Jeremy White

Even as lawmakers in Washington advance both of President Biden’s signature proposals to strengthen and expand America’s social safety net, it is doing conspicuously little to address one of the more pressing issues facing low-income communities of color across the country: a lack of access to affordable and reliable broadband internet.

California sent shockwaves through corporate America with a sweeping data privacy law earlier in 2018, but the business community is preparing to push back as CA’s expanded Democratic majority descends on Sacramento. Consumer advocates welcomed a new class of California legislators recently with a warning: The landmark privacy law is already in peril. "Instead of recognizing the need to further protect Americans and their data, some in industry seem intent on pushing California backward.

South Korea now boasts nearly 99 percent coverage for LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks. Anyone who has tried to rely on consistent 4G coverage in the UK, even in the capital, will note that statistic with envy.

When this technology makes its way to Europe, Category 6 devices will allow those speeds to theoretically top out at 300Mbps. Considering most of us are lucky to get 15Mbps on home broadband it seems clear the significant impact this will have on our mobile lives.