Lockheed Martin launches biz to build lunar satellite network
Crescent Space will be 'well positioned' to get a piece of NASA's cash pie, no contract yet
Networks29 Mar 2023 | 1
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Amazon opens its ad-hoc Wi-Fi-sipping Sidewalk mesh to all manner of gadgets
A reminder you can still opt-out
Networks28 Mar 2023 | 33
APNIC backed off naming naughty nominees after injunction threat
Code of conduct complaints were not publicized in case it disrupted voting
Networks28 Mar 2023 | 3
OneWeb lofts last batch of satellites to enable global internet service
Mission accomplished? Meanwhile Musk's Starlink's V2 sats experience de-orbit-worthy 'issues'
Networks27 Mar 2023 | 4
Botched migration resulted in a great deal: One for the price of two
Who Me? Moving premises can have all manner of hidden traps. Here's one to watch for
Networks27 Mar 2023 | 79
Cisco, Huawei, Ericsson on the hook for Philippine telco's $880M overspend
Next time you blow a project budget, console yourself that you weren’t this bad
Networks24 Mar 2023 | 4
Turing Award goes to Robert Metcalfe, co-inventor of the Ethernet
A cool $1 million to a man who is not afraid to eat his own words, nor roll out his own cable
Networks23 Mar 2023 | 40
IT phone home: How to run up a $20K bill in two days and get away with it by blaming Cisco
Who, Me? Badly configured routers ended up costing a bundle
Networks20 Mar 2023 | 136
Germany clocks that ripping out Huawei, ZTE network kit won't be cheap or easy
More than half of Euro nation's infrastructure would have to go
Networks18 Mar 2023 | 58
UK watchdog still not ruled on Openreach wholesale fiber discounts
Rival network operators champing at the bit amid claims dominant former state firm's undercutting them
Networks17 Mar 2023 | 14
Lenovo ordered to pay $140M for InterDigital patents – sees this as a 'major win'
Oh wait, another appeal is on the way. Seventh time the charm?
Networks17 Mar 2023 | 11
Biden wants to claw back, flog off 1.5GHz of spectrum
Good news, unless trees or walls get in the way
Networks15 Mar 2023 | 10
Amazon: Behold our antennas, which you cannot use just yet
Project Kuiper satellite broadband coming next year, maybe
Networks15 Mar 2023 | 15
Requiem for Google Reader, dead for a decade but not forgotten
Special report RSS pioneer Dave Winer sees Mastodon as a positive sign
Networks14 Mar 2023 | 50
Qualcomm tries to kick holes in logic behind €242M fine
Hopes to avoid paying up for crushing a rival while helping Huawei and ZTE to prosper
Networks14 Mar 2023 | 4
Rebel without a clause: ISP promises broadband with no contract
We don't need to trap customers to force loyalty, says boss
Networks13 Mar 2023 | 44
Switchzilla revisits training and cert tools with looming debut of 'Cisco U.'
Some training in refreshed certification platform to be free, including short how-to vids
Networks13 Mar 2023 | 5
Is this the year 100GE NICs go mainstream? If you're into AI, it might be
Gotta go fast!
Networks10 Mar 2023 | 5
60% of Germany's 5G network is Huawei, says Chinese embassy
Would be a shame if anything happened to it
Networks09 Mar 2023 | 40
£2B in UK taxpayer cash later, and still no Emergency Services Network
And not even a tentative date for a system go-live either
Networks09 Mar 2023 | 106
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Had enough of Android? First 'Focal' based Ubuntu Touch is out
First version built on 20.04 hits smartphones and tablets of UBPorts fans
Apple sued for allegedly firing, threatening union organizers
iGiant urged to think different about workers' rights
Microsoft Defender shoots down legit URLs as malicious
Updated Those hoping to use nefarious websites like, er, Zoom are overrun by alerts. Redmond 'investigating'
Google again accused of willfully destroying evidence in Android antitrust battle
Updated Starting to see a pattern here? Judge seems to think so
Amazon opens its ad-hoc Wi-Fi-sipping Sidewalk mesh to all manner of gadgets
A reminder you can still opt-out
US bans good for Chinese chipmakers, and bad for us, says Taiwanese rival
Beijing investing locally in advanced nodes will mean it buys locally, says MediaTek chairman
China urges Apple to improve security and privacy
It's a juicy market that welcomes foreign investment, National development boss reminds Tim Cook
Apple patches all the iThings, including iOS 15 hole under attack right now
Issue identified in February but owners of older kit weren't warned
Warning: Your wireless networks may leak data thanks to Wi-Fi spec ambiguity
How someone can nab buffered info, by hook or by kr00k
Boffins claim discovery of the first piezoelectric liquid
Move over, magic crystals – electric syrup is here
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US Air Force scares up $75.5M for ad-hoc missile silo network
At a planned 25k square miles, it's said to be largest net of its kind yet
Networks07 Mar 2023 | 7
German 5G network ban said to loom for Huawei and ZTE
Playing catch-up with Western allies, federal government to initiate rip 'n replace for mobile operators
Networks07 Mar 2023 | 36
BT opens 'voluntary job leavers' scheme for merging Enterprise and Global units
Exclusive Something something £100M cost savings, something something staying competitive
Networks03 Mar 2023 | 19
Service desk tech saved consultancy Capita from VPN meltdown, got a smack for it
On Call Maybe he shouldn’t have built a naughtily-named website where users could get the fix?
Networks03 Mar 2023 | 81
Indosat network integration ahead of schedule after successful merger
CEO Vikram Sinha heads to MWC to detail progress at one of Indonesia’s biggest telcos
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The quest for secure telco networks
How ZTE’s cybersecurity assurance is designed to address regulatory complexities and minimize risks
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APNIC elections: Reform activists rejected, org welcomes stronger election protections
Candidates supported by Morocco-backed group fail to win a single seat on Executive Council
Networks02 Mar 2023 | 3
UK antitrust watchdog provisionally clears Viasat's $7.3B buy of Inmarsat
Entrance of SpaceX and others into airline Wi-Fi eases worries. Next stop: US and EU regulators
Networks01 Mar 2023 | 1
Cloud, datacenter vendors muscle in on traditional telco territory at MWC
Join us in the 'new world of opportunity' says GSMA chief
Networks28 Feb 2023 | 1
How to make green 5G that delivers a better end user experience
ZTE presents new possibilities at this year’s Mobile World Congress
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What's really up with data disconnects in the deep blue sea?
Opinion There's always a catch if you blame it on trawlers
Networks27 Feb 2023 | 40
Ericsson pulls plug on 8,500 workers
Updated At least we know who isn't going to suffer Stockholm syndrome
Networks25 Feb 2023 | 21
Fujitsu to reveal terabit optical transport system at MWC
MWC Promises 6,000km without regeneration – cutting down on transponders
Networks24 Feb 2023 | 5
Mozilla says 80 percent of Google Play's app safety labels are inaccurate
Labelling scheme offers developers easy loopholes to play down personal info spreading
Networks24 Feb 2023 | 34
Europe to consult on making Big Tech pay for the networks it floods
Continental bloc also greases the skids to usher in the gigabit age in two or three years
Networks24 Feb 2023 | 32
Starlink performance sees a bump, and so do prices
Still not quite as fast as it was in the halcyon days of 2021
Networks23 Feb 2023 | 12
Vodafone tests waters with 5G Raspberry Pi base station
Prototype private network uses single board computer with software-defined radio circuit hardware
Networks22 Feb 2023 | 22
Starlink tempts users with $200 Global Roaming service
'Almost anywhere on land' ... that's a bold promise
Networks21 Feb 2023 | 15
Swedish network biz Ericsson chops 1,400 jobs at home
More to come in other country ops? Company talks of admins 'sweating assets' and slowdown in 5G network builds
Networks21 Feb 2023 | 10
Clumsy ships, one Chinese, sever submarine cables that connect Taiwanese islands
Vietnam has also struggled with four out of five cables in strife
Networks21 Feb 2023 | 32
Bracing for a digital torrent - will your campus network buckle under pressure?
How Huawei executes on its infrastructure vision to satisfy surging demands of cloud, IoT and AI
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Qualcomm claims to be 5G Advanced-ready with Snapdragon X75
Bog-standard 5G already old hat by 2024 apparently
Networks16 Feb 2023 | 4
Burn, backlog, burn: Cisco inferno clears away supply chain hassles
As rival Arista admits Meta and Microsoft now account for at least ten percent of its business
Networks16 Feb 2023 | 5
Legacy comms outfit Avaya returns to Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in
Networks15 Feb 2023 | 10
Lufthansa flights grounded by major IT snafu, 'construction work' blamed
Resilience, we've heard of it
Networks15 Feb 2023 | 28
US sanctions fail to stop Russia connecting with Cisco hardware
Grey market resellers provide backdoors into China, too
Networks15 Feb 2023 | 10
APNIC election sparks move for rapid rule changes to prevent council stacking
Some of the actors involved in AFRINIC's recent controversies want to reform Asia's regional registry
Networks15 Feb 2023 | 3
Not satisfied with Virgin Media and O2 merger, Liberty Global takes 5% Vodafone stake
Looks financially driven, says analyst, but don't rule out bigger moves in future
Networks14 Feb 2023 | 8
Europe begins deeper probe into Viasat, Inmarsat merger
How competitive will in-flight Wi-Fi be? Prices, quality among major headaches
Networks14 Feb 2023 | 6
Cheating carriers could cost web-starved Americans billions in subsidies
And the FCC ain't exactly helping, senators say
Networks09 Feb 2023 | 20
SpaceX cuts off Ukraine's 'offensive' Starlink use
Please, please, don't shoot down our satellites, Vlad
Networks09 Feb 2023 | 60
No more free love: Netflix expands account sharing restrictions
A 31-day limit on how long you can be away from your home IP address is included too
Networks09 Feb 2023 | 99
Classiq to school academia in quantum computing with help from Microsoft
No experience? Doesn't matter, companies claim
Networks09 Feb 2023 | 4
China to stop certifying fax machines, ISDN and frame relay kit
Modems and pagers soon to beep their last, ATM switches on the outer too
Networks08 Feb 2023 | 19
Big three cloud giants tighten grip as overall spending slows
The big get bigger
Networks07 Feb 2023 | 2
Microsoft is changing how it handles device diagnostic data to keep EU sweet
Data sovereignty – the Windows maker has heard of it
Networks06 Feb 2023 | 10
BT keeps the faith in 'like fury' fiber broadband buildout as revenues dip
Almost 10 million premises hooked up but cost-cutting campaign continues
Networks02 Feb 2023 | 44
Japan's NTT Docomo uses invisibility cloak tech to fix 5G reception
Giving windows a transmissive metasurface can improve coverage from a single base station
Networks01 Feb 2023 | 8
Counterfeit crud crooks crossed over to e-commerce during COVID
Piracy-as-a-service, 'bulletproof' ISPs, fake influencers, and big Chinese e-tailers turned a blind eye
Networks01 Feb 2023 | 3
White House pushes for total ban on US exports to Huawei
Beijing watching developments closely as death knell rings for company's foreign supply chain
Networks31 Jan 2023 | 15
BT in tests to beam down 5G coverage from the stratosphere
Bet is to use UAV to plug not-spots in mobile coverage with 150Mbps across 15,000 square km
Networks31 Jan 2023 | 49
WAN router IP address change blamed for global Microsoft 365 outage
Command line not vetted using full qualification process, says Redmond. We think it involved chewing gum somewhere
Networks30 Jan 2023 | 66
Aviation overhaul bill passes US House... for the third time
Maybe it'll be different this year as clamors of 'I told you so' accompany the proposal
Networks26 Jan 2023 | 16
Global network outage hits Microsoft: Azure, Teams, Outlook all down
Redmond rolls back network change after cloud services dip in sympathy with profits
Networks25 Jan 2023 | 114
IPv6 for Dummies: NSA pushes security manual on DoD admins
There's good advice here for any IT pro dealing with the transition
Networks25 Jan 2023 | 26
Ericsson's earnings slip as telcos rein in 5G spending
Oh, snap... next gen networks suddenly not a must-have in this economic climate
Networks20 Jan 2023 | 6
If your DNS queries LoOk liKE tHIs, it's not a ransom note, it's a security improvement
It’s not Google's plan. There’s no way it’s Google's plan. It was Google's plan
Networks19 Jan 2023 | 84
Twitter 2.0 signal boosts Taliban 2.0 through Blue subscriptions
Comment Well well well, if it isn't the consequences of your actions
Networks17 Jan 2023 | 131
SpaceX tells astronomers: Fine, we'll try to stop Starlink spoiling stargazing sessions
Agrees measures to prevent streaks of light across the night sky in time-lapse observations
Networks13 Jan 2023 | 50
Cisco warns it won't fix critical flaw in small business routers despite known exploit
Software support ended in 2021, so we’re relying on SMBs knowing how to block ports
Networks13 Jan 2023 | 42
EU plan to make big tech pay 'fair share' of telco fees reportedly weeks away
All traffic is equal but some traffic is more equal than others
Networks12 Jan 2023 | 30
FAA grounds all US departures after NOTAM goes down
Updated 'Damaged database file' blamed, no evidence of cyberattack found, as air travel chaos continues
Networks11 Jan 2023 | 55
FAA sets 2024 deadline for preventing 5G crash landings
US watchdog puts its foot down: Even a small possibility of interference means a fix is mandatory
Networks10 Jan 2023 | 11
Southwest Airlines blames IT breakdown for stranding holiday travelers
Have they tried turning it off and back on again?
Networks28 Dec 2022 | 77
TikTok confirms it tracked journalists' locations as part of leak investigation
As if you needed another reason to delete the app right now
Networks23 Dec 2022 | 32
Crypto craziness craps out – and about time too
Opinion Fintech, you're better than this. Time to concentrate on more helpful stuff
Networks23 Dec 2022 | 150
FTX CTO and Alameda Research CEO admit fraud, pair 'cooperating' with Feds
Samuel Bankman-Fried in FBI custody to face court 'as soon as possible'
Networks22 Dec 2022 | 57
Ukraine secures 10k more Starlink receivers with EU help
More cash will still be needed to maintain service come spring, says Ukrainian deputy PM
Networks21 Dec 2022 | 10
Oops. Cisco installed wrong firmware on some boxes and they report fake ‘severe faults’
DNA Center Appliances shipped since September may spoil Christmas with inaccurate reports of dead disks
Networks21 Dec 2022 | 10
Openreach offers more wholesale fiber discounts, rivals call foul
CityFibre seethes that move comes straight out of 'dominant operator ... playbook'
Networks19 Dec 2022 | 45
With pay strikes ending, BT merges divisions to save £100m in annual costs
A day after Openreach engineers overwhelmingly accept new compensation, telco says it will merge Enterprise and Global businesses
Networks16 Dec 2022 | 18
Ericsson sells Russian network support biz to local managers
Transfers group of employees to new owners, makes 400 other local staff redundant
Networks15 Dec 2022 | 7
European telco body looks into terahertz for future 6G comms
But the 'push to higher frequencies is driven by engineers, not end users,' says analyst
Networks15 Dec 2022 | 43
Arista offers up 800G switches to the data-hungry cloud gods
That's a lot of personal data and cat videos per second
Networks14 Dec 2022 |
Why did Microsoft just buy fiber optic cable company Lumenisity?
When every nanosecond of latency counts, improvements in the physical layer matter
Networks13 Dec 2022 | 41
Cisco closes in on debut of cloudy Nexus management service
Existing Nexus Dashboard to be recommended for sovereign clouds or air-gapped rigs
Networks12 Dec 2022 | 1
Greater London wing of comms union urges BT workers to reject pay offer
No backdated pay, no allowances, no substantial rises for all grades, 'we feel it falls falls way short of your expectations'
Networks09 Dec 2022 | 11
This is the best pay offer you'll get without more strikes, union tells BT workers
Tens of thousands of engineers and call center staff can vote on negotiated pay settlement on 15 December
Networks07 Dec 2022 | 29
Cisco unifies GUIs across security range
'Magnetic' design framework, already deployed in Meraki kit, will make it to other products in coming years
Networks07 Dec 2022 | 5
Lumen to double size of US network with six million extra miles of fiber
Big expansion of 400Gbps networking as it plays catch-up on speeds and feeds
Networks06 Dec 2022 | 7
SpaceX chases government cash with Starshield satellites
If Starshield smells like Space-BACN, that's because it probably is
Networks06 Dec 2022 | 13
Cisco wriggles out from $2 billion bill for ‘willful and egregious’ patent infringements
Supreme Court won’t revisit case after agreeing conflict of interest trumped tech
Networks06 Dec 2022 | 19
Startup raises $30 million for wireless power delivery system
Not the first company in the game to chase cable-free charging dragon
Networks05 Dec 2022 | 39
Twitter tries to lure brands back with spend-matching scheme
Spend $500k and we'll double your money, but please ignore the trolls
Networks02 Dec 2022 | 60
FCC gives SpaceX OK to launch 7.5k Gen2 Starlink satellites
Subject to conditions: offer only valid if you can get Starship off the ground
Networks02 Dec 2022 | 17
‘Mother of Internet’ Radia Perlman argues for centralized infrastructure
Inventor of the spanning tree protocol gets heretical about blockchain, crypto, and why the broken internet is a blessing in disguise
Networks02 Dec 2022 | 40
Norway has a month left until sun sets on its copper phone lines
Residents in westernmost municipality of Solund praise new mobile coverage, but others have been left behind
Networks01 Dec 2022 | 66
UK to test Starlink satellite broadband for those hard to reach areas
But why Elon Musk's satellite broadband biz and not govt-funded OneWeb?
Networks01 Dec 2022 | 26
Submarine cable damage brings internet pain to Asia, Africa
SEA-ME-WE-5 severed on land in Egypt
Networks30 Nov 2022 | 6
BT performs U-turn, agrees to up wages for 85% of UK staff
Cost of Living Pay Rise due in January, if unionised workers vote for it in consultative ballot
Networks29 Nov 2022 | 20
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