Global broadband service revenue has grown 10% this year, says ABI Research, which expects sales to more than triple by the end of 2011. The cause? More users are watching television and videos on the Web, boosting the need for faster speeds.
EarthLink will acquire Southeastern telecom company ITC DeltaCom in a deal valued at $516 million, the Internet service provider announced Friday. Earthlink views the acquisition as an opportunity to grow its corporate business while reducing the cost of offering consumers Internet service.
It's being called a breakthrough in electronics production, but Corning's made-in-the-U.S.A. Gorilla glass is actually decades old. And now it's poised to go from the face of smartphones to borderless flat-screen TVs.