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
Cloudflare opposes Europe's plan to make Big Tech help pay for networks Prefers open peering – from which it profits Networks09 May 2023 | 14
Dump these insecure phone adapters because we're not fixing them, says Cisco Security hole ranks 9.8 out of 10 in severity, 0 out of 10 in patch availability CSO05 May 2023 | 90
European companies form space jam to secure comms sovereignty with satellites IRIS² program aims to get the EU off other countries' infrastructure Networks05 May 2023 | 23
Beware of geeks bearing gifts, so check the fine print on Cisco's latest financing deal Buy now, even services or second-hand kit, and pay in 2024 … if you feel lucky Networks04 May 2023 | 4
UK emergency services take DIY approach amid 12-year wait for comms upgrade Motorola's contract departure draws question mark over future of ESN Networks28 Apr 2023 | 77
China again signals desire to shape global IPv6 standards As local usage slips despite annual call to do better Networks28 Apr 2023 | 36
Spain gets EU cash to test next gen network, and US 'scrum for 6G' already under way How much better do mobile networks really have to be by 2030-ish? Networks26 Apr 2023 | 28
Aruba's AI strategy cuts the backchat, talks network automation instead What's NaaS? Whatever customers need it to be Networks25 Apr 2023 |
Building your own private 5G is as easy as Wi-Fi Systems Approach YMMV. Hold onto your hats, we're diving into network technicals today Networks25 Apr 2023 | 24
Broadcom chases AI craze with ML-tuned switch ASICs Faster GPUs don't mean much if you've got a network bottleneck Systems20 Apr 2023 |
Ericsson braces for 'choppy' year despite meeting Q1 expectations Waning 5G deployments in response to economic uncertainty blamed Networks18 Apr 2023 |
Energy efficiency starts to rock telcos' 5G infrastructure choices And not only because not considering their options makes them look bad Energy Efficient Datacenters13 Apr 2023 | 10
Fortinet's latest firewall promises hyperscale security while sipping power Need more speed? Just stuff it with custom ASICs Energy Efficient Datacenters12 Apr 2023 | 4
With ICMP magic, you can snoop on vulnerable HiSilicon, Qualcomm-powered Wi-Fi WPA stands for will-provide-access, if you can successfully exploit a target's setup Security07 Apr 2023 | 19
Amazon: Diamonds are a quantum network's best friend While we're just here for De Beers Networks06 Apr 2023 | 8
Cisco Moscow trashed offices as it quit Putin's putrid pariah state Even destroyed spare parts, then may have rubbed salt into the wound by filing for tax write-offs Networks06 Apr 2023 | 97
Croquet for Unity: Live, network-transparent 3D gaming... but it's so much more Updated This is that rare announcement that's far more significant than it sounds Software23 Mar 2023 | 15
Google Cloud's US-East load balancers are lousy with latency Monday morning rush job, anyone? Asking 'cos there's no ETA for a fix other than moving to another region Off-Prem20 Mar 2023 | 11
Germany clocks that ripping out Huawei, ZTE network kit won't be cheap or easy More than half of Euro nation's infrastructure would have to go Networks18 Mar 2023 | 57
UK watchdog still not ruled on Openreach wholesale fiber discounts Rival network operators champing at the bit amid claims dominant former state firm's undercutting them Networks17 Mar 2023 | 14
Biden wants to claw back, flog off 1.5GHz of spectrum Good news, unless trees or walls get in the way Networks15 Mar 2023 | 10
Qualcomm tries to kick holes in logic behind €242M fine Hopes to avoid paying up for crushing a rival while helping Huawei and ZTE to prosper Networks14 Mar 2023 | 4
Windows 11 puts 'disgusting' Remote Mailslots protocol out of its misery It's simple, unreliable, insecure, and on its way out OSes13 Mar 2023 | 65
Switchzilla revisits training and cert tools with looming debut of 'Cisco U.' Some training in refreshed certification platform to be free, including short how-to vids Networks13 Mar 2023 | 7
Is this the year 100GE NICs go mainstream? If you're into AI, it might be Gotta go fast! Networks10 Mar 2023 | 5
US Air Force scares up $75.5M for ad-hoc missile silo network At a planned 25k square miles, it's said to be largest net of its kind yet Networks07 Mar 2023 | 7
German 5G network ban said to loom for Huawei and ZTE Playing catch-up with Western allies, federal government to initiate rip 'n replace for mobile operators Networks07 Mar 2023 | 37
To explore caves on Mars and the Moon, take a hint from Hansel & Gretel, say boffins Robot adventurers drop mesh network 'breadcrumbs' to stay connected Science03 Mar 2023 | 32
Cloud, datacenter vendors muscle in on traditional telco territory at MWC Join us in the 'new world of opportunity' says GSMA chief Networks28 Feb 2023 | 1
Ericsson pulls plug on 8,500 workers Updated At least we know who isn't going to suffer Stockholm syndrome Networks25 Feb 2023 | 21
Fujitsu to reveal terabit optical transport system at MWC MWC Promises 6,000km without regeneration – cutting down on transponders Networks24 Feb 2023 | 5
Rugged satellite messaging phone Bullitt fired out ahead of MWC MWC Plus Bluetooth gadget that gives your Android or iPhone the same ability Personal Tech24 Feb 2023 | 17
HPE drops private 5G into GreenLake by acquiring Athonet Wi-Fi not? It boosts Aruba's portfolio, single wireless nets are a way off, and everything-as-a-service is hot right now Off-Prem24 Feb 2023 |
Starlink performance sees a bump, and so do prices Still not quite as fast as it was in the halcyon days of 2021 Networks23 Feb 2023 | 12
Dell pitches products to drag telcos into next-gen networks You're going to have your cloud-native infrastructure and you're going to like it On-Prem23 Feb 2023 | 5
Swedish network biz Ericsson chops 1,400 jobs at home More to come in other country ops? Company talks of admins 'sweating assets' and slowdown in 5G network builds Networks21 Feb 2023 | 10
Clumsy ships, one Chinese, sever submarine cables that connect Taiwanese islands Vietnam has also struggled with four out of five cables in strife Networks21 Feb 2023 | 32
Burn, backlog, burn: Cisco inferno clears away supply chain hassles As rival Arista admits Meta and Microsoft now account for at least ten percent of its business Networks16 Feb 2023 | 5
Not satisfied with Virgin Media and O2 merger, Liberty Global takes 5% Vodafone stake Looks financially driven, says analyst, but don't rule out bigger moves in future Networks14 Feb 2023 | 8
Europe begins deeper probe into Viasat, Inmarsat merger How competitive will in-flight Wi-Fi be? Prices, quality among major headaches Networks14 Feb 2023 | 6
That's not a TP-Link access point, it's a… vacuum? You might say this thing sucks Bootnotes11 Feb 2023 | 29
Fortinet's latest ASIC promises 2.5Gbps of SSL inspection at the edge New entry-level firewalls to follow Systems07 Feb 2023 | 9
Former Ubiquiti dev pleads guilty in data theft and extortion case Nickolas Sharp now faces up to 35 years in prison Cyber-crime03 Feb 2023 | 4
BT keeps the faith in 'like fury' fiber broadband buildout as revenues dip Almost 10 million premises hooked up but cost-cutting campaign continues Networks02 Feb 2023 | 44
Japan's NTT Docomo uses invisibility cloak tech to fix 5G reception Giving windows a transmissive metasurface can improve coverage from a single base station Networks01 Feb 2023 | 8
BT in tests to beam down 5G coverage from the stratosphere Bet is to use UAV to plug not-spots in mobile coverage with 150Mbps across 15,000 square km Networks31 Jan 2023 | 49
IPv6 for Dummies: NSA pushes security manual on DoD admins There's good advice here for any IT pro dealing with the transition Networks25 Jan 2023 | 26
Miscreants sure do love ransacking cloud networks, more so than before Thanks for putting all your data in one basket CSO20 Jan 2023 | 8
Azure Stack HCI gets extra protection with 'long-requested feature' Kerberos support in WAC and a host of other goodies also added Software19 Jan 2023 | 1
Cisco warns it won't fix critical flaw in small business routers despite known exploit Software support ended in 2021, so we’re relying on SMBs knowing how to block ports Networks13 Jan 2023 | 42
EU plan to make big tech pay 'fair share' of telco fees reportedly weeks away All traffic is equal but some traffic is more equal than others Networks12 Jan 2023 | 30
Privacy on the line: Boffins break VoLTE phone security Call metadata can be ferreted out Security11 Jan 2023 | 24
Sourcehut to shun Google's Go Module Mirror over greed Code hosting service fed up with excessive bandwidth consumption Personal Tech10 Jan 2023 | 5
Quantum entanglement discovery could enable futuristic comms tech, Nuclear physicists say So that must be why the Russians might have hacked the DoE, right? Science07 Jan 2023 | 47
Oops. Cisco installed wrong firmware on some boxes and they report fake ‘severe faults’ DNA Center Appliances shipped since September may spoil Christmas with inaccurate reports of dead disks Networks21 Dec 2022 | 10