The U.S. Senate Has Voted to Reinstate Net Neutrality
Ajit Pai hasn’t been on good terms with most Americans for most of his tenure at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), especially after he pushed to repeal net neutrality in favor of Internet fast lanes and cable package-like structuring of website access. But to his dismay (and the relief of millions of Americans), recently, the […]
50 Senate Leaders and 22 States Are Fighting to Revive Net Neutrality
By now, unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the impending doom that the repeal of net neutrality would bring to society. The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision in December to undo an open, free Internet lives up to the hype (or pessimism) it’s generating. With only a few weeks left […]
Television White Spaces Can Bring Broadband to the Heartland
This afternoon, Microsoft’s president Brad Smith is going to give a keynote speech at the Microsoft Inspire convention discussing the critical importance of improving the infrastructure for rural broadband. In a global economy where a high-speed broadband connection is necessary to participate and thrive, 34 million Americans do not have internet access. This “digital divide” […]
OneWeb’s Broadband Satellite Network May Launch Next Year
It’s easy for Boston iOS app developers to take a consistent high-speed internet connection for granted, but not everybody has it so lucky. As of last year, 39% of Americans in rural areas did not have access to 25 Mbps/3 Mbps service, with 20% of rural Americans unable to connect to 4 Mbps/1 Mbps service. […]
AT&T and Google on Collision Course in Fiber Optic Internet Battle
Two heavyweights are sizing each other up as they prepare to bring ultra-fast fiber optic Internet technology to major markets across the United States. AT&T and Google appear set for a showdown, as AT&T has just announced a proposal to bring its Gigapower high-speed internet service to a list of 21 cities across the United […]
American Internet Connection Speeds Lag Western World
Being slow, falling behind, and lacking innovation may be traits commonly reserved for failed states in Sub-Saharan Africa, yet in a shocking report on global internet speeds, the United States ranked at an embarrassingly low 28th place in the developed world. According to a news article published by USA Today, “A recent analysis by the […]
Google Replaces AT&T as Wi-fi Provider for Starbucks Coffee Shops
AT&T provides sub-par telecom services, from spotty cell reception to snail-paced internet access. They suck and the world knows it. Hence no tears were shed when Starbucks recently announced a new partnership with Google to replace AT&T as the wi-fi provider of choice. According to an article by PCMag, “The eatery is ditching its current […]
Google to Blanket Africa with Internet Access
Google is taking a giant leap with their latest mission to bring the internet to the world. Currently half of the world’s population, or 3.5 billion people are not connected to the web. The internet powerhouse plans to change that reality by building an immense wireless network in third world countries. Web access is spotty […]