Fiber optic researchers showcase speeds 4.5 million times faster than average home broadband
The breakthrough could provide an affordable path to upgrade existing fiber networks
SpaceX launches first satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities
SpaceX partnered with T-Mobile in the US
Internet usage study shows we spent over 1.3 trillion hours online in 2023
This year, Taylor Swift streamed 69.4 million songs per minute, and ChatGPT answered 3.6 billion queries
A new internet standard called L4S aims to lower latency, bring more speed to the web
Low latency, low loss, and scalable throughput
World record set for fiber optic speed transfer at 22.9 petabits per second
A major step toward future ultra-large-capacity optical communication networks
Malicious bots make up nearly three-quarters of Internet traffic
Bad bots dominate Internet traffic
Asia regional address registry APNIC calls for global response to ISP failures
Internet companies should be held accountable for their eventual mistakes
China claims to have launched world's first 1.2 terabit-per-second internet backbone
The network spans 1,860 miles
Telecom equipment makers are having a bad month, and a bad decade
Is telecom merely resting?
Google Fiber begins trialing 20 Gig residential internet with Wi-Fi 7 routers
Custom routers use Nokia's 20G technology
The FCC wants to know why data caps are still a thing in 2023
The Commission is also requesting stories and information from impacted consumers
The Dark Web: Exploring the Hidden Internet
There are few things as infamous as The Dark Web in the world of technology, but what is it, and why does it have such a bad reputation?
Nearly half of all Internet traffic in 2022 came from bots
Human Internet traffic continues to declide
Robert Metcalfe wins 2023 Turing Award for co-inventing and commercializing Ethernet technology
What started as a fix for an internal problem at Xerox in 1973, became the backbone for every connected device we use today
Google launches 5 Gig Internet service in three cities for $125/month
Symmetrical upload and download speeds
Comcast becomes the latest ISP caught providing false coverage data to the FCC
How many other major broadband providers are claiming to cover areas that they don't?
Ohio ISP admits lying to FCC about its fiber service area to squash rival expansion grants
Lesson: If you admit to lying to the government, be sure you aren't talking to a competitor first
Nearly all new homes built in England must include gigabit internet access
Tenants can also more easily request gigabit upgrades
Registered on March 15, 1985, which was the first domain name on the Internet?
In addition to being the oldest domain name, it's also the longest running and you can still visit it today.
Comcast is boosting speeds for most of its Xfinity Internet customers
Up to 200 Mbps faster for some
Comcast is rolling out 2Gbps Internet service in select states
Comcast is building the foundation for its 10G Internet service
Merriam-Webster adds metaverse, sus and hundreds of other modern words and phrases to its dictionary
Laggy and pwn have been in heavy rotation for years
Mount Kilimanjaro now has high-speed internet connectivity
Livestream your ascent of Africa's highest mountain
Starlink users in France exceeding 250GB/mo data usage could see slower speeds come October
On the bright side, Starlink's monthly service fee has been considerably reduced