Networks
Throw away your Ethernet cables* because MediaTek says Wi-Fi 7 will replace them
*Don't do this
24 Jan 16:49 | 22
Networks
Opinion
IPv6 is built to be better, but that's not the route to success
Why won't you love me, sobs perennially spurned protocol
24 Jan 09:30 | 115
Networks
Cloudflare signals big Asian push, starting in Singapore
Seeks salespeople focused on expansion – and casinos – and adds a trio of senior managers
24 Jan 05:58 | 1
Networks
China signs up 400 million new 5G subscribers in a year, more than doubling user population
730 million 5G services active in Middle Kingdom, while another 100 million 4G services came online too
21 Jan 02:54 | 6
Networks
APNIC: Big Tech's use of carrier-grade NAT is holding back internet innovation
IPv4 limits apps to simple interactions, and in 2021 IPv6 adoption growth was just three per cent
20 Jan 03:58 | 190
Networks
Japan solves 5G airliner conundrum: Keep mobe masts 200m from airport approach paths. That's it
(And maintain a guard band.) US airliners melt down as rest of world moves on
19 Jan 16:16 | 70
Networks
Tonga takes to radio, satellite, motorboat comms to restore communications after massive volcano blast and tsunami
Next steps for island nation
18 Jan 19:57 | 34
Networks
Plumspace's Smart SFP TAP can monitor, capture or relay gigabit-speed comms – for legitimate business reasons
Hardware hacker spots 'ghost in the ethernet optic'
18 Jan 10:27 | 10
Networks
5G frequencies won't interfere with airliners here, UK and EU aviation regulators say
US (and Canadian) fears are uniquely Leftpondian, it seems
14 Jan 18:24 | 44
Networks
Japanese telco Optage signs up to HPE 5G Core Stack to provide private networks
Local 5G initiative lets orgs deploy on different frequencies from mobile firms
14 Jan 15:15 |
On Call
Software guy smashes through the Somebody Else's Problem field to save the day
Stay in your lane? Or check for a shoddy connection job?
14 Jan 08:30 | 178
Networks
Google leads legacy Voice phone service out behind the barn, two shots ring out
Time to move, but be warned – not everything has survived the 'modern experience'
13 Jan 16:17 | 8
Networks
China builds 'free trade data port' inclusive of submarine cable landing station
If the Middle Kingdom lets its data out, Beijing might as well be in control
12 Jan 02:49 | 11
In brief
Mobile networks really hate Apple's Private Relay: Some folks find iOS privacy feature blocked on their iPhones
Plus: Verizon's personal data grab, and more
11 Jan 03:51 | 63
Networks
50 US airports to be surrounded by 5G C-band-free zones
AT&T and Verizon come to agreement with FAA on tech rollout
10 Jan 17:51 | 28
Networks
It takes more clicks to reject their cookies than accept them, so France fines Facebook and Google over €200m
They'll have to cough €100,000 a day if they don't fix it within 3 months...
06 Jan 12:26 | 112
Networks
Northern Ireland aims to break free from BT's 27-year reign with £125m procurement of land registry systems
Telco won't be gone until 2026 as Land and Property Services plans epic project timeline
06 Jan 10:28 | 15
Analysis
Microsoft pushes ahead adapting Azure for 5G telecoms after swallowing AT&T's Network Cloud
But is the telco backing itself into a corner?
05 Jan 23:28 | 3
Networks
Indian government tells Starlink to refund pre-orders placed before licences approved
Elon Musk's satellite internet company 'remains excited to serve' the country
05 Jan 12:57 | 26
Networks
Nationwide Building Society's Faster Payments turn into Slower Payments for 2022
Processing goes a bit TITSUP* at UK finance outfit
04 Jan 12:12 | 31
Popular
OSes
Desktop-deprived Linus Torvalds releases first release candidate of ‘not huge’ kernel 5.17
Life on the road increases reliance on cloudy tools instead of Emperor Penguin's preferred local tests
In brief
IBM finally finds a private equiteer willing to purchase Watson Health
As poker players ponder whether tech is ruining their favourite game
Who, Me?
Pop quiz: The network team didn't make your change. The server is in a locked room. What do you do?
Not all heroes wear capes. Some are Unix admins.
Opinion
IPv6 is built to be better, but that's not the route to success
Why won't you love me, sobs perennially spurned protocol
Security
Myanmar's military junta seeks ban on VPNs and digital currency
People would no longer be able to rely on VPNs for their preferred communication tool, Facebook
Updated
Australian Prime Minister's WeChat Shanghaied by Chinese patriots
Politicians rush to blame Beijing, Tencent says the account was transferred from its original registrar and it's probing that shift
Science
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... a massive black hole spewed out gases that probably helped make stars
As it destroys so it creates
Bootnotes
Robot vacuum cleaner employed by Brit budget hotel chain Travelodge flees
Unit dragged back to work after being found under hedge a day later
Bork!Bork!Bork!
Elvis may have left the building, but Windows remains very much on show
Just like the '68 Comeback Special, Bork has returned
Databases
Team behind delayed ERP project was aware of problems but didn't inform Surrey County Council for months
Move from SAP to Unit4 held up by comms 'issues' between supplier and authority
STORIES
Systems Approach
What is this hot, hot thing Magma? An open-source project for building mobile networks, you say
Amar and Bruce explain how cloud native principles can be applied to wireless connectivity
28 Dec 16:00 | 6
Networks
Wifinity hands customers bills for Wi-Fi services they didn't want but used by accident after software 'glitch' let 'fixed term' subs continue
Firm admits problem and then tries to cash in from own screwup
23 Dec 09:56 | 49
Networks
Nvidia says its SmartNICs sizzled to world record storage schlepping status
But did so operating as NICs – the real fun starts in mid-2022 when VMware’s hypervisor for SmartNICs should land
22 Dec 06:02 | 9
Networks
The data must flow: America's 'Team Telecom' backs switch-on of Google and Meta's US-APAC undersea cable
Who's TT when it's at home? The DoJ, Defense dept, and Homeland Security
20 Dec 23:30 | 32
Who, Me?
Wi-Fi not working? It's time to consult the lovely people on those fine Linux forums
It's all open source's fault! Or is it?
20 Dec 09:30 | 221
Updated
Samsung gets 2-year contract extensions to provide rugged handsets for UK's troubled Emergency Services Network
Fiasco replacing fire, police and ambulance comms already costing £550m for each year of delay
16 Dec 15:12 | 11
Networks
French telco tycoon Patrick Drahi ups Altice UK's stake in BT to 18%, says he is not planning a takeover... at least not yet
UK.gov talks tough: 'We will not hesitate to act if required to protect our critical national telecoms infrastructure'
14 Dec 12:11 | 22
Exclusive
FoI response points to network updates for ambulance outage on England's south coast
November incident led to delays in emergency service dispatches
14 Dec 09:30 | 17
Networks
T-Mobile US figuring out international roaming on 5G
'We will eventually learn'
11 Dec 11:01 | 28
On Call
What came first? The chicken, the egg, or the bodge to make everything work?
Taming the multi-tentacled IT beast with spoofing, shell scripts, and a bit of C
10 Dec 08:30 | 132
Networks
Aircraft can't land safely due to interference with upcoming 5G C-band broadband service
Expect flight delays and diversions, US Federal Aviation Administation warns
08 Dec 21:50 | 54
Networks
2033 is doomsday for 2G and 3G in the UK
Surely the Great Coming of (Huawei-less) 5G will have happened by then
08 Dec 13:02 | 55
Networks
Two Chinese companies leave US: China Telecom told it can't stay, DiDi gets out of Dodge
Just being practical here, but maybe they can share a cab?
03 Dec 12:26 | 8
On Call
How do you call support when the telephones go TITSUP*?
Fix the printer, fix the phones
03 Dec 08:31 | 127
Networks
Sweden asks EU to ban Bitcoin mining because while hydroelectric power is cheap, they need it for other stuff
Lighting and warming homes in winter, or ransoming encrypted files and buying drugs? Hmmm
26 Nov 19:32 | 160
Paid Feature
When digital transformation is the goal, network renovation isn’t good enough
Keeping secure with iomart in the second wave of SD-WAN
25 Nov 08:30 |
Systems Approach
SmartNICs, IPUs, DPUs de-hyped: Why and how cloud giants are offloading work from server CPUs
Where this technology grew from, and what it offers you
24 Nov 21:09 | 5
Networks
AWS claims 'monumental step forward' with optional IPv6-only networks
10 quintillion IP addresses per subnet but expect some pain
24 Nov 18:04 | 7
Analysis
European carriers push for more OpenRAN support... but it might not end in a win
'Many appear to placing huge bets on it as a replacement for Huawei'
24 Nov 11:44 | 3
Networks
Mature networking vendor seeks flexible commitment from software suitors
Cisco’s new software license agreement means one payment can cover code and services
24 Nov 05:57 | 3
Networks
Should be easy to win the rights to .tv when you're name-checked in the contract's tech reqs – right, Afilias?
Funny how this has happened again
23 Nov 23:40 | 25
Updated
Nominet names new CEO as new chair promises real reform
But won't be looking into pay deal
19 Nov 13:40 | 11
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
The ideal sat-nav is one that stops the car, winds down the window, and asks directions
It's not quite a Jag-you-arr
19 Nov 12:40 | 161
Networks
Riverbed Technologies files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following pandemic 'headwinds'
Closure of factories, labour shortages, and continued slowdown in network optimisation sales at fault
18 Nov 19:17 | 20
Networks
UK Telecommunications Act – aka 'power to strip out Huawei' – makes it to the statute book
We bet the Chinese comms giant just LOVED that description
18 Nov 15:46 | 31
Analysis
A tiny island nation has put the rights to .tv up for grabs – but what’s this? Problematic contract clauses? Again?
Could this be Dot-co The Sequel?
18 Nov 09:30 | 69
Networks
Cisco thinks you're happy to wait ages for new kit, then pay premium prices
Supply chain pain will persist deep into 2022, so it's not like you have a choice if you're in Switchzilla's world
18 Nov 07:57 | 19
Networks
Brits complained a bit less about connectivity when they were allowed to go outside and see people in the flesh
Top of Ofcom's table for broadband whinges? It rhymes with BorkBork
17 Nov 09:30 | 12
Networks
Chap who campaigned to oust Nominet's CEO and chairman and reform the .UK registry is elected as non-exec director
Fellow reformer also chosen in critical board vote that shows at least some members still want change
17 Nov 07:31 | 25
Who, Me?
There's only one cure for passive-aggressive Space Invader bosses, and that's more passive aggression
For when a terse email just won't do
15 Nov 07:30 | 85
Networks
Boffins use nuclear radiation to send data wirelessly
Shall we call it Die-Fi? Or NoTooth? Either would be unkind, as this experiment used little radiation, but much exotic hardware
15 Nov 06:28 | 75
Networks
Workplace surveillance booming during pandemic, destroying trust in employers
At the same time, Brit MPs call for tighter regulations on AI snooping
12 Nov 16:04 | 32
Networks
Billion-dollar US broadband bonanza awaits Biden's blessing – what you need to know
Infrastructure bill brings $65bn to freshen up American internet
10 Nov 01:57 | 25
Networks
Netflix shows South Korea a rerun of 'We Won't Pay Your Telcos For Bandwidth'
Season Two looks like it'll be a courtroom drama
08 Nov 00:46 | 39
Networks
Amazon hasn't launched one internet satellite yet, but it's now planning a fleet of 7,774
Low Earth orbit is going to be chockablock with broadband-beaming birds
05 Nov 22:44 | 59
Networks
Starry starry night? No, it's just more low Earth orbit satellites as BT and OneWeb ink deal
Brit telco to test out broadband tech in UK labs before customer trials next year
05 Nov 10:26 | 31
Updated
Cisco warns 'unintentional debugging credential' left in some network switches can be abused to hijack equipment
Pair of 10/10 critical bugs demand your attention, as does a 9.8-rated SSH SNAFU
05 Nov 00:22 | 17
Networks
BT shelves efforts to find investor to share FTTP build, says Openreach can run project alone
Oh and that company-wide cost-cutting programme is 18 months ahead of schedule
04 Nov 14:30 | 26
Networks
Apple seeks geniuses to work on 6G cellular modem before it's even shipped own 5G chip
It's a good time to be a wireless communications architect or an AI engineer
04 Nov 08:04 | 35
Networks
Arista and Juniper hike prices as component lead times blow out to 80 weeks – that's May 2023
Cost of some supplies is up 200 per cent, so vendors start 'protecting margins'
04 Nov 06:29 | 7
Networks
New cable incoming! Hawaiki Nui set to connect Sydney, Singapore, and LA by 2025
Plans to hook up New Zealand's South Island and Indonesia too
03 Nov 18:01 | 5
Exclusive
Cisco requires COVID-19 shots for all US staff – even remote workers
Unvaxxed can vaxx off for unpaid leave during which Switchzilla can fire them or erase their jobs
03 Nov 02:23 | 268
Networks
Amazon aims to launch prototype broadband internet satellites by Q4 2022 – without Bezos' Blue Origin
Meanwhile, SpaceX already has 1,000+ orbiting Starlink birds
02 Nov 07:02 | 24
Networks
FCC officially opens its $1.9bn purse to reimburse those ripping out and replacing Huawei, ZTE kit
You've got just over a couple of months to get your compensation requests filed
01 Nov 22:23 | 10
Networks
Having made £1bn in gross savings well ahead of March 2023 deadline, more cuts could be on BT's agenda
Now exec talk turns to defence against corporate takeovers and where next for efficiency gains
01 Nov 15:15 | 13
Advertorial
Huawei sets out its digital transformation stall – and it’s big
Businesses rarely know how to get started. Huawei can do the heavy lifting
30 Oct 22:00 |
Networks
Did you know there is an Oculus for Business? Make that 'was' – because Facebook has canned it after two years
Now it's Quest for Business. Don't all rush at once
29 Oct 16:28 | 9
On Call
Sharing is caring, except when it's your internet connection
The SSID 'AllYouCanEatBuffetOfPr0n' might not help either
29 Oct 08:30 | 127
Systems Approach
Everything you wanted to know about modern network congestion control but were perhaps too afraid to ask
In which a little unfairness can be quite beneficial
27 Oct 08:28 | 6
Networks
DISH Wireless hooks up with Helium's decentralised 5G network via FreedomFi gear
Connecting data and rewarding people with cryptocash, if they want it
26 Oct 20:51 | 4
Networks
Cisco to face trial over trade secrets theft, NDA breach claims after losing attempt to swat Leadfactors lawsuit
Startup alleges IP wound up in Switchzilla's Quad product
26 Oct 18:13 | 12
Networks
South Korean telco goes down, blames DDoS attack, later admits its BGP broke
Good thing the government didn't crank up the national alert system or anything ... Oh no, it did
26 Oct 00:58 | 7
Networks
UK watchdog launches full probe of Motorola Solutions' cop-comms deals on Emergency Services Network
Firm working on both old programme and its replacement - CMA checks potential 'incentive' to delay
25 Oct 15:31 | 12
Who, Me?
Orders wrong, resellers receiving wrong items? Must be a programming error and certainly not a rushing techie
Some of those punch cards may still be lying at the bottom of a lift shaft
25 Oct 07:33 | 112
Networks
Here comes the blob: Asia's top 'net boffin thinks 'shapeless services' could replace the Internet
Common network services are less important when we've moved to apps hosted at the edge
25 Oct 03:58 | 47
Networks
It's 'near-impossible to escape persistent surveillance' by American ISPs, says FTC
Watchdog finds dubious data gathering, illusory solicitations for consent
22 Oct 19:52 | 22
Networks
Nobody cares about DAB radio – so let's force it onto smart speakers, suggests UK govt review
Britain's anti Amazon and Google war gets a second front
22 Oct 13:49 | 172
Networks
UK government puts £5bn on the table in trawl for public sector networks services
I dream of wires, say Whitehall’s big buyers
21 Oct 11:40 |
MBB Forum 2021
Huawei appears to have quenched its thirst for power in favour of more efficient 5G
Never mind the performance, man, think of the planet
21 Oct 08:36 | 1
Networks
Hitting underground pipes and cables costs the UK £2.4bn a year. We need a data platform for that, says government
Atkins wins £23m deal to build National Underground Asset Register
20 Oct 10:45 | 89
Boatnotes II
Ancient with a dash of modern: We joined the Royal Navy to find there's little new in naval navigation
Following the Fleet Navigating Officers' course
20 Oct 08:30 | 54
Networks
HPE's Aruba adopts DPUs, but in a switch, not a server
Decides switches need help performing network functions, just like servers need their CPUs free for core workloads
19 Oct 15:01 | 3
Opinion
Think your phone is snooping on you? Hold my beer, says basic physics
Information wants to be free, and it's making its escape
18 Oct 09:15 | 117
NSFW Who, Me?
What do you mean you gave the boss THAT version of the report? Oh, ****ing ****balls
Say what you mean
18 Oct 08:30 | 86
Networks
German Pirate Party member claims EU plans for a GDPR-compliant Whois v2 will lead to 'doxxing and death lists'
ICANN also dislikes it but web infrastructure firms don't really mind
15 Oct 12:32 | 47
Networks
LAN traffic can be wirelessly sniffed from cables with $30 setup, says researcher
What's a long length of electrical wire? A transmitter, of course
14 Oct 08:30 | 126
Updated
Android OS vendor variants transmit data with no opt-out
Study finds privacy gaps in Android implementations from Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, Realme, and LineageOS
13 Oct 00:36 | 62
Opinion
The planet survived six hours without Facebook. Let's make it longer next time
Zucks to lose your #HugOps
11 Oct 10:05 | 150
Networks
UK's VoIP Unlimited hit by DDoSes again, weeks after ransom-linked attacks KO'd it
Outage prompts customer ire, again
08 Oct 13:34 | 4
Networks
Microsoft Teams leaves users hanging on the telephone after PSTN integration goes wobbly
The number you have dialled has not been recognised
07 Oct 16:06 | 10
Networks
PCIe 6.0 spec just months away from completion, doubles max data transfer rate
Or will do in practical terms when devices start appearing, anyway
07 Oct 00:21 | 15
Networks
Marvell says it has samples of TSMC-made 5nm server DPUs – and 3nm is next
Octeon 10 packs Arm CPU cores, crypto and AI acceleration, and more
06 Oct 23:10 | 3
Networks
Supply chain pain: Cisco's base price structure moving north from November
Demand for components at a 10-year high
06 Oct 12:45 | 9
Networks
Facebook rendered spineless by buggy audit code that missed catastrophic network config error
Explains mega-outage with boilerplate response: We try hard, we're sorry we failed, we'll try to do better
06 Oct 02:01 | 96
Networks
Competition watchdog? We've heard of it. But emergency comms firm still on track to Airwave hello to £1.2bn
As replacement system faces delays, the incumbent reaps rewards
05 Oct 08:30 | 20
Updated
We have some sad news about Facebook. It has returned to the internet after six-hour mega outage
It’s not DNS. There is no way it’s just DNS. It was BGP
04 Oct 23:53 | 169
Updated
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram deplatform themselves: Services down globally
Did someone at Menlo Park flick the wrong switch?
04 Oct 17:43 | 142
Networks
Netflix sued by South Korean ISP after Squid Game fans swell traffic to '1.2Tbps'
You better cough up for all this bandwidth, says broadband biz
01 Oct 22:07 | 153
Updated
Xero, Slack suffer outages just as Let's Encrypt root cert expiry downs other websites, services
'The internet is a complex system'
30 Sep 20:53 | 24
Networks
TskTsk: UK ISP TalkTalk told off by regulator over 'misleading' adverts promising fixed price service
Don't claim 'no mid-contract price rises if that was not the case' says ASA
29 Sep 18:31 | 19
