Your internet service provider (ISP) brings the internet into your home through a modem. A router then converts that signal into Wi-Fi, allowing phones, laptops, TVs and other devices to connect ...

Discover differences between fiber, cable, 5G, DSL and satellite internet to select the best connection type for your home and needs.

If you're ever in a place where you need internet in a pinch, or your home network is down, you can actually rely on your Android phone for a temporary connection. USB tethering allows you to connect ...

Unboxing a new iPhone shouldn't make you anxious about whether your information will safely transfer to the new phone. These are the ways to do it easily and safely.

Cuts in Red Sea subsea cables disrupted internet across Asia and West Asia, highlighting risks to the world’s data backbone. Mint explains why undersea cables matter, causes of outages, repairs, and ...

Undersea cables face threats from fishing, nature, and state-sponsored sabotage. This week, Singapore will host the world’s largest gathering of experts in the field of undersea data cables when more ...

Penn engineers have taken quantum networking from the lab to Verizon’s live fiber network, using a silicon “Q-chip” that speaks the same Internet Protocol as the modern web. The system pairs classical ...

Explore the fragile and mostly unseen infrastructure that carries 99% of international data traffic and provides internet access around the world.

Upgrading to symmetrical speed in our increasingly connected world could make all the difference in your home internet performance.

A high-stakes rivalry is playing out over a vast but vulnerable web of underwater cables that carry nearly all global internet traffic.