Uncle Sam may force Google to sell Chrome browser, or Android OS Tech giant snaps back, calls DoJ proposals on splitting up Alphabet and more 'government overreach' Networks09 Oct 2024 | 35
Game of phones: Voda-Three merger left rivals dialing for help BT and some MVNOs very much against union, VMO2 more relaxed because of spectrum deal Networks09 Oct 2024 | 10
Starlink was offered for free to those hit by Hurricane Helene. It is not entirely free Updated And now SpaceX clarifies special promotion Networks08 Oct 2024 | 138
US lawmakers dig into FCC's $900M Starlink snub in wake of Hurricane Helene Nearly a billion dollars in rural broadband subsidies wouldn't go amiss Networks08 Oct 2024 | 37
Three and Vodafone: We need to merge because our networks are rubbish Voda users have to fall back to 2G in some places after 3G switchoff, docs claim Networks07 Oct 2024 | 78
After we fix that, how about we also accidentally break something important? Who, Me? You had one job – doing extra is nice, but dangerous Networks07 Oct 2024 | 98
Why Cisco reportedly wants in on CoreWeave's rent-a-GPU racket Analysis This may help Switchzilla hit $1B AI sales goal by FY25 Networks06 Oct 2024 |
About a quarter million Comcast subscribers had their data stolen from debt collector Cable giant says ransomware involved, FBCS keeps schtum Cybersecurity Month04 Oct 2024 | 6
SpaceX accuses 'meme-stock' rival of 'misinformation' over Starlink signals waiver AST SpaceMobile partners 'provide zero technical support for their opposition,' letter to FCC rages Networks04 Oct 2024 | 29
Cloudflare beats patent troll so badly it basically gives up Networking giant pockets $225K, foe promises to stop suing and abandons IP Networks03 Oct 2024 | 67
700K+ DrayTek routers are sitting ducks on the internet, open to remote hijacking With 14 serious security flaws found, what a gift for spies and crooks Cybersecurity Month02 Oct 2024 | 21
Two simple give-me-control security bugs found in Optigo network switches used in critical manufacturing Poor use of PHP include() strikes again Cybersecurity Month02 Oct 2024 | 4
Cisco is abandoning the LoRaWAN space, and there's no lifeboat for IoT customers Support stretches to end of 2029, no more maintenance beyond 2026 Networks02 Oct 2024 | 5
Satellite phones are coming, but users not happy to pay much extra for the capability Has someone told all the direct-to-cell investors? Networks02 Oct 2024 | 49
The fix for BGP's weaknesses has big, scary, issues of its own, boffins find Bother, given the White House has bet big on RPKI – just like we all rely on immature internet infrastructure that usually works Security02 Oct 2024 | 9
Three, Voda promise £10-a-month or below mobile tariffs in bid to sway CMA on merger Tie-up probe concerned the pair's union would mean higher bills, hurt MNVOs Networks01 Oct 2024 | 41
T-Mobile US to cough up $31.5M after that long string of security SNAFUs At least seven intrusions in five years? Yeah, those promises of improvement more than 'long overdue' CSO30 Sep 2024 | 4
AWS must fork out $30.5M after losing P2P network patent scrap No one really wins when a troll, sorry, assertion entity scores a victory Networks30 Sep 2024 | 32
World Wide Web Foundation closes so Tim Berners-Lee can spend more time with his protocol Who wants to join his so Solid crew? Networks30 Sep 2024 | 25
Verizon outages across US as hurricane recovery continues Final update California, Arizona, beyond affected as well as storm-smashed states Networks30 Sep 2024 | 15
Mozilla patches critical Firefox vuln that attackers are already exploiting Firefixed: It's maintenance time for low-complexity, high-impact security flaw
FBI created a cryptocurrency so it could watch it being abused It worked – alleged pump and dump schemers arrested in UK, US and Portugal this week
Techie took five minutes to fix problem Adobe and Microsoft couldn't solve in two weeks On Call This is why every admin loves to hate Windows
Microsoft admits Outlook crashes, says impact 'mitigated' Users just need to 'refresh/restart' their sessions
Arrow Lake splashdown: Intel pins hopes on replacement for Raptors New silicon, new architecture, and loads of new motherboards rise to support it, but will power be anchored down?
AMD pumps Epyc core count to 192, clocks up to 5 GHz with Turin debut Just not on the same chip, of course
The .io domain isn't going anywhere anytime soon amid treaty UK-Mauritius handshake holds but Chagos Islands shift could eventually phase out the ccTLD
Dutch cops reveal takedown of 'world's largest dark web market' Two arrested after allegedly trying to make off with their ill-gotten gains
Version 7.6 – the 'OpenBSD of Theseus' – released Ideal for black-clad ultra-minimalist types. You probably wouldn't like it
China calls for realtime censorship of satellite broadband Great Firewall reaches all the way into space Networks30 Sep 2024 | 27
Musk's Starlink rockets to 4 million subscribers Satellite broadband mega-constellation passes mega-milestone Networks27 Sep 2024 | 51
Starlink-branded hardware reportedly found amid wreckage of downed Russian drone Space broadband on weapons is not something Elon Musk condones Networks27 Sep 2024 | 172
China's Salt Typhoon cyber spies are deep inside US ISPs Updated Expecting a longer storm season this year? Networks25 Sep 2024 | 4
Hyperscalers are carving up the ocean floor into private internet highways Think tank warns of sovereignty risks from subsea cable consolidation Networks25 Sep 2024 | 6
Messaging app makers' dilemma: Keeping comms private and funding open source Interview After Telegram CEO was charged in France, Element bosses mull the challenges Networks25 Sep 2024 | 15
As IBM pushes for more automation, its AI simply not up to the job of replacing staff So say our sources, who warn job cuts, outsourcing risk depriving biz of seasoned technical talent Off-Prem24 Sep 2024 | 53
Capita wins £135M extension on much-delayed UK smart meter rollout Outsourcing firm has been building network for over a decade now – how's that going? Networks24 Sep 2024 | 235
Move over, Cobalt Strike. Splinter’s the new post-exploit menace in town No malware crew linked to this latest red-teaming tool yet Research23 Sep 2024 |
Apple's latest macOS release is breaking security software, network connections Infosec In Brief PLUS: Payer of $75M ransom reportedly identified; Craigslist founder becomes security philanthropist, and more Security23 Sep 2024 | 22
Starlink's new satellites emit 30x more radio interference than before, drowning cosmic signals V2 sats beam 10M times brighter noise, hampering telescopes Networks19 Sep 2024 | 112
FBI boss says China 'burned down' 260,000-device botnet when confronted by Feds Plus: Wray tells how bureau helps certain victims negotiate with ransomware crooks Cyber-crime18 Sep 2024 | 22
New RFC explains how protocol developers can avoid building human rights abuses into the internet Something tells us Vlad and Xi probably won't bother reading it Software18 Sep 2024 | 16
Telcos scolded for unwanted erection of utility poles in race to wire up Britain Telecoms minister pleads with operators to work together Networks16 Sep 2024 | 80
250 million-plus unused IPv4 addresses should be left alone, argues network boffin Tests show it's just too hard to put the unused 240/4 block to work Networks16 Sep 2024 | 91
UK watchdog fears Voda-Three merger will balloon phone bills for customers Analysts claim it would be better for competition though Networks13 Sep 2024 | 36
FCC boss starts bringing up Musk's Starlink dominance, antitrust concerns SpaceX broadband network now accounts for nearly two-thirds of all active satellites in orbit Networks12 Sep 2024 | 52
Boeing to launch quantum comms satellite testbed in 2026 After Starliner stumbles, the aerospace giant eyes a new frontier - entanglement swapping in space Networks12 Sep 2024 | 12
Major ISP bungles settings, causing Microsoft 365, Azure outage updated AT&T confirms 'brief disruption,' no indication of foul play Networks12 Sep 2024 | 9
Top EU court crushes Google appeal against $2.65B Shopping antitrust ruling After years of legal wrangling, judges say Chocolate Factory played dirty Networks10 Sep 2024 | 32
Thanks, Edward Snowden: You propelled China to quantum networking leadership Beijing aimed research at immediate needs – like blocking leaks – while the US sought abstract knowledge Networks10 Sep 2024 | 52
Malaysia's plan to block overseas DNS dies after a day Minister orders regulator to slow down following immediate backlash Public Sector10 Sep 2024 | 14
Openreach pitches its tent as Ofcom preps review of broadband market rules Nation's dominant broadband plumber keen to fend off any efforts to restrict it Networks09 Sep 2024 | 42
Xockets rockets Nvidia: Blackwell debut threatened by DPU patent claims GPU giant accused of colluding with Microsoft, RPX to sideline startup Systems08 Sep 2024 | 11
Foot-thick wall workaround: Gigabit network links beamed through solid concrete Makes cabling a bit less onerous, says WaveCore maker Networks06 Sep 2024 | 25
Verizon snaps up Frontier in $20B fiber power play Marking yet another round of telecom consolidation Networks05 Sep 2024 | 9
FCC finally gets around to banning Kaspersky from telecoms kit Communications agency now passing on the order to operators Networks04 Sep 2024 | 3
Starlink U-turns, will block X in Brazil after all Musk fought the law and the law won... for now Networks04 Sep 2024 | 38
White House thinks it's time to fix the insecure glue of the internet: Yup, BGP Better late than never Networks03 Sep 2024 | 26
Big Tech got its 'next billion' – but there's three billion people still offline The GSMA and its friends are looking for ways to bring those within mobile range onto the 'net Networks03 Sep 2024 | 8
Verizon taps another satellite operator to make texting from the middle of nowhere easier iPhone-like functionality coming to other devices on the network soon Networks29 Aug 2024 |
AT&T to shell out $950,000 after quad-state 911 outage Service takes another dive just as settlement is announced Networks28 Aug 2024 | 7
Chinese broadband satellites may be Beijing's flying spying censors, think tank warns Ground stations are the perfect place for the Great Firewall to block things China finds unpleasant Networks28 Aug 2024 | 27
Copper's reach is shrinking so Broadcom is strapping optics directly to GPUs What good is going fast if you can't get past the next rack? Networks28 Aug 2024 | 3
Zuckerberg admits Biden administration pressured Meta to police COVID posts 'The government pressure was wrong, and I regret that we were not more outspoken about it,' says Facebook founder Personal Tech27 Aug 2024 | 182
Axiom Space dials up Nokia to connect moonwalkers to 4G Can't even get good signal in my garden Networks22 Aug 2024 | 4
Cisco calls for United Nations to revisit cyber-crime convention Echoes human rights groups' concerns that it could suppress free speech and more Security22 Aug 2024 | 13
Pakistan’s internet slows to uncomfortable levels, allegedly due to new China-style firewall Minister issues denial – it's just an upgrade to the 'web-management system' Public Sector20 Aug 2024 | 6
Shots fired as AT&T and Verizon ask FCC to block Starlink's direct-to-cell plans Rivals claim signal waiver would interfere with terrestrial networks Networks16 Aug 2024 | 40
Cisco slashes thousands of staff, 7% of entire workforce, pivots into AI Reorg of entire biz as tech giant addresses downturn in core networking segment Networks15 Aug 2024 | 15
Building high performance fabrics with Ethernet How Dell is helping its customers to be GenAI ready Sponsored Feature
Indian telcos to cut off scammy, spammy, telemarketers for two whole years There's a blockchain involved so it's totally going to stop you getting those calls Public Sector14 Aug 2024 | 33
Before we put half a million broadband satellites in orbit, anyone want to consider environmental effects? SpaceX 'WasteX' Starlink said to make up 60% of sats circling Earth Networks12 Aug 2024 | 80
Cisco plans to slash thousands more jobs amid AI, cybersecurity push Updated Cuts reportedly to come as soon as Wednesday's earnings release Networks12 Aug 2024 | 13
India’s Bharti Enterprises now largest shareholder in UK's BT Group 'Surprising move' for Indian megacorp but less so for French seller Altice Networks12 Aug 2024 | 8
Cigarette break burned out a huge chunk of Africa's internet who, me? A fake hacker trying to take credit didn't help much, either Networks12 Aug 2024 | 66
Nokia goes from phones to drones with Swiss service rollout No pricing disclosed but plan allows users to order hands-off flights without operating any units Networks08 Aug 2024 | 3
Easing the pressure on datacenter infrastructure How Nokia’s SR Linux NOS enhances automation to even out performance and maintain business continuity Sponsored Post
Would you rather buy space broadband from a billionaire, or Communist China? Beijing's first Starlink-slayers are in orbit, and buyers beyond the Great Firewall are on the agenda Networks08 Aug 2024 | 51
Low orbit satellites for phone service may cause more light pollution Radiance much greater than current models, suggests paper Networks07 Aug 2024 | 14
HPE's $14B bid for Juniper waved through by UK regulator Probe began in June and was over by August, no need for corporate lobbying (you hearing this Microsoft?) Networks07 Aug 2024 | 4
Huawei Cloud built a network monitor so sensitive it spotted the impact of a single faulty chip Sigcomm 2024 Focus on physical ports helped spot issues across 100,000 switches and a million servers Networks07 Aug 2024 | 5
Verisign under fire for increasing .com prices each and every year it can Registry happy to chat about caps, just don't consider it a commitment to actually do anything Networks06 Aug 2024 | 8
Second patient receives the Neuralink implant Almost half the electrodes are working... for now Networks05 Aug 2024 | 18
Hello? Emergency services? I'd like to report a wrong number Who, Me? 911 is no joke Networks05 Aug 2024 | 115
Tencent Cloud's home-grown traffic-tamer halves WAN latency Sigcomm 2024 MegaTE can arrange things so each endpoint gets just the network it needs Cloud Infrastructure Month05 Aug 2024 | 3
Appeals court kicks fate of net neutrality in America further down the road Judges wonder out loud: If Congress wanted this, it would have passed a law, no? Networks02 Aug 2024 | 8
More than 83K certs from nearly 7K DigiCert customers must be swapped out now Small stay of execution in 'exceptional circumstances' promised – amid legal action to pause digital bonfire CSO31 Jul 2024 | 18
Russia takes aim at Sitting Ducks domains, bags 30,000+ Eight-year-old domain hijacking technique still claiming victims Research31 Jul 2024 |
Remember Nokia? Amazon's lawyers do, in patent infringement suit Updated Finnish firm started the networking and cloud fight, Amazon could finish it Networks31 Jul 2024 | 10
Asia's regional internet registry APNIC names new director general ICANN's local boss Jia Rong Low gets the gig – and a challenging to-do list Networks31 Jul 2024 | 3
Microsoft's Azure networking takes a worldwide tumble Updated Ready to talk it up to investors today, Redmond? Networks30 Jul 2024 | 66
AI era datacenters need AI-ready Ethernet How the latest Ethernet switches will accelerate next-gen cloud infrastructures equipped to run AI workloads Sponsored Post
EU regulator reportedly set to give the nod to HPE-Juniper deal Aruba, Aruba! Some network pros worry it will lead to less choice Networks29 Jul 2024 | 5
French internet cables cut in act of sabotage that caused outages across country Axe attack comes just days after arsonists target rail network Networks29 Jul 2024 | 60
NASA sends 4K video from a flying plane to the ISS using lasers 900 Mbps from Earth to orbit, and I still can't get reliable Wi-Fi in my backyard Networks25 Jul 2024 | 22
Kaspersky says Uncle Sam snubbed proposal to open up its code for third-party review Exclusive Those national security threat claims? 'No evidence,' VP tells The Reg CSO25 Jul 2024 | 56
Microsoft wants fatter pipes between its AI datacenters, asks Lumen to make light work of it Is this what the kidz call a glow-up? Networks24 Jul 2024 | 1
Failure to follow proper procedures caused US-wide AT&T outage, FCC says America's second largest wireless carrier taking steps to prevent a repeat of 12-hour downtime in February Networks23 Jul 2024 | 15
Meta's mass layoff severance agreements illegal, says judge You can't offer a better deal in exchange for silence, argues NLRB Networks22 Jul 2024 | 30
Google to kill off URL shortener once and for all Links shortened with goo.gl will stop working in 2025 Networks19 Jul 2024 | 50
UK comms watchdog banning inflation-linked mid-contract price rises But only for new mobile and broadband contracts, and only from January 2025 Networks19 Jul 2024 | 33
Judge mostly drags SEC's lawsuit against SolarWinds into the recycling bin Russia-invaded software biz 'grateful for the support we have received' CSO18 Jul 2024 | 3
Antitrust: GoDaddy under fire for banning DNS automation tool in favor of its own Updated Domain name giant yanked into court after Entri Connect disconnect Networks16 Jul 2024 | 9
Big Music reprises classic hit 'ISPs need to stop their customers torrenting or we'll sue' Stop us if you think you've heard this one before: Legal supergroup demands billions from Verizon Personal Tech16 Jul 2024 | 86
Net neutrality in danger again: US appeals court puts FCC's resurrected rule on hold 'Likelihood of success is even clearer,' thanks to those Supremes Networks15 Jul 2024 | 17
Lenovo hit with higher patent payout, both sides claim a win Case centers on 3G, 4G, and 5G patents held by US wireless IP holder InterDigital Networks15 Jul 2024 | 1
FCC: US telcos a long way off, several billions short of removing Chinese kit Updated Just 12% of providers have completed rip and replace of ZTE, Huawei Networks11 Jul 2024 | 4
China pushes for network upgrade blitz as IPv6 adoption slows UPDATED Almost 800 million use the protocol, with more to come as Wi-Fi mandate arrives order arrives to quit NAT Networks10 Jul 2024 | 26
RADIUS networking protocol blasted into submission through MD5-based flaw If someone can do a little MITM'ing and hash cracking, they can log in with no valid password needed Research10 Jul 2024 | 11