The last mile's at risk in our hostile environment. Let’s go the extra mile to fix it Opinion The web doesn’t work ‘cos the vandals used a candle Networks18 Mar 2024 | 60
FCC ups broadband benchmark speeds, says rural areas still underserved Previous goals were 25Mbps download and a paltry 3Mbps for upload ... and some places don't even have that Networks15 Mar 2024 | 49
We talk to W3C board vice-chair Robin Berjon about the InterPlanetary File System Interview The decentralized web is alive and well despite Web3 financial scheming Networks15 Mar 2024 | 8
UK minister tells telcos to share telegraph poles if they can't lay cable underground The NIMBYs are fed up, and it's an election year Networks15 Mar 2024 | 51
Telegram eyes IPO as user numbers close in on 1 billion Chat app chaps may even turn a profit this year Networks12 Mar 2024 | 23
Attacks on UK fiber networks mount: Operators beg govt to step in Some simply chop cables in ducts, others pour in petrol and set 'the whole lot alight' Networks12 Mar 2024 | 158
Cisco is a fashion retailer now, with a spring collection to prove it Promises quarterly lookbooks of branded tat, powered by branded kit Offbeat12 Mar 2024 | 19
Reddit wants to raise $748M with IPO, sets value at $6.4B... and it has yet to turn a profit Time to start spamming those reposts: Top users are getting early access to 1.76 million shares Networks11 Mar 2024 | 17
FCC: April is last month for Affordable Connectivity Program payments US broadband customers prepare for the great disconnection Networks05 Mar 2024 | 8
World-plus-dog booted out of Facebook, Instagram, Threads Updated Millions of Meta addicts suddenly cried out in terror and were silenced Networks05 Mar 2024 | 61
Synopsys unleashes Ethernet on steroids with 1.6T blueprint to turbocharge AI training Design aims to sate the bandwidth hunger of next-gen networks Networks04 Mar 2024 |
Health system network turned out to be a house of cards – Cisco cards, that is who, me? Pride came before a fall for techie who thought he knew it all Networks04 Mar 2024 | 57
Sandvine put on America's export no-fly list after Egypt used network tech for spying Canadian network box maker floats in denial CSO27 Feb 2024 | 11
HPE boss Neri bags 15% pay hike in 2023 as targets ticked CEO-to-grunt pay ratio now 300:1 as wider workforce gets 4.4% more than year earlier On-Prem27 Feb 2024 | 2
Underwater cables in Red Sea damaged months after Houthis 'threatened' to do just that Yemeni rebels thought to lack the ability to damage submarine cables, but here we are Off-Prem27 Feb 2024 | 100
AT&T's apology for Thursday's outage should stretch to a cup of coffee Check your service level agreements to make sure you'll at least get a slice of cake when your vendor goes down Networks26 Feb 2024 | 13
Network APIs provide fast route to 5G application success How Network as Code could give developers access to intelligent 5G infrastructure and speedier ROI Sponsored Feature
Security is hard because it has to be right all the time? Yeah, like everything else Systems Approach It takes only one bottleneck or single point of failure to ruin your week CSO25 Feb 2024 | 28
Juniper sued over HPE buyout after allegedly ginning up execs' wallets Material information withheld from shareholders, it's claimed Networks23 Feb 2024 | 10
Nokia brainwave turns cell towers into cash cows with backup batteries Lower operator energy costs or sell power back to grid for $$$ Networks22 Feb 2024 | 28
How to run an LLM on your PC, not in the cloud, in less than 10 minutes Hands On Cut through the hype, keep your data private, find out what all the fuss is about
TrueNAS CORE 13 is the end of the FreeBSD version Debian-based TrueNAS SCALE is the future primary focus
Filipino police free hundreds of slaves toiling in romance scam operation 875 workers liberated after falling for promises of lucrative work, nine arrested
Yes, I did just crash that critical app. And you should thank me for having done so Who, Me? Quick thinking turned poor judgement into genius proactivity
In the rush to build AI apps, please, please don't leave security behind Feature Supply-chain attacks are definitely possible and could lead to data theft, system hijacking, and more
Microsoft promises Copilot will be a 'moneymaker' in the long term Exec tells investors to 'temper' expectations as mission to convince customers of price tag continues
Infosec teams must be allowed to fail, argues Gartner But failing to recover from incidents is unforgivable because 'adrenalin does not scale'
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with Eye-of-Sauron camera Wherever you go, whatever you do, your phone is watching
ChatGPT side-channel attack has easy fix: Token obfuscation Infosec in brief Also: Roblox-themed infostealer on the prowl, telco insider pleads guilty to swapping SIMs, and some crit vulns
The last mile's at risk in our hostile environment. Let’s go the extra mile to fix it Opinion The web doesn’t work ‘cos the vandals used a candle
Americans wake to widespread AT&T cellular outages Final update Telco battles to fix busted connectivity as other carriers feel the effects Networks22 Feb 2024 | 81
EU wants to make undersea internet cables more resilient Threat to data means submarine infrastructures should get status of 'highest possible national significance' Networks22 Feb 2024 | 24
C-suite execs not immune to downsizing drama at Cisco Maria Martinez, chief operating officer, is out after role was 'eliminated' Networks21 Feb 2024 | 5
Microsoft retires Azure IoT Central retirement announcement And fails to clear up end-of-life debacle Networks21 Feb 2024 | 8
Virgin Media to stand up rival network operator to BT Openreach NetCo hoping to eat some of the pie by opening network plumbing to ISPs Networks19 Feb 2024 | 31
Japan's Rakuten plans satellite cell service across its islands from 2026 Launch delays persist, but test space-based voice calls work Networks16 Feb 2024 | 2
Out with the old, in with the new as 100 Starlink satellites take atmospheric exit SpaceX doing some spring cleaning to deal with aging models before they fail Networks15 Feb 2024 | 50
Cisco cuts 5% of workforce amid cautious enterprise spending $800M charge facing network giant as customers work way through existing inventory Networks15 Feb 2024 | 2
WTF is 'deployment phasing'? One reason Cisco revenue just went backwards, is what Splunk deal may close early, but AI is a way off turning into a money fountain. Meanwhile, Cisco waits for you to finish projects Networks15 Feb 2024 | 6
Just one bad packet can bring down a vulnerable DNS server thanks to DNSSEC Updated 'You don't have to do more than that to disconnect an entire network' El Reg told as patches emerge Patches13 Feb 2024 | 15
Biden admin keeps O-RAN dream alive with $42M funding for R&D facility AT&T, Verizon leading new initiative to finally commercialize OpenRAN technology, sans timeline Networks13 Feb 2024 | 2
Cloudflare defeats another patent troll with crowd-sourced prior-art army The bounty payouts may be high, but Project Jengo doesn't miss Networks12 Feb 2024 | 23
Cisco wields axe again as results season swings around In an industry addicted to job cuts, 34,000 staff roles vanished in first six weeks of 2024 Networks12 Feb 2024 | 2
Ukraine claims Russian military is using Starlink Musk: No terminals have been sold to Russia 'to the best of our knowledge' Networks12 Feb 2024 | 128
250 million-plus reserved IPv4 addresses could be released – but the internet isn’t built to use them Comment A new chapter in the long saga of the 240/4 block is being written. If you want more and cheaper IPv4, maybe you should help Networks09 Feb 2024 | 156
5G network slicing finally shown to be more than pipe dream Telcos demonstrate configuration in action at research facility. Now to find customers that want to buy one Networks08 Feb 2024 | 13
Cisco, Nvidia expand collab to push Ethernet into AI clusters InfiniBand dominates in GPU-boosted servers while Big E gains steam Networks08 Feb 2024 |
AMD crams five compute architectures onto a single board What an Arm-ful of x86, Vega graphics, XDNA AI, and FPGA circuitry Systems07 Feb 2024 | 6
America's broadband bill subsidy runs out of money and halts enrollments Program that gets the hard-up online needs money by May Public Sector06 Feb 2024 | 11
The retail edge needs resilient IT Putting compact servers inside stores can help to harness the power of analytcs and AI Commissioned
Techie climbed a mountain only be told not to touch the kit on top On Call Twelve very cold hours and many miles after being told to ignore the power button, guess what happened? Networks02 Feb 2024 | 145
Netgear hauls Huawei to court over Wi-Fi patent spat Router maker claims Chinese giant refuses to license on reasonable terms Networks01 Feb 2024 | 16
How not to write about network security – and I'm speaking from experience Systems Approach At least it's no longer an afterthought Networks01 Feb 2024 | 20
Zen Internet warns customers of an impending IP address change Updated As if by magic, multiple IPv4s may be reduced to just one Networks31 Jan 2024 | 114
GPS interference now a major flight safety concern for airline industry You're wrong to think that jammin' was a thing of the past Networks29 Jan 2024 | 72
ICANN proposes creating .INTERNAL domain to do the same job as 192.168.x.x The plan is to keep the world at bay by never recording it in the DNS root – like many already do with a subdomain for an intranet Networks29 Jan 2024 | 142
UK merger of Vodafone and Three in competition watchdog's crosshairs Union claims corporate greed behind alliance, firms claim it is about helping customers Networks26 Jan 2024 | 23
Virgin Media comes top of the flops for customer complaints Clean sweep across broadband, landline, and pay TV Networks26 Jan 2024 | 37
Telco giants show it's tough selling 5G kit right now Ericsson straps in for rough year, while Nokia bets on recovery in second half Networks25 Jan 2024 | 12
Musk lashes out at Biden administration over rural broadband Claims FCC's justification for ditching Starlink 'utterly false' Networks23 Jan 2024 | 63
David Mills, the internet's Father Time, dies at 85 Obituary Creator of the Network Time Protocol that holds the internet together Networks23 Jan 2024 | 35
BT to spell out contract price hikes in pounds and pence Updated None of this inflation-linked percentage nonsense, says Ofcom Networks17 Jan 2024 | 27
John Deere tractors get connectivity boost with Starlink deal SpaceX gets chance to prove the FCC was wrong for rejecting its $885m rural broadband subsidy bid Networks16 Jan 2024 | 29
CDW settles in lawsuit with rival reseller over Cisco sales Updated Meanwhile pending case from Cisco accuses Dexon of selling counterfeit kit Networks15 Jan 2024 | 1
Google to lay Asia-Pacific to South America undersea cable Humboldt cable to zoom from Chile to Australia through the South Pacific Networks12 Jan 2024 | 10
Adios, dead zones: Starlink relays SMS in space for unmodified phones on Earth Now you'll never have an excuse for missing that weekend work text or call Networks12 Jan 2024 | 58
Next BT CEO Allison Kirkby takes the wheel from next month Jansen can let someone else worry about nationwide fiber rollout now Networks10 Jan 2024 | 3
Official: Hewlett Packard Enterprise wants to swallow Juniper Networks in $14B deal Monopoly watchdogs permitting Networks10 Jan 2024 | 21
CEO of chat tech plumber Twilio is leaving the building 'Tech visionary and pioneer' replaced by former comms president, as company faces pressure from activist investors Networks09 Jan 2024 | 3
Wireless priesthood begins blessing Wi-Fi 7 hardware CES A little more speed and less latency Networks09 Jan 2024 | 14
Need to plug in an EV? BT Group kicks off cabinet update pilot Old BT green boxes to be repurposed Networks08 Jan 2024 | 209
Turbo-charging the WLAN with Wi-Fi 7 New Huawei AP designed to boost speed, access and efficiency in campus wireless networks Sponsored Feature
Huawei finally gives up on US schmoozing efforts So long, and thanks for all the sanctions as PR and government relations teams decamp Networks05 Jan 2024 | 41
Tech support done bad sure makes it hard to do tech support good On Call Read the manual, they said. If only they'd said it about the right manual Networks05 Jan 2024 | 42
SpaceX sends first direct-to-cell Starlinks to orbit It's like a cell tower... in spaaaaace Networks03 Jan 2024 | 14
BT misses deadline for removing Huawei from network core Former British state telco claims only tiny percentage of voice and data traffic passes over kit Networks02 Jan 2024 | 26
NAT, ATM, decentralized search – and other outrageous opinions from the 1990s Systems Approach The predictions that turned out correct ... and the ones we wished were right Networks29 Dec 2023 | 58
Is it time for 6G already? Traffic analysis says yep Comment 5G networks won't have the capacity to cope by end of the decade Networks29 Dec 2023 | 134
Cisco goes Christmas shopping, buys Cilium project originator Isovalent Switchzilla likes what eBPF does for multicloud networking and security Networks22 Dec 2023 | 13
NASA makes purrrr-fect deep space transmission of cat vid Tabby footage crosses millions of miles and was still faster than most folks' home broadband Networks20 Dec 2023 | 18
UK officials caught napping ahead of 2G and 3G doomsday Parking meters and trash collection face disruption as networks switch off Networks20 Dec 2023 | 86
Internet's deep-level architects slam US, UK, Europe for pushing device-side scanning Someone needs to think of the children ... and the consequences of breaking encryption and trashing privacy Networks19 Dec 2023 | 59
Apple pops blue bubbles of Beeper Mini's iMessage service again Anticompetitive ... or simply keeping iDevice users nice and safe? Networks18 Dec 2023 | 39
SpaceX cleared to test satellite phone service via Starlink Low Earth orbit cell ops will help remote region get services Networks15 Dec 2023 | 6
You don't get what you don't pay for, but nobody is paid enough to be abused On Call And it's priceless when that abuse is shown to be unreasonable Networks15 Dec 2023 | 194
Unite the union claims Vodafone and Three merger is about 'corporate greed' Flags up potential job cuts, price hikes, and national security issues Networks14 Dec 2023 | 26
FCC really, truly won't give SpaceX nearly a billion bucks for Starlink rural broadband Updated You Musk be joking, says legal veep Networks14 Dec 2023 | 69
FCC reminds US mobile carriers that customer data needs to be protected Telcos schooled on how to combat SIM swapping and port-out fraud Networks13 Dec 2023 | 5
Cloudflare dishes up the stats on internet traffic in 2023 Web's growing, Google's gloating, and US bots are roaming Networks13 Dec 2023 | 9
Ofcom proposes ban on UK telcos making 'inflation-linked' price hikes mid-contract And it's not just inflation... it's inflation plus an additional percentage, it turns out Networks12 Dec 2023 | 118
Android iMessage app Beeper releases working update of blue-bubbled tool Dev claims to have fixed 'issue that caused messages not to be sent or received' Networks12 Dec 2023 | 27
How hard is your network really, comms watchdog asks telcos Ofcom opens consultation on resilience requirements... power backup for mobile networks, anyone? Networks11 Dec 2023 | 14
UK mulls next-gen satellite subsidies for Brit companies Almost £100M in handouts available for LEO connectivity projects Networks11 Dec 2023 | 16
What's the golden age of online services? Well, now doesn't suck Yearning for the pre-web internet can be misplaced... it certainly wasn't user-friendly Networks08 Dec 2023 | 86
Openreach hits halfway mark in quest to hook up 25M premises with fiber broadband 12.5 million teased with speedy internet, only 4 million take the bait Networks08 Dec 2023 | 69
Cisco's cloud network push will tie licensing change to generational product refreshes Bundled support has already come to Catalyst – but don't bother asking how it works Networks08 Dec 2023 | 6
Cisco delivers a powerup to its switches for small and medium biz Catalyst 1200 and 1300 keep perpetual licenses, PoE and stackability Networks07 Dec 2023 | 3
Government and the latest tech don't mix, says UK civil servant of £11B ESN mess Opinion Public sector might want to 'wait a bit' before buying into bleeding edge, Sir Matthew Rycroft muses Networks05 Dec 2023 | 37
Bank boss hated IT, loved the beach, was clueless about ports and politeness On Call At the dawn of the dialup age, making a connection could be complicated Networks01 Dec 2023 | 187
Time to take action: Google's inactive account purge begins Friday You should've received an email if you're affected, but here's a reminder just in case Networks29 Nov 2023 | 8
Activist Investor Elliott calls for a management reboot at Crown Castle Urges US cell tower giant to reverse 'value-destructive strategy' Networks28 Nov 2023 | 14
Brits turn off Twitter, although teens and tweens keen on generative AI Bing grows but Google remains top dog, according to Ofcom report Networks28 Nov 2023 | 92
China lobs tech demo into orbit for People's Republic version of Starlink Another mega-constellation incoming Networks24 Nov 2023 | 3
India's space gatekeepers pick Eutelsat OneWeb to provide satellite broadband Bharti Enterprises-backed outfit beats Kuiper and Starlink Networks24 Nov 2023 | 1
Cisco whips up modded switch to secure Ukraine grid against Russian cyberattacks GPS-jamming tactics were doing much more than simply scrambling missile guidance systems Networks22 Nov 2023 | 13
Nvidia intros the 'SuperNIC' – it's like a SmartNIC, DPU or IPU, but more super If you're doing AI but would rather not do InfiniBand, this NIC is for you Networks21 Nov 2023 | 6
Net privacy wars will be with us always. Let's set some rules Opinion Size matters, and what you do with it. But keep it safe Networks20 Nov 2023 | 29
Why have just one firewall when you can fire all the walls? Who, Me? 'Support monkey' turned network isolation job into a banana skin Networks20 Nov 2023 | 88
Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites nail online orders from orbit Late-stage capitalism ... in spaaace Networks17 Nov 2023 | 22