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Japanese Institute breaks optical fiber speed record with 22.9 petabits per second
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
NICT collaborated with two other institutions to mark a new world record capable of handling 1000 times more traffic than existing worldwide internet networks

T-Mobile Misleads Home Internet Customers, Employees Say (Update)
By Brandon Hill published
Company's support reps apparently incentivized to give customers false excuses and get them off the phone.

Michigan Man Builds Own ISP, Gets $2.6M From Government to Expand
By Mark Tyson last updated
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.

T-Mobile Home Internet: How and Why I Switched
By Brandon Hill last updated
T-Mobile promises fast internet speeds at just $50 per month–if your address is eligible.

Vodafone’s Gigafast Broadband Advert Challenged By Virgin Media in the UK
By Zak Storey published
The UK ISP Vodafone has had its "Gigafast" broadband package advertising pulled after Virgin Media complaints to Advertising Standards Agency

AT&T Will Test 5G Networks, Expand Fiber, And More In 2017
By Nathaniel Mott published
AT&T revealed plans to field test 5G wireless networks, expand high-speed internet access, and trial a technology which could offer multi-gigabit wireless internet access via power lines in 2017.

AT&T Plans To Trial 400GbE Data Speeds In 2017
By Nathaniel Mott published
AT&T business customers rejoice: The company announced plans to offer 400GB Ethernet data connections on a trial basis in 2017. But when will consumers see the same benefits?

Alphabet Eyes Wireless Networks As Google Fiber's Rollout Halts
By Nathaniel Mott published
Alphabet's Access subsidiary announced that it's "pausing" the expansion of the fiber-optic internet service commonly known as Google Fiber to focus on developing new technologies.
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