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Wire-based internet, is still the more stable way to connect and ACT Fibernet is all set to beef up its connectivity into the new-age Indian home which is becoming smarter by the day, with smart TVs, voice assistants, gaming consoles, smart weighing scales, even refrigerators and washing machines.

Act 2: Home Internet 2.0 is here, and it's more 'social'

Internet provider ACT will soon offer content on the same fibre.

18 Feb 2019 8:07 AM

The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs has said the bill poses more of a risk to the functioning of the Russian Internet segment than the alleged threats from foreign countries that the bill seeks to counter.The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs has said the bill poses more of a risk to the functioning of the Russian Internet segment than the alleged threats from foreign countries that the bill seeks to counter.

Russian lawmakers back bill on 'sovereign' Internet

The bill seeks to route Russian web traffic and data through points controlled by state authorities.

13 Feb 2019 9:34 AM

The Internet Safety survey by OLX India was conducted online with 26,000 internet users between the ages of 18-55 years in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Hyderabad.

6 of 10 parents don’t monitor the content their kids view online

The survey reveals that a majority of netizens neglect cybersecurity best practices in their own personal lives.

07 Feb 2019 4:27 PM

OpenSignal data shows that at 4 am smartphone users in the 20 cities analyzed experience average download speeds of 16.8 Mbps, compared with the daily average of 6.5 Mbps.

Surf at night: 4G speeds are 4.5X faster at 4 am

At night speeds experienced are much faster than during the day.

23 Jan 2019 4:56 PM

The law will only apply to those devices that come with bad company default passwords.

Devices with bad passwords will now be illegal: Government

Devices that connect to the internet with bad and simple default passwords will be banned.

19 Dec 2018 12:10 PM

Mr. Prateek Singh states "The answer is to upgrade your knowledge by learning online and marry it with your existing expertise."

The internet is changing the future of jobs

If you already specialise in a field you need to find another field and marry the two.

17 Dec 2018 5:41 PM

(Representational image/ AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

Mobile data is faster than Wi-Fi hotspots in these 33 countries

The findings suggest that WiFi may not usually the best when it comes to speedy internet.

26 Nov 2018 7:26 PM

The diversion, known as border gateway protocol route hijacking, is built into the internet, which was designed for collaboration by trusted parties. (AP Photo)

Nigerian ISP’s configuration error disrupted Google services

Engineers mistakenly forwarded to China Telecom addresses for Google services that were supposed to be local.

14 Nov 2018 8:12 AM

China scours social media, erases thousands of accounts

Thousands of social media accounts deemed to have posted sensational, vulgar or politically harmful content on the Internet.

13 Nov 2018 3:04 PM

Alex Henthorn-Iwane, an executive at the network-intelligence company ThousandEyes, says the hijacking was the worst one affecting Google that his company has seen. (AP Photo)

Internet traffic hijack dogs Google

Google confirms Monday’s disruption and says it believes the cause was external.

13 Nov 2018 7:48 AM

The Paris call was initially pushed for by tech companies but was redrafted by French officials to include work done by UB experts in recent years.

Macron and tech giants launch 'Paris call' to fix internet ills

US tech giants has urged world governments and companies to sign up to a new initiative to regulate the internet and fight threat.

12 Nov 2018 2:24 PM

Foreign websites such as Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc are blocked in China, where authorities also tightly control online content and censor or punish those who post material seen as opposed to “core socialist values”.

China's Xi calls for global cooperation to create 'fairer' internet

Technology and the internet are key battlegrounds in a trade war between China and the United States.

07 Nov 2018 5:21 PM

Though net neutrality started off more than a decade ago as an insight into how to make networks work most efficiently, it has taken on much larger social and political dimensions lately. (Representative image: Pixabay)

How 'Net Neutrality' became a hot-button issue

Trump administration is seeking to block California's effort as an imposition on federal prerogatives.

06 Nov 2018 10:05 AM

Berners-Lee, who hatched the Web in 1989, said a sense of optimism about the internet had been damaged by abuses of personal data, online hate speech, political manipulation and the centralization of power among a small group of major tech firms. (Photo: Tim Berners-Lee – Via TedEx YouTube video)

Web creator Berners-Lee launches contract for better internet

He wanted to rebuild trust in the web and increase internet access on fair and affordable terms.

06 Nov 2018 10:04 AM

Bharti Airtel network during June 1-August 29 was 7.53 megabit per second.

Airtel tops in 4G download speed, Idea in upload: OpenSignal

Airtel came top in our analysis of download speed experience with a score close to a third faster than its rivals.

01 Nov 2018 5:01 PM

A federal appeals court set oral arguments for Feb. 1 on the administration’s net neutrality reversal.

California will not enforce state net neutrality law pending appeal

The move likely means the California net neutrality law now will be on hold for a year or longer.

27 Oct 2018 9:18 AM

The Spanish government's proposed tax on some digital services will introduce a 3 percent tax on online advertising. (Photo: Pixabay)

Spain considers new taxes on internet companies

The proposed tax on digital services will be levied on companies with annual revenue of more than 750 million euros.

20 Oct 2018 4:43 PM

ICANN has asked all internet service providers to upgrade their software that resolves the website name into digital code and directs the traffic to the right server. (Representational Image)

Negligible impact seen on Internet service due to global shutdown: ICANN

The clarification came after Russia Today reported that vital web servers will undergo routine maintenance over the next 48 hours.

12 Oct 2018 8:52 PM

In a statement, the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) said the global internet shutdown is necessary for ensuring a secure, stable and resilient DNS. (Representational Image)

Avoid online transactions, global internet shutdown likely over next 48 hours

Global internet users might face network connection failures as main domain servers and its related network infrastructure will be down.

12 Oct 2018 11:16 AM

Internet provider groups sue over California net neutrality rules

Four industry groups filed suit seeking to block California’s new law to mandate net neutrality rules.

04 Oct 2018 8:34 AM

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