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Comcast and Nortel have announced the successful trial of new 100Gbps optical gear. The cable giant plans to start installing Nortel's new tech by the end of 2009 to increase its network capacity, one that is needed due to the advent of DOCSIS 3.0 and Project Infinity.Read More...

The United States and Japan have filed complaints with the WTO over EU tech product tariffs that allegedly violate the 1996 Information Technology Agreement.Read More...

Google announced today that it's joined a consortium of five other international companies to build a 6,000 mile cable from Los Angeles to Japan. Once online, the "Unity" cable will increase available bandwidth between Asia and America by around 20 percent.Read More...

Reports that a fifth undersea data cable has been cut in the Mideast region surfaced yesterday, but all information still points to a natural explanation. Three of the cables should be repaired or replaced by the weekend.Read More...

A Kansas man has filed what he hopes will become a class action lawsuit against Time Warner Cable. The company requires subscribers of premium channels to rent a cable box from the company instead of allowing them to use their own, which he considers to be an illegal tying arrangement that is barred by the FCC. Read More...

It has been a long road with many a winding turn, but Sprint and ClearWire have announced a deal on a WiMax joint venture, one that includes significant investment from Google, Intel, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House. The deal comes not a moment too soon for both the wireless broadband tech and its many backers.Read More...

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