Tech
Broadband and Fiber are the Future, So What?
We've likely all heard something about broadband or fiber, but many people don't know how critical both will be in the future.
Broadband
Business Operations & Logistics
Business Travel Awards 2016: Best In-Flight Entertainment
Five reasons JetBlue's Mint is the most fun you'll have at 35,000 feet.
Business News
FCC’s Broadband ‘Nutrition’ Labels Aim to Clarify Speed, Price
Internet services will soon have a label with a breakdown similar to the nutrition facts on groceries.
By Tom Brandt
Building a Business
More People Opt to Use Cellular Data in Lieu of Broadband
In 2013, 70 percent of Americans had home broadband, according to a Pew study of more than 6,000 American adults. This year, only 67 percent did.
By Kif Leswing
Building a Business
Chicago and Los Angeles Could Get Google Fiber. And That’s a Very Big Deal for Entrepreneurs.
Bringing super-fast Internet to the second and third biggest cities in the U.S. has the potential to turbocharge the entrepreneurial communities there.
Business Operations & Logistics
Your Internet Signal Is Going To Be Transmitted Through Light
Next generation wi-fi, called 'li-fi,' has the potential to be 100 times faster than current data transmission.
Business News
This 73-Year-Old Billionaire Is Joining Millennials in Cutting the Cord
Mario Gabelli, the CEO of GAMCO Investors, says he understands why consumers are choosing streaming over cable TV.
By Reuters
Business News
New York Attorney General Investigating Possible Broadband Speed Overcharges
Verizon, Cablevision and Time Warner are all involved in the probe.
By Reuters
Building a Business
U.S. Appeals Court to Hear Net Neutrality Lawsuits in December
Opponents of the net neutrality rules sued the FCC this year, saying the commission violated regulations when it passed the rules.
By Reuters
Business News
FCC Chairman Derided as ‘Dingo’ Backs Idea That Bites Broadband Industry
Chairman Tom Wheeler endorsed using the commission's regulatory authority to override state laws hobbling communities that want to build public broadband networks.
By Peter Page
Business News
The Broadband Cartel and America’s Entrepreneurs
Broadband is essential for an entrepreneurial future but broadband providers are more like the electric company or Ma Bell from days past. The FCC needs to regulate them that way.
By Peter Page
Business News
FCC Advances Controversial Rules That Could Allow Internet Fast Lanes
The preliminary proposal seeks public comment and allows the FCC to change course based on the feedback it receives.
Building a Business
Net Neutrality, Explained
As the debate over net neutrality rages on, here's some basic information about how you might be affected.
Building a Business
Google May Be Bringing High-Speed ‘Fiber’ to Your City
Google's high-speed network, known as Fiber, delivers the internet at speeds of up to one gigabyte per second, 100 times faster than average broadband
Tech
A Small Step Toward Better Connections
Femtocells can help patch that nasty drop zone in your mobile office.
By Tim Kridel