Internet

Breakthrough in 6G Mobile Tech by Chinese Lab

The institute Purple Mountain Laboratories, which is backed by the Chinese government, said that a research team had achieved a 6G-level wireless transmission up to a speed of 206.25 gigabits per second for the first time in a lab environment, South China Morning Post reported. The Chinese lab noted that it has made a breakthrough […]

China Mobile, ZTE rolls out the world's first 5G messaging app

ZTE Corporation announced on Wednesday that it will in partnership with the Sichuan Branch of China Mobile Sichuan Mobile and Dahantricom Corporation, roll out “Panda’s Coming”, the world’s first 5G Messaging application. Under the guidance of the Sichuan Provincial Administration of the Giant Panda National Park and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the application has been […]

Chilean operators deploy 5G networks as first Latin American nation

Ten months after acquiring 5G-compatible frequencies, Chile’s telecommunications regulator (Subtel) announced that Movistar (Telefonica), Entel, and WOM activated their fifth-generation networks. President Sebastián Piñera and transport, communications minister Gloria Hutt and the Undersecretary of Telecommunications, Francisco Moreno, announced the activation of 5G in Chile, thus becoming the first nation in Latin America to have 5G […]

EXPLAINER: The security flaw that's freaked out the internet

Security pros say it’s one of the worst computer vulnerabilities they’ve ever seen. They say state-backed Chinese and Iranian hackers and rogue cryptocurrency miners have already seized on it. The Department of Homeland Security is sounding a dire alarm, ordering federal agencies to urgently eliminate the bug because it’s so easily exploitable — and telling […]

Amazon says software problem reason for huge Internet outage

The main reason for the flowing outages across the internet on December 7th is automated processes in Amazon’s cloud computing business, according to Amazon.com, which affected everything from Disney amusement parks and Netflix videos to robot vacuums and Adele ticket sales. In a statement Friday, Amazon said the problem began December 7th when an automated […]

2.9bn people still offline despite COVID-19 connectivity boost

Despite the increase in connectivity during the COVID-19 pandemic, around 2.9 billion people still have never used the internet, and 96 percent of them live in developing countries, a new UN report has found. According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the estimated number of people who have gone online this year actually went up, […]

How to check your broadband speed?

The next time your home internet connection is struggling; to load a website, a round of Warzone is lagging or Netflix keeps buffering while you’re binging that new series — take a few minutes to troubleshoot. Start by checking your internet connection’s speed, while amplifying any perceived connection issues from your internet service provider is […]

Telefonica to offer Viasat satellite internet to business customers in Brazil

Viasat and Telefonica Global Solutions (TGS) have partnered to provide a satellite internet service aimed at business customers across Brazil. TGS will be a wholesale distributor of Viasat’s high-speed satellite internet services in Brazil, serving businesses across the entire country. “Our goal is to empower our customers’ businesses by connecting them to the world through […]

Digicel Fiji launches satellite internet for rural, remote areas

Fijian operator Digicel said it launched its next-generation satellite broadband service – Digisat. The service will provide universal data connectivity at an affordable rate in rural and remote communities. Digicel’s remote community Wi-Fi will provide broadband services to rural households and businesses that are currently without access to the internet. CEO Farid Mohammed says their […]