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Dish to launch satellite broadband service for rural areas on October 1

, Sep 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

A surprising number of people live out in rural areas -- places where the high-speed broadband sun don't shine. Dish is looking to change that up a bit by launching a new nation-wide satellite broadband service aimed for rural areas. The company plans to unleash this new service starting on October 1. Read The Full Story

EarthLink plans to offer fixed and wireless 4G broadband

, Sep 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

EarthLink is a name I haven't thought of since the mid-90s when dial-up Internet access was all I could get. EarthLink has announced plans to offer fixed and wireless 4G broadband access to customers. The company will offer the 4G mobile and fixed access over the Clearwire WiMax network. Read The Full Story

FCC backs away from taxing the Internet

, Sep 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

One thing that most Americans have in common is that they have no support for new taxes. The FCC is reportedly backing away from a proposal that would add a new tax on broadband Internet service due to public outcry. Public outcry on the issue has left FCC Democrats and Republicans pointing the finger at each other for floating the idea to begin with. Read The Full Story

Broadcom 5G WiFi chip introduced

, Jul 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

A new innovation in WiFi is going to be ushered into the world of consumer electronics early next year. That's because of a new combo chip invented by Broadcom that promises to deliver the fifth generation of broadband wireless connectivity. The chip, known as the BCM4335, claims to offer "dramatic speed, range and power efficiency." Read The Full Story

US broadband slower, more expensive than rest of world

, Jul 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you have broadband Internet access in the US - which you probably do - then you are paying more for less. That is, if you compare the service to other regions around the world. According to a new study from the New America Foundation, cities in Japan, South Korea, France, and more all have broadband speeds that are faster than Americans are used to, and the cost to individual consumers is less. Read The Full Story

AT&T tiered broadband customers still don’t have meter

, Jul 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you were told that all of the sudden you could no longer access unlimited amounts of broadband by your cable provider, and if you exceeded your limit you'd have to pay overage charges, you would want to be able to track how much data you've been consuming, wouldn't you? So would AT&T's broadband customers, but some are left with nothing more than a couple notification emails. Read The Full Story

Time Warner Cable tests voluntary tiered broadband

, Jul 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Whenever we talk about tiered data plans, broadband caps, and the death of unlimited service, the standard tone to take is to look at high data users as victims. But there is an entirely other side to the coin, which is users who don't access a whole lot of data and are paying way more than their consumption should dictate. Read The Full Story

Verizon FiOS Quantum official: 300Mbps fiber

, Jun 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

Verizon has launched its new FiOS Quantum broadband internet service, offering up to 300Mbps downloads and up to 65Mbps uploads along with digital TV and phone packages. The new service - which Verizon says could download a 5GB Full HD movie in just 2.2 minutes - doesn't come cheap however, with plans stretching all the way to a whopping $210 per month. Read The Full Story

Kabel Deutschland sets world record with 4.7 Gbps downloads

, Jun 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

I think I have the worst broadband Internet connection on the planet. If it can muster 512 Kbps on a good day, I'm lucky. German subscribers to Kabel Deutschland could soon have access to a new Internet connection that makes me green with envy. Kabel Deutschland has shown off a network with download speeds of up to 4.7 Gbps. Read The Full Story

Verizon doubling FiOS speed to 300Mbps

, May 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Verizon announced today that it will be doubling the speed of its already blazing FiOS home Internet service. The fiber optics service was boasting 150Mbps downlink and 35Mbps uplink speeds, but soon those speeds will be boosted to 300Mbps downlink and 65Mbps uplink. That's much faster than any other cable offering and faster than many of the wireless routers in our homes. Read The Full Story

Verizon likely to divest spectrum for cable deal

, May 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

Verizon's proposed $3.6 billion deal to snatch up unused AWS spectrum from a coalition of cable companies in exchange for joint marketing will likely require the carrier to divest some of that spectrum. Senator Herb Kohl, chairman of the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, who urged against the AT&T and T-Mobile deal that later crumbled, has issued a letter this week raising competition concerns surrounding the Verizon deal. Read The Full Story

Gigabit Squared raises $200 million for gigabit broadband rollout

, May 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

A broadband Internet company has raised $200 million in funding to help build out its dream of gigabit broadband networks. The company is called Gigabit Squared, and it is looking to roll out its superfast web connections to at least six university communities in the United States. The US is well down the list of global broadband speeds, so it's nice to see at least a few communities potentially get access to blazing fast speeds enjoyed in Europe. Read The Full Story
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