Air Canada, WestJet ranked on in-flight Wi-Fi performance

With companies making in-flight Wi-Fi a standard feature on most flights, Ookla has ranked airlines like Air Canada and WestJet in speed and latency performance. Image Credit – Ookla According to Ookla’s rankings, Air Canada ranks fourth in terms of …

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El Salvador Brings Free Wi-Fi to 73 Public Parks in Push for Digital Inclusion.

El Salvador continues advancing its digital transformation with the expansion of free internet access to 73 public parks across the country, as part of the government’s connectivity strategy led by President Nayib Bukele. The Secretariat of Innovation …

Starlink is Driving Faster In-Flight Wi-Fi, Reveals Ookla

A new report from Ookla reveals that SpaceX’s Starlink is rapidly redefining in-flight Wi-Fi performance, helping partner airlines deliver speeds that actually rival home internet for once. Based on Speedtest data collected during Q1 2025, airlines using …

Senate GOP budget bill has little-noticed provision that could hurt your Wi-Fi

Michael Calabrese of New America's Open Technology Institute told Ars that 6 GHz and CBRS "are the most vulnerable non-federal bands for reallocation and auction." While the spectrum for auctions is to come from frequencies between 1.3 and 10 …

Want Faster Internet? Wi-Fi Technicians Warn to Never Put Your Router in These 5 Spots

Wi-Fi routers aren’t the most attractive devices. You might be tempted to stash yours away behind the couch, under a bookshelf or (gasp) even inside a cabinet. Hiding your router will keep a clunky-looking gadget out of sight, but it’ll also make it a lot …

Our favorite mesh Wi-Fi router drops to a record-low price for Prime Day

Prime Day is just one week away, and the early deals are already arriving on Amazon. There's everything from the fun, like a three-month subscription to Audible, to the practical, like the Levoit Core 400S air purifier. Falling firmly in the latter …

Raspberry Pi Made a $4 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Module

Raspberry Pi, the company best known for its single-board computers, just revealed its first standalone Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radio module. The new Raspberry Pi Radio Module 2 can add wireless capabilities to embedded electronics, and it’s available now for …

The $4 Raspberry Pi Radio Module 2 Looks to Add SPI-Connected Wi-Fi, Bluetooth to Your Next Project

Raspberry Pi has announced the official launch of its Raspberry Pi Radio Module 2 — now available as a standalone product for the first time, priced at just $4. "Every Raspberry Pi computer since Raspberry Pi 3B+ has been a 'module' from a …

The best (and worst) in-flight Wi-Fi service on airlines, ranked

Westend61 / Getty ImagesI sometimes try to squeeze in work during a long airline flight, and for that I typically need to tap into the in-flight Wi-Fi. How do today's airlines fare at providing good wireless access? A new report from Speedtest app …