Internet Service Provider News

The federal government is pushing ahead with reforms that could see consumers' information kept on file for up to two years by internet service providers .

The end user connected to a CDN will access the data from the nearest server instead of connecting to a Central server.

Users connected to web through RCom could not access websites like Twitter and Facebook today after hackers belonging to Anonymous allegedly hacked company's servers.

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New Delhi, May 25 : Piracy is one of the major roadblocks in the growth of the Indian film industry - Bollywood itself loses Rs.4,000 crore every year because of that.

Google has begun providing a warning to visitors who appear to be infected with DNSChanger, a malware which attempts to redirect users to various websites by modifying their DNS settings.

Google opposes UK porn filters, a fake porn profile nets felony charges, Faceporn trumps Facebook and iPads are for porn.

The Internet Society is promoting the World IPv6 Launch on June 6, when Internet service providers, hardware manufacturers and Web-based companies will permanently enable the next generation of Internet Protocols on their products and services.

It looks like Google is backing off its commitment to an open fiber to the home network.

If you live in a rural area, your only real options for Internet service besides dialup are satellite and if you're lucky, 3G mobile Internet.

In response to market needs, Nominum, the worldwide leader in integrated DNS-based applications and solutions for service providers, today announced the Emerging ISP Initiative.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 -- Vasseti Datatech Bhd will introduce a high-speed internet service in Malaysia on June 1 following the signing of a service agreement with GL Broadband , a multi-lingual commercial internet service provider in Japan.

TorrentFreak.com reports that a judge in that country has order that all of Italy's ISPs block any access to KickAssTorrents.

Google's not the only company investing in gigabit broadband networks . Today, Gigabit Squared joined forces with Gigabit University and announced $200 million in funding for development of the Gigabit Neighborhood Gateway Program .

Streaming entertainment is more convenient than juggling Blu-ray and DVD discs, but it demands a fast pipe to your internet service provider, or ISP.

Swedish web hosting provider Loopia has shutdown a parody site created by Greenpeace, mocking a website of the Finnish oil company Neste Oil .

A growing number of U.S. carriers and enterprises are hedging their bets on IPv6 by purchasing blocks of unused IPv4 addresses through official channels or behind-the-scenes dealmaking.

South African consumers have more options than ever before in the broadband market, with fierce competition between telecom providers rapidly driving prices down.

After being banned in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy as part of court-mandated blockades, infamous file sharing service The Pirate Bay appears to have circumvented the blocks in a bid to help subscribers from affected countries accessing its website.

The introduction of government legislation to automatically prevent access to pornography would be a "mistake" and there is no easy solution to the problem according to Google.