Amazon hit by Covid-19
Amazon hit by Covid-19 Ouch, this is going to hurt – Multiple news outlets reported that workers in at least eight Amazon facilities across the United States have tested positive…
Elon Musk: Starlink latency will be good enough for competitive gaming
Musk: Starlink is great in rural areas but won’t have enough bandwidth in big cities. SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband will have latency low enough to support competitive online gaming and…
No-fiber zone: FCC funds 25Mbps, data-capped satellite in rural areas
Viasat gets $87.1M for rural broadband; no word yet on price or exact data caps. The Federal Communications Commission is giving $87.1 million in rural-broadband funding to satellite operator Viasat…
Out with IPv4 and in with IPv6?
Out with IPv4 and in with IPv6? When did you first hear concern expressed about the prospect of the explosive growth of the internet resulting in exhaustion of the stock…
What is a Gateway?
A gateway is a network node used in telecommunications that connects two networks. A gateway is a network node used in telecommunications that connects two networks with different transmission protocols.…
What are browser hijackers?
A browser hijacker is a “form of unwanted software that modifies a web browser’s settings without the user’s permission.” The idea is to make users visit certain websites whether they…
Comcast and Charter dominate US telcos – “abandoned rural America.”
AT&T and Verizon have generally built fiber only where they face competition. You already knew that home broadband competition is sorely lacking in much of the US, but a new…
FCC report finds almost no broadband competition at 100Mbps speeds
Even at 25Mbps, 43 percent of the US had zero ISPs or just one. If you live in the US and want home Internet service at speeds of at least…
Ajit Pai’s plan to lower internet broadband standards is “crazy,” FCC Democrat says
“This is crazy. Lowering standards doesn’t solve our broadband problems.” The Federal Communications Commission chairman’s proposal to lower the country’s broadband standard is “crazy” and does nothing to solve the…
50 million US homes have only one 25Mbps Internet provider or none at all
10.6 million homes have no wired access to 25Mbps, and 4.9 million can’t get 3Mbps. More than 10.6 million US households have no access to wired Internet service with download…