Commentary & analysis
The Wavenet blog.
Longer-form takes on the broadband industry, technology background, and how we think about our work. Updated periodically when something is worth saying.
Industry analysis
Why Frontier’s Bankruptcy Actually Made It a Better ISP
A 2020 Chapter 11 forced Frontier to overbuild its legacy DSL footprint with XGS-PON fiber. Five years in, the result is one of the most aggressive fiber rebuilds in the industry — and a fundamentally different consumer product.
Technology
The Real Reason Your Cable Upload Speed Is So Slow
Cable internet upload caps at a fraction of download speed by design — and the design dates back to when "internet" meant "downloading webpages." Here’s the full technical history of why DOCSIS is asymmetric and what carriers are doing about it.
How we work
What "Authorized Dealer" Actually Means (And Why We’re Transparent About It)
Affiliate aggregators, ISP comparison sites, and authorized dealers all look similar from the outside. They’re structurally different in ways that matter to customers. Here’s the honest breakdown of how we’re paid and what that means for the advice we give.
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