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Amazon is opening a new Quantum Networking Research Center

Anushe Fawaz — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:12:02 +0000

Amazon is opening the AWS Center for Quantum Networking for developing technologies relating to Quantum Computing and Networks for enhanced global communications with privacy and security. Read more...

Necklaces intended to "protect" wearers from 5G have been found to be radioactive

Moshe Jacobs — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 19:56:01 +0000

The Dutch Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection is advising against the use of anti-5G necklaces and accessories due to the possible risk of health issues in the long-term. Read more...

Samsung and TPG complete their 5G vRAN trial to offer access to competitive connection speeds

Fiza Ali — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 17:18:01 +0000

Samsung and TPG Telecom have completed their first 5G vRAN trial that was first announced on the 7th of July, 2021, and powered by the tech giant's latest 5G Compact Macro and vRAN solution. Read more...

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News Staff — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 15:46:01 +0000

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Intel shows promising progress and key advances in integrated photonics for data centers

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 20:00:09 +0000

In the path towards improving data flow and networking in data centers, Intel showed off key advances like the tight coupling of CMOS technologies with photonics and miniature micro-ring modulators. Read more...

Maximizing Uptime, Performance, and Availability of U.S. Government Networks

News Staff — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:46:01 +0000

To protect services and even save lives, government agencies must be vigilant about the reliability, availability and performance of their underlying digital infrastructure. But how? Read more...

Ofcom will ban UK networks from selling locked phones

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:40:01 +0000

UK communications regulator Ofcom has announced that mobile network companies will no longer be able to sell phones locked to their network. The rule will go into effect in December 2021. Read more...

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News Staff — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:46:01 +0000

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Kentik Network Service Provider Solution Overview - free Product Overview

News Staff — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 18:46:01 +0000

Kentik uses large scale data collection, correlation & machine learning, to deliver real-time insights and workflows that make network teams more efficient. Get the free overview to learn more. Read more...

Cisco increasing its contributions to half a billion dollars to combat racism and COVID-19

Ather Fawaz — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 05:08:01 +0000

The California giant will be increasing its ongoing commitment to social responsibility programs to combat racism and further mitigate the effects of the economic downturn caused by COVID-19. Read more...

Huawei bags eight awards, including five Grand Awards at Interop Tokyo 2020

Ather Fawaz — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 07:50:01 +0000

The company showcased 14 projects at the Interop Tokyo 2020 conference. With these, the Chinese tech giant bagged a total of eight awards, out of which five were the coveted Grand Awards. Read more...

D-Link's new $299.99 Covr AC3900 Whole Home Wi-Fi System is now available

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 00:44:02 +0000

If you were looking for a new wireless system for your home that can cover up to 6,000 square feet, D-Link's latest solution might be for you. The Covr AC3900 is available for $299.99. Read more...

Samsung reaches important milestone on the path to commercial 5G

Paul Hill — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 16:04:01 +0000

Samsung Electronics has made an important step on the road to 5G with the commercial readiness of a 5G RF Integrated Circuit. With MWC coming up we should hear more news from the company about 5G. Read more...

Interview: Wire CEO talks to us about the messaging service's history, future, and potential

Matt Brown — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 09:02:01 +0000

We were given the opportunity to sit down with Wire CEO, Jonathan Christensen and discuss the reasoning behind Wire's existence, and how it looks to shape the future of online communications. Read more...

Mobile networks dismiss UK government's 'national roaming' plan

Andy Weir — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 10:59:17 +0000

The UK government has proposed a 'national roaming' plan, to allow mobile users to switch to rival networks in areas with limited coverage, but leading carriers have dismissed the idea as unworkable. Read more...

‘National roaming' proposal to give UK phone users access to all networks

Andy Weir — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 09:12:56 +0000

The UK government is considering a proposal that could force carriers to allow users of rival networks to use their signal, as part of plans to improve nationwide mobile coverage. Read more...

U.K. networks report weak iPhone 5c pre-orders, well below expectations

Andy Weir — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:48:03 +0000

Sources at three of the U.K.'s major networks reveal that pre-orders for the colourful iPhone 5c have been disappointing, with one indicating that demand has been "60-70% less" than had been expected. Read more...

Networks already sold on Blackberry 10

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:04:19 +0000

RIM want to start the New Year strongly with the release of latest Blackberry 10 handsets. And now RIM has support and confirmed availability from the major UK networks planning to stock the devices. Read more...

4G signal could hit digital television signal in the UK

Paul Ferson — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:34:07 +0000

4G-LTE in the UK could cause significant problems for digital television signals in the next year, due to the spectrum potentially knocking some sets offline if they're close to a 4G base station. Read more...

AT&T tops poll for worst coverage in low-reception areas

Paul Ferson — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:37:44 +0000

After Time published its list of the poorest cities for cell reception in the USA, it was found that AT&T manages to take gold in the prize nobody wants to win, offering the weakest service of all. Read more...

Britons spend more than six billion on phone contracts annually

Paul Ferson — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:20:57 +0000

A new study suggests that British people spend more than six billion pounds annually on phone contracts, with more than two-thirds of that being spent on overpriced contracts. Read more...

Half of employees would sell work passwords for a few bucks

Andy Weir — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:57:00 +0000

A survey finds that just under half of employees would have no problem selling their work login details for a paltry sum, with many placing a far higher value on their personal Facebook passwords. Read more...

iMessage and others took a $13.9bn bite out of carrier profits

Tyler Holman — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:25:07 +0000

According to a new study, new messaging platforms like Apple's iMessage and RIM's BlackBerry Messenger are taking a huge bite out carrier profits by cannibalizing traditional text messaging. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: The many waves of Wi-Fi

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:29:00 +0000

Wi-Fi is used by countless people worldwide, and is an integral part to a wireless lifestyle. In this Trivia Tuesday I look at the history of Wi-Fi as well as interesting Wi-Fi facts and tidbits Read more...

Editorial: The film industry is asking for piracy

Tyler Holman — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:09:53 +0000

The film industry is breeding pirates. By sticking to their ways, they're turning consumers into pirates, and they blame everyone but themselves. It's time for them to join us in the modern world. Read more...

Microsoft pushing operators to open up Skype access in UK

Andy Weir — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:10:27 +0000

As the UK's communications regulator criticises mobile operators for 'stifling innovation' in blocking access to VoIP services, Skype plans to lean more heavily on carriers to open up their networks. Read more...

iPhone dev team confirm 3G iPhone unlocked for all networks

Tom Warren — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:23:18 +0000

The unofficial iPhone dev team have confirmed moments ago that they have completed an iPhone 3G unlock and are currently packaging a user-friendly application with the simplicity that you see in other applications from the... Read more...

BlackBerry PDF flaw exposes corporate networks

Tom Warren — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:56:49 +0000

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is warning businesses to disable the function which allows a BlackBerry to read PDF files until it can issue an update, after a security flaw was found in the company's... Read more...

Google mulls next moves on U.S. wireless networks

Tom Warren — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:32:50 +0000

Google Inc confirmed on Thursday it had been an active bidder in recent U.S. auctions for licenses to create a national wireless network and that it will weigh in as regulators set new rules. In... Read more...

Microsoft Partners with Top Social Networks

Tom Warren — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:05:22 +0000

Today Microsoft is announcing some significant developments to the Windows Live platform that demonstrate Microsoft's commitment to data portability and giving users a choice of how to use and control their information. John Richards, Director... Read more...

Arbor to acquire Ellacoya Networks

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:45:25 +0000

Consolidation in security keeps on coming, with Arbor Networks stepping up to the plate with plans to acquire Ellacoya Networks. Arbor, which announced a definitive agreement to acquire Ellacoya on Thursday, is looking to boost... Read more...

Steal This Film 2 hits File Sharing Networks

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:25:34 +0000

Steal This Film 1, which was downloaded nearly 3 million times, has now been succeeded officially (as the sequel premiered and was ironically leaked last month) by none other than Steal This Film 2. By... Read more...

Facebook opens platform to other social networks

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:25:45 +0000

Online social network site Facebook has opened up its developer platform to other social networking sites, with rival site Bebo the first major rival to implement the platform. The move comes in response to criticism... Read more...

The obstacles to next-gen networks

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:23:05 +0000

Broadband has been a huge success in the UK with more than half of all UK homes with a connection, at an average speed of four megabits a second (Mbps). But there are fears that... Read more...

Sprint and Clearwire Abandon Plans to Join WiMax Networks

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:19:28 +0000

Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. announced today they have canceled their plan to combine the high-speed wireless networks they are building. The two companies originally announced the agreement this July, but were unable to... Read more...

Consumers can soon stream cable TV over home networks, DRM

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:57:14 +0000

CableLabs has announced its approval of a new streaming protocol called DTCP-IP (Digital Transmission Copy Protection), allowing consumers to stream cable TV programming across their home networks for viewing on devices that aren't attached to... Read more...

Will ISPs begin to filter their networks for illicit music?

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:01:47 +0000

They might after a ruling in Belgium, where the local ISP, Scarlet (which was once part of Tiscali) has been given six months to begin filtering out infringing peer-to-peer content on its network. The court... Read more...

Teach XP and Vista to play nice on networks

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 15 May 2007 13:49:21 +0000

On small office and home office networks, Windows XP and Windows Vista cooperate about as well as cats and dogs. But you can teach them to get along. When you combine Windows XP and Windows... Read more...

'Surge' in hijacked PC networks

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:32:19 +0000

The number of computers hijacked by malicious hackers to send out spam and viruses has grown almost 30% in the last year, according to a survey. More than six million computers world wide are now... Read more...

AT&T to spend $750M for new networks and services in '07

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:18:34 +0000

AT&T Incorporated announced it will invest more than $750 million this year (86% more than last year) in 200 initiatives for its global network infrastructure and retail and wholesale IP services. The program includes the... Read more...