319 terabits – great Scott! Boffins in Japan speed along information superhighway at new world record
System compatible with existing infra. No you can't eat it now, kids, it's for later, for upcoming 5G backbone
19 Jul 2021 | 13
Networks
The lights go off, broadband drops out, the TV freezes … and nobody knows why (spooky music)
Something for the Weekend, Sir? It might be because technicians maintain an open-door policy
16 Jul 2021 | 103
IPv6 still 5–10 years away from mainstream use, but K8s networking and multi-cloud are now real
Gartner’s latest Hype Cycle for Enterprise Networking labels network observability and SDN vendor jargon
15 Jul 2021 | 60
SonicWall suggests people unplug their end-of-life gateways under 'active attack' by ransomware crims
Redeploy in circular filing cabinet if you cannot patch
15 Jul 2021 | 16
The coming of Wi-Fi 6 does not mean it's time to ditch your cabled LAN. Here's why
Feature There's a time and place for wireless tech, but it still can't compete
14 Jul 2021 | 136
Cellnex and CK Hutchison have just 5 days to prove mass mobile tower sell-off won't harm competition
Cellnex already 'largest' phone mast supplier, says UK regulator
14 Jul 2021 | 8
FCC finalizes $1.9bn compo deal for telcos forced to rip'n'replace Huawei, ZTE gear
'An unrealistic attempt to fix what isn’t broken', Big H mutters
14 Jul 2021 | 2
OK, you're paying data charges in the EU, but you can still roam free in, er, Iceland
Sandwiched between cheese and prawns in UK post-Brexit trade deal
09 Jul 2021 | 175
UK competition watchdog sniffing around Motorola profits after delay to replace company's Airwave service
Updated Blue-light radio network drags on, adding excess £1.2bn to telco's coffers
08 Jul 2021 | 8
Mobile carrier Telenor quits Myanmar, says coup makes doing business its way impossible
Firm tries to stand up for customers, human rights, sells to M1 and takes a bath
08 Jul 2021 |
BT and Communication Workers Union draw up 'principles' to guide future planning on pay and redundancies
Threat of national industrial ballot in May forced telco back around negotiating table
08 Jul 2021 | 5
Belgian boffins dump Starlink dish terminal's firmware, gain root access and a few ideas
Extra-terrestrial service probed
08 Jul 2021 | 15
Huawei hits the highway as Volkswagen signs to put 4G in 30 million vehicles
A sport of patent revenue comes in handy when faced with US sanctions and 5G bans
08 Jul 2021 | 4
Holistic cybersecurity governance yields resilient telco services in 5G world
Sponsored ZTE focuses on holistic security assurance to establish trust through transparency
07 Jul 2021 |
Things that needn't be said: Don't plonk a massive Starlink dish on the hood of your car
It's illegal
05 Jul 2021 | 34
Why won't you copper-ate? Openreach offers capped fibre line rental to wholesalers in bid to shift all that FTTP
Nation's broadband plumber increasingly desperate to ditch its copper network
01 Jul 2021 | 22
Openreach to UK businesses: Switch is about to hit the fan. Prepare for withdrawal of the copper-based phone network now or risk disruption
PSTN to be axed in 2025
01 Jul 2021 | 53
Financial watchdog says Google's clampdown on scam ads might not be enough to prevent stricter laws in Britain
That's tough talk – especially after the amazing reversal on £680k it spent on anti-fraud ads with search giant
30 Jun 2021 | 7
Rural Scotland, Wales to get £1bn from Shared Rural Network pot, promised huge gains in next four... years
Double-digit LTE coverage increases projected for low-population areas
29 Jun 2021 | 3
Yes, 5G means faster downloads to your phone – but that’s just the beginning
Sponsored Find out what 5G really means for your business with this video Q&A between ZTE's Zhang Jianpeng and El Reg's Simon Sharwood
28 Jun 2021 |
No BS*: BT is hooking up with OneWeb to tackle UK notspots
It's like an animal farm / That's the rural charm in the country
28 Jun 2021 | 14
Nvidia adds Arm support to its 5G kit, and a 16-core BlueField DPU to speed up edge, HPC
Mobile World Congress Uni of Edinburgh buys in with new supercomputer based on HGX platform
28 Jun 2021 | 2
UK cuts ribbon on OpenRAN security and resiliency testing hubs to make sure kit works with 5G infrastructure
SONIC the, er, edge... hog?
25 Jun 2021 | 6
What’s the big deal with service meshes? Think of them as SDN at Layer 7
Systems Approach A technical yet demystifying dive into networking tech you can’t avoid
25 Jun 2021 | 2
UK's Vodafone network runs trials on standalone 5G in London, Manchester and Cardiff
These are networks that are not dragged down by LTE core
24 Jun 2021 | 10
Russia spoofed AIS data to fake British warship's course days before Crimea guns showdown
Great powers clash while the rest of us sigh and tut at data feed meddling
24 Jun 2021 | 157
Treaty of Roam finally in ashes: O2 cracks, joins rivals, adds data roaming charges for heavy users in EU
Updated That's £3.50 per GB for anything over 25GB
24 Jun 2021 | 144
Stop. Look... Install Linux? The Reg solves Microsoft's latest Windows teaser
Going backwards to the future
24 Jun 2021 | 39
Samsung pushes out single console all-in-one RAN kit for cramped European markets
Smaller physical footprint to tempt carriers needing to build out 5G
23 Jun 2021 | 1
Nominet is back to 'the same old sh*t' says Public Benefit campaign chief as EGM actions grind to halt
Second public meeting threatened unless dot-UK registry plays ball
23 Jun 2021 | 38
Indian mega-corp Tata unveils surprise 5G networking business
Local carrier Airtel will adopt it — next comes world domination
23 Jun 2021 | 7
Dozens of Iranian media websites devoured by the Great Satan, apparently
Updated Anonymous US intelligence sources: Yes, we did it
22 Jun 2021 | 57
SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband constellation to achieve full global coverage by September, boss claims
Astronomers and amateur star gazers will be delighted
22 Jun 2021 | 12
Mind the gap(ing mouth): London's Underground to get ubiquitous mobile phone coverage
That's. Just. Great
22 Jun 2021 | 31
Post-lunch snooze plans dashed as the UK tests its Emergency Alerts... again
Maybe turn your phone off if you don't fancy a 'loud, siren-like noise'
22 Jun 2021 | 44
What's that hurtling down the Bifröst? Node-based network fun with Yggdrasil 0.4
Ragnarök and roll: Release Candidate boasts significant improvements on 0.3
21 Jun 2021 | 20
