Getting content delivered to your PC, TV or mobile device via the Internet is no simple matter, but the business ecosystem working behind that can be even more convoluted. While … Continue reading
Why the FCC Can Save Net Neutrality
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe Electronic Frontier Foundation’s recent post on Net Neutrality
Apple, Microsoft & more praised in State of the Union for upgrading education
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe nation is all ears today as President Obama delivered his State of the Union address. As such, it will be highly unlikely anyone will miss the President’s special mention … Continue reading
The internet as we know it is in peril. Verizon’s victory in the court of appeal this week, seeing the FCC’s attempts to regulate broadband providers in the name of … Continue reading
Dish Network has announced that it will be collaborating with a major wireless carrier to trial a fixed wireless broadband service. Dish will be working with Sprint on the broadband … Continue reading
Bill Gates, Zuckerberg fund non-profit to bring public schools broadband Internet
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe Internet is an integral part of modern education, and not only provides many different elements of supplemental education — video tutorials, instructional websites, etc. — it also is necessary for specific fields of study, like programming. The problem is that many public schools in the United States (approximately 80%) do not have adequate broadband […]
There is some work being done in the US to improve broadband speeds. Google for instance is working on installing fiber internet service in some areas that is fast and inexpensive. However, the vast majority of the US is left with some of the slowest broadband internet speeds in the world. The US ranks 31 […]
A convincing report arguing that mobile broadband, free business-subsidized WiFi, and tablets are sucking the life out of American cable and broadcast TV networks has appeared on Business Insider. While this in itself may not be news to our readers, the nitty gritty details and the statistics to back it all up should confirm what […]
Google has built a fiber-optic network in Kampala, Uganda, the company announced today, and it is a huge step forward for the city’s Internet infrastructure. Until recently, Kampala was mostly on pre-broadband speeds. Today, the modern city of 1.2 million residents can now access the Internet at modern speeds. The initiative is called Project Link. […]
The entire Internet would very much appreciate it if HBO offered an HBO Go subscription without the need to have cable. We want to pay for HBO Go like we pay for Netflix. But that hasn’t happened… yet. But people are trying! Even cable companies.