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Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B

Downdetector and Speedtest — the free platforms that allow people on the web to quickly check internet speeds or see if an online platform may be down — will soon have a new owner. On Tuesday, the consulting and IT services provider Accenture announced that it has agreed to acquire the Ookla-owned platforms from Ziff Davis for $1.2 billion, as reported earlier by Reuters. Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion Ziff Davis sold the two sites to the consulting and IT...

Stratifying the Digital Divide: Analysis of Socio-Economic Influences on Internet Performance

arXiv:2605.30809v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Despite numerous technological advancements, the digital divide remains a pressing issue affecting millions worldwide. We present a framework for diagnosing internet inequality at the Census Block Group level by pairing approximately 170 million crowdsourced Ookla speed tests (2021--2025) with U.S. Census demographics across six metropolitan regions. After quantifying and correcting for sampling bias, we use Random Forest regression with...

Best Unlimited Phone Plan: T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon Compared

“Unlimited” is a funny term. Unlimited cell phone plans often come with a long list of footnotes, terms, conditions, and exceptions. Mercifully, all of the Big Three cell companies have, by now, ditched throttling on their most expensive plans and include 5G data access in all their unlimited plans.

Tello Mobile Plan Review (2026): Low Cost, Reliable Service

I know that I am paying too much for my phone plan. I have known this for years. Like about two-thirds of America, I use a postpaid unlimited phone plan from one of the big three cell phone carriers.

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Satellite phone dreams orbit reality as direct-to-cell usage set to underwhelm

Mobile telcos are linking up with satellite operators to extend coverage beyond their cell towers reach, but actual usage of the technology may fall short of industry expectations. That's the view of Juniper Research, which forecasts monthly active direct-to-cell (D2C) users will grow from 17.4 million in 2026 to 133 million by 2031. Strong growth, but Juniper warns real-world adoption will likely disappoint: D2C is inherently niche, kicking in only when terrestrial signal fails, and it does...

Musk's Starlink leads Bezos' Amazon as airlines rush to boost in-flight Wi-Fi

Musk's Starlink leads Bezos' Amazon as airlines rush to boost in-flight Wi-Fi RIO DE JANEIRO, June 9 : Global airlines' push to attract premium customers is making fast in-flight Wi-Fi an increasingly important perk, turning a once-patchy paid service into an emerging battleground between Elon Musk's Starlink and Jeff Bezos' Amazon Leo satellite network. Starlink, which operates around two-thirds of all satellites in space and is the major driver of revenue for SpaceX, has signed up 11 new...

Paying for 300 Mbps WiFi but getting only 50? Know how to file complaint and claim relief

Many broadband subscribers in India pay for high-speed internet but receive far less. What most do not realise is that this is not just a service failure — it is something you can formally complaint about and claim compensation for. If your broadband provider is delivering speeds significantly lower than what was promised, you have two main places to file complaint — the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the consumer court under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.