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Telecom Dec 21, 2017

High-speed internet to bring big change in remote Alaska

Jeff Kowunna used his drone to record this year's celebration of another successful bowhead whaling harvest for one of the oldest Alaska Native settlements.

Optics & Photonics Dec 15, 2017

Discovery could reduce cost, energy for high-speed Internet connections

Breakthrough research from The University of Texas at Arlington and The University of Vermont could lead to a dramatic reduction in the cost and energy consumption of high-speed internet connections.

Telecom Dec 15, 2017

German government says it backs 'open and free internet'

The German government says it backs an "open and free internet" following the U.S. decision to repeal net neutrality rules.

Internet Dec 12, 2017

Here's how to shut down the internet: Snip undersea fiber-optic cables

Hundreds of thousands of miles of fiber-optic cable lay on the ocean floors, a crucial part of the global internet's backbone, and only rarely do ship anchors, undersea landslides or saboteurs disrupt them.

Telecom Dec 10, 2017

With new internet rules set for vote, firestorm won't die

US regulators are gearing up for a vote on a plan which—depending on your viewpoint—would "restore internet freedom" or, alternatively, result in "the death of the internet" as we know it.

Business Dec 7, 2017

Internet betting firms settle suits over NYX acquisition

Three gambling companies have agreed to end their legal battle over the proposed acquisition of NYX Gaming by Scientific Games.

Internet Dec 4, 2017

Apple, Google at Chinese internet fest shows lure of market

The high-profile attendance of the leaders of Apple and Google at a Chinese conference promoting Beijing's vision of a censored internet highlights the dilemma for Western tech companies trying to expand in an increasingly ...

Quantum Physics Nov 24, 2017

High-speed quantum encryption may help secure the future internet

Recent advances in quantum computers may soon give hackers access to machines powerful enough to crack even the toughest of standard internet security codes. With these codes broken, all of our online data—from medical records ...

Quantum Physics Nov 22, 2017

Quantum internet goes hybrid

In a recent study published in Nature, ICFO researchers led by ICREA Prof. Hugues de Riedmatten report an elementary "hybrid" quantum network link and demonstrate photonic quantum communication between two distinct quantum ...

Internet Nov 22, 2017

China's former internet czar faces graft probe

China's former internet czar, who oversaw a tightening of online censorship during his tenure, has become the latest top Communist Party figure to be ensnared in the country's anti-corruption drive.

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