News tagged with internet speed
Internet traffic to grow fourfold by 2016: survey
The boom in the number of mobile Internet devices and tablet computers in use will help quadruple Web traffic in the coming years, a study said Wednesday.
May 30, 2012 |
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Cable cos to share access on 50,000 Wi-Fi hotspots
(AP) -- Cable TV companies are trying to give their customers another reason not to cancel their service: better access to Wi-Fi hotspots.
May 21, 2012 |
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Graphene's shining light could lead to super-fast Internet
Internet connection speeds could be tens of times faster than they currently are, thanks to research by University of Manchester scientists using wonder material graphene.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Bouncing signals off ceiling can rev up data centers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have a startlingly upbeat idea for data center managers coping with packed rooms, Internet traffic bursts, and high costs looming in having to reconfigure data center designs. ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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The Ultimate Long Distance Communication
Anyone who's vacationed in the mountains or lived on a farm knows that it's hard to get good internet access or a strong cell phone signal in a remote area. Communicating across great distances has always ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Google to build ultra high-speed broadband networks
Google announced plans Wednesday to build experimental ultra high-speed broadband networks that would deliver Internet speeds 100 times faster than those of today to up to half a million Americans.
Feb 10, 2010 |
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First 'white space' devices about to debut
(PhysOrg.com) -- Google, and eight other already approved companies are likely to soon be joined by Microsoft as they all take a giant leap into the great "white space" unknown. Because bandwidth for computing devices has ...
May 25, 2011 |
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Kermit helps households monitor and manage their internet speed
For years, the relationship between Internet service provider and home user has been a simple, all-you-can-eat model: Pay a flat monthly fee and enjoy all the broadband you want, every byte of which streams ...
May 11, 2011 |
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ISPs, movie, music, TV groups in copyright deal
Major US Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and music, movie and television industry associations unveiled a long-awaited agreement on Thursday aimed at curbing online copyright infringement.
Jul 07, 2011 |
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US ranks 28th in Internet connection speed: report
The United States ranks 28th in the world in average Internet connection speed and is not making significant progress in building a faster network, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Fiber-optic speeds achieved over copper lines
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent's research arm, has demonstrated industry record broadband download speeds of up to 300 Megabits per second using two traditional twisted pair copper telephone lines. ...
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Google to bring ultra high-speed broadband to Stanford
Google announced plans on Thursday to test an ultra high-speed broadband network at Stanford University, where the Internet giant's co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin went to school.
Oct 21, 2010 |
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$100 million question: Where's broadband in US?
(AP) -- The national stimulus package passed by Congress in February may have been too enthusiastic about spending money on one particular project: figuring out where broadband Internet access is available ...
Sep 12, 2009 |
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New Wi-Fi technology to let gadgets talk directly
(AP) -- Starting in mid-2010, new versions of gadgets like cameras, cell phones and computers will be able to talk to each other using Wi-Fi without needing to connect to a wireless network first.
Oct 14, 2009 |
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US cities vie to win Google's broadband favor
A city in Kansas renamed itself "Google." A Florida mayor hopped into a tank full of sharks to impress the Internet titan. Baltimore named a "Google Czar" and scores of towns held "Google Days."
Mar 26, 2010 |
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