History was unmade last year, as engineers began the massive project of ripping the first-ever transoceanic fiber-optic cable from the ocean floor. Just don’t mention sharks.

Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving. Prior to joining CNET, Joe led MyMove's moving coverage and reported on broadband policy, the digital divide, and ...

Mobile carriers are flooding the airwaves with catchy commercials boasting about their ability to provide affordable, high-speed home internet. The advertising push aims to build awareness for Fixed ...

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...

Optimum has an extensive cable internet network and has invested heavily in its fiber infrastructure, making its fiber internet the fastest available in many locations. The company operates in 21 ...

Matthew Dennett, a lineman for White Mountain Cable, a company hired by Gateway Fiber to install fiber-optic lines for a new internet service, connects the lines to a telephone pole on Fern Street in ...

Des Moines residents want fast internet, but to get it they're having to put up with an ongoing welter of construction. Google Fiber, Metronet and Lumen Technology, formerly CenturyLink, are ...

Forecasting earthquakes presents a serious challenge on land, but in the oceans that cover around 70% of Earth's surface it ...

The undersea fiber optic cable was severed in the Thai segment during the Lunar New Year holiday, resulting in a loss of over 8% of Vietnam's international internet capacity. There is currently no ...