Benton Pena @ technology + culture + life and everything in between

Dominican Republic is considered one of the countries with the most advanced telecommunications infrastructures in Latin America, bringing the benefits of technology to all Dominicans.

Access to information is essential to the establishment of knowledge and education. We enjoy Broadband Internet Access with speeds up to 2 Mbps and more in some cases, we have FO, WiFi, WiMAX, xDSL and other acronyms used in the Internet jargon related to the way of connecting to the Internet. The point is “Don’t let them fool you” we have access to the information and we know.

I will explain…

Some Internet Service Providers are advertising Triple Play… They put Internet Service plus VoIP Service and Cable service in a box, and sell it to you like “Triple Play”. Come’ on, man, I am Not Stupid!

Triple Play is a marketing term for the provisioning of high speed Internet access, television and telephone service over a single broadband connection, this requires the use of IPTV and VoIP. We all know about Internet Access and VoIP benefits but what about IPTV, well, the clearly desire choice, control and the ability to personalize our viewing experience. Ask TiVO

Non of the ISPs or Cable companies are offering IPTV in Dominican Republic. I guess due the limitations, IPTV requires real-time data transmission, also it is sensitive to packet loss and delays if the IPTV connection is not fast enough.

Don’t let them fool you selling you Triple Play… They most call it 2 + 1 (Internet Access, Voip + Cable TV) or something…

Glossary

Mbps - Mega bits per second, the speed you connect to your ISP, the higher the better.
FO - Fiber optics
WiFi - Short for wireless fidelity, a term used for a set of wireless standards for homes and local coverage
WiMAX - A standards-based wireless technology that provides high-throughput broadband connections over long distances. WiMax can be used for last mile broadband connections, Hotspots, etc.
xDSL - A technology that enables the copper telephone loop to carry high-speed data streams, providing access to the Internet. The ‘x’ denotes that there is more than one DSL technology (eg ADSL, HDSL and VDSL)
IPTV - Television and/or video signals are distributed to subscribers or viewers using a broadband connection over Internet Protocol.
VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) already lets us make phone calls over the Internet.
TiVO - This is a brand name a type of Personal Video Recorder.
ISP - An ISP is a business that provides an individual with access to the Internet.

Empezar de nuevo
sin destino y sin tener
un camino cierto que, me enseñe a no perder la fe
y escapar de este dolor sin pensar en lo que fue
¿cuanto aguanta un corazón sin el latido de creer?

En lo bello en la verdad de la esperanza
de esta sed de amar
en los sentimientos que se quedan
sueños que perduran
y busqué y subÍ y fui preso entre las alas del amor
sin distancia y sin recuerdos
en las arenas de esta soledad

Presa de un silencio roto
hijos del amanecer
que nunca alcanzó esa luz, tan confundida en el placer
y cierro los ojos, sólo para comprender
cuánto aguanta un corazón sin el latido de creer