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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 | 31

Bank boss hated IT, loved the beach, was clueless about ports and politeness

On Call At the dawn of the dialup age, making a connection could be complicated

Networks01 Dec 2023 | 175

Time to take action: Google's inactive account purge begins Friday

You should've received an email if you're affected, but here's a reminder just in case

Networks29 Nov 2023 | 8

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

Brits turn off Twitter, although teens and tweens keen on generative AI

Bing grows but Google remains top dog, according to Ofcom report

Networks28 Nov 2023 | 92

China lobs tech demo into orbit for People's Republic version of Starlink

Another mega-constellation incoming

Networks24 Nov 2023 | 3

India's space gatekeepers pick Eutelsat OneWeb to provide satellite broadband

Bharti Enterprises-backed outfit beats Kuiper and Starlink

Networks24 Nov 2023 | 1

Cisco whips up modded switch to secure Ukraine grid against Russian cyberattacks

GPS-jamming tactics were doing much more than simply scrambling missile guidance systems

Networks22 Nov 2023 | 13

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

Net privacy wars will be with us always. Let's set some rules

Opinion Size matters, and what you do with it. But keep it safe

Networks20 Nov 2023 | 29

Why have just one firewall when you can fire all the walls?

Who, Me? 'Support monkey' turned network isolation job into a banana skin

Networks20 Nov 2023 | 88

Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites nail online orders from orbit

Late-stage capitalism ... in spaaace

Networks17 Nov 2023 | 22

Britain proposes 'super-complaints' to help keep the internet safe

More Online Safety Act shenanigans as it urges nation to think of the children ... and free speech groups

Networks17 Nov 2023 | 52

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

Washington plans overhaul of wireless spectrum allocation

One person's garbage band is another person's treasure, right Citizen’s Broadband Radio Service?

Networks14 Nov 2023 | 4

NTT and NEC use vibrating optic fibres to figure out if there's snow on the road

Japan’s short of workers and limiting overtime, so it needs stuff like this – and remote-controlled excavators

Networks14 Nov 2023 | 1

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

Suits ignored IT's warnings, so the tech team went for the neck

On Call Causing pain can be so much more effective than a rational explanation

Networks10 Nov 2023 | 111

Major telco outage leaves millions of Australians disconnected

Communication minister advises businesses to “keep receipts”

Networks08 Nov 2023 | 36

Open source license challenges part 461: Element plots move to AGPLv3

Exclusive Getting contributions out of freeloaders

Networks06 Nov 2023 | 8

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US warns Iranian terrorist crew broke into 'multiple' US water facilities

There's a war on and critical infrastructure operators are still using default passwords

HP exec says quiet part out loud when it comes to locking in print customers

Funny how marketing messages change depending on the audience

40 years of Turbo Pascal, the coding dinosaur that revolutionized IDEs

The legacy can still be felt today

AWS exec: 'Our understanding of open source has started to change'

Interview Apache Foundation president David Nalley on Amazon Linux 2023, Free software, and more

California commission says Cruise withheld data about parking atop of a pedestrian

Stalled self-driving car biz up to its axles in problems

Steam client drops support on macOS, but adds it on Linux

Signs of the times: Linux's compatibility improves, while x86-32 recedes from Apple

World's largest nuclear fusion reactor comes online in Japan

JT-60SA produces largest volume of plasma ever made by humans, paves way for ITER

EU lawmakers finalize cyber security rules that panicked open source devs

Infosec in brief PLUS: Montana TikTok ban ruled unconstitutional; Dollar Tree employee data stolen; critical vulnerabilities

Sysadmin's favorite collection of infallible utilities failed … foully

who, me? Unnecessary 'maintenance' turned into a fragging foul-up

Exposed Hugging Face API tokens offered full access to Meta's Llama 2

Updated With more than 1,500 tokens exposed, research highlights importance of securing supply chains in AI and ML

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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

Mid-contract telco price hikes must end, Ofcom told

Which? and Uswitch call on UK regulator to tackle specter of bigger bills for Brits come April

Networks03 Nov 2023 | 86

Europe eyes skies with aim to track space junk and boost orbital operations

Fresh strategies unveiled to balance military and commercial interests in space

Networks01 Nov 2023 |

FCC throws an $18B bone to rural broadband

Funds intended to support carriers for more than 15 years

Networks31 Oct 2023 | 10

Ofcom attempts to thread the needle in net neutrality update

User freedoms caught between network operators and big tech

Networks30 Oct 2023 | 28

NASA to equip International Space Station with frikkin lasers (for comms)

Why, what did you think they were for?

Networks26 Oct 2023 | 15

Vodafone and Wi-Fi vendors play tug of war over 6 GHz

Everyone's wanting a slice of this spectrum pie

Networks26 Oct 2023 | 14

US, Australia solicit Google's help with Pacific subsea cable project

$65 million cable project to connect US to Australia by way of Fiji and French Polynesia

Networks26 Oct 2023 | 3

UK to crack down on imported Chinese optical fiber cables

5.7 million fiber kilometers of the stuff could be worth £88M to Brit players, claims government

Networks25 Oct 2023 | 67

Shucks Chuck, how many employees pay = one Cisco CEO?

Robbins and the C suite bumper pay day on back of router and switch kingpin's 2023 double digit sales swing

Networks24 Oct 2023 | 3

Net neutrality is back in the Land of the Free – for now

Until the Democrats leave office, that is

Networks20 Oct 2023 | 9

Nokia to erase up to 14,000 employees from payroll

Profits plunge, sales down in Q3. Multi-year cost cutting drive means staff will be decimated

Networks19 Oct 2023 | 10

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 |

China requires any new domestic Wi-Fi kit to support IPv6 and run it by default

Beijing set big targets for next-gen networks, but adoption stats suggest it's falling short

Networks17 Oct 2023 | 13

Tell me Huawei: Chinese giant wants to know what made EU label it high security risk

Files official complaint as it battles to keep market share

Networks16 Oct 2023 | 57

Ericsson sues Lenovo over 5G patents, accuses it of stalling talks

Swedish company claims Moto parent is violating its FRAND commitment

Networks16 Oct 2023 | 3

Starlink starts advertising Direct to Cell satellite phone service as coming in '2024'

Slated to work with existing 4G phones, though space rivals still trying to shoot it down

Networks12 Oct 2023 | 24

Cilium leaves incubator, gets the nod from Cloud Native Computing Foundation

eBPF project jumps from 'just a network plugin' moves to begin wide adoption

Networks12 Oct 2023 | 3

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 | 42

EU consultation on future telecoms cools on having big tech pay for network builds

€1.5 trillion needed in the next five years – some to turf Huawei – and nobody's quite sure where to find it

Networks12 Oct 2023 | 11

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 | 6

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

Juniper makes 440 redundant to pursue better margins

Not even AI offers a lot of upside right now

Networks06 Oct 2023 |

Amazon to launch first Project Kuiper internet satellites

Bezos rocket biz not involved this time – now that's a blue origin

Networks05 Oct 2023 | 2

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

DISH must pay for bungled orbit change in landmark space debris penalty

FCC wants $150K after EchoStar-7 missed its orbital graveyard

Networks03 Oct 2023 | 10

Huawei's UK tech eviction reportedly caused Sky to fall on mobile customers

Whatever the cause, MNVO customers not happy

Networks29 Sep 2023 | 43

Search for phone signal caused oil spill, say Japanese investigators

Skipper caught on tape saying 'What have I done? My career is gone' after crashing into coral reef after a couple of whiskeys

Networks29 Sep 2023 | 41

Israel and Italy have cheapest mobile data out of 237 countries

Some in globe pay just $0.02 per GB, others rinsed for $43.75

Networks28 Sep 2023 | 42

FCC plans to restore net neutrality rules tossed out under Trump

Discriminatory handling of data and paid internet fast lanes could again be disallowed

Networks26 Sep 2023 | 29

Switch to hit the fan as BT begins prep ahead of analog phone sunset

Vows it won't 'proactively' shift folks who only use a landline or have no mobile signal

Networks26 Sep 2023 | 205

The Intersection of network security and Wi-Fi

A guide for networking and IT professionals

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

How TCP's congestion control saved the internet

Systems Approach We guess it's OK it did

Networks24 Sep 2023 | 49

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

UK Online Safety Bill to become law – and encryption busting clause is still there

Admits it's 'not technically feasible' ... but with no promise not to invoke it

Networks20 Sep 2023 | 91

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

Irish watchdog fines TikTok €345M for mishandling kids' data

Tok is Tiking for app to bring processing into compliance within 3 months

Networks15 Sep 2023 | 6

Google outlines Outline SDK: Censorship, geo-block-beating tool to drop into apps

Well, when it's finished, anyway

Networks14 Sep 2023 | 3

How's this for X-ray specs? Wi-Fi can read through walls... if the letters are solid objects

No, miscreants won't be able to use it to read secret printed docs

Networks13 Sep 2023 | 12

Ransomware fiends pounce on Cisco VPN brute-force zero-day flaw

No patch yet – but you've got strong creds and MFA enabled anyway, yeah?

Networks08 Sep 2023 | 6

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 | 70

Bombshell biography: Fearing nuclear war, Musk blocked Starlink to stymie Ukraine attack on Russia

Updated Exploding drone subs 'lost connectivity, washed ashore harmlessly'

Networks07 Sep 2023 | 332

Vodafone and Amazon shoot for the stars while Kuiper satellites remain grounded

Bezo birds to provide a mobile backhaul. When they finally launch

Networks05 Sep 2023 | 4

The only thing launched for Amazon's Project Kuiper is a lawsuit

Updated Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk... not the bestest of buddies?

Networks04 Sep 2023 | 15

IT needs more brains, so why is it being such a zombie about getting them?

Opinion Open-book exams aren’t nearly open enough

Networks04 Sep 2023 | 116

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

USENET, the OG social network, rises again like a text-only phoenix

Alive and still quite vigorous considering its age

Networks30 Aug 2023 | 118

UK air traffic woes caused by 'invalid flight plan data'

Former BA boss slams resilience, says explanation 'doesn't stand up from what I know of the system'

Networks30 Aug 2023 | 138

AMD on the edge: Stripped down Siena Epycs teased

Hot Chips Hopes cool-running Zen cores can socket to Intel's Xeon-D – maybe with a smaller socket

Networks29 Aug 2023 | 4

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

Profits just keep rolling in at T-Mobile US. So only thing to do is axe 5,000 workers

From Un-carrier to Un-employed

Networks25 Aug 2023 | 29

We'll show you our patents if you show us yours, say Huawei and Ericsson

Analysts reckon extension of 2016 deal will be good for industry – as long there are no gotchas

Networks25 Aug 2023 | 12

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

UN cybercrime treaty risks becoming a 'global surveillance pact'

Diplomats debate Russia-backed rules on what can be said online

Networks24 Aug 2023 | 17

SpaceX, T-Mobile US phone service will interfere with ours, claims rival

5G mobile and satellite operator accuses Musk firm of making 'elementary errors' in its calculations

Networks23 Aug 2023 | 16

Want tech cred? Learn how to email like a pro

Feature Distinguish tech pros from tech poseurs with this one weird trick

Networks23 Aug 2023 | 178

Pentagon dumps $1.5B more into military sat network that's already slipping behind

One might say this program is truly up in the air

Networks22 Aug 2023 | 4

ICANN warns UN may sideline tech community from future internet governance

'We built this thing and now you don't want to hear from us – WTF?' is the gist of it

Networks22 Aug 2023 | 55

Biden to bolster boondocks broadband with a billion bonus bucks (barely)

ISPs in 22 states and Marshall Islands get to split nine-figure pot

Networks22 Aug 2023 | 20

South Korea's biggest mobile telco says 5G has failed to deliver on its promise

Inflated expectations and an underdeveloped ecosystem have led to consumer disappointment

Networks21 Aug 2023 | 36

Germany to cut Huawei from networks 'irrespective of costs'

What a difference four years makes

Networks18 Aug 2023 | 32

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

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

NASA to test potential 400Mbps laser link for Mars

High bandwidth comms experiment to fly with Psyche asteroid mission in October

Networks10 Aug 2023 | 12

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

Telecom giants dial up the heat on suppliers: It's not you, it's your CO₂

Tackling sneaky Scope 3 emissions with 'best practices' and a 'climate lens'

Networks04 Aug 2023 | 6

Virgin Media O2 offers plug-in 5G network in a box

Hefty box said to be 'slightly larger than a carry-on' – but likely not for budget flyers

Networks02 Aug 2023 | 11

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

BT hires chartered management accountant and telco veteran as next CEO

Got to keep up with those FTTP builds and the tens of thousands of staff that will leave

Networks31 Jul 2023 | 6

The choice: Pay BT megabucks, or do something a bit illegal. OK, that’s no choice

On Call We’ve dipped into the mailbag for more tales of rogue cabling and keyboard confusion

Networks28 Jul 2023 | 122

FCC boss says 25Mbps isn't cutting it, Americans deserve 100Mbps now, gigabit later

First refresh of minimums in eight years for the country that invented the internet

Networks26 Jul 2023 | 54

ESA sees satellite-based air traffic monitoring on near horizon

EURIALO project aims to prove flights can be tracked in real time through multilateration

Networks26 Jul 2023 | 18

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