broadband
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Alphabet’s Project Taara Beams Light-speed Broadband Across The Congo River
Alphabet’s Project Taara has now served nearly 700TB of data across the Congo River – a distance of almost 5kms. Project Taara came about earlier this year after Alphabet let go of the internet balloon that was Project Loon. Project Loon was an initiative exploring the use of high-altitude helium balloons to distribute wireless internet.…
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Optimum’s Reason for Slashing Upload Speeds Doesn’t Make Any Sense
Starting July 12, Altice will reduce upload speeds on all its Optimum Online cable internet plans. While there’s no indication thus far that will impact prices, some plans will see upload speeds cut by as much as 86%. At a time when people are still working and learning remotely, you’d think Altice would have a…
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How 5G Could Replace Your Home Broadband Connection
5G networks are slowly but steadily blanketing the world, and though the lightning-fast speeds we’ve been promised are a little tough to find, you can expect to see some changes. One of those changes could be serious disruptions to your home internet. Could 5G one day replace your home broadband connection and keep all of…
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New Report Suggests FCC Massively Overstated Gigabit Coverage in U.S.
A recent report released on November 30 by BroadbandNow reveals the FCC grossly overreported the availability of gigabit internet in the U.S. As of 2020, the FCC reported gigabit internet was available to 84% of Americans, up from just 4% in 2016. But according to BroadbandNow, those numbers are closer to 56% in 2020, up…