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Last week, the Federal Communications Commission announced that it would be auctioning off a large portion of newly available wireless spectrum to US communications companies. With demand for wireless connectivity and communication at an all-time high, the auctioned spectra are Read More
As video and audio streaming continue to be the biggest sources of data consumption on the internet all around the world, the Global Internet Phenomena Report has reported that Netflix and YouTube make up the majority of North American downstream Read More
As much as 65% of all e-mail received in the US is first accessed on a mobile device according to an enlightening study on US Consumer Device Preference by Movable Ink. As difficult as it can be to type up Read More
The demand for wireless connectivity is on the rise, but frequencies to run those connections on are limited and getting very clogged up by the rush of daily traffic. This week, the FCC proposed a way to ratify this wireless Read More
Travelers in the UK could soon benefit from speedy internet connections on planes, boats and trains thanks to telecoms watchdog Ofcom’s recent approval of satellite broadband. This change in regulations should allow transportation services to introduce more reliable internet connections Read More
Currently most Internet users get service from either a telephone company or a cable company, i.e. through physical connections. The invention of WISP will see an end to that. A WISP (wireless Internet Service provider) doesn’t require a wire or Read More
Do you like streaming TV and movies from Netflix or Hulu? Or direct downloading games and software upgrades? Do you find cloud storage useful? Too bad- lobbyist Michael Powell from the National Cable and Telecommunications Association is ready to make Read More
Google has launched the “Project Link” initiative in as part of its efforts to spread internet use to developing countries. Project Link will see to the installation of high-speed fiber-optic networks in areas where Internet access is limited or non-existent. Read More
For those of us still trying to get used to the very idea of Li-Fi, this latest news might come as an even bigger surprise. After the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute in Germany reported that they had achieved the fastest Read More
Deutsche Telekom has recently come under fire for attempting to introduce caps to users’ internet speed. The Cologne Regional Court banned Deutsche from enforcing a limit on users exceeding 75GB of downloads that would see speeds reduced to 2MB a Read More
