UK watchdog won't block Openreach’s discount fiber pricing Nation's overwhelmingly dominant broadband plumber can run copper migration promo, despite rivals' pleas Networks24 May 2023 | 18
RAN intelligence and the pursuit of 5G energy-efficiency Sponsored Feature ZTE Radio Composer, PowerPilot Pro among initiatives toward greener, intent-driven networks Sponsored Feature
Billionaire BT stalker Patrick Drahi increases stake to 24.5% Just a shade under the 25% threshold that would spark investigation, but he still doesn't want to take over, honest Networks23 May 2023 | 8
AT&T warns T-Mobile US, Starlink may disrupt terrestrial cellphones Certain people don't have to jump through the same hoops that SpaceMobile did, opines analyst Networks22 May 2023 | 5
Excess profits on Motorola's Airwave estimated to be £1.3B UK competition regulator begins consultation on price controls for controversial blue light network Networks22 May 2023 | 12
Meta facing third fine of 2023 for mishandling EU user data under GDPR This one could set a new record for penalties against US companies doing business on the continent Networks18 May 2023 | 19
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 | 110
Up to £895M up for grabs in UK Emergency Services procurement Here we go again: Next piece in troubled ESN upgrade Networks18 May 2023 | 15
Telco giant Vodafone to cut 11,000 staff as part of its turnaround plan Company 'more complex' than it needs to be, thousands set to lose jobs Networks16 May 2023 | 42
AFRINIC warns members of fake news campaign, voting rights grab Mysterious society fingered as source Networks16 May 2023 | 2
Remember those millions of fake net neutrality comments? Fallout continues Trio of digital marketing firms cough up $600K to make astroturfing brouhaha just go away Networks15 May 2023 | 33
So much for Pakistan’s plan for digital economy – it’s turned off the internet As protests roil, connectivity has been cut with no relief in sight Networks11 May 2023 | 10
Cisco to manufacture telecoms gear in India – but not much and not soon ‘To further strengthen and diversify the supply chain’ which is just what India loves to hear Networks11 May 2023 | 2
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 | 14
Google Cloud's watery Parisian outage enters third week, with no end in sight To make matters worse, other bits of the same region have wobbled Networks10 May 2023 | 20
LinkedIn links out of China with 716 roles for the chop Basic InCareers app perfect candidate to be included in cost cutting Networks09 May 2023 | 5
Cloudflare opposes Europe's plan to make Big Tech help pay for networks Prefers open peering – from which it profits Networks09 May 2023 | 14
The future of cars may be self-driving EVs gossiping about their humans and traffic Which might explain what Qualcomm wants with Autotalks Networks08 May 2023 | 21
Telcos need another $3B in Uncle Sam's cash to remove Chinese network kit, says FCC Take it Huawei? Not if they don't think Feds will refund them Networks05 May 2023 | 30
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
Windows XP activation algorithm cracked, keygen now works on Linux The unkillable OS rises from the grave… Again
Intel mulls cutting ties to 16 and 32-bit support Hypothetical x86S architecture would boot straight into 64-bit mode
Europe’s biggest city council faces £100M bill in Oracle ERP project disaster Doubts over Birmingham’s decision to replace SAP in plan once hailed an exemplar win by Larry Ellison
PyPI subpoenaed: US govt demands data on developers Python package packhouse ponders privacy position
That old box of tech junk you should probably throw out saves a warehouse On Call When all seemed lost, here comes the Sun … workstation
Microsoft has made Azure Linux generally available. Repeat, Azure Linux Come for the Kubernetes, stay for the containers
Facial recog system used by Met Police shows racial bias at low thresholds Tech used at King's Coronation employs higher thresholds on once-only watch-lists, Met tells MPs
BlackByte ransomware crew lists city of Augusta after cyber 'incident' Mayor promises to comment on Friday
BOFH: Get me a new data file or your manager finds out exactly what you think of him Episode 10 A developer in sales? You poor, poor creature
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
West warns Malaysia to keep Huawei out of 5G networks Entertaining offers from 'untrusted suppliers' could cause damage, according to US and EU envoys Networks02 May 2023 | 24
US sanctions cut Huawei profits by half in first quarter The Chinese tech giant has 'yet again increased investment in R&D' to make up for technology losses Networks28 Apr 2023 | 10
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
The truth about those claims of Qualcomm chips secretly snooping on you Analysis Snapdragon giant and others insist alleged data gathering is overblown Networks27 Apr 2023 | 35
Tokyo has millions of surplus Wi-Fi access points that should be shared with blockchain, says NTT Claims it's verified viability of city-scale network that would free vast resources, in Japan or elsewhere Networks27 Apr 2023 | 29
5G on the high seas brings the Internet of Things to Singapore's port Inspection drones and telemedicine enabled by island-hopping hybrid network Networks27 Apr 2023 | 2
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
Chinese city of Changshu to issue salaries in digital yuan Adoption has been slow, maybe because there are few places to use it Networks26 Apr 2023 | 22
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
Huawei masters the great vanishing act as UK sales evaporate Revenues one third of 2018 peak as US and UK sanctions weigh heavy on Chinese biz Networks19 Apr 2023 | 28
Ericsson braces for 'choppy' year despite meeting Q1 expectations Waning 5G deployments in response to economic uncertainty blamed Networks18 Apr 2023 |
Germany to examine China-made kit in its 5G networks over security concerns Do you like American music? I like American music Networks17 Apr 2023 | 13
Tencent said to have demoted and fired tech bosses after brief outages Think the news has execs at Microsoft 365 or AWS quaking in their boots? Networks14 Apr 2023 | 10
Twitter users can now trade stocks on the platform – sort of Musk's everything app begins to take shape ... by adding links to an outside service Networks13 Apr 2023 | 20
Elon Musk actually sits down and talks to 'government-funded media' the BBC Updated Plus: RIP Twitter Inc – it's X Corp now Networks12 Apr 2023 | 108
UK govt wants standalone 5G by 2030 but won't shell out to help hit target Instead tech department working on 'range of measures' to foster investment Networks12 Apr 2023 | 105
Amazon: Diamonds are a quantum network's best friend While we're just here for De Beers Networks06 Apr 2023 | 8
UK's Emergency Services Network unlikely to start operating until 2029 CMA initiates price cap amid spiraling costs, Motorola Solutions to appeal Networks06 Apr 2023 | 21
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
Parts of UK booted offline as Virgin Media suffers massive broadband outage Updated Even managed to kick its own website into touch in spectacular fail Networks04 Apr 2023 | 139
Defunct comms link connected to nothing at a fire station – for 15 years Who, Me? Realization they'd burned money for ages led to smoldering solution rather than angry conflagration Networks03 Apr 2023 | 131
Decade-old patent battle goes Apple's way But wait! There could be more litigation as VirnetX isn't giving up yet Networks31 Mar 2023 | 14
Lockheed Martin launches biz to build lunar satellite network Crescent Space will be 'well positioned' to get a piece of NASA's cash pie, no contract yet Networks29 Mar 2023 | 1
Amazon opens its ad-hoc Wi-Fi-sipping Sidewalk mesh to all manner of gadgets A reminder you can still opt-out Networks28 Mar 2023 | 33
APNIC backed off naming naughty nominees after injunction threat Code of conduct complaints were not publicized in case it disrupted voting Networks28 Mar 2023 | 3
OneWeb lofts last batch of satellites to enable global internet service Mission accomplished? Meanwhile Musk's Starlink's V2 sats experience de-orbit-worthy 'issues' Networks27 Mar 2023 | 4
Botched migration resulted in a great deal: One for the price of two Who Me? Moving premises can have all manner of hidden traps. Here's one to watch for Networks27 Mar 2023 | 99
Cisco, Huawei, Ericsson on the hook for Philippine telco's $880M overspend Next time you blow a project budget, console yourself that you weren’t this bad Networks24 Mar 2023 | 4
Turing Award goes to Robert Metcalfe, co-inventor of the Ethernet A cool $1 million to a man who is not afraid to eat his own words, nor roll out his own cable Networks23 Mar 2023 | 42
IT phone home: How to run up a $20K bill in two days and get away with it by blaming Cisco Who, Me? Badly configured routers ended up costing a bundle Networks20 Mar 2023 | 141
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 | 58
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
Lenovo ordered to pay $140M for InterDigital patents – sees this as a 'major win' Oh wait, another appeal is on the way. Seventh time the charm? Networks17 Mar 2023 | 11
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
Amazon: Behold our antennas, which you cannot use just yet Project Kuiper satellite broadband coming next year, maybe Networks15 Mar 2023 | 15
Requiem for Google Reader, dead for a decade but not forgotten Special report RSS pioneer Dave Winer sees Mastodon as a positive sign Networks14 Mar 2023 | 50
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
Rebel without a clause: ISP promises broadband with no contract We don't need to trap customers to force loyalty, says boss Networks13 Mar 2023 | 44
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 | 6
Is this the year 100GE NICs go mainstream? If you're into AI, it might be Gotta go fast! Networks10 Mar 2023 | 5
60% of Germany's 5G network is Huawei, says Chinese embassy Would be a shame if anything happened to it Networks09 Mar 2023 | 40
£2B in UK taxpayer cash later, and still no Emergency Services Network And not even a tentative date for a system go-live either Networks09 Mar 2023 | 107
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 | 36
BT opens 'voluntary job leavers' scheme for merging Enterprise and Global units Exclusive Something something £100M cost savings, something something staying competitive Networks03 Mar 2023 | 19
Service desk tech saved consultancy Capita from VPN meltdown, got a smack for it On Call Maybe he shouldn’t have built a naughtily-named website where users could get the fix? Networks03 Mar 2023 | 84
Indosat network integration ahead of schedule after successful merger CEO Vikram Sinha heads to MWC to detail progress at one of Indonesia’s biggest telcos Sponsored Feature
The quest for secure telco networks How ZTE’s cybersecurity assurance is designed to address regulatory complexities and minimize risks Sponsored Feature
APNIC elections: Reform activists rejected, org welcomes stronger election protections Candidates supported by Morocco-backed group fail to win a single seat on Executive Council Networks02 Mar 2023 | 3
UK antitrust watchdog provisionally clears Viasat's $7.3B buy of Inmarsat Entrance of SpaceX and others into airline Wi-Fi eases worries. Next stop: US and EU regulators Networks01 Mar 2023 | 1
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
What's really up with data disconnects in the deep blue sea? Opinion There's always a catch if you blame it on trawlers Networks27 Feb 2023 | 40
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
Mozilla says 80 percent of Google Play's app safety labels are inaccurate Labelling scheme offers developers easy loopholes to play down personal info spreading Networks24 Feb 2023 | 34
Europe to consult on making Big Tech pay for the networks it floods Continental bloc also greases the skids to usher in the gigabit age in two or three years Networks24 Feb 2023 | 32
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
Vodafone tests waters with 5G Raspberry Pi base station Prototype private network uses single board computer with software-defined radio circuit hardware Networks22 Feb 2023 | 23
Starlink tempts users with $200 Global Roaming service 'Almost anywhere on land' ... that's a bold promise Networks21 Feb 2023 | 15
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
Qualcomm claims to be 5G Advanced-ready with Snapdragon X75 Bog-standard 5G already old hat by 2024 apparently Networks16 Feb 2023 | 4
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
Legacy comms outfit Avaya returns to Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in Networks15 Feb 2023 | 10
Lufthansa flights grounded by major IT snafu, 'construction work' blamed Resilience, we've heard of it Networks15 Feb 2023 | 28
US sanctions fail to stop Russia connecting with Cisco hardware Grey market resellers provide backdoors into China, too Networks15 Feb 2023 | 10
APNIC election sparks move for rapid rule changes to prevent council stacking Some of the actors involved in AFRINIC's recent controversies want to reform Asia's regional registry Networks15 Feb 2023 | 3
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
Cheating carriers could cost web-starved Americans billions in subsidies And the FCC ain't exactly helping, senators say Networks09 Feb 2023 | 20
SpaceX cuts off Ukraine's 'offensive' Starlink use Please, please, don't shoot down our satellites, Vlad Networks09 Feb 2023 | 60
No more free love: Netflix expands account sharing restrictions A 31-day limit on how long you can be away from your home IP address is included too Networks09 Feb 2023 | 99
Classiq to school academia in quantum computing with help from Microsoft No experience? Doesn't matter, companies claim Networks09 Feb 2023 | 4
China to stop certifying fax machines, ISDN and frame relay kit Modems and pagers soon to beep their last, ATM switches on the outer too Networks08 Feb 2023 | 19
Big three cloud giants tighten grip as overall spending slows The big get bigger Networks07 Feb 2023 | 2
Microsoft is changing how it handles device diagnostic data to keep EU sweet Data sovereignty – the Windows maker has heard of it Networks06 Feb 2023 | 10