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Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 Review: Quad-Band Wi-Fi 6E Growing Pains

By Jonas DeMuro published 11 November 22

The Asus GT-AXE16000 router has top specs and a 6 GHz frequency. While the throughput was impressive, network congestion testing concerned us.

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Record 1.84 Petabit/s Data Transfer Achieved With Photonic Chip, Fiber Optic Cable

By Mark Tyson published 20 October 22

Current worldwide internet bandwidth is said to be approximately 1 petabit/s, and this technology could almost double that over a single cable.

Google Fiber Gaining 5 Gbps and 8 Gbps Internet Tiers in Early 2023

By Mark Tyson published 14 October 22

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

By Mark Tyson published 28 September 22

Google currently offers 1 and 2 Gbps fiber services, but is going to “dramatically expand our multi-gigabit tiers,” in the coming months.

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Netgear Launches Nighthawk Wi-Fi 6E USB 3.0 Adapter For $90

By Brandon Hill published 21 September 22

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

By Mark Tyson published 9 September 22

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.

Asus ROG Rapture GT-AX6000 EVA Edition Review: Polarizing Looks, High Price

By Jonas DeMuro published 9 September 22

The ROG Rapture GT-AX6000 EVA Edition's design is something of an acquired taste, and its price tag is high given its lack of Wi-Fi 6E.

T-Mobile Misleads Home Internet Customers, Employees Say (Update)

By Brandon Hill published 2 September 22

Company's support reps apparently incentivized to give customers false excuses and get them off the phone.

FCC Chair Aims to Boost Minimum Broadband Speeds to 100/20 Mbps

By Mark Tyson published 19 July 22

Recent events and changes to peoples' work/life activity have shown the current 25/3 Mbps definition of broadband is inadequate, reckons the FCC Chairwoman.