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Google Fiber Gaining 5 Gbps and 8 Gbps Internet Tiers in Early 2023
5 Gbps and 8Gbps services will cost $125 and $150 per month, respectively. Announcement comes in the wake of Google teasing 20 Gbps service tests.
Google Tests GFiber Speeds of Over 20 Gbps in Kansas
Google currently offers 1 and 2 Gbps fiber services, but is going to “dramatically expand our multi-gigabit tiers,” in the coming months.
Netgear Launches Nighthawk Wi-Fi 6E USB 3.0 Adapter For $90
Netgear priced its new Wi-Fi 6E adapter at less than $100, but 6GHz support is extremely limited.
Intel and Broadcom Demo Wi-Fi 7 Transfer Speeds of 5 Gbps
We hope none of the shortage issues which hampered Wi-Fi 6E rollout will be seen. Current plans indicate the first Wi-Fi 7 (IEEE 802.11be) devices will arrive approx one year from now.
T-Mobile Misleads Home Internet Customers, Employees Say (Update)
Company's support reps apparently incentivized to give customers false excuses and get them off the phone.
T-Mobile Home Internet Was Great, Until My Service Died And the Company Couldn’t Fix It
T-Mobile fulfilled its promise of fast speeds and attractive pricing, but the service died after two weeks.
Michigan Man Builds Own ISP, Gets $2.6M From Government to Expand
Jared Mauch’s rural FTTH service quickly expanded from 1 to 30 customers and currently has 70. But he now has $2.6m of government funding to allow provisioning for nearly 600 customers.
Intel Plans to Bring Wi-Fi 7 to Client Platforms by 2024
Wi-Fi 7 may make Ethernet obsolete already in 2024 if everything goes well.