The International Telecommunications Union 2012 report found there was still a “huge divide” between broadband penetration rates in developed and developing countries. And, once these usage habits are formed, they're unlikely to change radically as...
The deal comes following Google's decision to build an ultra fast broadband network in Kansas City. The search giant also opened up a fiber optic broadband network in Kansas City two years ago. Each day access to the Internet becomes more and more...
The federal government is phasing in an Internet access program, National Broadband Plan (PNBL), expected to bring more citizens online. Saturday and Sunday, 11 percent of all Internet traffic in Brazil went to Facebook.com, pushing the social...
With only a quarter of Brazilian households hooked up to fixed broadband, mobile Internet seems poised to connect many more to the net. Brazil has one of the largest populations of mobile phone users in the world, and mobile Internet access is on...
Mobile phones are comparatively cheap, even web-enabled phones, and with the rapid expansion of wireless availability around the world, people who can't afford a computer and broadband connection can now access the web as effectively as anyone else.
Mobile phones are comparatively cheap, even web-enabled phones, and with the rapid expansion of wireless availability around the world, people who can't afford a computer and broadband connection can now access the web as effectively as anyone else.
While the Open Internet Order does prevent fixed broadband providers from blocking access to sites and applications, the rules are different for wireless providers and not as clear as advocates would like," Mashable stated.
Google names broadband head, delays city choice for high-speed network - San Jose Mercury News The Venezuelan Vice President Elías Jaua has asked his country's government to pass a law that would allow regulation of the internet and create one...
Furthermore, as we're seeing in mobile arena with Android, Chrome OS running hardware may start being bundled with high speed broadband contracts. In that way, dependency on cloud computing ushers in a new era of related technologies that will...
These rules would protect consumers' and innovators' right to know basic information about broadband service, right to send and receive lawful Internet traffic, and right to a level playing field, while providing broadband Internet access...
Bringing ultra high-speed broadband to Stanford homes - Official Google Blog The three biggest U.S.networks have blocked access to full-length episodes of television shows that are available for streaming on their websites, meaning anyone who...
Under such a provision, "wireline broadband providers would not be able to discriminate against or prioritize lawful Internet content, applications or services in a way that causes harm to users or competition.
Broadband, dial-up, or pigeon: This was the main cultural factor everyone talked about when I started in international search because people didn't have broadband in that many places. In many African nations, for instance, a large percentage of web...
We are seeing a surge in online video watching that is driven by a combination of broadband access, the increasing use of social networking sites, and the popularity of video-sharing sites," explains Kristen Purcell, Associate Director for...
Since Google announced its plans to build experimental, ultra high-speed broadband networks, the response has been amazing .and humorous. Cities Rush to Woo Google Broadband Before Friday Deadline (bits.blogs.nytimes.com) communities lobbied for...
Google has long been a proponent of a national broadband plan that would extend Internet access to all Americans. Move is in line with lobbying for National Broadband Plan. Google has announced plans to build high-speed broadband networks in small...
For our part, we fully support the adoption of "rules of the road" to ensure that the broadband on-ramps to the Net remain open and robust. Preventing Internet access providers from discriminating against particular Internet content or applications...
Also, they said that lobbying for net neutrality is about broadband carriers, not web-based software applications. AT&T also threw a jab, saying for as much as Google is lobbying for net neutrality, forcing carriers to provide access to the entire...
If consumers had a wide choice of broadband service providers, preserving an open Internet might not be such a critical issue. Preventing Internet access providers from discriminating against particular Internet content or applications, while...
Competition among wireless carriers is quickly driving wireless broadband (4G) rollouts, which will bring us more connected devices -- 15 billion by 2015, according to Intel. We can send the query to the Internet, where we can access a much larger...
