Broadband Internet

SpaceX gears up to launch sixty demo Starlink internet satellites on 15 May

The Starlink satellites look snugly placed inside the Falcon 9's nosecone in Musk's recent tweet.

Starlink: SpaceX to launch dozens more 'test' internet satellites on 15 May

The first of SpaceX's satellites in the Starlink network were launched to orbit in February 2018.

Space race to bring satellite internet to the world may be five to ten years away

Internet beamed from space is a priority for isolated zones more than cities & still at least 5-10 years away.

Broadband speed measurement is a complex process and depends on test methodologies employed: TRAI

The white paper added that for comparing the results from various speed measurement app providers, all such providers need to make available complete details of their methodologies and data processing in the public domain

BPL Technology To Provide Internet Access To Rural India

Corinex's BPL technology will provide Indian villages access to multiple forms of communication including the World Wide Web and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

Upgrading minimum broadband speeds to 2Mbps is great, but do something about FUP too

The government of India is in the process of increasing the minimum broadband Internet speed from 512 Kbps to 2Mbps.

BSNL will offer minimum of 2Mbps broadband speed from 1 October

State-run BSNL will offer a minimum broadband speed of 2 mega bit per second (Mbps) from 1 October onwards to its customers, at no extra cost.

Internet could reach its limit in just eight years, say scientists

The internet is heading towards a ‘capacity crunch’ and could reach its limit in just eight years, say scientists.

Somalia gets first fiber optic link to the world

African fiber optic company Liquid Telecom has delivered a broadband Internet cable to Somalia's doorstep...

9 states, Andamans sign pact with BSNL to bring broadband Internet in rural areas

Nine states and one union territory today signed tripartite agreements with the Centre and Bharat Broadband Network to lay optical fibre network for providing broadband services at gram panchayat level.