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The Federal Communications Commission this week voted to raise its internet speed benchmark for the first time since January 2015, concluding that modern broadband service should provide at least 100 Mbps download speeds and 20 Mbps upload speeds.An FCC press release after Thursday's 3-2 vote said the 100 Mbps/20 Mbps benchmark “is based on the standards now used in multiple federal and state programs,” such as those used to distribute funding to expand networks. The new benchmark also reflects “consumer usage patterns,…

We're lucky, though. Just because I and others in my area have access to high-speed fiber and cable internet doesn't mean people in rural areas do. As of December 2022, broadband service (excluding satellite) has not been physically deployed to approximately 24 million Americans, including almost 28% of Americans in rural areas, and more than 23% of people living on Tribal land.  Also: 10 ways to speed up your internet connection todayMobile 5G coverage at minimum speeds of 35/3 Mbps isn't available to about 9% of all…

The FCC has raised the speeds required to describe internet service as “broadband” for the first time since 2015. The agency’s annual high-speed internet assessment concluded that 100 Mbps downloads and 20 Mbps uploads will be the new standard. The news will likely irk ISPs who would love to keep pointing to 25 Mbps / 3 Mbps speeds (the previous standards) and convincing people they’re getting high-speed broadband.The FCC’s report broke down several areas where the country’s online infrastructure falls short. The agency…

The word “broadband” is often used in marketing materials, but its actual definition has been malleable over the years. Now, though, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a new report to indicate what should be considered “broadband.” The new standard designates 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload speeds, up from the last time they were defined in 2015. At that point, the FTC decreed 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload speeds. That’s how far we’ve come. You might be wondering where these numbers came from, and…

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The Biden administration announced Friday that it is waiving some “Buy America” requirements for its $42 billion broadband program. The waiver allows some of the funds for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program — President Biden’s push to expand high-speed internet access nationwide — to be spent on equipment manufactured abroad. The decision comes after the Department of Commerce found that some materials are not produced stateside in “sufficient and reasonably available quantities” to…

The upgraded 10Gbps network will provide the backbone for future applications and innovation, it added. Also: Prepare for AI-powered 'agent ecosystems' that will dominate tomorrow's servicesFirst unveiled in 2006, Singapore's nationwide broadband network currently pushes connectivity speeds of 1Gbps to more than 85% of households.The new SG$100 million investment will support upgrading efforts for both backend network and frontend user equipment, IMDA said.  There are 1.43 million residential wired broadband…

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Comcast is discontinuing its its “Xfinity 10G Network” branding to describe its internet service after a National Advertising Review Board (NARB) panel found that the term could mislead consumers into thinking that Comcast’s cellular and broadband services would offer much faster speeds than current-generation networks. Comcast rivals T-Mobile and Verizon had challenged the branding with the National Advertising Division (NAD), an ad industry watchdog, which had recommended that Comcast get rid of it in October 2023.…