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Bell Labs is back, recently setting a new world record of 10 gigabit per second over existing copper wires. Why is this important? Because it solves the fiber-to-residence problem. Fiber cables for high-speed Internet services are being laid all throughout the country and world, but at a relatively slow rate due to the "curb-to-residence" problem. Many home owners are reluctant to let their lawns be dug up to lay fiber from the curb to the house, and many Internet providers are reluctant to incur the cost. Now Alcatel-Lucent's Bell Labs (Murray Hill, New Jersey) has a invented a solution -- a method of running 1-to-10 gigabit per second broadband signals from the curb to the residence using the existing copper telephone lines already there.

This research service provides a high-level analysis of the East African transmission and distribution (T&D) industry, focusing on the top 3 countries: Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. The base year for the study is 2013, and forecasts for the industry are provided from 2014 to 2019. The study provides insights into the current state of the T&D market in East Africa and identifies the key current and future projects. This study also discusses industry challenges, drivers, restraints, and offers a view on the investment climate within each of the 3 countries' T&D sectors.

The cost of these metal thefts is estimated to be around £220 million. This figure however is merely the direct cost of the tangible items stolen and does not take into consideration the cost of infrastructure downtime, loss of business productivity through power outages or even the problems that can be caused to hospitals or other emergency services if they lose power through stolen cable. 

While health and well-being has been at the fore in real estate planning for a few years, the focus has been on employee engagement, space management for wellness and fitness, ergonomics and even food service. Now our needs seem more basic. Clean air. Sanitation. Space.