connectivity
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."
OneWeb's Plan to Beat SpaceX to Provide Satellite Internet to Everyone on Earth
Can this $250 device connect the world?
Is This The Artful Solution To Long Distance Relationships?
When email, Skype, and texting all get old, these coupled devices can send messages to your long-distance partners in an endearing, nuanced manner.
Global Breakfast Radio Streams Morning Radio Wherever It's Time To Rise And Shine
"In the background of breakfast is radio, soundtrack to a billion bowls of cereal or congee, shakshuka or api, porridge or changua."
There Will Be Broadband
Look outside of your window. If you see miles of farmland, chances are your internet service sucks. That’s because major telecommunications companies don’t think it’s worth the investment to bring high-speed broadband to sparsely populated areas. Not...
The FCC Wants to Blanket America in Free Wi-Fi
The commission's plan, which would be the first of its kind in the world, represents a massive leap forward in the internet age. But as you might expect, telecom providers aren't interested in shaking up the current model that's incredibly lucrative...
Inside the Movement to Give Away Your Internet for the Good of Humanity
We are strangely territorial when it comes to our wireless networks. The idea of someone siphoning off our precious bandwidth without paying for it is, for most people, completely unacceptable. But the Open Wireless Movement wants to change all that.