Questions over coverage plague rural broadband expansion
There is a way around the notoriously sluggish internet in West Virginia. You just need a car and some time.
Telecom
Apr 15, 2019
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News tagged with wireless internet
Explainer: The promise of 5G wireless - speed, hype, risk
A much-hyped network upgrade called "5G" means different things to different people.
Telecom
Feb 11, 2019
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Novel architecture boosts energy and spectrum efficiency for Internet of Things wireless communication
The collection of data that will benefit societies relies on the wireless connections of billions of low-cost battery-powered sensors. An EU initiative has developed a novel architecture that combines energy and spectrum ...
Engineering
Aug 30, 2018
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Trump team weighs plan to nationalize high-speed networks (Update)
President Donald Trump's national security team is mulling a plan to nationalize the newest generation of high-speed wireless internet networks, sparking sharp criticism Monday from across industry and the political spectrum.
Telecom
Jan 29, 2018
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Dish CEO Charlie Ergen steps aside to focus on wireless
Charlie Ergen, the founder of satellite TV company Dish, is stepping aside as CEO to focus on the company's wireless business.
Business
Dec 05, 2017
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Indonesian city to citizens: stop using free WiFi for drugs, prostitution
An Indonesian city thought it was doing half a million citizens a good turn by making wireless internet free in government offices.
Internet
Nov 30, 2017
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What happens once 'net neutrality' rules bite the dust? (Update)
The Federal Communications Commission formally released a draft of its plan to kill net-neutrality rules , which equalized access to the internet and prevented broadband providers from favoring their own apps and services.
Telecom
Nov 22, 2017
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Microsoft eyes buffer zone in TV airwaves for rural internet
Microsoft wants to extend broadband services to rural America by turning to a wireless technology that uses the buffer zones separating individual television channels in the airwaves.
Telecom
Jul 11, 2017
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Alibaba, China Mobile announce development partnership
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and the country's biggest phone carrier, China Mobile, announced a partnership Wednesday to develop internet-related services as web users migrate to mobile devices.
Business
Dec 07, 2016
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FCC: AT&T, Verizon shouldn't exempt own apps from data caps
U.S. regulators are calling out AT&T and Verizon for exempting their own video apps from data caps on customers' cellphones.
Telecom
Dec 02, 2016
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Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi (pronounced /ˈwaɪfaɪ/) is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance for certified products based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. This certification warrants interoperability between different wireless devices.
In some countries (and in this article) the term Wi-Fi is often used by the public as a synonym for IEEE 802.11-wireless LAN (WLAN).
Not every IEEE 802.11 compliant device is certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, which may be because of certification costs that must be paid for each certified device type. The lack of the Wi-Fi logo does not imply that a WLAN-device is incompatible to certified Wi-Fi-devices.
Wi-Fi is supported by most personal computer operating systems, many game consoles, laptops, smartphones, printers, and other peripherals.
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