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As has already been reported in Calgary media, Shaw Cable intends
to offer Internet access across the city using their network of
coaxial cables. They have announced a starting bandwidth of
500,000 bps and the possibility of up to 10 Mbps in the future.
Subscribers would be given so-called "cable modems" that interface
the TV cable to home computers.
| The service will only be available in certain areas at first. It
will take a number of months before Shaw has upgraded every Calgary
neighbourhood with the "two way amplifiers" necessary to supply
the service. Shaw is still assembling plans on the exact schedule
and details of the project. Members of the CUUG Board hope to discuss
the project with Shaw again in mid-February.
| Details on the operation of the cable modems are still sketchy, but Shaw engineers confirm that you will be able to use your TV while also connecting to the Internet. Shaw is considering various options for their upstream bandwidth, but they indicate that even to start with, it will be in the hundreds of Megabits/sec. |
CUUG Upgrades to 384K ISDN | 
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CUUG now enjoys better connections to the rest of the Internet!
As of writing, the cuug486 and PPP users use the new line.
These new connections are via a local company, Asti Consultants
(t8000.com), who are leasing us part of their T1 link out of Calgary.
CUUG connects to them via a 256kbps ISDN link and they in turn connect,
via a 1.544Mbps Istar line, to MCI and ANS networks in Seattle.
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CUUG will continue to have a second line of 128Kbps via "enernet",
but since they in turn also use Istar for their upstream, there is
still a "single point of failure". For Details...
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