Microsoft has announced new partnerships and initiatives for expanding high-speed internet access to 20 million people in Africa and provide training for digital skills to the youth and women.
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The UK is extending its highspeed gigabit broadband network from the south to the east and the Midlands. For a long time, these regions did not have high-speed connectivity which will change soon.
BT has revealed two new Ultrafast Fiber packages, the costlier deal puts the ceiling for the internet connection at 314 Mbps and both deals guarantee 100 Mbps connections even at peak times.
Home phones aren't dead yet. Despite the decline of landlines in the wake of rising mobile phone usage, Google will offer a home VoIP service called Fiber Phone for its gigabit Internet customers.
A team of researchers in Denmark have achieved insane internet speeds using commercially available equipment. This could lead to much faster and more reliable connections in the near future.
