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Latency. It’s the invisible pain point of gamers around the world. Especially in the past few years, gaming has been about the lowest latency possible, as marketing ploys promising you’ll be a better ...

Is your internet slower than usual? Some signs of slow internet include buffering, lag and dropped video calls. If you're experiencing this issue, it's a good idea to test your internet speed on your ...

Spirent’s James Kimery spoke with EEWorld on how testing Wi-Fi devices is becoming more of an end-to-end experience. The RF is mature; it’s time to move on to performance testing.

Unlike typical fiber test beds that recirculate a loop of 100km of fiber, XKL runs its tests on the complete route distance of fiber, inclusive of equipment. As a result, XKL brings the field into its ...

The promise of Apple's Low Latency HLS is lower latency than standard HLS with backwards compatibility with non-LL HLS aware players. The promise of the Mux video service is "video, in seconds." As ...

Starlink was sometimes an improvement over rural broadband options. And sometimes it really wasn't. Credit: ookla Looks like Starlink's low-flying satellites aren't quite up and running yet. Credit: ...