peter Schilling, IT Director at the College, has published what he calls his IT index in a blog at Academic Commons.Schilling's post lists 30 indicators of technological change on the Amherst campus. You'll have to take a look at his piece to ...