Broadband News & Trends

Reading between the lines of a new filing Google Fiber recently submitted to the FCC, it seems that the company continues to search for more ways to exploit wireless broadband in the never-ending search for faster connection speeds. Google Fiber’s new applications...

CenturyLink recently announced that it is testing G.fast technology in an unnamed area populated with assorted apartment buildings. The company is trumpeting the test as “one of the earliest” trials of the new technology, which connects buildings to the fiber grid,...

The United States reached an important milestone, according to new research by Speedtest. For the first time in history, the average download speed for domestic broadband users surpassed 50 Mbps, hitting a top speed of 54.97 Mbps in June 2016. This figure represents...

A new report by Fix Britain’s Internet campaign claims that four million people in the UK have experienced anxiety and stress over slow or erratic broadband connections. Some even say that they have lashed out or been awash in tears over the experience. Fix Britain’s...

Comcast revealed plans to offer a prepaid cable and internet services trial later this year to customers in several states. The service, lyrically dubbed Xfinity Prepaid Services, allows users to renew their services weekly or every 30 days, rather than simply paying...