But the lack of local network build-out has provided a major speed bump.
Vodafone said it was aware of issues with capacity on the local network.
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In this, up to four players linked in a local network could play each other or team up against the monsters.
"We have enough (international telephone) circuits but it's very difficult to get connected to the local network in the U.S., " Cheng said.
Unlike previous Slingbox setups, the version we used (v1.4) had a very difficult time finding our box on our local network, and required some restarts.
So we -- the President tries to -- we give interviews to CBS News and we give interviews to local reporters from a local network.
In most office environments, and even a few homes, that Ethernet cord is a PC's lifeline to the local network, peripherals like printers, and the Internet.
These devices can be accessed by smart phones as well as tablet computers through WiFi and thus offer higher speed access to content stored in the local network.
If the Department of Justice has had an historic strength, it is that it has been blessed with a local network of Federal Bureau of Investigation and USA offices.
For example, I use a piece of software called Connect360 almost daily, which instantly makes all my iTunes playlists and media available to my Xbox 360 over the local network.
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Mr Hague also drew attention to countries that use the internet against their own people by, for example, shutting down the local network at times of unrest, or criminalising legitimate self-expression online.
Other providers of internet services, such as AOL, have complained bitterly that they are not able to offer the services customers want because of the lack of access to BT's local network.
The upgrade itself gives broadcasters the opportunity to distribute multiple channels at a time: A local network affiliate, for instance, might have one news channel, one sports channel and one 24-hour movie channel.
The sailing venue in Portland, Dorset, for example, will require the building of a high-speed fibre network which would be a good opportunity for BT to build a bigger local network after the event.
This means agencies could power their communication system in the field using an improvised local network if a disaster wipes out Internet connectivity, electricity, or both, like Hurricane Katrina did along the Gulf Coast.
Davis, Birmingham City Council's former PR chief, and a former aide to three prime ministers in her native Canada, wants Birmingham to become the hub of a local network of channels, which can share production facilities and content.
Last month, after talks broke down between Telmex and the other companies on issues such as interconnection rates (what long-distance providers must pay Telmex to connect calls through its local network), the agency at last said it would step in.
Decoupling refresh cycles lets data center customers purchase server compute nodes, which are essentially very small motherboards (processor, system memory, boot environment, management, and connection to a local network fabric), separately from rack-level data center network interfaces (1GbE and 10GbE), separately from mass storage (hard disks and solid-state drives).
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Namma Diwani Local ICT Network (Budikote, KolarDistrict, Karnataka India) combines a radio studio, an audio cable network that delivers radio to local households, and a telecentre with computers, internet connectivity and other multimedia tools.
An 802.11b network is meant to specifically replace the Ethernet cords you now need to connect your PC to a local area network.
Providing a local support network for kids who are "different" will help them feel less so.
Also inform the National Rifle Association, insurance industry groups and your local political network.
Nokia's clash with RIM centred on wireless local area network (Wlan) connections to the internet.
Local debt markets are also difficult to trade without a local branch network, which adds to costs.
The report by the Local Involvement Network of Devon (LINk) follows a four month study of 60 patients.
That means spending on a company's local area network suffers in a downturn.
"This isn't local democracy, this is municipal autocracy, " he told the annual conference of the National Local Government Network.
He said the local enterprise network could be abolished with alternative economic development offices set up in council buildings.
In 2009, the Highlands and Islands Local Food Network was wound up after Highlands and Islands Enterprise withdrew its funding.
TVBS, a local television network, said there were minor rockfalls along some highways in central Taiwan but didn't mention casualties.
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