In an exclusive tour, I saw Taar’s invisible lasers beaming fiber-fast internet through the air. Experts say it might be a solution to our nation's broadband divide. Joe Supan is a senior writer for ...

I’ve written hundreds of articles about broadband internet technology, but I'd never heard about data being transmitted through invisible lasers before. This wasn’t the plot of a sci-fi movie. This ...

Telstar 1 was the first commercial communications satellite, launched by NASA on July 10, 1962. It had a spherical shape, consumed 14 W of energy from 3,600 solar panels, and paved the way for tens of ...

Business Strategy and Outlook Crown Castle's strategy has deviated from that of its two biggest competitors, which focus almost exclusively on towers and have a multinational footprint. Crown operates ...

AT&T Inc. experienced a major network outage that affected tens of thousands of customers, highlighting the reliance on cell phones for communication. Cell tower real estate investment trusts, or ...

Crown Castle is ready for the 5G future. The Houston telecommunications company recently completed a $9 billion buying-spree that more than doubled its fiber optic network across the United States as ...