In the six years since it was launched, Google Fiber has only expanded to three metropolitan areas, and even though it’s working on expanding to another six, that’s still an unbearably slow pace. You shouldn’t be upset with Google, however, because it takes a ridiculous amount of resources to build or buy the infrastructure required to provide… Continue reading Google Fiber wants to beam internet access to people’s homes
Category: Telecommunications
Google’s wireless network is now available without an invite
Hiding products behind an invite system is a great way to piss a lot of potential customers off, and few companies enjoy doing this as much as Google. The company decided to give us a little reminder of that fact when it launched Project Fi, a wireless network that’s supposed to disrupt the wireless industry in… Continue reading Google’s wireless network is now available without an invite
AT&T is bringing its 5G technology to Austin by the end of the year
While other carriers are still working on expanding their 4G networks, companies like AT&T and Verizon are already developing their own 5G technologies. We still have a few years to go before 5G actually becomes available, but Verizon has already claimed that it’ll be the first American carrier to offer it. Naturally, AT&T isn’t just going… Continue reading AT&T is bringing its 5G technology to Austin by the end of the year
Microsoft believes underwater data centers are the future
Half of us live near the coast, so why doesn’t our data? That’s the question that inspired the creation of Project Natick, a new type of data center that Microsoft is working on that will be operate underwater. Data centers have thousands of servers operating around the clock to deliver us our cat videos and filter-laden selfies,… Continue reading Microsoft believes underwater data centers are the future
Google has started testing a Google Fiber Phone service
It’s probably been years since you last used your landline telephone in any meaningful way, assuming you have one at all, which is why most people don’t care that Google Fiber doesn’t offer traditional phone service. It looks like that’s going to change, however, as a handful of Fiber customers are being invited to test a new service known… Continue reading Google has started testing a Google Fiber Phone service
Google is testing solar-powered drones that deliver 5G internet
I’m sure we’ve all heard about Google’s plan to create a system of delivery drones by now, but deliveries aren’t the only thing Google wants to use drones for. According to a report from the Guardian on Friday, the company is working on a secret project by the name of SkyBender, which involves using solar-powered drones… Continue reading Google is testing solar-powered drones that deliver 5G internet
T-Mobile’s CEO has apologized to the EFF for freaking the hell out
T-Mobile CEO John Legere is nothing if not brazen, often to the amusement and respect of the people on the Internet, but his curse-riddled rant against the Electronic Frontier Foundation last week attracted nothing but criticism, especially from his customers. In response to the EFF’s claim that T-Mobile throttles video content through its Binge On feature in… Continue reading T-Mobile’s CEO has apologized to the EFF for freaking the hell out
Why are you still using that dinosaur phone system?
If you are in the business world, chances are you’re looking to grow your business in some capacity. You would probably never say that where you see your company in 5 years is lying stagnant in exactly the same place you’re in now. Especially in today’s fast paced world, it is almost unheard of for… Continue reading Why are you still using that dinosaur phone system?
China Mobile plans to have 500 million 4G users by the end of 2016
China Mobile isn’t just the largest of China’s state-run wireless carriers, it’s the largest wireless carrier in the world, with almost double the number of subscribers as Vodafone, which is the world’s second-largest wireless carrier. The company didn’t fare too well in the 3G era because the standard it ran wasn’t all that popular, but… Continue reading China Mobile plans to have 500 million 4G users by the end of 2016
The FCC is having to go to court to defend its net neutrality rules
I think it’s safe to say that broadband providers weren’t very pleased when the FCC announced its net neutrality rules, and when I say that, I mean they’ve been doing anything and everything in their power to try and get the rules changed or removed entirely. Yesterday, the FCC had to defend its rules against these… Continue reading The FCC is having to go to court to defend its net neutrality rules