Researchers Set New Fiber Optic Speed Record of 178 Tbps By Ash Hill published 23 August 20 Researchers from UCL, KDDI and Xtera worked together to set a new world data transmission rate record.
Comcast Lobbies US Lawmakers Over Google DNS Encryption By Ash Hill published 23 October 19 Comcast targets Google in new lobby to US Lawmakers over Google's new DNS encryption settings planned for Chrome.
TH Community Trophy Contest - Polling Now Open By Tom's Hardware Community published 26 February 19 Help us celebrate our forum upgrade by sending us your best and brightest ideas for new trophies.
Court Rules: Common-Carrier Status Won’t Protect ISPs From FTC Regulation By Leon Chan published 27 February 18
FCC Plans To Dismantle Net Neutrality Rules By Zak Islam published 21 November 17 Net neutrality is in jeopardy. Again.
Opposing Comcast's Internet Bandwidth Cap (Opinion) By Joe Pishgar published 11 October 16 Comcast's recent bandwidth cap was bad enough; now the ISP is trying to convince users that this is totally fine.
ISP Review Roundup & Reader Survey Results By Derek Forrest published 27 February 16 The results of our Internet service provider reader survey are out. Here's how the top-rated ISPs compare in price, performance, reliability and support.
Facebook's Internet.org Reaches 1 Billion Users; Aquila UAV Revealed By Niels Broekhuijsen published 14 May 15 Facebook's Internet.org now reaches over 1 billion people after expanding into Malawi.
UPnP Forging Path To IoT: Standards, Certification, Horizontal Integration By Katherine Hambrick, Seth Colaner published 8 May 15 Universal Plug and Play is the original Internet of Things, in a way. Devices sharing media and information is the basis of IoT, so it is no wonder that UPnP hopes to shape IoT in the near future.
Comcast Drops TWC Merger Deal By Niels Broekhuijsen published 24 April 15 Cable giant Comcast is dropping the merger deal with Time Warner Cable.
Comcast Promises Nationwide 2 Gbps Internet Service By End Of 2015, 1 Gbps In 2016 By Rexly Peñaflorida published 2 April 15 Comcast announced 2 Gbps "Gigabit Pro" service to Atlanta next month, with a nationwide rollout by the end of the year. The company also pledged a one-gigabit service tier by the end of 2016.
Verizon, Cisco, Microsoft And Others Pull The Plug On Default Encryption In HTTP/2 By Lucian Armasu published 6 March 15 IETF goes back on its promise to encrypt the whole web by default due to pressure from the Open Web Alliance group, which includes Verizon, AT&T, Comcast, Cisco, Microsoft and others.
Telecom Companies Argue For Specialized Services In E.U. Net Neutrality Law By Lucian Armasu published 4 March 15 ISPs make a case for specialized services in E.U. net neutrality law.
Obama Signs Executive Order At National Cybersecurity Summit By Michael Justin Allen Sexton published 13 February 15 President Obama spoke in Silicon Valley about events affecting cybersecurity and the development of the Internet and signed an executive order.
Verizon Prepares For Uncertainty Regarding Potential FCC Rules By Seth Colaner, Michael Justin Allen Sexton published 6 February 15 Following the recent FCC auction for the AWS-3 spectrum bands meant for use in wireless telecommunications, Verizon is selling off large parts of its business.
FCC Chairman's Proposal Will Radically Change The Rules Of The Internet By Seth Colaner, Michael Justin Allen Sexton published 4 February 15 The FCC is making news again today as Chairman Wheeler submitted a draft that, if approved by the FCC commissioners on February 26, will revolutionize the Internet in the United States.
Tim Berners-Lee Calls For Strong EU Net Neutrality Laws, Ban Of 'Positive Discrimination' By Lucian Armasu published 3 February 15 Tim Berners-Lee calls for the adoption of a strong net neutrality law EU-wide, before digital discrimination becomes entrenched on the Internet.
FCC Investigates Municipal Broadband Battle In North Carolina And Tennesee By Seth Colaner, Michael Justin Allen Sexton published 3 February 15 The FCC is considering taking action in a dispute between ISPs and Chattanooga, Tennessee and Wilson, North Carolina.
FCC Bumps Baseline Broadband Definition To 25Mbps By Seth Colaner, Michael Justin Allen Sexton published 29 January 15 The FCC voted to raise the minimum standard for what constitutes "broadband" Internet speeds to 25Mbps, up from 4Mbps.
Former Opera CEO Launches New Vivaldi Browser For 'Hardcore' Browser Users By Kevin Parrish published 27 January 15 This browser is made by previous members of the Opera team.
