BROWSING: Internet

Authorities in the Indian state of Gujarat have reportedly shut down mobile Internet service for the 63 million area residents in light of political protests in the region. The apparent cause of the protests, as reported by TNW News, is the detention of community leader...

Thousands of low-Earth orbit satellites would use millimeter wave tech to bring wireless connectivity to the world Google’s Project Loon has brought the concept of beaming wireless Internet from the sky into industry discourse, and now Samsung has published a research paper that considers using...

On this episode of Coders I'm talking to the director of GigTank in Chattanooga, Tenn., Alex Lavidge. GigTank is a boutique accelerator that takes advantage of Chattanooga's gigabit Internet connections the city implemented to enable a "smart grid" for the city's utilities. Alex discusses some...

Expansion to 400,000 unserved locations funded by federal Connect America project Communications service provider Windstream this week announced receipt of $175 million from the Connect America Fund that’s earmarked for providing broadband to 400,000 rural locations in 17 states. Connect America is an initiative governed by...

Aiming for 100% coverage with super-fast broadband by next general election in 2020 Authorities in the United Kingdom are looking to deliver broadband access to what it calls the final 5% of the population who live in areas so remote or rural they do not...

FBI investigating Internet cable vandalism impacting AT&T service It appears Internet cable-snipping vandals have struck again in California. AT&T service in San Joaquin County has been restored after a severed main fiber-optic line left customers without service for 22 hours. The outage affected thousands throughout...

The FBI is investigating at least 11 incidents in California where an unknown person or persons are sneaking into unmonitored underground vaults and severing high-capacity Internet cables. The disruptions have all taken place in the last year and range from the San Francisco Bay Area...

Kevin Fitchard previews panel on future of the Internet Kevin Fitchard, formerly of Giga Om, discussed with RCR Wireless News how the Internet could philosophically change as private interests foster more accessibility, particularly to underserved populations. Fitchard previewed a panel discussion that also included Micha Benoliel,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) has been chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation for less than a month, but is already setting an ambitious telecom policy agenda. In a speech to the American Enterprise Institute on Jan. 28, Thune...

FCC vote on net neutrality set for Feb. 26 Net neutrality is gaining traction in Washington, D.C., as both a policy and political issue. Congressmen Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Greg Walden (R-Ore.), who are the Chairman of the House Commerce Committee and the Subcommittee on Communication...

Much has been written about the long-term impact of the “sharing economy,” with most focused on the sociological, cultural and monetary aspects by implications of an economic model that depends on more people sharing fewer resources. I for one am very impressed by how...

In a survey that goes a long way toward explaining the continuing explosion in mobile data traffic, Tata Communications found that Americans have gotten so attached to the Internet that they think they can't survive more than a few hours without access. Five hours, to...