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Charter won't pay out $7b after cable installer murdered woman. Just $1b instead

Well, assuming the US ISP doesn't win its appeal

Networks21 Sep 2022 | 10

BT CEO orders staff: Back to the office or risk 'disciplinary action'

Exclusive '3 together, 2 wherever' policy incoming. 'We've lost that deep connection' says boss

Networks21 Sep 2022 | 164

Musk says Starlink will ask for exemption to US sanctions on Iran

Violence flares amid internet blackouts after woman dies in police custody

Networks20 Sep 2022 | 31

Letter to FCC: Why are US carriers locking handsets to networks?

'If someone else puts a lock on a thing that you own, and doesn't give you the key, it's not for your benefit'

Networks20 Sep 2022 | 50

Internet Society recommends development of Solar-System-scale routing framework

Needs to be autonomous, interoperable, and capable of scaling to 100,000 nodes

Networks20 Sep 2022 | 26

Cisco SMB revolution: selling hardware with no subscription required

In Cisco's world this makes a $125 Wi-Fi AP 'easier to buy' – maybe easier than its own Meraki kit?

Networks19 Sep 2022 | 9

Former Reg vulture takes on Nominet – by running for board seat

After extensive coverage of .uk missteps, Kieren McCarthy now vows to fix registry from the inside

Networks16 Sep 2022 | 27

Testing of Starlink internet under way in Antarctica

Bandwidth-starved researchers rejoice

Networks15 Sep 2022 | 12

Former Cisco boss launches upstart to rattle old employer's cage

John Chambers' Nile wants to remove humans from network management

Networks15 Sep 2022 | 17

Remember when Microsoft was going to put Azure in space? It's still trying

'Cloud connectivity' hits different this time

Networks14 Sep 2022 | 4

FCC Commissioner demands review of Starlink rural broadband subsidies

Withdrawal of SpaceX's $885.5m award a 'drastic action' – but Musk wouldn't want subsidy anyway, right?

Networks13 Sep 2022 | 32

India’s Supreme Court demands government detail internet shutdown rules

There may not be any, which is the point of the lawsuit

Networks13 Sep 2022 | 7

Elon Musk claims SpaceX was in talks with Apple on iPhone 14 satellite services

Apple went with Globalstar for Emergency SOS feature, but such comments suggest a direction of travel

Networks09 Sep 2022 | 49

Switch and router sales surge, with 200/400 gigabit Ethernet kit growing fastest

Clouds are buying plenty, but there's lots of product left for the rest of us – outside Russia

Networks09 Sep 2022 | 4

Intel, Broadcom show off interoperable Wi-Fi 7 kit

For those who reckon we'll make it out of 2022 alive and into 2024

Networks09 Sep 2022 | 1

NTT Docomo claims first 5G network with both sub-6 GHz and mmWave

Handsets with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 platform should be able to take full advantage

Networks08 Sep 2022 | 4

OVHcloud opens up Bring Your Own IP service for IPv4 failover

Anyone planning to migrate to IPv6 then? Bueller?

Networks07 Sep 2022 | 4

Japan's NTT claims it's built 1.2Tbit/s optical comms that sip power

Cloud and 5G mean the world needs beefier backbones and NTT thinks this could build them

Networks07 Sep 2022 | 6

G7 countries beat UK in worldwide broadband speed test again

All except Italy, that is

Networks06 Sep 2022 | 65

OneWeb takes $229m hit from satellites not returned by Russia

Launch postponements also a part of the writeoff as company pins hopes on SpaceX

Networks05 Sep 2022 | 31

Microsoft changes the way it certifies network cards for Windows Server

Increased ‘configuration not supported’ heartbreak sparks move

Networks02 Sep 2022 | 7

FCC awards $800m for rural broadband development

Illinois, Arizona and Iowa are the big winners in connection plan

Networks01 Sep 2022 | 7

Left-wing campaign group throws weight behind BT strikes

Enough is Enough crew tells telecom CEO to 'pay up'

Networks31 Aug 2022 | 95

What are Nvidia and AMD doing getting involved with SmartNICs and VMware?

VMware Explore A gentle primer on these chip giants' accelerators – and your essential guide to the conference so far

Networks31 Aug 2022 | 1

US court backs FCC decision to let SpaceX fly Starlink sats at lower altitudes

Judges just didn't buy Viasat's in-orbit prang fears

Networks30 Aug 2022 | 15

AMD smartNICs to meld ASICs, FPGAs, Arm cores

Hot Chips Why choose one when you can use them all?

Networks27 Aug 2022 | 7

T-Mobile US and SpaceX hope to deliver phone service from space

Companies claim 'no modifications .. required' on ordinary cellphones, but analyst says Starlink has 'no authorization to deploy v2 satellites'

Networks26 Aug 2022 | 47

The internet's edge routers are all so different. What if we unified them with software?

Systems Approach Wouldn't it be nice to have the features you want, rather than accept whatever's bundled by suppliers

Networks26 Aug 2022 | 33

DeFi credit scores: Coming soon to a blockchain near you

Tension between anonymity and identity in web3 is being tested as firms seek a way to control rampant fraud

Networks25 Aug 2022 | 12

How Google uses mirrors to dynamically reconfigure its networks

Tiny electromechanical units bounce traffic down different fibers

Networks24 Aug 2022 | 15

Huawei CEO reportedly puts company in survival mode

Ren Zhengfei warns tough economic times mean it’s time to focus on profit and quality

Networks24 Aug 2022 | 7

UK government will not step in over Altice’s growing stake in BT

Telco billionaire purchase A-OK from national security standpoint, apparently, but will he buy up more?

Networks23 Aug 2022 | 11

W3C's planned transition to HTTPS stymied by legacy laggards

Timing for plan to redirect HTTP requests now indeterminate to allow for further feedback

Networks22 Aug 2022 | 39

Network congestion algorithms have design flaw, says MIT

In the battle between bandwidth, latency, and starvation, we'll always be choosing two

Networks22 Aug 2022 | 22

Tencent lines up to deploy Broadcom's co-packaged optical switches

A faster 51.2Tbit/sec co-packaged switch is also in the works

Networks22 Aug 2022 | 2

Interconnect innovation key to satiating soaring demand for fiber capacity

Traffic is growing 30 percent every year, there's no reason to believe that'll change, BT's Andrew Lord argues

Networks20 Aug 2022 | 24

DIY 5G specialist FreedomFi acquired by Nova Labs

Aiming to make Helium the standard for decentralized networks

Networks18 Aug 2022 | 1

Broadcom challenges Nvidia's Spectrum-4 with 51.2T switch silicon

Double the bandwidth of previous gen and 6x reduction in power consumption

Networks16 Aug 2022 | 1

After suffering $1b subsidy snub, Starlink lands $2m US Air Force deal

Always look on the bright (oh God, they are so bright) side of life

Networks16 Aug 2022 | 7

AWS takes a shot at the private 5G network

Well, more like 4G LTE right now, and you'll probably need someone to put up the radio

Networks12 Aug 2022 | 1

BT union announces 48-hour strike action in protest over pay

26,000 engineers and call center operators to down tools again this month

Networks12 Aug 2022 | 12

'I wonder what this cable does': How to tell thicknet from a thickhead

On Call Termin-what? Why can't I connect directly to the network

Networks12 Aug 2022 | 124

SmartNICs to make up 38% of network market by 2026

Dell'Oro sees traditional NICs being displaced for most hyperscale cloud infrastructure

Networks11 Aug 2022 | 5

FCC decides against giving Starlink $1b in rural broadband subsidies

Even those within the agency puzzled by the SpaceX decision when 'we have the technology to improve lives now'

Networks11 Aug 2022 | 23

BT wins networking contract for UK nuclear site Sellafield

Paving the way for the role of AI in the future of nuclear waste processing

Networks11 Aug 2022 | 14

BT union wants pay dispute talks with telco's largest shareholders

The game of corporate poker continues but CWU may find investors more interested in dividends

Networks10 Aug 2022 | 45

Beijing blitz of crypto promotions and marketing underway

Cyberspace Administration of China closes accounts and removes to 'rectify the chaos'

Networks09 Aug 2022 | 3

BT demos 4-carrier 5G aggregation – on a live network

Telco promises uplift in capacity and speed once deployed

Networks09 Aug 2022 | 11

Yeah, we'll just take that first network handshake. What could possibly go wrong?

Who, Me? Almost taking the fall for another person's mistake

Networks08 Aug 2022 | 93

South Korea's lunar orbiter launches and phones home happily

Moon probe will play BTS to test space internet. Also for fun

Networks05 Aug 2022 | 31

Why you should start paying attention to CXL now

The next server you buy will support it, but what's it good for?

Networks04 Aug 2022 | 19

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UN's ITU election may spell the end of our open internet

Cisco asks shareholders to vote against global tax transparency

Consolidation looms for UK broadband providers

European carriers again call for Big Tech to fund network builds

US to relax restrictions for tech companies in Iran

Starlink broadband speeds slow as subscriber numbers grow

BT's emergency call handlers will join pay strikes

Federal agencies buying Americans' internet data challenged by US senators

Satellite operators want option to exceed deorbiting rules

Charter won't pay out $7b after cable installer murdered woman. Just $1b instead

BT CEO orders staff: Back to the office or risk 'disciplinary action'

Musk says Starlink will ask for exemption to US sanctions on Iran

Letter to FCC: Why are US carriers locking handsets to networks?

Internet Society recommends development of Solar-System-scale routing framework

Cisco SMB revolution: selling hardware with no subscription required

Former Reg vulture takes on Nominet – by running for board seat

Testing of Starlink internet under way in Antarctica

Former Cisco boss launches upstart to rattle old employer's cage

Remember when Microsoft was going to put Azure in space? It's still trying

FCC Commissioner demands review of Starlink rural broadband subsidies

India’s Supreme Court demands government detail internet shutdown rules

Elon Musk claims SpaceX was in talks with Apple on iPhone 14 satellite services

Switch and router sales surge, with 200/400 gigabit Ethernet kit growing fastest

Intel, Broadcom show off interoperable Wi-Fi 7 kit

NTT Docomo claims first 5G network with both sub-6 GHz and mmWave

OVHcloud opens up Bring Your Own IP service for IPv4 failover

Japan's NTT claims it's built 1.2Tbit/s optical comms that sip power

G7 countries beat UK in worldwide broadband speed test again

OneWeb takes $229m hit from satellites not returned by Russia

Microsoft changes the way it certifies network cards for Windows Server

FCC awards $800m for rural broadband development

Left-wing campaign group throws weight behind BT strikes

What are Nvidia and AMD doing getting involved with SmartNICs and VMware?

US court backs FCC decision to let SpaceX fly Starlink sats at lower altitudes

AMD smartNICs to meld ASICs, FPGAs, Arm cores

T-Mobile US and SpaceX hope to deliver phone service from space

The internet's edge routers are all so different. What if we unified them with software?

DeFi credit scores: Coming soon to a blockchain near you

How Google uses mirrors to dynamically reconfigure its networks

Huawei CEO reportedly puts company in survival mode

UK government will not step in over Altice’s growing stake in BT

W3C's planned transition to HTTPS stymied by legacy laggards

Network congestion algorithms have design flaw, says MIT

Tencent lines up to deploy Broadcom's co-packaged optical switches

Interconnect innovation key to satiating soaring demand for fiber capacity

DIY 5G specialist FreedomFi acquired by Nova Labs

Broadcom challenges Nvidia's Spectrum-4 with 51.2T switch silicon

After suffering $1b subsidy snub, Starlink lands $2m US Air Force deal

AWS takes a shot at the private 5G network

BT union announces 48-hour strike action in protest over pay

'I wonder what this cable does': How to tell thicknet from a thickhead

SmartNICs to make up 38% of network market by 2026

FCC decides against giving Starlink $1b in rural broadband subsidies

BT wins networking contract for UK nuclear site Sellafield

BT union wants pay dispute talks with telco's largest shareholders

Beijing blitz of crypto promotions and marketing underway

BT demos 4-carrier 5G aggregation – on a live network

Yeah, we'll just take that first network handshake. What could possibly go wrong?

South Korea's lunar orbiter launches and phones home happily

Why you should start paying attention to CXL now

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