Telecommunications Industry

Cisco: Global ‘Net traffic to surpass 1 zettabyte in 2016

The Internet will have 2.5 connected devices for every person on earth in 2016, Cisco says

Sprint gives a date for Nextel iDEN shutdown: Next June

The aging narrowband network could be totally deactivated as early as June 30, 2013, Sprint says

Untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 available for download

Absitnthe 2.0 is the first untethered jailbreak available for the third-generation iPad

Broadband Stimulus Grants Seen as Political Flashpoint

Research Universities Secure $200M for Community Broadband

ZTE’s latest LTE test shows how operators can increase bandwidth

A test conducted by ZTE shows how two versions of the 4G technology can become more tightly integrated

Obama orders agencies to optimize Web content for mobile

The president tells agencies to make two key services available on mobile phones within a year

Groups launch gigabit-per-second broadband project

The $200 million project will seek to fund ultra-fast broadband networks in six U.S. communities

Verizon looks to Alcatel’s new core router for capacity, efficiency

The carrier is first to say it will use the 7950 XRS platform announced on Tuesday

VoIP provider files net neutrality complaint with FCC

The filing comes after a municipal broadband provider files a theft-of-service complaint against the VoIP service with local police