The World Wide Web might sound metaphorical, but it’s actually grounded in a physical web of translucent glass filaments crisscrossing the globe. These fiber-optic cables transmit internet data ...

HIGH POINT, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lumos, a leading 100% Fiber Optic Internet provider and network infrastructure leader, is proud to announce that the team broke ground on its 3,000-mile fiber ...

Taara started as a Google X moonshot spinoff aimed at connecting rural villages in sub-Saharan Africa with beams of light.

Congress has authorized trillions of dollars in new spending through the Inflation Reduction Act, CHIPS and Science Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. In the series “Breaking Ground,” ...

Empire Fiber Internet delivers symmetrical upload and download speeds with enterprise level reliability, backed by 24/7/365 locally staffed customer support. Its fiber network is designed to be both ...

EAGAR, Ariz.—Sammy Collins twists and pulls on a directional drill’s controls. The former Marine uses the lurching, 15,000-pound vehicle to bore a path through the soil for future fiber-optic lines.

SLICFiber, based in the state’s northernmost county, will build out a fiber optic network across nearly all of the north ...

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 ...

Telecommunications as an industry is often bogged down by technological inertia. Various regulations and dependencies mean that new innovations often don’t come to market for close to a decade, and ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metronet, recognized by PCMag as the fastest internet service provider in the nation, is expanding its 100% fiber-optic network to Bolingbrook, Ill. This privately ...