Satellite of love: SES and Intelsat finally tie the knot in $3.1B acquisition
Second time lucky as competition from Starlink and pals increases
Networks30 Apr 2024 | 1
Network
Cisco creates architecture to improve security and sell you new switches
Hypershield detects bad behavior and automagically reconfigures networks to snuff out threats
Security18 Apr 2024 | 11
Alibaba Cloud reveals network telemetry tool that helped cut number of engineers needed by 86%
Exclusive Zoonet employs 'elegant generalization of ping and traceroute' among other tricks
Off-Prem16 Apr 2024 | 4
Zero-day exploited right now in Palo Alto Networks' GlobalProtect gateways
Out of the PAN-OS and into the firewall, a Python backdoor this way comes
Cyber-crime12 Apr 2024 | 13
Starlink clashes with Telecom Italia over frequency data sharing
Refusal to play ball may result in satellite operator moving investment elsewhere
Networks02 Apr 2024 | 18
HPE bakes LLMs into Aruba as AI inches closer to network takeover
+Comment But don't worry, the models are here to help summarize technical docs and answer your questions ... for now
Networks28 Mar 2024 | 3
NARROWER TOPICS
Vernor Vinge, first author to describe cyberspace and 'The Singularity,' dies at 79
Obituary CompSci and math professor by trade, he envisaged a galactic Usenet, and was utterly brilliant
Offbeat22 Mar 2024 | 72
Japan's NTT and NEC reckon they can boost optical network capacities 12x
First tests of manycore fibres hailed as success over oceanic distances
Off-Prem22 Mar 2024 | 4
Virgin Media sets up 'smart poles' next to cabinets to boost mobile network capacity
Not the best looking street furniture in town
Networks19 Mar 2024 | 121
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 | 50
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 | 161
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 | 11
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 | 14
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 | 70
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
Biting the hand that feeds IT
