Akamai: Average Global Connection Speed Up 14 Percent

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Global average connection speed increased slightly (0.2 percent) to 5.1 Mbps from...

US Internet to Launch 2.5 and 5 Gbps Service for Minneapolis Residents

MINNETONKA, MN — US Internet (USI), an Internet and data services provider since 1995, announced...

PBN Releases PM121 1GE EPON ONU (CPE)

Almere, The Netherlands — PBN released its new PM121, a cost effective 1GE EPON ONU...

GCI Completes Anchorage Gigabit Internet Project

ANCHORAGE, AK – General Communication (GCI), Alaska’s largest Internet provider, announced the completion of the...

Google Exploring Fiber for Chicago and Los Angeles

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Google Fiber is exploring Chicago and Los Angeles for possible Google...

Nsight Selects BEC’s Ultimum Series Residential Gateways for FTTH Services

PLANO, TX — BEC Technologies, a leading provider of advanced broadband customer premise equipment (CPE)...

AT&T Plans to Reach 38 More Metros with Gigabit Internet Speeds

LOS ANGELES — AT&T announced it is planning to expand the availability of ultra-fast speeds...

Representatives Introduce the Rural Broadband Infrastructure Investment Act

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Jared Huffman (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Rick Nolan (D-MN) introduced...

Planters Signs on with Allied Fiber for Neutral Colocation and Dark Fiber in Georgia

JACKSONVILLE, FL – Allied Fiber, an open-access, integrated, network-neutral colocation and dark fiber superstructure, announced...

Broadband Internet Adoption Rates Rise in U.S. Metro Areas

WASHINGTON — Households increasingly need broadband Internet to access economic opportunity, yet 25 percent of...

Over 70 Percent of North American Traffic is Now Streaming Video and Audio

WATERLOO, ON — Real-time entertainment (streaming video and audio) traffic now accounts for over 70...

S&N Partners with Bechtel to Build Fiber Optic Networks

KERNERSVILLE, NC — S&N Communications, a U.S. provider of construction and maintenance services to telecom...

Beehive Broadband Brings Gigabit Fiber to the Avenues

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Local Internet service provider Beehive Broadband announced that residents in...

Wisconsin 2016 Broadband Expansion Grant Awards

MADISON, WI — The Office of the Governor of Wisconsin announced the Broadband Expansion Grants...

Cox Launching Gigabit Internet Service in Northern Virginia

ATLANTA — Cox Communications announced that it has started deploying gigabit Internet service for residential...

Over 80 Percent of U.S. Households Get Broadband at Home

DURHAM, NH — New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) found that 81 percent...

K-20 Education Network Bolstered By Comcast Business Ethernet Services

SEATTLE — The K-20 Education Network, a high-speed, high-capacity network linking colleges, universities, K-12 school...

Horizon Telcom Brings Broadband to Historic Building with Calix 844E GigaCenter

CHILLICOTHE, OH — Horizon Telcom has deployed 844E Calix GigaCenters and Compass Consumer Connect Plus...

USDA Funding Expands Broadband Access to 6 Million Rural Residents and Businesses

WASHINGTON — USDA Rural Utilities Service Administrator Brandon McBride announced that nearly 6 million Americans...

DAYTONA Rising Project Taps ARRIS for Speedway Wi-Fi Connectivity

DAYTONA BEACH, FL — Daytona International Speedway (DIS) announced several new technology enhancements as part...