On June 7th 2022 Asia-Africa-Europe-1, a fibre-optic cable which connects Europe and Asia, was cut where it crosses land in Egypt. Somalia and Ethiopia lost 85% of their connectivity for several hours ...

These days, billions of people use the internet on a daily basis. Broadband Search estimates that global traffic rises to more than 3 million GB of data every single day. Sites like YouTube see ...

When a Taiwanese telecoms company detected that an international undersea cable was damaged earlier this month, it worked to divert internet traffic from the broken line to keep customers on the ...

“Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of magnetic tape.” Tying this into today’s Voyager story, that saying originated at NASA JPL after a cable was cut and they literally drove ...

Fiber and cable internet generally provide the fastest speeds, while 5G and fixed wireless are growing as flexible options. Fiber is ideal for heavy users like gamers and remote workers, while cable ...

Sparklight offers cable internet plans with speeds ranging from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps, with fiber options rolling out in select areas. Sparklight is available in 24 states, with fiber currently available ...

What's the best cable internet provider? Besides satellite internet, cable internet offers some of the widest coverage among all internet connection types. But what about performance, pricing and ...

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...