Social Media, Connectivity & Communications

A new laser developed by scientists at MIT could make light-speed computing a reality.

Google has announced a new competition for super-fast fiber networks. Craig Settles explains what rural communities should consider before going after the megabits.

With promises of Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than average American households (about one gigabit per second), the excitement of those vying to be part of the "experiment" is close to that of kids in a candy store.

Not even the federal government can resist the increasingly popular phenomenon of online matchmaking.

The Obama administration and Congress have identified universal broadband as a key to driving economic development, producing jobs and bringing educational opportunities and cutting-edge medicine to all corners of the country.

A new protocol called fasp-AIR promises speedier mobile downloads.

Deloney says the FCC could help bridge the digital divide if its new National Broadband Plan extends the existing Universal Service Fund rules and resources to broadband and mobile devices. The plan will be presented to Congress next month. Montana regulators and lawmakers are also being asked to take steps to increase broadband access.

Google will be providing a $100,000 grant to The Dalles, Oregon, to build and operate a Wi-Fi cloud that covers the city’s business district.

Remember Touch America?

Google plans to build experimental, ultra-fast Internet networks in a handful of communities around the country. Google says those systems will be more than 100 times faster than the networks that most Americans have access to today.