FCC ups broadband benchmark speeds, says rural areas still underserved Previous goals were 25Mbps download and a paltry 3Mbps for upload ... and some places don't even have that Networks15 Mar 2024 | 49
We talk to W3C board vice-chair Robin Berjon about the InterPlanetary File System Interview The decentralized web is alive and well despite Web3 financial scheming Networks15 Mar 2024 | 8
Attacks on UK fiber networks mount: Operators beg govt to step in Some simply chop cables in ducts, others pour in petrol and set 'the whole lot alight' Networks12 Mar 2024 | 158
Broadcom says VMware to grow revenue by double-digit percentages all year Networking silicon surges, Carbon Black to be kept in the fold Virtualization08 Mar 2024 | 12
Boffins propose fiber-optic network for the Moon To detect seismic waves, silly Science06 Mar 2024 | 24
FCC: April is last month for Affordable Connectivity Program payments US broadband customers prepare for the great disconnection Networks05 Mar 2024 | 8
Synopsys unleashes Ethernet on steroids with 1.6T blueprint to turbocharge AI training Design aims to sate the bandwidth hunger of next-gen networks Networks04 Mar 2024 |
Security is hard because it has to be right all the time? Yeah, like everything else Systems Approach It takes only one bottleneck or single point of failure to ruin your week CSO25 Feb 2024 | 28
Juniper sued over HPE buyout after allegedly ginning up execs' wallets Material information withheld from shareholders, it's claimed Networks23 Feb 2024 | 10
Virgin Media to stand up rival network operator to BT Openreach NetCo hoping to eat some of the pie by opening network plumbing to ISPs Networks19 Feb 2024 | 31
Cisco wields axe again as results season swings around In an industry addicted to job cuts, 34,000 staff roles vanished in first six weeks of 2024 Networks12 Feb 2024 | 2
Curious tale of broken VPNs, the Year 2038, and certs that expired 100 years ago Interview It’s not NTP. There’s no way it’s NTP. It was NTP On-Prem09 Feb 2024 | 32
5G network slicing finally shown to be more than pipe dream Telcos demonstrate configuration in action at research facility. Now to find customers that want to buy one Networks08 Feb 2024 | 13
Cisco, Nvidia expand collab to push Ethernet into AI clusters InfiniBand dominates in GPU-boosted servers while Big E gains steam Networks08 Feb 2024 |
Netgear hauls Huawei to court over Wi-Fi patent spat Router maker claims Chinese giant refuses to license on reasonable terms Networks01 Feb 2024 | 16
Zen Internet warns customers of an impending IP address change Updated As if by magic, multiple IPv4s may be reduced to just one Networks31 Jan 2024 | 114
Snow day in corporate world thanks to another frustrating Microsoft Teams outage Network rollback fails to resolve issue in Americas as Redmond scrambles to optimize its way out of the problem SaaS27 Jan 2024 | 35
Does AI give InfiniBand a moment to shine? Or will Ethernet hold the line? You could go all-in on Nvidia for the lower latency. Or tough it out with less exotic kit and tolerate slower training Systems24 Jan 2024 | 6
Equinix bids for more of your multi-cloud network with homebrew hosted router VMs are slow. And who can arrange remote hands wherever your traffic needs to flow? Off-Prem19 Jan 2024 | 2
CDW settles in lawsuit with rival reseller over Cisco sales Updated Meanwhile pending case from Cisco accuses Dexon of selling counterfeit kit Networks15 Jan 2024 | 1
Why Google is waiving egress fees for disgruntled customers ditching GCP Analysis Hint: US, UK, European antitrust police are on the hunt PaaS + IaaS11 Jan 2024 | 16
Motorola loses appeal to kill price cap on UK Airwave emergency services contract Tribunal nixes appeal from provider of network that cops and firefighters can't seem to migrate from... Personal Tech09 Jan 2024 | 16
Wireless priesthood begins blessing Wi-Fi 7 hardware CES A little more speed and less latency Networks09 Jan 2024 | 14
Huawei bets its 2024 on datacenter infrastructure Compute, networking and storage are key, and global sales are still possible – despite, y'know, controversy On-Prem02 Jan 2024 | 1
NAT, ATM, decentralized search – and other outrageous opinions from the 1990s Systems Approach The predictions that turned out correct ... and the ones we wished were right Networks29 Dec 2023 | 58
Cisco goes Christmas shopping, buys Cilium project originator Isovalent Switchzilla likes what eBPF does for multicloud networking and security Networks22 Dec 2023 | 13
Microsoft puts the 'why?' in Wi-Fi with latest Windows patch Redmond stuffs IT admin Christmas stockings with network issues OSes18 Dec 2023 | 37
SpaceX cleared to test satellite phone service via Starlink Low Earth orbit cell ops will help remote region get services Networks15 Dec 2023 | 6
Unite the union claims Vodafone and Three merger is about 'corporate greed' Flags up potential job cuts, price hikes, and national security issues Networks14 Dec 2023 | 26
Ofcom proposes ban on UK telcos making 'inflation-linked' price hikes mid-contract And it's not just inflation... it's inflation plus an additional percentage, it turns out Networks12 Dec 2023 | 118
How hard is your network really, comms watchdog asks telcos Ofcom opens consultation on resilience requirements... power backup for mobile networks, anyone? Networks11 Dec 2023 | 14
UK mulls next-gen satellite subsidies for Brit companies Almost £100M in handouts available for LEO connectivity projects Networks11 Dec 2023 | 16
What's the golden age of online services? Well, now doesn't suck Yearning for the pre-web internet can be misplaced... it certainly wasn't user-friendly Networks08 Dec 2023 | 86
Openreach hits halfway mark in quest to hook up 25M premises with fiber broadband 12.5 million teased with speedy internet, only 4 million take the bait Networks08 Dec 2023 | 69
Cisco's cloud network push will tie licensing change to generational product refreshes Bundled support has already come to Catalyst – but don't bother asking how it works Networks08 Dec 2023 | 6
Cisco delivers a powerup to its switches for small and medium biz Catalyst 1200 and 1300 keep perpetual licenses, PoE and stackability Networks07 Dec 2023 | 3
Government and the latest tech don't mix, says UK civil servant of £11B ESN mess Opinion Public sector might want to 'wait a bit' before buying into bleeding edge, Sir Matthew Rycroft muses Networks05 Dec 2023 | 37
Ex-school IT admin binned student, staff accounts and trashed phone system After getting the tintack, IRL BOFH went rogue Public Sector01 Dec 2023 | 56
Broadcom's latest Trident switch silicon packs neural net processor to terminate congestion Chip promises better telemetry, security, and traffic engineering, vendor claims Systems30 Nov 2023 |
Activist Investor Elliott calls for a management reboot at Crown Castle Urges US cell tower giant to reverse 'value-destructive strategy' Networks28 Nov 2023 | 14
China lobs tech demo into orbit for People's Republic version of Starlink Another mega-constellation incoming Networks24 Nov 2023 | 3
AI chip outfit Graphcore's sales to China hit by US export rules Company hopes more folks needing AI compute globally will offset pain Systems23 Nov 2023 | 4
Nvidia revenue explodes, led by datacenter products and … InfiniBand? A certain Big Red Communist country looms as a dampener – but not a big one On-Prem22 Nov 2023 | 9
Nvidia intros the 'SuperNIC' – it's like a SmartNIC, DPU or IPU, but more super If you're doing AI but would rather not do InfiniBand, this NIC is for you Networks21 Nov 2023 | 6
NASA's Psyche spacecraft beams back a 'Hello' from 10 million miles away Transmitting data from deep space, with a frickin' laser beam Science17 Nov 2023 | 49
Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites nail online orders from orbit Late-stage capitalism ... in spaaace Networks17 Nov 2023 | 22
Cisco has a new problem: You take too long to implement its products and stop buying more kit Supply chain is back to pre-COVID normal, just in time for big clouds to spend $1 billion on networks for AI Networks16 Nov 2023 | 8
UK telcos didn't collude to put Phones 4u out of business – judge OK gr8. CU down the pub Legal14 Nov 2023 | 17
Amazon's Project Kuiper thrusters deliver Prime orbit adjustments Custom Hall-effect propulsion system makes sure satellites won't trip over space junk – like Starlink Networks10 Nov 2023 | 1
Qualcomm and Iridium's satellite link-up loses signal Updated Tech was proven, but nobody wanted to put it in their Snapdragon devices Personal Tech10 Nov 2023 | 9
Musk's broadband satellite kingdom Starlink now cash flow positive – or so he claims Meanwhile, Boeing's constellation dreams crash back down to Earth Networks03 Nov 2023 | 39
Qualcomm in recovery position following annus horribilis Smartphone sales not nearly so bad and just think of the AI potential for margins Systems02 Nov 2023 | 7
Ofcom attempts to thread the needle in net neutrality update User freedoms caught between network operators and big tech Networks30 Oct 2023 | 28
Element users are asking for protection against government encryption busting NATO, United Nations, US DoD, and French government among its customer base Security24 Oct 2023 | 27
Progress towards 'Gigabit Europe' is slow, with UK also lagging Fiber to the Premises just a premise for many Public Sector24 Oct 2023 | 68
Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites prepare for testing after one late Prime delivery If all goes well, production to start 'before the end of the year' Networks17 Oct 2023 | 8
Ericsson pins hopes on cloudy future after Q3 lightens wallets Watch out, 'macroeconomic uncertainty' is at it again as network operators slow deployments Networks17 Oct 2023 |
Brit competition regulator will make or break Vodafone and Three union Interested parties invited to speak now or forever hold your peace Networks12 Oct 2023 | 45
APNIC close to completing delegation of its final /8 IPv4 block Asian internet registry still has 5M 32-bit addresses from different sources – or practically infinite IPv6s Networks11 Oct 2023 | 8
Vodafone to fast-track Arm-based OpenRAN for mobile networks Working with Ampere and others in modular approach Networks10 Oct 2023 | 5
Net neutrality meets opposition in US, while Europe mulls charges for Big Tech Republican senators claim move will never survive judges' scrutiny Networks09 Oct 2023 | 20
Two Project Kuiper prototype satellites finally reach orbit Hey – gotta start somewhere Science09 Oct 2023 | 6