World powers clash, virus stirs anger at virtual UN meeting

Noble Horvath

U.S President Donald Trump is seen on a video screen remotely addressing the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at U.N. headquarters. This year’s annual gathering of world leaders at U.N. headquarters will be almost entirely “virtual.” Leaders have been asked to pre-record their […]

CRTC says you’re getting the internet speeds you’re paying for

Noble Horvath

Canadians are receiving higher-than-advertised internet speeds from major internet service providers (ISPs), found the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). The report concluded that major ISPs in Canada either met or exceeded their maximum advertised download and upload speeds, with most providing excellent latency and packet drops below 0.15 per […]

Internet searches for gastrointestinal symptoms predicted coronavirus hot spots, researchers find

Noble Horvath

Internet searches for gastrointestinal symptoms preceded the rise in coronavirus cases weeks later, indicating where pandemic hot spots would form, a study by Massachusetts General Hospital found. The study, published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, utilized an approach used more than a decade ago to monitor pandemic influenza trends, […]

Researchers set a new world-record Internet speed

Noble Horvath

Researchers at University College London claim they’ve obtained a new top internet speed of 178Tbps – a fifth quicker than the prior record and fast enough to download the entire Netflix catalog in under a second, they say. To achieve that, the researchers used different bandwidth ranges than are typically […]

Hunter Communications Named Oregon’s Fastest Business Internet

Noble Horvath

Hunter Communications (Hunter), the premier fiber-optic communications services provider in southern Oregon and northern California, was recognized by BroadbandNow with four 2020 Internet Service Provider Awards, including for fastest business internet speeds in Oregon and among the top 10 nationwide. BroadbandNow, an organization that tracks and analyzes broadband speeds and […]