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Two internet cables connecting Sweden and Finland suffered damage
By Jowi Morales published
Two inland fiber optic cables between Sweden and Finland have been cut, with one being damaged during construction.
NATO believes Russia poses a threat to the West’s internet and GPS services
By Jeff Butts published
With tensions growing between Russia and the West, officials say the internet —something we all take for granted—is under serious threat.
Overnight fiber optic sabotage disrupts telecommunications in several French regions
By Jeff Butts published
Just days after saboteurs struck France's train network, unknown parties cut fiber optic bundles, affecting phone and internet service in several country regions.
FCC quadruples requirements for basic broadband service — 100Mbps download and 20Mbps upload are now the base standard
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
The FCC released a new report which sets the broadband benchmark from 100 Mbps download speed while emphasizing the slow internet deployment in villages and
Yes, a Pigeon is Faster for Data Transfer than Gigabit Fiber Internet
By Mark Tyson published
A decade ago, a pigeon with a 4 GB memory stick outran an ISP’s ADSL service. A 2023 rematch features a bird with 3 TB of flash drives vs gigabit internet.
100x Faster Than Wi-Fi: Li-Fi, Light-Based Networking Standard Released
By Mark Tyson last updated
The new 802.11bb Li-Fi standard is claimed to be super fast, and now it has been published adoption should take-off.
U.S. to Invest $42 Billion in Universal Internet Access
By Anton Shilov published
President Biden announced plans to spend $42 billion on the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program by 2030.
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