Tag: Internet
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You Could Be One of the First People To Try Google’s 20 Gig Internet But It Will Cost You $250 a Month
Google is looking for people to try out its speedy new internet plan. The new residential 20 Gig internet with Wi-Fi 7 for $250 per month. Installations will start early next year. “At $250, it’s a lot of speed for that price, and we know that it will enable innovators who want to be able to…
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5G Home Internet Is Becoming a “Competitive Threat” to Traditional Cable Broadband As Availability Grows
Despite the uncertainty around what 5G home internet is capable of or where it’s going, the wireless technology has shaken up the broadband industry in the last two years. According to a report from consumer insights firm Horowitz Research, 67% of surveyed consumers who are subscribed to a 5G plan through providers like T-Mobile or…
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A Battle Has Erupted Over How Much Spectrum T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, and Dish Can Own
Major 5G wireless carriers are in agreement that there should be limits on how much spectrum an operator can accumulate, but they disagree on the details, which could have a radical impact on your service. In a filing earlier this week, DISH Network told the Federal Communications Commission that if any one carrier has too…
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Google Fiber Set To Roll Out Lightning Fast 20 Gig Internet by the End of the Year
Google Fiber has big plans for internet speeds. The internet provider on Wednesday announced its first GFiber Labs project — residential 20 Gig internet with Wi-Fi 7 availability by the end of 2023. The offering is currently in early access and customers can sign up on the GFiber website. Google Fiber said it plans to…
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Amazon Sued Over Its New Cheap Home Internet Service As Investors Push Back
Investors filed a lawsuit against Amazon, alleging the company didn’t properly field competing proposals before choosing Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin startup to launch the satellites for its new home internet service, code-named Project Kuiper. Amazon decided to accept Blue Origin’s launch contract after spending less than an hour reviewing it, according to the suit’s plaintiff,…
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SpaceX’s Starlink Now Has Over 5,000 Internet Satellites in Orbit
SpaceX launched 22 more of its Starlink internet satellites toward orbit on August 26. The Sunday night lift off brought the total number of Starlink satellites in space to over 5,000, according to Space.com, and the spaceflight company isn’t slowing down. Space X has authorization to launch 12,000 more Starlink spacecrafts and is waiting on…
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Ting Continues To Disrupt Broadband Giants by Expanding Affordable Fiber Services
Internet provider Ting launched 2-gigabit fiber internet for $89 a month in several Colorado Springs neighborhoods. The plan — part of Ting’s larger goal of working with local governments to provide faster, cheaper internet — will include download and upload speeds of 2 gigabits per second. Ting’s latest offering is part of its larger goal…
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Google Fiber With 5 Gbps Speeds is Live in Austin
Starting today, Google Fiber customers in Austin, Texas, can sign up for symmetrical 5 Gbps speeds, marking a big speed boost in the market. Customers who order will get a Wi-Fi 6 router, two mesh extenders, a 10 gigabit Fiber Jack and professional installation, with service costing $125 a month, the company said in a…
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New York Wants to Offer Free Internet & TV For Low-Income Families
Are you struggling to pay for your home internet and TV? There is an effort the offer free internet and TV to those in the greatest need starting with the state of New York. Recently there has been a push by Assemblyman Brian Cunningham, D-Brooklyn, to create a law that will give free internet and…
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The Federal Government Wants to Invest $42.5 Billion on Internet Expansion With Comcast, AT&T, & More
Recently the United States Federal Government announced plans to invest $42.5 billion into the expansion of broadband internet. To do this $42.5 billion will be spread out among multiple internet companies, including Comcast and AT&T, who have both announced plans to use this money to build out their high-speed internet. The plan is to use…