While most modern Ethernet cables you buy won't present an issue, some older Ethernet cables can actually throttle your ...

There are several kinds of internet technologies in use today, including satellite, DSL and fixed wireless, but none of them come close to cable and fiber when it comes to offering fast, reliable ...

The Ethernet cable you use to connect your devices to your modem or router might be blue. But if it is, does that make it ...

Fiber uses fiber-optic lines that transmit data at the speed of light, whereas cable uses coaxial cables, which are traditionally used for TV service. Fiber typically offers faster upload and download ...

The largest companies include Xfinity, Spectrum, Cox, Optimum, Mediacom, and WOW!, each with unique coverage areas, fees, and plan options. This guide compares the top cable internet providers, ...

Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving. Prior to joining CNET, Joe led MyMove's moving coverage and reported on broadband policy, the digital divide, and ...

Nearly all international internet traffic voyages along a handful of submarine fibre-optic cable highways. They make ...

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Two subsea data cables in the Baltic Sea were damaged this week. "Nobody believes that these cables were cut accidentally," said the German defense minister. Cables around the world are vulnerable to ...

The project, set to come online in fall 2027, is expected to bring more reliable internet and phone service to several isolated coastal communities.

Two fiber-optic undersea internet cables connecting Scandinavia to mainland Europe were severed within 24 hours of one another. European officials suspect the cuts are a sign of sabotage. The cables ...

Recent damage to undersea internet cables in the Red Sea doesn’t appear to have been deliberate, but the incident–and the naval conflict hot zone it occurred in–highlights how easily they could be ...