Author: Marc

EPT brings new bandwidth profiles for their ADSL products

The EPT website has been updated to reflect new bandwidth profiles for their ADSL products. Some pages announce speeds of:

  • 5 Mb/s downstream & 512 kb/s upstream (formerly 2 Mb/s & 192 kb/s)
  • 10 Mb/s downstream & 640 kb/s upstream (formerly 8 Mb/s & 256 kb/s)
  • 20 Mb/s downstream & 768 kb/s upstream formerly 15 Mb/s & 384 kb/s)

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Number portability statistics for Luxembourg

In Luxembourg there is no central database for Number Portability, except for mobile numbers, therefor reliable statistics are not possible. While there exists a regulation from the national regulator filled under the number oo/36/ILT which specifies the procedures for number portability as defined in a separate document filled under the reference DOC/NP which explicitly requires that a successful portability must be reported to the regulator, some operators do not provide this information to the Regulator. Continue reading “Number portability statistics for Luxembourg”

No Christmas update for international Fritz!Box models

AVM released a so-called Christmas update for the German versions of the Fritz!Box 7270 and 7240 models. The firmware version 54/74.04.80 brings much needed features:

  • stabilized DECT connectivity
  • listen to ongoing answering machine recordings, pickup calls from the voicemail service
  • possibility to change call forwarding settings via DECT phones
  • optimized MOS value for voice calls
  • SAMBA/FTP share passwords can now have up to 32 characters

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My little tiny safe featured in a block buster production

The students from Echternach’s boarding school borrowed my safe for their St. Nicolas’ Day video production. This year’s production “Code Red” is part of the “Bullettskleeschen” series of video productions published each year for St Nicolas’ Day. You can see my contribution in the trailer available online:

The Federal republic of Germany got over 5 nonillion IPv6 addresses

The German Federal Ministry of Interior announced yesterday that RIPE has allocated a /26 IPv6 network to Germany. This are 5.070.602.400.912.917.605.986.812.821.504 (5 nonillion, 70 octillion, 602 septillion, 400 sextillion, 912 quintillion, 917 quadrillion, 605 trillion, 986 billion, 812 million, 821 thousand and 504) IP addresses distributed over 274.877.906.944 /64 IPv6 networks. Continue reading “The Federal republic of Germany got over 5 nonillion IPv6 addresses”

Luxembourg partly covered by Google Street View

Google has been taking pictures in Luxembourg during August and September mostly. According to Google the following town were thought to be covered:

  • Bettembourg
  • Diekirch
  • Differdange
  • Dudelange
  • Esch/Alzette
  • Ettelbruck
  • Hesperange
  • Kayl
  • Luxembourg
  • Pétange
  • Sanem
  • Schifflange
  • Steinsel
  • Walferdange

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