The brains of Promptu are at the distribution hubs run by cable companies.

No software is installed at the distribution hub either, making it possible for satellite or phone companies to offer the service, too.

In this way, the burden on the network is spread among the downloaders, rather than concentrating at a central distribution hub or cluster.

In the upgrade approach, various proprietary schemes use specific frequencies for passing messages back to the distribution hub.

The company has full national coverage through its 13 distribution hubs.

But their presence has established the area as the Northeast's distribution hub for gasoline and home heating oil.

The stage was set in Antwerp because it is one of the main distribution hubs for American cigarettes.

It's probably why they tried to ban them in the Netherlands - more of a distribution hub.

Federal officials said they had dismantled a Mexican drug cartel with a distribution hub in Atlanta.

The facility is expected to open in late 2010 and act as a distribution hub for fresh food in Western Canada.