Rural providers are taking aim at rural businesses with fiber and DOCSIS 3.1–based broadband services. But providers must educate this segment about using these new services to become more viable in the online world.

A forward look at live sports streaming

As boomers transition to senior housing, keeping up with technology needs is crucial.

Smart home technology is a hot new trend. How does a provider know which vendor to pick – or whether a DIY approach would make more sense?

Has Disney traded the cable TV model for a handful of magic beans?

Before adopting smart-city technologies, communities should make sure they have processes in place to ensure the success of their projects. American Planning Association research identifies best practices in this emerging field.

Cord-cutters are starting to boomerang back to traditional pay TV after finding that over-the-top services are no less expensive.

Parents and children watch the same screens but have different reactions.

Telehealth holds the promise of reducing health care costs and improving health outcomes. However, inadequate broadband in both rural and urban areas prevents telehealth services from reaching those who most need them.

Telehealth is beginning to prove its worth as a means of delivering better health care at lower cost. Better broadband is needed to make the promise of telehealth a reality.

The internet of things promises to streamline municipal functions. Key to the success of any smart-city initiative is a robust fiber backbone.

Villanova and Rutgers universities share new research on a hot-button subject.

The consumer tech industry celebrated its mid-summer product launches at CE Week. Our reporter checked out all the new gadgets so you don’t have to.

Digital culture embraces movies, TV, games, music, virtual reality and online viral hits. The blurring of the lines, the proliferating remixes and the cross-platform references don’t faze today’s digital-native kids.

Highlights of the 2018 Broadband Communities Summit held in May in Austin, Texas

SXSW EDU 2018 made clear that as education technology advances, the demand for fast, reliable broadband will continue to grow.

This column introduced the Generation Z audience in last year’s May-June issue. New research sheds more light on the first “native internet” generation.

In March, 36 local elected officials from Next Century Cities member communities sent the following letter to the FCC in defense of local decision-making for 5G investments, small-cell deployment and the use of public rights-of-way.