<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware UK in Service-providers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:53:04 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Firm quietly boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100,000 up to staggering $4.5 million — backbone codec of the internet gets meteoric increase, AVC hikes follow disastrous H.265 licensing increases ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/streaming/h264-streaming-license-fees-jump-from-100000-to-4-5-million dVunuR3UtmuSR33MvHf7jZ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:53:04 +0000 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:20:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Starlink satellite 34343 disappears in ‘fragment creation event’ — observation 'immediately detected tens of objects in the vicinity of the satellite after the event' ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/starlink-satellite-34343-disappears-in-fragment-creation-event-observation-immediately-detected-tens-of-objects-in-the-vicinity-of-the-satellite-after-the-event 36ro3HBk8F43DiXoXPTNVh Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Revolut Bank ordered to hand over details of more than 300 Sky TV subscribers connected to piracy operation — TV provider expected to pursue subscribers who paid for illicit 'IPTV is Easy' service in unprecedented move ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/tv-providers/sky-wins-irish-court-order-forcing-revolut-to-unmask-over-300-pirate-iptv-subscribers gwxgLe8SUe4pcGnnJEtdmR Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:33:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Starlink Mobile teases ‘5G speeds from space with 100x the data density’ — V2 satellites are being sent into orbit to power the upgrade ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/starlink-mobile-teases-5g-speeds-from-space-with-100x-the-data-density-v2-satellites-are-being-sent-into-orbit-to-power-the-upgrade EVdkycoDCk5nTxhPBP7GnY Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:55:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Botnet smashes DDoS traffic record, equivalent to streaming 2.2 million Netflix 4K movies at once — 31.4 Tb/s attack was large enough to take entire countries offline ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/botnet-smashes-ddos-traffic-record-at-31-4-tb-s-equivalent-to-streaming-2-2-million-netflix-4k-movies-at-once-attack-was-large-enough-to-take-entire-countries-offline 7T6pxb6hGjVZQcbxV4dmGc Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:40:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Iran government takes down Starlink amidst civil unrest with 'military-grade jamming signals', report claims — President Trump vows to speak to Elon Musk to restore internet in crisis-hit country ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/iran-government-takes-down-starlink-amidst-civil-unrest-with-military-grade-jamming-signals-report-claims-president-trump-vows-to-speak-to-elon-musk-to-restore-internet-in-crisis-hit-country M7fLqs7ckGcnkrL2pnxNEc Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:43:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to use Plex and a spare computer to build a streaming movie service ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/streaming/how-to-use-plex-and-a-spare-computer-to-build-a-streaming-movie-service BiwsBS38UKktieeCRo73XZ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Starlink satellite pictured ‘tumbling’ after recent ‘anomaly’ in space — it will be incinerated when it enters the Earth’s atmosphere in a few weeks ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/starlink-satellite-pictured-tumbling-after-recent-anomaly-in-space-it-will-be-incinerated-when-it-enters-the-earths-atmosphere-in-a-few-weeks GcTaMjnaeCBXtUWLJHofvE Thu, 25 Dec 2025 13:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pirate archivist group scrapes Spotify's 300TB library, posts free torrents for downloading 86,000,000 tracks — investigation underway as music and metadata hit torrent sites ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/streaming/pirate-archivist-group-scrapes-spotifys-300tb-library-posts-free-torrents-for-downloading-investigation-underway-as-music-and-metadata-hit-torrent-sites psA88sBonwVPnCFDY3ninP Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:03:46 +0000 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:36:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ LG TV users baffled by unremovable Microsoft Copilot installation — surprise forced update shows app pinned to the home screen (Updated) ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/tv-providers/lg-tv-update-adds-non-removable-microsoft-copilot-app-to-webos MnKyXKAZkB7ZLLHAmg9Hm7 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:28:07 +0000 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:18:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Starlink VP confirms ‘dangerously close’ Chinese launch incident — close call saw satellite pass within 200 meters of Starlink travelling at over 17,400mph ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/starlink-vp-confirms-dangerously-close-chinese-launch-incident-close-call-saw-satellite-pass-within-200-meters-of-starlink-travelling-at-over-17-400mph y8FSAwiNUKysjebeeKN2mE Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:08:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Russia allegedly still using Starlink-guided drones in Ukraine, report claims — Starlink Mini strapped to grounded drone points to ongoing issue, despite U.S. DoD claims threat was blunted ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/russia-still-using-starlink-guided-drones-in-ukraine-insists-report-starlink-mini-atop-grounded-drone-points-to-ongoing-issue-despite-u-s-dod-claims-threat-was-blunted 7495WbA3akWVusCz5HwMDn Sat, 06 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The web's infrastructure has a concentration problem, exposing us all to crushing outages — from AWS and Azure to Cloudflare, the perils of having a centralized internet are being felt by all ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/web-hosting/the-webs-infrastructure-has-a-concentration-problem-exposing-us-all-to-crushing-outages-from-aws-and-azure-to-cloudflare-the-perils-of-having-a-centralized-internet-are-being-felt-by-all VzQ5QUbdaTLZiddojZcQL6 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:41:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cloudflare's CTO apologizes after error takes huge chunk of the internet offline — 'we failed our customers and the broader internet' ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/cloudflare-apologizes-after-outage-takes-major-websites-offline gvBz5TGKjwbVw4ebiV9LMX Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:31:04 +0000 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:33:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ T-Mobile refreshes 5G Home Internet service with new tiers and Wi-Fi 7 gateways — new $70 plan includes Hulu and Paramount+ subscriptions ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/t-mobile-refreshes-5g-home-internet-service-with-new-tiers-and-wi-fi-7-gateways-new-usd70-plan-includes-hulu-and-paramount-subscriptions ZFLwes7m5d5AQdwEEDtQfE Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:02:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ ISP tricked customers about fiber optics being used in their internet service, German court rules — 'full fiber' customers found to have 'last mile' copper connections ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/isp-tricked-customers-about-fiber-optics-being-used-in-their-internet-service-german-court-rules-full-fiber-customers-found-to-have-last-mile-copper-connections k9CVVEZrZ9jgFBNczMmYDk Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:53:55 +0000 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:40:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Secret SpaceX satellites are transmitting mysterious signals on the wrong spectrum — a classified network caught sending data on the uplink frequency ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/secret-spacex-satellites-are-transmitting-mysterious-signals-on-the-wrong-spectrum-a-classified-network-caught-sending-data-on-the-uplink-frequency VWn64hj753bnFHGRMwobih Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:52:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mint Mobile launches 5G home internet service — 415 Mbps MINTernet plans start as low as $30 per month for unlimited data ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/mint-mobile-launches-5g-home-internet-service-415-mbps-minternet-plans-start-at-usd40-per-month-for-unlimited-data 8m8qkWLJ2WqkwGrDqARMMT Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:07:08 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:08:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ SpaceX shows off massive new V3 Starlink satellites — expanded technology will deliver gigabit internet to customers for the first time and enable 60 Tera-bits-per-second downlink capacity ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/spacex-shows-off-massive-new-v3-starlink-satellites-expanded-technology-will-deliver-gigabit-internet-to-customers-for-the-first-time-and-enable-60-tera-bits-per-second-downlink-capacity XRfTTfDkpbbKFfaMcsSdG4 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:06:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ AOL's dial-up internet service killed with a final modem screech after 34 years — America Online goes offline this week, but other dial-up services still exist ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/aols-dial-up-internet-service-killed-with-a-final-modem-screech-this-week-after-34-years-america-online-goes-offline-but-other-dual-up-services-still-exist NxsyBTbBkqUHj9wHmtcctd Sat, 04 Oct 2025 10:22:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Taliban begins implementing fiber optic internet ban to ‘prevent immorality’ in Afghanistan — swathes of the country plunged into cyberspace darkness ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/the-taliban-begins-implementing-fiber-optic-internet-ban-to-prevent-immorality-in-afghanistan-swathes-of-the-country-plunged-into-cyberspace-darkness wrF8hxbBfqdJoP7cur8H4M Mon, 22 Sep 2025 17:02:10 +0000 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:13:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after its debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same day ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/aol-will-end-dial-up-internet-service-in-september-34-years-after-its-debut-aol-shield-browser-and-aol-dialer-software-will-be-shuttered-on-the-same-day GRVy65BFPnE3P75VRqvyVC Sat, 09 Aug 2025 18:46:27 +0000 Sun, 10 Aug 2025 12:20:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Starlink shut down on United regional jets — Reports of radio interference on Embraer E175 aircraft prompt switch off ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/starlink-shut-down-on-united-regional-jets-reports-of-radio-interference-on-embraer-e175-aircraft-prompt-switch-off xmN8VJXvvncP53Uu9qXuQ4 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:12:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ T-Mobile Fiber Home Internet officially launches in U.S. — Up to 2 Gbps covering 500,000 households ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/t-mobile-fiber-home-internet-officially-launches-in-u-s-up-to-2-gbps-covering-500-000-households Qxamkj7gZMuh4LvQGBNjcb Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:12:41 +0000 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:31:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Amazon's Starlink rival sees the first 27 satellites successfully reach low-earth orbit — Project Kuiper satellites 'operating as expected' ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/amazons-starlink-rival-sees-the-first-27-satellites-successfully-reach-low-earth-orbit-project-kuiper-satellites-operating-as-expected zrQiyVU9JRBHyoEZMG5nuP Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:51:55 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:57:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ M.2 HDMI capture card provides dual 2K video input — works in any PCIe 2.0 or later slot ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/streaming/m-2-hdmi-capture-card-provides-dual-2k-video-input-works-in-any-pcie-2-0-or-later-slot AHX9tUuB98B3bcANvdHhJV Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:00:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ TV-signal based BPS tested as fallback for GPS — digital TV infrastructure could come to the rescue if satellites are compromised ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/tv-signal-based-bps-tested-as-fallback-for-gps-digital-tv-infrastructure-could-come-to-the-rescue-if-satellites-are-compromised AfyyLDTeDV8e2arG6Y7fig Sat, 12 Apr 2025 14:55:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink has the potential to challenge its reach by 2030, says report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/chinas-rival-to-elon-musks-starlink-has-the-potential-to-challenge-its-reach-by-2030-says-report SgKgyPDT6wPFDhBKj4eUqm Mon, 24 Feb 2025 14:20:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:43:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Best VPS Hosting Providers 2025: Virtual Private Servers Tested ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/web-hosting/best-vps-hosting FmWqvtVPuAEJnXCeoPZXXQ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:54 +0000 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:22:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ A2 Hosting VPS and Shared Hosting Review ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/web-hosting/a2-hosting-vps-and-shared-hosting-review 9gdks8v8L9cqsxV4vHiVwQ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:44:30 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 20:01:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Inmotion Hosting VPS and Shared Hosting Review ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/web-hosting/inmotion-hosting-vps-and-shared-hosting-review PzykB8nTf3oQio6vyt2uzn Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:58:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Liquid Web VPS Hosting Review: Very Fast ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/web-hosting/liquid-web-vps-hosting-review 2UwtYPQ4JyBePuotBkRnnF Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:02:01 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:41:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Starlink touts $9 a month 5GB data cap plan to Australian users — marketed as a 'Backup' option ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/starlink-touts-usd9-a-month-5gb-data-cap-plan-to-australian-users-marketed-as-a-backup-option brwt5R65HcxLn3LxSc9y7A Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to use SSH to connect to a Linux terminal on your web hosting service ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/web-hosting/how-to-use-ssh-to-connect-to-a-linux-terminal-on-your-web-hosting-service JXSbgoHwhHHsBiy2WmJ9cm Sat, 07 Dec 2024 14:01:26 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 20:16:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Two internet cables connecting Sweden and Finland suffered damage — one caused by construction, the other still under investigation ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/two-internet-cables-connecting-sweden-and-finland-suffered-damage-one-caused-by-construction-the-other-still-under-investigation XoLuyWeucHCMyavvPKCJHV Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:56:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ DreamHost Review: VPS and Shared Hosting Tested ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/web-hosting/dreamhost-review-vps-and-shared-hosting-tested NKgkfr2zDsXGyZ2Ncy5XAe Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:14:38 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 20:10:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ 6G tests reach a blisteringly quick 938 Gb/s transmission rate, 5000X faster than 5G ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/6g-tests-reach-a-blisteringly-quick-938-gb-s-transmission-rate-5000x-faster-than-5g ubWcgg6kwWY3wVf6AsfNHe Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:57:30 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:57:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Namecheap VPS and Shared Hosting Review ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/web-hosting/namecheap-vps-and-shared-hosting-review xG7e5j7kULYGN6BqhJGJW9 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 14:37:44 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:34:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ NATO believes Russia poses a threat to the West’s internet and GPS services ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/nato-believes-russia-poses-a-threat-to-the-wests-internet-and-gps-services L5qNaN7KZDh5SNyRDpaBoa Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:54:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ GreenGeeks Review: VPS and Shared Hosting ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/web-hosting/greengeeks-review BFfwRiH6BzxnqMr2dvkwDP Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:00:02 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:34:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ ScalaHosting Review: VPS and WordPress Hosting Tested ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/web-hosting/scalahosting-review miKhjt9CnUoZEZykwLr23N Thu, 15 Aug 2024 12:00:04 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:34:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bluehost Review: Cloud, VPS and Shared Hosting Tested ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/web-hosting/bluehost-review-cloud-vps-and-shared-hosting GRuews8dUCDgzTGf8Rziym Tue, 06 Aug 2024 18:39:04 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:34:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Overnight fiber optic sabotage disrupts telecommunications in several French regions — Paris and the Olympic Games unaffected ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/overnight-fiber-optic-sabotage-disrupts-telecommunications-in-several-french-regions DbweCMo2vtNwvF79zDCpYn Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:58:37 +0000 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:59:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ HostGator VPS and Shared Hosting Review ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/web-hosting/hostgator-vps-and-shared-hosting-review gdu3an9o6ka8GPmFTqayZS Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:48:17 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:34:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hostinger Review: VPS, Cloud, and Shared Hosting ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/web-hosting/hostinger-review-vps-cloud-and-shared-hosting tHL3wBKJjU2e7tb8BnkYAN Fri, 05 Jul 2024 18:06:29 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:33:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rode Streamer X Review: Stream Dream? ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/streaming/rode-streamer-x-review WTpadpYdb6zHS423zXaj7X Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:00:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ T-Mobile Home Internet: Revisiting 5G connectivity for the home after two years ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/t-mobile-home-internet-revisiting-5g-connectivity-for-the-home-after-two-years UfY8FLKmeeu3G4Prpo424S Sun, 05 May 2024 14:04:50 +0000 Mon, 06 May 2024 14:02:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ FCC quadruples requirements for basic broadband service — 100Mbps download and 20Mbps upload are now the base standard ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/fcc-quadruples-requirements-for-basic-broadband-service-100mbps-download-and-20mbps-upload-are-now-the-base-standard gN6tAndur5AniF8wDV9wUY Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:13:34 +0000 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:13:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Yes, a Pigeon is Faster for Data Transfer than Gigabit Fiber Internet ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/yes-a-pigeon-is-still-faster-than-gigabit-fiber-internet Gi8fxoc4JnPcksCTZKZCyn Tue, 29 Aug 2023 15:09:17 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:45:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Magewell's New M.2 Capture Cards Are Fit for Mini-ITX Streaming PCs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/magewell-m2-capture-cards-perfect-mini-itx-streaming 9oVGPcLB7RBUSceB4x492m Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:19:40 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:10:18 +0000