Having fast, reliable home internet is essential these days for work, school, streaming and browsing. But understanding how much speed you need, or even what "internet speed" even means, can be a ...

Since we started Ars about five years ago, computing performance has come to be bound more and more by bandwidth. This is especially true in the past two years, with Intel and AMD aggressivly ...

Bandwidth represents the theoretical maximum capacity, while the data rate (or throughput) is the actual, real-world speed ...

Traditional approaches to data center networking cannot satisfy the scale, bandwidth, latency and cost points required for evolving data center software architectures. Fibre Channel and InfiniBand ...

Have you ever wondered why your expensive gaming laptop stutters during online matches whilst your colleague's more modest machine runs smoothly? Or perhaps you've noticed how your video conferences ...

Sponsored Moving more bits across a copper wire or optical cable at a lower cost per bit shifted has been the dominant driver of datacenter networking since distributed systems were first developed ...

Bandwidth and latency are often confused, but they aren't the same thing. Though both can impact the speed and quality of your home internet experience. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers ...