What to Do with a 10 Gbps Connection

A customer in Chattanooga, TN was able to sign up for a service providing an Internet connection that delivers an almost unimaginable 10 Gbps. A local provider, EPB, launched the service last year for $300 a month with...

The Coming 5 GHz Bandwidth Squeeze

It’s fairly common knowledge that Wi-Fi networking uses two frequencies: 2.4 and 5 GHz. It also been established that the 2.4 GHz band, which has been around forever, suffers from heavy doses of interference: Bluetooth...

Gigabit Delivers Hidden Benefits

A recent study, underwritten by the broadband industry, threw shade at cities who have deployed gigabit connections within their boundaries, suggesting that “nobody is sure what (gigabit) is good for.” While it’s true...

WiGig to Come to More Devices Next Year

According to reports, the Wi-Fi Alliance is starting to certify devices that feature the super-fast Wi-Fi standard known as WiGig. WiGig doubles Wi-Fi’s current top speeds, with the caveat that it only works over a...

Big Cable Being Laid Across Pacific

A multi-partner coalition that includes Google, Facebook, Pacific Light Data Communications, and TE Subcom announced that it is planning to build a massive undersea cable connecting Los Angeles to Hong Kong. Google,...

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