The trade-offs globally for affordable internet access are tricky. “Zero rating” provides free data for some sites and services, but not all. Image: iStock.com/nadla In November 2014, the political landscape fundamentally shifted when President Barack Obama made a public statement in favor of strong net neutrality rules. The president urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) […]
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Does the world need 5G? Driverless cars, IoT, future devices will demand it
Every ten years or so, something big happens in mobile. Once a decade, a new generation of mobile network technology comes along: the first mobile networks appeared in the 1980s, GSM followed in the 1990s, 3G arrived at the turn of the century, and LTE began rolling out in 2010. Each generation has set out […]