If you live or operate a business in Chicago’s suburban counties, you may have noticed increased activity along streets and ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

As fiber internet is offered by more companies and in more cities across America, here's why upgrading makes sense compared to traditional cable and 5G.

Are you reading this over AT&T DSL right now? If so, you might have to upgrade or go shopping for a new ISP soon. AT&T quietly stopped selling new traditional DSLs on October 1st, though they will ...

A DSL standard that combines fiber and copper to reach gigabit speeds was approved today by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The next step for the new G.fast standard is certifying ...

Internet provider Internode will utilise dark fibre from PIPE Networks to connect its ADSL2+ enabled phone exchanges based on the nation's east coast. Dark fibre is simply optical fibre cable laid but ...

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 ...