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Cloudflare CEO threatens to make the Winter Olympics a political football after Italy slugs it with a fine

Labels Rome's comms regulator ‘a quasi-judicial body’ that works on behalf of ‘shadowy, European media cabal’

Legal12 Jan 2026 | 69

Help desk read irrelevant script, so techies found and fixed their own problem

On Call As you should, when being told the only remedy is deleting everything and starting again

Security09 Jan 2026 | 108

Iran’s internet goes dark amid mass protests, reports of violent government response

Outages hit Russia and Ukraine, too

Networks09 Jan 2026 | 30

Trump spectrum sale leaves airlines with $4.5B bill for altimeter do-over

Just refreshed to avoid 5G interference? Do it again, FAA tells industry, as Upper C-band auction looms

Networks08 Jan 2026 | 31

Cloudflare pours cold water on ‘BGP weirdness preceded US attack on Venezuela’ theory

Suggests rotten routing, not evidence of a cyber-strike before kinetic action

Networks08 Jan 2026 | 13

UK's long-delayed Emergency Services Network eyes satellites for help

Direct-to-device services from low Earth orbit floated to plug coverage gaps

Public Sector05 Jan 2026 | 9

Finnish cops grill crew of ship suspected of undersea cable sabotage

EU 'closely monitoring' along with NATO as state action suspected but not confirmed

Networks02 Jan 2026 | 55

Starlink to lower orbits of thousands of satellites over safety concerns

Move will see spacecraft shift from 550 km to 480 km as collision risks rise

Networks02 Jan 2026 | 51

Satellite radio transmissions are jamming telescopes and driving astronomers batty

Interview 'What do we need to do better?' El Reg talks to comms boss about the problem

Science01 Jan 2026 | 22

IPv6 just turned 30 and still hasn’t taken over the world, but don't call it a failure

Feature The world has passed it by in many ways, yet it remains relevant

Networks31 Dec 2025 | 238

Europe's cloud challenge: Building an Airbus for the digital age

Feature Countries that banded together to challenge Boeing in the air try to do the same to AWS, Microsoft, and Google on the ground

PaaS + IaaS29 Dec 2025 | 60

ZTE wins dual awards at PMI Malaysia 2025 for driving digital future with innovative management models

ZTE recognised for delivering Malaysia’s largest cloud-based 5G core network integration

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Coming Wi-Fi 8 will bring reliability rather than greater speed

Smarter access-point handoffs, better scheduling, fewer stalls

Networks26 Dec 2025 | 41

France’s post office partly offline for over 12 hours after 'major network incident'

Might be Le Grinch, or a DDoS, but it's taking a while to fix

Public Sector23 Dec 2025 | 8

WatchGuard sounds alarm as critical Firebox flaw comes under active attack

Newly disclosed vulnerability already being abused, users urged to lock down exposed firewalls

Networks19 Dec 2025 | 14

UK prepares to wave goodbye to 3G telecoms as tri-hard tech retires

Virgin Media the last to go as users of older mobiles warned to upgrade

Networks19 Dec 2025 | 82

User found two reasons – both of them wrong – to dispute tech support's diagnosis

On Call Hey, teacher, leave that cabling alone

Networks19 Dec 2025 | 128

Ten mistakes marred firewall upgrade at Australian telco, contributing to two deaths

Optus gave bad instructions, staff didn’t escalate their concerns

Networks19 Dec 2025 | 47

China turns on a vast experimental network it says is an heir to ARPANET

Beijing wants to 'seize the initiative in the international competition in cyberspace'

Networks19 Dec 2025 | 49

Mobile industry says energy targets are meaningless without common metrics

NGMN warns fragmented standards leave operators guessing about power use

Networks18 Dec 2025 | 3

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Cloudflare CEO threatens to make the Winter Olympics a political football after Italy slugs it with a fine

Labels Rome's comms regulator ‘a quasi-judicial body’ that works on behalf of ‘shadowy, European media cabal’

Malaysia and Indonesia block X over failure to curb deepfake smut

Asia in Brief PLUS: Cambodia arrests alleged scam camp boss; Baidu spins out chip biz; Panasonic’s noodle shop plan; And more!

Brussels plots open source push to pry Europe off Big Tech

Call for Evidence casts FOSS as a way to break US dependence

Techie banned from client site for outage he didn’t cause

Who, Me? UPSes don’t work without power, or well-designed electricals

Meta admits to Instagram password reset mess, denies data leak

infosec in brief PLUS: Veeam patches critical vuln; Crims bribing dark web insiders; UK school takedown; And more

The world is one bad decision away from a silicon ice age

Opinion Venezuela today, Taiwan tomorrow? This might be the last good year for buying hardware

How CP/M-86's delay handed Microsoft the keys to the kingdom

A late operating system, a stopgap deal, and the accident that made DOS dominant

India’s government denies it plans to demand smartphone source code

Says ongoing talks about security are about understanding best practice, not strong-arming vendors

2026 brings a bumper crop of Microsoft tech funerals

A busy year of end-of-support dates awaits unwary admins

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Brit broadband grilling descends into farce over targets and definitions

MPs press minister for answers – and get few

Networks18 Dec 2025 | 41

United Nations agrees to persist with multi-stakeholder internet governance

World Summit on the Information Society resolves the world needs a permanent forum to discuss how we manage the 'Net

Public Sector18 Dec 2025 | 8

UK plans right for flat owners to demand gigabit broadband

Changes to Electronic Communications Code would bypass landlord objections to fiber installations

Networks17 Dec 2025 | 49

Cisco decides its homegrown AI model is ready to power its products

Apparently you’re about to get better advice on any identity issues lurking in your infrastructure

AI + ML17 Dec 2025 | 9

ZTE and industry partners complete TAPI standard initiation, propelling AI all-optical networks into a new era

New ITU-T SG15 initiative advances multi-vendor interoperability at the SDN controller layer, accelerating open and intelligent all-optical networks

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Ofcom comes knocking after BT, Three mobile outages cut 999 access

Watchdog reviews if failures breached availability rules after downtime left millions unable to make calls

Networks16 Dec 2025 | 26

Bot invasion increases with Google scraping the way, Cloudflare says

Mobile traffic now accounts for nearly half of requests

Networks15 Dec 2025 | 4

Delay to European Central Bank messaging project cost the Bank of England £23M

Watchdog links schedule change to replanning of UK payments system overhaul

Public Sector15 Dec 2025 | 7

Denmark takes a Viking swing at VPN-enabled piracy

Minister insists 'modest' bill is not an assault on privacy-preserving tech

Networks15 Dec 2025 | 89

UK moves to strengthen undersea cable defenses as Russian snooping ramps up

Atlantic Bastion combines AI systems with warships to counter increased surveillance

Networks08 Dec 2025 | 22

Kyocera claims 5.2 Gbps underwater laser data blast in lab tests

Japanese outfit aims to improve comms for aquatic drones

Networks08 Dec 2025 | 14

Untrained techie broke the rules, made a mistake, and found a better way to work

Who, Me? Ignorance really can be bliss

On-Prem08 Dec 2025 | 45

China’s first reusable rocket explodes, but its onboard Ethernet network flew

Asia In Brief PLUS: South Korea to strengthen security standards; Canon closes Chinese printer plant; APAC datacenter capacity to triple by 2029; And more

Networks08 Dec 2025 | 19

Cloudflare suffers second outage in as many months during routine maintenance

Updated The Reg is still standing (this time) despite our best efforts

Networks05 Dec 2025 | 59

HPE's server and hybrid cloud revenue go into reverse amid historical hardware splurge

Never mind, says jolly green giant, we’re a networking-centric company now

Systems05 Dec 2025 | 2

Sorry, but your glitchy connection might have cost you that job

Technical problems on video calls can cause uncanniness, which influences real-world decisions

Networks04 Dec 2025 | 57

ZTE wins "Catalyst Innovator: Voyager" award at Innovate Asia 2025

Recognition highlights ZTE’s leadership in multi-agent and AI-driven ICT solutions

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Aisuru botnet turns Q3 into a terabit-scale stress test for the entire internet

Cloudflare data shows 29.7 Tbps record-breaker landed amid 87% surge in network-layer attacks

Cyber-crime04 Dec 2025 | 21

ZTE fosters AI-driven win-win cooperation at its Global Services Ecosystem Forum 2025 in Brazil

Advancing AI-powered network innovation through global partnerships across Europe and Latin America

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TLS 1.3 includes welcome improvements, but still allows long-lived secrets

Systems Approach Tricky tradeoffs are hard to avoid when designing systems, but the choice not to use LLMs for some tasks is clear

Networks04 Dec 2025 | 1

HPE positions Morpheus stack as enterprise alternative to VMware

IT giant touts unified management, stretched clusters, and AI-ready networking at Discover Barcelona

Virtualization03 Dec 2025 | 7

Unofficial IETF draft calls for grant of five nonillion IPv6 addresses to ham radio operators

Would not massively deplete IPv6, might challenge internet governance

Networks02 Dec 2025 | 41

AWS and Google build a fix for multi-cloud barriers they said didn't exist

Re:invent After reassuring regulators all was well, pair debut interconnect to smooth the bumps

AWS Re:invent01 Dec 2025 | 3

Landlord quirks leave thousands of flats stuck in the broadband slow lane

Openreach pushes for legal overhaul as apartments fall through fiber rollout gaps

Networks01 Dec 2025 | 96

Brit telco Brsk confirms breach as bidding begins for 230K+ customer records

Crims claim to know which customers are marked 'vulnerable'

Networks28 Nov 2025 | 15

Cabling survived dungeons and fish factories, until a lazy user took the network down

On Call A quick squeeze of the crimper saved the day ... and a career

Networks28 Nov 2025 | 200

China Telecom and ZTE Jointly Craft a New Mobility Blueprint with 5G Intelligent Vehicle

Integrating 5G-A private networks and nationwide multi-DNN routing for end-to-end vehicle intelligence

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FCC sounds alarm after emergency tones turned into potty-mouthed radio takeover

Agency flags hijacks of insecure studio-to-transmitter gear after attackers pipe in fake alerts and vulgar audio

Cyber-crime27 Nov 2025 | 36

ZTE honored with EU ePrivacyseal Global certificate for five fixed network and smart home

Validated for robust data security, encryption, and access control across the entire service chain

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ICANN distances itself from radical proposal – which it funded – to give nations a role in internet governance

Africa is again at the center of strife

Networks27 Nov 2025 | 23

AWS builds a DNS backstop to allow changes when its notoriously flaky US East region wobbles

60-minute RTO means big outages can still happen

PaaS + IaaS27 Nov 2025 | 24

CodeRED emergency alert system CodeDEAD after INC ransomware attack

Regions across US affected, and one tore up its contract for the product

Cyber-crime26 Nov 2025 | 15

China Telecom and China Unicom jointly launch the world’s first 5G-A service for high-speed rail

Delivering Gigabit 5G-A connectivity and AI-assured experiences for high-speed rail passengers

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China Unicom Shangdong and ZTE collaborate to create a benchmark of 5G+AI differentiated service guarantee innovation for campuses

Intelligent 5G+AI capabilities deliver over 20% improvement in video, gaming, and live-class experiences

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Ukraine first country in Europe to get Starlink satellite phone service

Kyivstar begins trials offering SMS connectivity when ground networks fail

Networks25 Nov 2025 | 7

Russian spy ship theories sink after Orkney blackout traced to wind farm fault

Timing of Yantar's visit sparked gossip, but engineers point to a misbehaving protection system

Offbeat25 Nov 2025 | 20

China Telecom and ZTE join forces to boost Shandong's rural revitalization via 5G-powered digital transformation

800MHz 5G breakthroughs and IoT integration drive a new model of rural digital transformation

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PMI (China) awarded ZTE the 2025 Outstanding Project Award for its innovative work in building the state emergency communications system

ZTE’s integrated “Air-Sky-Ground” network sets a new benchmark for national emergency communications

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6G isn't even here yet but mobile industry wants triple the spectrum

Report warns of 2030s capacity crunch without expanding mid-band airwaves

Networks24 Nov 2025 | 25

Implementation of ZTE All-RAT FDD Massive MIMO AAU on the XLSMART network for investment efficiency and optimization of data and voice services in the transition toward the 5G era

Multi-generation FDD Massive MIMO trial boosts coverage, capacity, and user experience for XLSMART’s 5G evolution

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ZTE collaborates with Telkomsel to build an UE-transparent hybrid private network

Setting a new standard for digital transformation with a scalable hybrid private network for next-generation factories

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Google links Android’s Quick Share to Apple’s AirDrop, without Cupertino’s help

Relies on very loose permissions, but don’t worry – Google wrote it in Rust

Networks21 Nov 2025 | 22

China Unicom, ZTE and Trina Solar set a new benchmark for green energy digitalization

5G-A, AI and Digital Twin technologies reshape PV manufacturing and operations

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ZTE's Signal Reach Program in Africa advances digital inclusion with sustainable networks in Ethiopia

Transforming remote communities with accessible, green, and inclusive mobile networks

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Reshaping the future technology landscape with all-band AI beamforming

Vice President of ZTE explains how combining AI with M-MIMO technology is leading to multiple gains for operators

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ZTE and China Unicom Jilin enable digital inclusion through 5G uplink enhancement at world's largest ginseng market

5G uplink innovation empowers rural live-streaming commerce at the world’s largest ginseng market

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Cloudflare broke itself – and a big chunk of the Internet – with a bad database query

Thought it was the victim of a ‘hyper-scale DDoS attack’ before finding the fix

Databases19 Nov 2025 | 83

Networking startup Meter takes a page from the Steve Jobs playbook

Vertical integration meets subscriptions

Networks19 Nov 2025 | 14

Cloudflare coughs, half the internet catches a cold

Updated Outage leaves users staring at error pages while recovery crawls along

Networks18 Nov 2025 | 154

Vodafone, EE, O2, Three hit with £3B overcharging lawsuit

Case alleges loyal customers continued to pay bundled rates after minimum contract terms ended

Networks18 Nov 2025 | 30

ZTE wins the "2025 Global Connectivity Award - Best Mobile/5G Service Innovation" award, demonstrating its global competitiveness

Award recognizes ZTE’s breakthrough dual-network convergence success

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China Telecom, ZTE and DeepRobotics unveil revolutionary 5G+ quadruped robot for intelligent emergency response

Robots that go where humans can’t—powered by 5G and built to save lives

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ZTE and Whale Cloud deepen global collaboration to foster new ecosystem of AI and digital transformation

Building full-stack digital capabilities for the next era of global innovation

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Starlink’s method of dodging solar storms may make it slower, for longer

Researchers think SpaceX needs to revisit its resilience regime

Networks18 Nov 2025 | 19

Eurofiber admits crooks swiped data from French unit after cyberattack

Regulator reports suggest telco was extorted, but company remains coy as to whether it paid

Cyber-crime17 Nov 2025 |

China Mobile and ZTE have completed the deployment of an AI Agent-driven personalized experience solution

New AI Agent solution transforms data plan provisioning and unlocks fresh revenue potential for operators

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China Telecom and ZTE unveil 5G-A MobileTurbo solution for AR glasses in 2B & 2C applications

5G-A and AI integration enable large-scale AR adoption across industry and tourism

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Project Kuiper becomes Amazon Leo as satellite network trickles into orbit

Starlink challenger drops the codename, but full-blown service still years out

PaaS + IaaS14 Nov 2025 | 17

China Mobile and ZTE complete Pre6G GigaMIMO field trial, achieving breakthroughs in network capacity and user experience

Pre6G GigaMIMO delivers multi-layer capacity boost on live 5G-A network

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ZTE and Partners co-create value by providing digital delivery services to Europe and America for a more intelligent future

Partnership expands intelligent infrastructure across key markets

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London left buffering as Hyperoptic backup link refuses to boot

Updated Broadband provider says damaged fiber and dormant failover path knocked customers offline for nearly 24 hours

Networks13 Nov 2025 | 21

Networking students need an explanation of the internet that can fit in their heads

Systems Approach Networks have changed profoundly, except for the parts that haven’t

Networks13 Nov 2025 | 54

Microsoft is building datacenter superclusters that span continents

The 100 trillion-parameter models of the near future can't be built in one place

Systems13 Nov 2025 | 28

Broadcom creates a new Seal Of Approval for servers that run AI under VMware

This apparently makes VCF more extensible and open to partners

Virtualization12 Nov 2025 | 1

China Telecom, Wuhu Fire Rescue, United Aircraft, and ZTE launch 5G-A powered drone firefighting solution

Partnership pioneers an intelligent, high-efficiency firefighting system that redefines emergency response capabilities through 5G-A and drone innovation.

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UK asks cyberspies to probe whether Chinese buses can be switched off remotely

Norwegian testers claim maker has remote access, while UK importer says supplier complies with the law

Security11 Nov 2025 | 74

Cisco creating new security model using 30 years of data describing cyber-dramas and saves

Exclusive Doubles parameters to over 17 billion, to detect threats and recommend actions

Security10 Nov 2025 | 6

Europe to decide if 6 GHz is shared between Wi-Fi and cellular networks

Two different groups want this valuable spectrum, but can they share?

Networks09 Nov 2025 | 62

Help desk boss fell for ‘Internet Cleaning Day’ prank - then swore he got the joke

On Call Lost packets would be cleaned out of routers, dead gopher servers would be pulled out of holes …

Networks07 Nov 2025 | 154

Tanzania back online after politically motivated five-day outage

Net access cut on election eve, resumed after widely-loathed president was sworn in after disputed poll

Public Sector05 Nov 2025 | 4

The race to shore up Europe’s power grids against cyberattacks and sabotage

Feature Ukraine first to demo open source security platform to isolate incidents, stop lateral movement

Security03 Nov 2025 | 23

Network operator ponders building a new submarine cable – on land

It’s less bonkers than it sounds given the challenges of wiring Africa

Networks03 Nov 2025 | 50

ISPs more likely to throttle netizens who connect through carrier-grade NAT: Cloudflare

When operators see danger, innocent users are dragged down along with bad actors

Networks03 Nov 2025 | 101

VodafoneThree to offshore UK network jobs to India

Exclusive TUPE or not TUPE? Not for roles being sent overseas amid a push to meet post-merger rollout targets

Networks31 Oct 2025 | 137

O2 cranks prices mid-contract, essentially telling customers to like it or lump it

Updated Ofcom 'disappointed' by decision that 'goes against the spirit of our rules'

Networks31 Oct 2025 | 82

Italian tech company promises to make America Online great again

Dial-up dinosaur finds yet another corporate home as Yahoo waves goodbye

Networks30 Oct 2025 | 22

Zen Internet loses unfair dismissal appeal case with former CEO

Judges agree broadband biz didn't follow its own procedures when booting boss

Networks29 Oct 2025 | 25

Starlink tells the world it has over 150 sextillion IPv6 addresses

But the data describing where they're used - which is help to fight crime - isn't very useful

Networks29 Oct 2025 | 38

ZTE hosts ZTE Broadband User Congress 2025 in Mexico city under the theme "AI Boosting Broadband Benefits"

ZTE proposes the "AI x Optical" solution to help operators shift from selling bandwidth to providing computing power as a service.

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Euro cloud alliance urges action on Broadcom as Microsoft mends fences

CISPE says post-VMware conduct raises fresh antitrust concerns

Networks28 Oct 2025 | 3

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