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
Airwave a 'license to print money' on legacy blue-light comms contract Updated Profits and revenue increase for Motorola subsidiary challenging regulator price cap ruling Networks04 Oct 2023 | 11
Cloudflare loosens AI from the network edge using GPU-accelerated Workers Isn't that how Skynet took over? AI + ML28 Sep 2023 |
Bermuda, your data, Google's gonna take your US data Updated Search giant's latest subsea cable will feed your YouTube addiction Off-Prem26 Sep 2023 | 14
The home Wi-Fi upgrade we never asked for is coming. The one we need is not Column 46Gbps to our sofas. At last, freedom from the nightmare of a mere 9.6 Networks25 Sep 2023 | 139
Vodafone claims first space-based 5G phone call – no modifications needed The roaming charges must be out of this world Networks21 Sep 2023 | 13
EE touts next-gen broadband Smart Hub with Wi-Fi 7 for 2024 Sure to lure in a few in the WFH crowd ... but no pricing yet Networks21 Sep 2023 | 20
Sysadmin and spouse admit to part in 'massive' pirated Avaya licenses scam Could spend 20 years in prison after selling $88M in ADI software keys Cyber-crime20 Sep 2023 | 21
Starlink speeds ahead in the satellite race but rivals aren't starstruck just yet Download rates stabilize after influx of users dragged on service Networks19 Sep 2023 | 13
BT confirms it's switching off 3G in UK from Jan next year Time to retire that Nokia N97 at last? Networks19 Sep 2023 | 123
Amazon's three rocket makers insist Project Kuiper will launch on schedule It's not as if space is hard, is it? Science13 Sep 2023 | 8
BMW deems drivers worthy of warmth, ends heated car seat subscription Any other monthly plans want to cancel themselves? Personal Tech09 Sep 2023 | 213
22 million Brits suffer broadband outage blues and are paying a premium for it Southampton top for connectivity flops, says Uswitch research Networks08 Sep 2023 | 71
Intel shows off 8-core, 528-thread processor with 1TB/s of co-packaged optics Hot Chips 'Embarrassingly parallel' protoype baked for DARPA to play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon at massive scale Networks01 Sep 2023 | 16
Aerial cable tangles are still being strung up, but carriers are slowly burying the problem 'Sky spaghetti' remains on the menu for Asian carriers, and tourists Networks28 Aug 2023 | 46
Getting meshy: BAE scores £89m deal with MoD to build new battlefield network It'll replace the old one, also built by BAE, on a very tight schedule: The old junk's due to be ripped out in 2026 Networks25 Aug 2023 | 17
ISP's ads 'misleadingly implied' existence of 6G, says watchdog Biz says folks know the difference between fixed and mobile broadband. Do they, though, asks ASA Networks17 Aug 2023 | 49
Cisco close to clearing the backlog of hardware orders a certain virus caused Subscriptions and software surge – just the way boss Chuck Robbins planned Networks17 Aug 2023 | 1
Why securing East-West network traffic is so important – and how it can be done Systems Approach You don't want to hand your datacenter over to an intruder quite so easily Networks16 Aug 2023 | 15
Inside the Black Hat network operations center, volunteers work in geek heaven Black Hat NOC, NOC ... Who's there? Black Hat and DEF CON12 Aug 2023 | 10
Viasat probe into ailing $700M satellite casts shadow over Q1 results 'We understand the risks involved in space systems, and have insurance' Networks10 Aug 2023 | 1
Deutsche Bahn stands to lose €400M if it has to do Huawei with Chinese kit Telcos also due to get it in the neck unless the government pays up Networks05 Aug 2023 | 39
Canada's Telus to shed 6K workers as profits plunge 61% Big cheese asks if anyone wants to take early retirement? Networks04 Aug 2023 | 10
AWS: IPv4 addresses cost too much, so you’re going to pay Perhaps that'll focus your minds on speeding up your adoption of IPv6, eh? Networks31 Jul 2023 | 68
Meltdown avoided: Intel rediscovers profitability Pat on the back for Pat who's back in the black after getting costs whacked and demand stacked On-Prem28 Jul 2023 | 2
BT and OneWeb deliver internet to rock in Bristol Channel – population 28 More puffins than people on Lundy, and no one wants to say how much it cost Networks24 Jul 2023 | 36
Ultra Ethernet Consortium wants to optimize networking for AI and HPC Not changing the standard, but tweaking how applications work over top Networks20 Jul 2023 | 3
Google toys with internet air-gap for some staff PCs Fewer than 2% of workstations will be cut off in 'experiment' Sysadmin Month19 Jul 2023 | 69
Viasat says latest broadband satellite failed to fully deploy antenna Stock price plunges after malfunction, as vendor works with part supplier to nail down cause Networks14 Jul 2023 | 17
Let there be light ... based wireless networks: LiFi spec OK'd as Wi-Fi complement Talk about a bright idea Networks14 Jul 2023 | 41
'There has never been a realistic plan' for UK's £11B Emergency Services Network Commercial and technical risks yet to be addressed by Home Office, spending watchdog says Networks14 Jul 2023 | 56
Clingy Virgin Media won't let us leave, customers complain Ofcom launches investigation into whether telco is making it difficult for people to cancel services Networks13 Jul 2023 | 78
Ofcom proposes Wi-Fi and cellphones share upper 6GHz band It's where the cool kids are at... and 'international harmonization' is important Networks11 Jul 2023 | 14
UK court sides with Optis Cellular Technology in Apple 4G patent clash Appeal rejected: iPhone and iPad have infringing components inside Networks06 Jul 2023 | 3
UK government hands CityFibre £318M for rural broadband builds Openreach rival promises first live connections by next summer Networks03 Jul 2023 | 30
Want to feel old? Ethernet just celebrated its 50th birthday The original bus network continues to run rings around all its rivals Networks30 Jun 2023 | 37
Cisco buys SamKnows to give ThousandEyes a look at millions of endpoints Packets you make at home or on mobile devices are in Switchzilla's sights, to make hybrid workers happy Networks27 Jun 2023 | 10
Intelsat and SES merger to create $10B satellite giant is off Hear that, Amazon Kuiper and Starlink? The coast is clear... Unlike the skies. Ahem Science22 Jun 2023 | 1
Cisco challenges Broadcom, Nvidia with 51.2Tbit switch ASIC of its own Chip promises denser, greener networks – at least compared to the fire-breathing GPUs they connect Networks22 Jun 2023 |
FCC questions ISPs' selective memory about data caps Why were they so easy to lift during the pandemic but not now? Networks19 Jun 2023 | 35
EU boss Breton: There's no Huawei that Chinese comms kit is safe to use in Europe European Commission's own networks to toss Middle Kingdom boxes amid calls for total replacement Security16 Jun 2023 | 55
BT boss Jansen agrees to 'waive' future salary bumps Says nothing about juicy share awards, as another major organizational reorg kicks off Networks08 Jun 2023 | 7
Beijing proposes rules to stop Wi-Fi and Bluetooth networks going rogue Local wireless network operators need to abide by "correct" political direction Networks08 Jun 2023 | 16
Huawei could be banned from 5G networks across the EU In other news, member states are falling behind in their rollouts, says markets chief. Um... Networks07 Jun 2023 | 10
Florida man (not that one) sold $100M-plus in counterfeit network gear Military, schools, and hospitals burned by off-brand Cisco inferno Networks07 Jun 2023 | 36
Cisco promises to unify its net management silos in the next three to five years Stop us if you've heard this one before Networks06 Jun 2023 | 10
Malaysia goes its own Huawei, won't ban Chinese vendor from 5G network Country to have two networks as first buildout falls behind schedule Security02 Jun 2023 | 22
Cunningly camouflaged cable routed around WAN-sized hole in project budget On Call Leaf and spine networks aren't the only way to make a connection with nature Networks02 Jun 2023 | 138
Broadcom says Nvidia Spectrum-X's 'lossless Ethernet' isn't new Been there, done that, SVP Ram Velaga tells El Reg Networks31 May 2023 | 3
Google Cloud upgrades with next-gen accelerator that embiggens its VMs Homebrew Infrastructure Processing Unit virtualizes networks and storage to make Sapphire Rapids Xeons sing Off-Prem23 May 2023 | 1
Cisco squashes critical bugs in small biz switches You'll want to patch these as proof-of-concept exploit code is out there already Patches18 May 2023 |
BT is ditching workers faster than your internet connection with 55,000 for chop by 2030 FTTP build to be done by then, network will be more 'efficient,' AI to take over in customer services Networks18 May 2023 | 112
Microsoft tries a deeper dive into Azure Firewall traffic If the flow slows, you need to know why Off-Prem16 May 2023 | 3
Don't turn it off and on again: Expired Cisco cert cripples vEdge SD-WAN kit Updates said to be rolling out now... if your gateway hasn't already bricked itself Networks10 May 2023 | 15