Networks
UK Telecoms Diversification Taskforce says Ofcom should take lead to ensure telcos don't rely on too few suppliers
Finding Huawei out of this mess
21 Apr 11:15 | 6
Networks
Networks
Chinese officials declare intention to become network superpower, tout glorious 5G rollout that's smaller than local carriers' claims
Great Leap Forward sees broadband speeds surge, 99 per cent of villages hooked up, all for $6/month
21 Apr 02:17 | 12
Networks
Working from a countryside plot nestled in a not-spot? Consultation opens on new rural mobile planning laws for bigger masts, wider coverage
Here we go again - you don't want them in your backyard, amirite?
20 Apr 15:04 | 21
Networks
If your internet wobbled last weekend, you have Vodafone India to thank for it
It's always BGP (when it’s not DNS). Absent route filtering didn't help either
20 Apr 04:32 | 7
Networks
Huawei could have snooped on the Dutch prime minister's phone calls thanks to KPN network core access
Nobody caught – er, held us responsible, says Chinese firm
19 Apr 12:45 | 44
Networks
Plot twist! South Korean telco uses 5G to fight coronavirus via hospital-patrolling robot
Modified Keemi disinfects, takes temperatures, tells you off for not socially distancing
19 Apr 10:58 | 12
Networks
India appoints ‘IP Guru’ to push nation towards IPv6
Three-pronged adoption drive includes cut-price courseware
19 Apr 02:59 | 31
Networks
Vote to turf out remainder of Nominet board looks inevitable after .uk registry ignores reform demands
PublicBenefit.uk campaign reports 97 per cent of its supporters behind effort
15 Apr 06:32 | 71
Networks
Huawei tells the FCC it can't force US carriers to scrap its gear – that's Congress's job
We're sure the comms watchdog will take that on board
14 Apr 18:45 | 6
Networks
UK watchdog blesses Virgin Media and O2's union, says there's no risk of market distortion or competition loss
Hard luck, BT
14 Apr 13:55 | 24
Networks
Telecoms Diversification Task Force urges UK government to give smaller hardware vendors a bigger slice of the 5G pie
Filling the void left by Huawei
14 Apr 08:30 | 5
Networks
COVID-19 kicks mobile giant CK Hutchison's '3' twice: Robs operator of roaming revenue, sends data use soaring
Many European customers flee, Asia signs up in big numbers
14 Apr 03:58 |
Networks
What's Red and scale-y and shacked up with NEC? A new Red Hat network function virtualization solution, apparently
Living on the Edge as SA networks roll out
13 Apr 19:01 |
Networks
Northrop Grumman's MEV-2 gives Intelsat satellite a new lease on life until the next rescue in another five years
After 17 years into a 13-year mission, that's not bad
13 Apr 14:12 | 23
Networks
Nominet chooses civil war over compromise by rejecting ex-BBC Trust chairman
Remaining .uk registry board members ignore demands of campaign that has already removed CEO
13 Apr 07:32 | 63
Networks
New drinking game idea: Down a shot every time Huawei blames US sanctions for the current tech industry woes
Plus: 6G is pointless, and will your next car have 'Huawei Inside'?
12 Apr 15:28 | 4
Who, Me?
Quality control, Soviet style: Here's another fine message you've gotten me into
Moscow. 1978. It always feels like... somebody's watching me
12 Apr 06:13 | 169
Obit
Prince Philip, inadvertent father of the Computer Misuse Act, dies aged 99
Queen's hubby left more than a passing impression on the UK tech world
09 Apr 13:18 | 224
Networks
W3C Technical Architecture Group slaps down Google's proposal to treat multiple domains as same origin
First Party Sets 'harmful to the web in its current form'
08 Apr 18:15 | 24
Networks
US national parks to be smothered under blanket of liquid-hot Magma. Yes, the open-source 5G software
Now sulky teens can TikTok while you marvel at boring nature stuff
07 Apr 17:21 | 18
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Updated
University duo thought it would be cool to sneak bad code into Linux as an experiment. Of course, it absolutely backfired
'Our community does not appreciate being experimented on' says Kroah-Hartman
Science
China has a satellite with an arm – and America worries it could be used to snatch other spacecraft
Send more money to help us protect our space toys, military tells Congress
PaaS + IaaS
Microsoft revokes MVP status of developer who tweeted complaint about request to promote SQL-on-Azure
Programme members were asked to make noise ahead of Amazon Web Services conference
Science
Ah, you know what? Keep your crappy space station, we're gonna try to make our own, Russia tells world
Come 2025, we're Putin this collaboration to bed
Personal Tech
We seem to have materialized in a universe in which Barney the Purple Dinosaur is designing iPhones for Apple
Is there a back button for reality?
Devops
Not saying you should but we're told it's possible to land serverless app a '$40k/month bill using a 1,000-node botnet'
CompSci trio describe theoretical Denial-of-Wallet attack
Security
China broke into govt, defense, finance networks via zero-day in Pulse Secure VPN gateways? No way
Crucial flaw won't be fixed until next month
Security
UK.gov wants mobile makers to declare death dates for their new devices from launch
IoT security plan suddenly thrusts into the mainstream
Updated
Signal app's Moxie says it's possible to sabotage Cellebrite's phone-probing tools with booby-trapped file
More a declaration of war than turning the tables
Offbeat
Lego's Space Shuttle Discovery: No trouble with Hubble, but the stickers will drive a grown man to insanity
The Reg once again shoves its talons into bags of spiky bricks for latest website-breaking set
STORIES
Networks
UK government launches new tech watchdog – because the digital sales tax went so well
Digital Markets Unit takes aim at giants' conduct with users and advertisers
07 Apr 15:42 | 1
Networks
Myanmar junta suspends all wireless broadband networks until further notice
As night-time internet cut-offs stretch beyond 50 consecutive days
06 Apr 03:41 | 4
Networks
FCC acting commissioner proposes dedicated spectrum for private space launches
'The regulatory frameworks we rely on to support these efforts are dated'
01 Apr 19:58 | 4
Networks
Openreach out and hike prices on legacy fixed-line products: Broadband plumber pulls trigger after Ofcom gives the nod
BT Group arm says it'll 'encourage' switch to modern kit; ISP says consumers on legacy CAN'T switch
01 Apr 09:05 | 68
Networks
Nominet ignores advice, rejects serious change despite losing CEO, chair, half its board in membership vote
Extraordinary response by .uk registry operator effectively dares members to fire the rest of them
01 Apr 06:09 | 97
Networks
Biden's $2tn infrastructure plan includes massive broadband rollout, equates internet access with water and power as essential utilities
Plus $50bn pledge to boost chip R&D and fabbing in Land of the Free
31 Mar 19:45 | 19
Networks
Huawei's 2020 financials tied to fortunes of Chinese clients as non-domestic biz shrinks
Global pandemic and sanctions? Yes, they played a bit part too
31 Mar 16:16 |
Networks
Wi-Fi devices set to become object sensors by 2024 under planned 802.11bf standard
Security and privacy still left to fix, preferably before launch
31 Mar 07:03 | 101
Updated
US watchdog kills off four-year antitrust complaint against Qualcomm, still insists it was right anyway
FTC cites 'significant headwinds' in trying to fight the San Diego chipmaker
30 Mar 20:58 | 5
Networks
Cisco turns more Catalyst 9000s into application platforms, so devs and NetAdmins can share a view
ThousandEyes agent to run on switches that don't do Docker, hook into AppDynamics to monitor all the things
30 Mar 15:46 | 3
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Why can’t a switch be more like a server? Nokia says it can
Now it’s time to switch your thinking
29 Mar 16:00 |
Networks
China added 300 million 5G subscribers and a million 5G base stations in 2020
Three big telcos also boast 1.3 billion 4G subscriptions, and 400m broadband connections heading to gigabit speeds
26 Mar 00:42 | 7
Networks
Bringing gigabit internet to Rural America requires equitable spectrum access, claims industry body
WISPA it softly - seven million people rely on wireless connections
25 Mar 22:36 | 13
Networks
UK prime minister Boris Johnson reluctant to reveal his involvement in the OneWeb deal
'I don’t think I should comment on exactly who did what'
25 Mar 15:30 | 171
Networks
£1,500 bonus to thank BT staff for their work during pandemic branded by union as a 'bribe' to vote against strike
It must be a coincidence
24 Mar 16:00 | 6
Networks
Qualcomm heads for rural Dorset to test agri-bots (and maybe a nice jar of Scrumpy)
Cuz I got a 5G combine harvester, an' I'll give you the key
24 Mar 11:20 | 12
Analysis
Now that half of Nominet's board has been ejected, what happens next? Let us walk you through the possibilities
Difficult choices face .uk registry
24 Mar 06:49 | 90
Networks
Proof that Surface devices are not a niche product obsessed over by Microsoft fans: A patent lawsuit from Caltech
Well, you wanted to be just like Apple, right?
23 Mar 15:49 | 22
Special report
Chairman, CEO of Nominet ousted as member rebellion drives .uk registry back to non-commercial roots
Senior management also booted off board in extraordinary vote
22 Mar 22:33 | 134
