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Facebook killed off its third US-Hong Kong undersea internet cable project in 6 months, citing US political pressure
Facebook said it withdrew its proposal to the FCC due to concerns from the US government about comm…
Isobel Asher Hamilton  Â
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Researchers develop new data transfer system ten times faster than USB
Researchers have developed a data transfer system that can transmit information 10 times faster tha…
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Another cable company just lined up against Google Fiber in a legal fight
Frontier's letter makes it clear that it's eyeing that competition warily. Fiber is currently avail…
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China accused of planning to exploit undersea cable networks to spy on other countries, report says
The Taiwan Foreign Ministry claims that China is trying to "monopolize" communication networks in t…
Sophia Ankel  Â
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Google is laying a giant new undersea internet cable stretching from New York to the UK and Spain
Named after American computer scientist Grace Hopper, the new cable will connect the US with the UK…
Isobel Asher Hamilton  Â
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A network of cables at the bottom of the ocean is helping scientists detect earthquakes
After six months of experimenting on land, the researchers moved their technology underwater. They …
Aria Bendix,Aria Bendix  Â
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Trump may stop Huawei in the US, but the underseas cable race continues
The bottom line: So far, U.S. actions are focused on limiting Huawei's access to Western markets. B…
Jonathan Hillman, Axios  Â
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T-Mobile is becoming a cable TV provider
To power its new TV service, T-Mobile acquired Layer3 TV for an undisclosed amount, the company ann…
Antonio Villas-Boas  Â
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Australia snubbed Huawei and completed its undersea cable project to bring high-speed internet to Pacific Islands
Australia agreed to front most of the cost of the construction project in 2018, shutting out a comp…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper  Â
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Russian intelligence agents have reportedly gone Ireland to inspect undersea cables, reigniting fears they could cut them and take entire countries offline
Another reason for the Russians' presence could be Dublin's place as one of Europe's largest tech h…
Sophia Ankel,Sophia Ankel  Â
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The Russian submarine that caught fire and killed 14 may have been designed to cut undersea internet cables, Russian media says
On Tuesday, Russian Vladimir Putin called the incident a "great loss," canceled a scheduled event, …
Alexandra Ma  Â
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Google Fiber's parent company has a new CEO - its third in little more than a year
Jain, who most recently served as the chief operating officer of Time Warner Cable, comes to a comp…
Troy Wolverton  Â
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Google wants to make its Fiber service 1000 times faster than it is today
Right now, Google Fiber service is only available in a small handful of cities. And its 1Gbps servi…
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Animated map reveals the 550,000 miles of cable hidden under the ocean that power the internet
Every time you visit a web page or send an email, data is being sent and received through an intric…
Business Insider  Â
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Someone is breaking into underground vaults in California to sever major internet cables
Though the FBI hasn't commented on a possible motive, the relationship between the tech sector and …
Nathan McAlone  Â
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Google To Buy Provo's $39 Million Fiber Internet Service For $1
Even still, Google Fiber could be a good thing for Provo, Utah. In Kansas City, Google charges $70 …
Julie Bort  Â
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Netflix has more subscribers than its biggest cable competitors, but that might be a bad thing
That news might sound like a good thing for Netflix, but it actually could be a source of worry for…
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US officials are worried the Russians may be plotting to cut critical undersea cable lines that power the internet
According to the report, Russian submarines and ships are increasingly operating near major fiber o…
Cadie Thompson  Â
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Here's The Insanely Long List Of Things Comcast Would Own After Buying Time Warner Cable
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Kirsten Acuna  Â
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Russia's exploding unjammable drones probably won't be the end-all game changer in this strange Ukraine war arms race
The fiber-optic, wired drones may resist signal jamming, but they are likely just the latest adapta…