China requires any new domestic Wi-Fi kit to support IPv6 and run it by default Beijing set big targets for next-gen networks, but adoption stats suggest it's falling short Networks17 Oct 2023 | 13
Tell me Huawei: Chinese giant wants to know what made EU label it high security risk Files official complaint as it battles to keep market share Networks16 Oct 2023 | 57
Ericsson sues Lenovo over 5G patents, accuses it of stalling talks Swedish company claims Moto parent is violating its FRAND commitment Networks16 Oct 2023 | 3
Starlink starts advertising Direct to Cell satellite phone service as coming in '2024' Slated to work with existing 4G phones, though space rivals still trying to shoot it down Networks12 Oct 2023 | 24
Cilium leaves incubator, gets the nod from Cloud Native Computing Foundation eBPF project jumps from 'just a network plugin' moves to begin wide adoption Networks12 Oct 2023 | 3
Brit competition regulator will make or break Vodafone and Three union Interested parties invited to speak now or forever hold your peace Networks12 Oct 2023 | 45
EU consultation on future telecoms cools on having big tech pay for network builds €1.5 trillion needed in the next five years – some to turf Huawei – and nobody's quite sure where to find it Networks12 Oct 2023 | 11
APNIC close to completing delegation of its final /8 IPv4 block Asian internet registry still has 5M 32-bit addresses from different sources – or practically infinite IPv6s Networks11 Oct 2023 | 8
Vodafone to fast-track Arm-based OpenRAN for mobile networks Working with Ampere and others in modular approach Networks10 Oct 2023 | 5
Net neutrality meets opposition in US, while Europe mulls charges for Big Tech Republican senators claim move will never survive judges' scrutiny Networks09 Oct 2023 | 20
Juniper makes 440 redundant to pursue better margins Not even AI offers a lot of upside right now Networks06 Oct 2023 |
Amazon to launch first Project Kuiper internet satellites Bezos rocket biz not involved this time – now that's a blue origin Networks05 Oct 2023 | 2
Airwave a 'license to print money' on legacy blue-light comms contract Updated Profits and revenue increase for Motorola subsidiary challenging regulator price cap ruling Networks04 Oct 2023 | 11
DISH must pay for bungled orbit change in landmark space debris penalty FCC wants $150K after EchoStar-7 missed its orbital graveyard Networks03 Oct 2023 | 10
Huawei's UK tech eviction reportedly caused Sky to fall on mobile customers Whatever the cause, MNVO customers not happy Networks29 Sep 2023 | 43
Search for phone signal caused oil spill, say Japanese investigators Skipper caught on tape saying 'What have I done? My career is gone' after crashing into coral reef after a couple of whiskeys Networks29 Sep 2023 | 41
Israel and Italy have cheapest mobile data out of 237 countries Some in globe pay just $0.02 per GB, others rinsed for $43.75 Networks28 Sep 2023 | 42
FCC plans to restore net neutrality rules tossed out under Trump Discriminatory handling of data and paid internet fast lanes could again be disallowed Networks26 Sep 2023 | 29
Switch to hit the fan as BT begins prep ahead of analog phone sunset Vows it won't 'proactively' shift folks who only use a landline or have no mobile signal Networks26 Sep 2023 | 205
The home Wi-Fi upgrade we never asked for is coming. The one we need is not Column 46Gbps to our sofas. At last, freedom from the nightmare of a mere 9.6 Networks25 Sep 2023 | 139
How TCP's congestion control saved the internet Systems Approach We guess it's OK it did Networks24 Sep 2023 | 48
Vodafone claims first space-based 5G phone call – no modifications needed The roaming charges must be out of this world Networks21 Sep 2023 | 13
EE touts next-gen broadband Smart Hub with Wi-Fi 7 for 2024 Sure to lure in a few in the WFH crowd ... but no pricing yet Networks21 Sep 2023 | 20
UK Online Safety Bill to become law – and encryption busting clause is still there Admits it's 'not technically feasible' ... but with no promise not to invoke it Networks20 Sep 2023 | 91
Starlink speeds ahead in the satellite race but rivals aren't starstruck just yet Download rates stabilize after influx of users dragged on service Networks19 Sep 2023 | 13
BT confirms it's switching off 3G in UK from Jan next year Time to retire that Nokia N97 at last? Networks19 Sep 2023 | 123
Irish watchdog fines TikTok €345M for mishandling kids' data Tok is Tiking for app to bring processing into compliance within 3 months Networks15 Sep 2023 | 6
Google outlines Outline SDK: Censorship, geo-block-beating tool to drop into apps Well, when it's finished, anyway Networks14 Sep 2023 | 3
How's this for X-ray specs? Wi-Fi can read through walls... if the letters are solid objects No, miscreants won't be able to use it to read secret printed docs Networks13 Sep 2023 | 12
Ransomware fiends pounce on Cisco VPN brute-force zero-day flaw No patch yet – but you've got strong creds and MFA enabled anyway, yeah? Networks08 Sep 2023 | 6
22 million Brits suffer broadband outage blues and are paying a premium for it Southampton top for connectivity flops, says Uswitch research Networks08 Sep 2023 | 71
Bombshell biography: Fearing nuclear war, Musk blocked Starlink to stymie Ukraine attack on Russia Updated Exploding drone subs 'lost connectivity, washed ashore harmlessly' Networks07 Sep 2023 | 332
Vodafone and Amazon shoot for the stars while Kuiper satellites remain grounded Bezo birds to provide a mobile backhaul. When they finally launch Networks05 Sep 2023 | 4
The only thing launched for Amazon's Project Kuiper is a lawsuit Updated Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk... not the bestest of buddies? Networks04 Sep 2023 | 15
IT needs more brains, so why is it being such a zombie about getting them? Opinion Open-book exams aren’t nearly open enough Networks04 Sep 2023 | 116
Intel shows off 8-core, 528-thread processor with 1TB/s of co-packaged optics Hot Chips 'Embarrassingly parallel' protoype baked for DARPA to play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon at massive scale Networks01 Sep 2023 | 16
USENET, the OG social network, rises again like a text-only phoenix Alive and still quite vigorous considering its age Networks30 Aug 2023 | 122
UK air traffic woes caused by 'invalid flight plan data' Former BA boss slams resilience, says explanation 'doesn't stand up from what I know of the system' Networks30 Aug 2023 | 139
AMD on the edge: Stripped down Siena Epycs teased Hot Chips Hopes cool-running Zen cores can socket to Intel's Xeon-D – maybe with a smaller socket Networks29 Aug 2023 | 4
Aerial cable tangles are still being strung up, but carriers are slowly burying the problem 'Sky spaghetti' remains on the menu for Asian carriers, and tourists Networks28 Aug 2023 | 46
Profits just keep rolling in at T-Mobile US. So only thing to do is axe 5,000 workers From Un-carrier to Un-employed Networks25 Aug 2023 | 29
We'll show you our patents if you show us yours, say Huawei and Ericsson Analysts reckon extension of 2016 deal will be good for industry – as long there are no gotchas Networks25 Aug 2023 | 12
Getting meshy: BAE scores £89m deal with MoD to build new battlefield network It'll replace the old one, also built by BAE, on a very tight schedule: The old junk's due to be ripped out in 2026 Networks25 Aug 2023 | 17
UN cybercrime treaty risks becoming a 'global surveillance pact' Diplomats debate Russia-backed rules on what can be said online Networks24 Aug 2023 | 17
SpaceX, T-Mobile US phone service will interfere with ours, claims rival 5G mobile and satellite operator accuses Musk firm of making 'elementary errors' in its calculations Networks23 Aug 2023 | 16
Want tech cred? Learn how to email like a pro Feature Distinguish tech pros from tech poseurs with this one weird trick Networks23 Aug 2023 | 186
Pentagon dumps $1.5B more into military sat network that's already slipping behind One might say this program is truly up in the air Networks22 Aug 2023 | 4
ICANN warns UN may sideline tech community from future internet governance 'We built this thing and now you don't want to hear from us – WTF?' is the gist of it Networks22 Aug 2023 | 55
Biden to bolster boondocks broadband with a billion bonus bucks (barely) ISPs in 22 states and Marshall Islands get to split nine-figure pot Networks22 Aug 2023 | 20
South Korea's biggest mobile telco says 5G has failed to deliver on its promise Inflated expectations and an underdeveloped ecosystem have led to consumer disappointment Networks21 Aug 2023 | 36
Germany to cut Huawei from networks 'irrespective of costs' What a difference four years makes Networks18 Aug 2023 | 32
ISP's ads 'misleadingly implied' existence of 6G, says watchdog Biz says folks know the difference between fixed and mobile broadband. Do they, though, asks ASA Networks17 Aug 2023 | 49
Cisco close to clearing the backlog of hardware orders a certain virus caused Subscriptions and software surge – just the way boss Chuck Robbins planned Networks17 Aug 2023 | 1
Why securing East-West network traffic is so important – and how it can be done Systems Approach You don't want to hand your datacenter over to an intruder quite so easily Networks16 Aug 2023 | 15
Viasat probe into ailing $700M satellite casts shadow over Q1 results 'We understand the risks involved in space systems, and have insurance' Networks10 Aug 2023 | 1
NASA to test potential 400Mbps laser link for Mars High bandwidth comms experiment to fly with Psyche asteroid mission in October Networks10 Aug 2023 | 12
Deutsche Bahn stands to lose €400M if it has to do Huawei with Chinese kit Telcos also due to get it in the neck unless the government pays up Networks05 Aug 2023 | 39
Canada's Telus to shed 6K workers as profits plunge 61% Big cheese asks if anyone wants to take early retirement? Networks04 Aug 2023 | 10
Telecom giants dial up the heat on suppliers: It's not you, it's your CO2 Tackling sneaky Scope 3 emissions with 'best practices' and a 'climate lens' Networks04 Aug 2023 | 6
Virgin Media O2 offers plug-in 5G network in a box Hefty box said to be 'slightly larger than a carry-on' – but likely not for budget flyers Networks02 Aug 2023 | 11