While the raw speed isn't too impressive, it was achieved using a laser with less power than an energy-saving lightbulb.

With the "irrational exuberance" of the early Internet economy, speculators spent billions laying thousands of miles of fiber optic cable for backhaul, expecting Internet use would continue growing at ...

Generally speaking, if you want really fast internet, your best choice has been 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps). There have been a handful of places, such as Chattanooga, Tenn., with faster internet. But ...

MARKHAM, ON, Nov. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - telMAX is raising the bar again with the launch of its new 8 Gbps symmetrical internet service. As Canada's Fastest Internet Service Provider for four ...

Cable Internet just got a lot faster. Comcast says it has moved gigabit Internet speeds from the laboratory to the real world, rolling out 3.1 gigabit modem for a single home in Philadelphia. "We took ...

CenturyLink has been aggressively rolling out gigabit internet service in Seattle neighborhoods over the past year. I’ve been eagerly awaiting the service in my little corner of Queen Anne, and ...

Comcast has announced that it will be offering an Internet service that is twice as fast as Google Fiber, offering 2 Gbps. Not only that, but the company will also be offering the service in Atlanta, ...

Google Fiber is about to start testing a new 2 Gbps internet service in two cities with the plan to launch it widely in 2021, the company announced. The plan will cost $100 per month, or $30 more than ...

A telco in rural Vermont says it has just begun offering 10Gbps Internet speeds to homes for $400 a month. Vermont Telephone (VTel) was already selling symmetrical gigabit Internet to residents for ...

There is a way for Seattle’s residents to give themselves gigabit Internet service for $45/month. But as with most things in the world of telecom, there’s also a catch. The approach would require ...