Saudi Gazette Report RIYADH — The internet penetration in Saudi Arabia stood at 99 percent while the percentage of online shopping jumped to 63.7 percent during the year 2023. This information was contained in the Saudi Internet Report 2023, published by the Communications, Space and Technology Commission. The report reviewed a set of indicators and …
When was the internet invented? Get to know the history. The internet is a large part of life now, but when was it invented? Here’s what to know. As a “single senior” who has to be careful with how she spends, Mequon resident Donna Daniels said she’s relied on benefits provided by the Affordable Connectivity …
Detroit — Slow internet speeds, which can hinder everything from access to education to health care, continue to be an issue in several Metro Detroit communities, with nine falling below proposed federal standards for high-speed internet access in 2023, according to a Detroit News analysis. The communities are primarily located in the northern portions of Oakland …
EDISON – Comcast has received New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approval to operate a system-wide franchise in the township, and construction immediately beginning could bring service to some residents within the next three months. But it will take about five years for Comcast to reach every household that is part of the expansion, according …
Advanced optical filters are improving laser-based satellite communications by enabling ‘more signal and less background.’ JASON PALIDWAR, IRIDIAN SPECTRAL TECHNOLOGIES, AND DAVID SAMUELS, ADVANCED THIN FILMS Rapid, on-demand access to information is a necessary facet of daily life in the present “age of communications.” The reliable communication links that society necessitates support person-to-person and device-to-device …
Vonage, a specialist in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation and a part of Ericsson, has collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate the availability of new solutions to millions of AWS developers through AWS Marketplace. This collaboration will bring together Vonage’s platform, which is based on communications APIs and network APIs …
When Charlene Walker took office as a Freedom Township trustee, one of the first things residents complained about was spotty internet service. Now a communications company is taking steps to remedy that situation. Charter Communications unveiled its Rural Broadband program during an event at Freedom Town Hall. The program will increase access to high speed …
Spectrum internet and phone service customers in the eastern Coachella Valley experienced service interruptions Friday after fiber optic lines were cut in what Indio police believe was vandalism. Spectrum said all of its affected lines had been repaired by the evening. Indio Police spokesperson Ben Guitron said staff from Frontier Communications notified the department at …
Customers in Reno will get a boost in their video conferencing and file upload speeds Spectrum customers in Reno-Sparks will be seeing faster uploads this year as the company launched faster gigabit upstream speeds in the area. Spectrum’s faster gigabit upstream service aims to match users’ upload speeds with their download speeds. Reno and Rochester, Minnesota, …
Kepler recently launched two optical Pathfinder satellites equipped with not only its RF payloads but also two optical communications terminals compatible with the SDA’s constellation. (Illustration courtesy of Kepler Communications.) In this Q&A with Robert Conrad, Vice President of U.S. Business Development for Kepler Communications US, we discuss: Kepler’s Space Development Agency (SDA)-compliant space data …