Fiber
22 Towns in Massachusetts Are Building Their Own Gigabit Fiber Network
"For too long we’ve been making do with satellite, DSL or wireless internet. Fiber will render these as obsolete as a dial-up connection."
A Gigabit Fiber Startup Will Compete With Comcast in Detroit
"We need to build the things we know make a great city if we actually want to have a great city."
Telecom Giants Are Merging to Stop the Nascent Broadband Revolution
Charter Communications is buying Time Warner Cable—are cable companies looking at startup competitors and getting worried?
Nutrition Label Calorie Counts Are a Lie
According to nutrition experts, many protein- and fiber-rich foods actually have significantly fewer calories than previous estimates.
Inside the 'Notorious' Canadian Internet Company Targeted by the US Government
Tucows went from sharing free software in the 90s to pioneering municipal broadband in the 21st century.
A Startup Offering Gigabit Fiber Is Expanding to a Second Comcast-Dominated City
"We want to blow this thing up, and we want disruptive services at disruptive pricing," the city says.
The Internet in London's Tech City Is So Slow It's an 'Embarrassment'
Labour MP Meg Hillier is taking on the issue of Silicon Roundabout's super-fast fibre optic broadband, or lack thereof.
House Republicans Are Killing the Dream of Local High-Speed Fiber Internet
Government for the people, by the people—except when telecom money says otherwise.
Amtrak Is Becoming Its Own ISP
Amtrak will, in effect, be building a dedicated fiber-backed internet infrastructure along the East Coast track. On its face, the plan is somewhat insane.
Hundreds of Cities Are Wired With Fiber—But Telecom Lobbying Keeps It Unused
Government buildings all around the country are wired with fiber, but agreements with huge telecoms keep it out of people's homes.
This Rural Community Is Building Its Own Gigabit Internet Network
The B4RN project has already connected 400 homes in the British countryside, and it's faster than the big guys.