April 9, 2013 at 12:36PM Google Fiber rollout detailed for Austin: connections by mid-2014, similar pricing (updated)
March 26, 2013 at 6:13AM Researchers create hollow fiber optic cable, almost reach the speed of light
January 25, 2013 at 3:38AM Huawei tests 2Tbps data transmission over Vodafone's German network, calls it a 'first'
December 14, 2012 at 12:22PM Gigabit Squared heading high-speed fiber and wireless internet initiative in Seattle
December 8, 2012 at 7:37PM Caltech invention focuses light like never before, could bolster next-gen communication platforms
December 3, 2012 at 8:05PM Nokia Siemens Networks sells off its optical business, swings focus to LTE
November 21, 2012 at 11:40AM NTT cuts fiber internet prices in Japan, may be reacting to an LTE generation
November 13, 2012 at 2:14PM Google Fiber installations begin, come with a larger TV channel choice in the bargain (video)
October 30, 2012 at 3:50AM EE switches on 4G in 11 UK cities, offers fiber broadband to 11 million sites and opens 700 stores
October 9, 2012 at 7:38AM Virgin Media begins pushing its UK broadband to 120Mbps, much to Usain's delight
August 29, 2012 at 2:00PM Time Warner Cable expanding fiber broadband coverage in NYC, only businesses to benefit
August 22, 2012 at 9:41AM Mainland China, Taiwan send first data over direct fiber optic link, take steps towards peace and harmony
August 1, 2012 at 2:33AM House of Lords wants UK TV to go fully online and leave airwaves clear for cellphones
July 20, 2012 at 5:23AM Comcast reportedly prepping 305Mbps internet service, aims to put FiOS in its place
July 5, 2012 at 9:42PM Facebook and others invest in 6,214-mile Asia-Pacific undersea internet cable, friend request lag to plummet
June 1, 2012 at 1:18AM Upscale London borough says no no no to BT's broadband revolution, ugly green boxes
May 30, 2012 at 11:17AM Verizon doubles FiOS speeds to 300Mbps, thumb-twiddling waits are officially over
March 20, 2012 at 9:14PM New undersea cables planned for arctic passageways, frozen gamers dream of lower pings
March 16, 2012 at 2:15AM ZTE blasts past the speed barrier with field test of 1.7Tbps data transmission
March 5, 2012 at 5:35PM Deutsche Telekom tests 512Gbps fiber optic network in Germany, breaks record in the process
January 27, 2012 at 7:35PM Israel announces plans to build national broadband network, increases fiber intake
January 6, 2012 at 2:08AM Cornell scientists perform optical illusion, herald invisibility through bending of light (video)
November 30, 2011 at 9:47AM Brazil wants to build South American broadband network, says it will bring down costs
August 3, 2011 at 7:19AM FCC measures US wireline advertised broadband speeds, fiber dominates cable and DSL
June 29, 2011 at 8:11AM NC State discovery finds optimal connections 10,000 times more quickly, ResNet admins do a double take
June 13, 2011 at 2:49AM Sonic.net starts trial of 1Gbps fiber-to-the-home internet in California, asks just $70
May 10, 2011 at 5:18AM Graphene-powered web could download 3-D movies in seconds, give MPAA nightmares
May 1, 2011 at 4:02PM Researchers create two 100 terabit per second optical connections, dare us to torrent something
April 20, 2011 at 5:02AM New laser sighting system enlists electronic sensors to make sure snipers hit their marks
April 13, 2011 at 5:21AM Fujitsu to build 1Gbps fiber optic broadband network in the UK, but needs BT to play fair first
April 6, 2011 at 3:35PM Elderly Georgian lady disconnects Armenian internet for half a day... by accident
September 19, 2010 at 5:21AM BT offering British broadband users free fiber upgrade -- when the rollout reaches them
September 14, 2010 at 9:48AM Auto-tune nabs new lease on life, kills phase noise in long-haul fiber transmissions
September 14, 2010 at 7:19AM Intel's Light Peak optical interconnect shrinks slightly, LaCie, WD, Compal and Avid begin prototyping
September 13, 2010 at 11:48AM Chattanooga becomes home to 1Gbps internet service, just $350 per month
August 10, 2010 at 9:50PM Fiber optics get political in Australia as opposition party vows to scale down national broadband plan
May 4, 2010 at 2:56PM Intel demonstrates Light Peak on a laptop, says 10Gbps speeds are only the beginning
January 18, 2010 at 11:25AM Verizon unveils new FiOS bundles with symmetrical 35Mbps pipes, heftier ETFs
October 21, 2009 at 10:26AM Optogenetics hold the key to future brain disease cures, still creep us out
October 1, 2009 at 11:09AM Bell Labs uses 155 lasers to beam ridiculous amounts of data over 7,000 kilometers
April 7, 2009 at 3:04AM Australia's A$43 billion broadband project: up to 100Mbps in 90% of homes and businesses
December 9, 2008 at 1:03PM Intel's opto-electronic 'breakthrough' could save this doomed Internet (or not)
April 7, 2008 at 10:29AM CERN creates a new super-fast internet, invites tons of people to a deathmatch
