Comcast says it’ll offer 10 gigabits per second broadband to all customers by...
Comcast intends to upgrade its entire communications network with new technology that will bring 10 gigabit per second connection speeds to its whole coverage area within two years. Comcast’s VP of...
View ArticleAkamai: Global average Internet speed grew 14% to 5.1 Mbps, only 5.2% of...
Global average connection speeds rose 14 percent year over year to 5.1 Mbps in Q3 2015. Unfortunately, just over 5 percent of users now have broadband speeds of at least 25.0 Mbps. The latest figures...
View ArticleQualcomm’s GigaDSL and new Wi-Fi chips aim to push broadband network capacity
Qualcomm is launching a couple of chips that are aimed at expanding broadband communications network capacity for connected land lines as well as for wireless Wi-Fi networks. San Diego, Calif.-based...
View ArticleAkamai: Global average internet speed grew 23% to 6.3 Mbps, 8.5% of users now...
Global average connection speeds rose 23 percent year over year to 6.3 Mbps in Q1 2016. Furthermore, 8.5 percent of users now have broadband speeds of at least 25.0 Mbps, the closest the figure has...
View ArticleU.S. Senate to vote on repeal of broadband privacy rules
(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday took up a measure to repeal regulations adopted by the Obama administration requiring internet service providers to do more to protect customers’ privacy than...
View ArticleMicrosoft to Heartland: Broadband is coming
(Reuters) — Microsoft on Tuesday announced an initiative to bring high-speed internet to millions of rural Americans through unused television airwaves in a long-term bet for user growth. The Redmond,...
View Article4 policy changes Heartland entrepreneurs really want
GUEST: It feels as though 2017 is likely to go down in history as the year that lasted about a decade in our collective minds. With a new presidential administration, there’s been a groundswell of...
View ArticleFort Collins, Colorado moves ahead with civic broadband after net neutrality...
The Federal Communications Commission may have voted in December to repeal net neutrality rules, but some U.S. municipalities are still eager to find ways to enshrine net neutrality principles within...
View ArticleHow the ‘digital divide’ is holding the U.S. economy back
GUEST: Today, Danilo Campos is a successful programmer in New York City. He previously served as the technical lead for Github, one of the rising giants in Silicon Valley and currently the largest open...
View ArticleWith 5G coming, your neighborhood could get 10Gbps cable broadband
ANALYSIS: The imminent arrival of 5G wireless with “true mobile broadband” speeds is forcing wired broadband companies to respond, and their next step may be dramatic: 10 Gigabit per second service. At...
View ArticleSamsung 5G home router wins FCC approval ahead of Verizon’s 2018 launch
Samsung’s first 5G home router — the key piece of technology needed to actually bring next-generation wireless services into homes and offices — has officially won FCC approval. Known as SFG-D0100, the...
View ArticleT-Mobile says Sprint and fixed 5G will let it challenge cable companies
Ignore T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray’s earlier statements on the “double yawn” concept of using 5G wireless technology to replace cable-based broadband and TV services. Now that a merger with Sprint is in...
View ArticleWhat rural America needs to succeed in the digital economy
GUEST: A seismic shift is happening in rural America. The opioid epidemic is disabling a segment of the workforce, retail jobs are giving way to ecommerce platforms, and college graduates are moving to...
View ArticleT-Mobile promises cheap broadband and ‘leapfrog’ 5G if FCC allows Sprint merger
In an exhaustive 677-page submission today, T-Mobile formally asked for the FCC to approve its proposed merger with Sprint, hoping that U.S. regulators will move quickly to let the companies build a...
View ArticleVodacom launches Africa’s first commercial 5G service in Lesotho
In the latest illustration of the ambitions and challenges involved in launching early next-generation cellular services, Vodacom has announced the launch of Africa’s first commercial 5G network — an...
View ArticleCharter bets 10Gbps wired broadband will fend off 5G wireless threat
As Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T openly prepare to challenge the broadband cable industry with next-generation 5G wireless alternatives, number two U.S. cable operator Charter is preparing two...
View ArticleVerizon activates ‘world’s first’ 5G network in 4 U.S. cities
Less than a year after announcing that it would launch the first commercial 5G network in the United States, Verizon today officially turned on 5G services in four U.S. cities: Houston, Indianapolis,...
View ArticleHuawei and Three UK show 5G home broadband modem, targeting 100Mbps
The United Kingdom is set to double the speeds of home broadband if customers switch from wired to 5G wireless home routers in 2019.Read More
View ArticleVerizon says 5G Home broadband speeds will double by mid-2019
Utilizing more of its already-purchased millimeter wave radio bandwidth, Verizon plans to offer 600Mbps home broadband speeds within six months.Read More
View ArticleCable operators will fight off 5G with 10-gigabit cable modems
The Internet and Television Association, CableLabs, and Cable Europe introduced the industry's plans to adopt 10-gigabit-per-second data networks.Read More
View ArticleFinland leads list of Europe’s most digitally advanced nations
The EU's annual digital societies report places Finland first among member nations, thanks to high rates of broad connectivity and digital skills. Read More
View ArticleComcast expands Internet Essentials to almost 3 million more low-income...
Comcast announced an expansion of its Internet Essentials service to nearly three million additional households.Read More
View ArticleGigstreem raises $10 million for high-speed permanent and event broadband
Gigstreem, a Tysons, Virginia-based company providing residential, business, and temporary broadband solutions, has raised $10 million in funding.Read More
View ArticleAt Qualcomm, 5G is headed everywhere and into virtually everything
Next-generation 5G cellular technology is about to become ubiquitous. We visited Qualcomm's labs and spoke with key people to see what's about to happen.Read More
View ArticleVerizon’s new 5G home router has Wi-Fi 6, Alexa, and self-setup option
If you're in one of a handful of cities, you can cut the cable modem cord using Verizon 5G cellular service, now including a Wi-Fi 6 and Alexa-ready router.Read More
View ArticleWhy AT&T and other carriers oppose a program for low-income internet subsidies
For decades, low-income households have been getting subsidized telephone service under the federal government’s Lifeline program. Back in April, the Federal Communications Commission, which oversees...
View ArticleD-Link introduces 5G gateways supporting 1-4Gbps home broadband
As cable and cellular companies begin competing for home broadband customers, D-Link has debuted new 5G indoor and outdoor modems to win them over.Read More
View ArticleFCC approves $16 billion auction for rural broadband
The United States will hold an auction in October 2020 to bring broadband service into unserved areas, incentivizing companies to deliver voice and data.Read More
View ArticleAI Weekly: The future of tech policy after an attempted coup
We look at tech and AI policy issues in the U.S. Senate after Georgia runoffs and a coup attempt fueled by misinformation and white supremacy.Read More
View ArticleFacebook expands broadband in Indiana with fiber optic network
Facebook has expanded the reach of broadband in the state of Indiana, as it has completed building 77 miles of fiber optic cable.Read More
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