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Local area networks and wide area networks, Modern Media

Rogers pledges $10 billion in network improvements

July 28, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

Rogers Communications said it will spend to spend CA$10 billion (US$7.78 billion) over the next three years to avoid another outage like the one that took out services across Canada in early July. The company plans to leverage advances in […]


Networks & Systems

What We Can Learn About Tomorrow’s Tech From Today’s Mainframes

July 27, 2022

Via: No Jitter

We’ve all read the stories; the mainframe is doomed. FedEx has announced its sunset of the final 20% of its mainframes by 2024, and surely other companies will follow suit. The data center is doomed too. “Cloud-first” means that every […]


Internet, Modern Media

Pardon the PON: How passive optical networks may solve the last mile conundrum (Reader Forum)

July 12, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

The term “last mile” typically evokes images of exhausted marathon runners somehow finding their second wind to stumble across the finish line. It’s the last expulsion of energy required to finish the race, and while the elite can do it, […]


Local area networks and wide area networks, Modern Media

Canadian telco Rogers suffers second major outage in two years

July 11, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

Canadian telco Rogers Communications suffered a major outage Friday that hobbled Internet, mobile, and even emergency services for millions of customers throughout the country. The company was able to restore service for most of its customers on Saturday, a day […]


Broadcast, Modern Media

SLASH Partners with Soundscape VR for Virtual Reality Concert

June 28, 2022

Via: Broadcast Beat

Groove Science Studios, creator of the longest-running virtual reality music platform Soundscape VR (SVR), announces the addition of SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS “LIVE AT STUDIOS 60” to its Magic Mirror Musical Metaverse. Starting today, music fans can […]


Networks & Systems

Research: Consumers believe in the metaverse, but challenges must be addressed (Reader Forum)

June 2, 2022

Via: RCR Wireless News

We’re entering an era of significant change. But do we have the right “mashup” of devices, services and networks to make it work? Just like the iPhone turned the internet into a mobile experience, the metaverse will disrupt the internet […]


Local area networks and wide area networks, Modern Media

Understanding The Hazards of a Converged Internet Edge

April 14, 2022

Via: No Jitter

Enterprises and their users are facing a host of security challenges, from phishing attacks to risks from unsecured Wi-Fi. And now we’re even seeing Internet edge implementations add security risks. Below I’ll discuss the two approaches for building a secured […]


Editorial

Why We Need a Post-Pandemic Connectivity Boost

January 14, 2022

Via: Natalie Dunn

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that connectivity is essential for citizens, businesses, and institutions across the world. These two last years meant rebuilding in a digital environment, as the world became accustomed to a health crisis. The pandemic brought to […]


News

Intinor appoints Lina Zackrisson as its new CEO

October 11, 2021

Via: Broadcast Beat

Intinor, Sweden’s leading developer of products and solutions for high-quality video over internet, today announces that its Board of Directors has appointed Lina Zackrisson as the new CEO. Zackrisson will take up her new role in January 2022, replacing co-founder […]


Editorial

How and Why Is Russia Trying to Cut Itself from Global Internet

September 28, 2021

Via: Natalie Dunn

One piece of news that went almost unnoticed recently is that Russia is taking a major step in cyberwar preparations, successfully testing RuNet, the Russian Sovereign Internet, by disconnecting from the global internet. In June and July, Russia successfully tested […]


Regulations

Where Will Infrastructure Bill Take Telecom Industry?

August 17, 2021

Via: No Jitter

Focusing on enterprise communications, I don’t usually address topics involving the regulatory aspects of our business. Further, it has been my experience that IT pros are generally wary of communications services providers, looking at them more in terms of a […]


Internet, Modern Media

Verizon bullish on continued Fios strength, FWA prospects

June 16, 2021

Via: Fierce Telecom News

Verizon CFO Matt Ellis expressed confidence the company’s Fios business would continue to grow, despite a rapidly changing competitive landscape. Speaking during a Credit Suisse investor conference, Ellis noted its Fios customer base at the end of Q1 2021 was […]


Internet, Modern Media

Cogent: Covid-19 uncertainty still impacting revenue

February 25, 2021

Via: Fierce Telecom News

Cogent Communications posted modest increases in off-net and on-net services revenue during the fourth quarter of 2020, though company executives acknowledged Cogent’s revenue growth is still being impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. In its quarterly report issued this morning, Cogent announced […]


Local area networks and wide area networks, Modern Media

America Movil to acquire 5G frequencies in LatAm markets: CEO

February 11, 2021

Via: RCR Wireless News

Mexican telecom group America Movil plans to invest about $8 billion this year to boost its network infrastructure and acquire additional 5G spectrum in new markets, the company’s CEO Daniel Hajj said during a conference call with investors. Hajj said […]


Internet, Modern Media

Matrox Introduces KVM Control over Internet

February 11, 2021

Via: Broadcast Beat

Matrox® Video today announces KVM-over-internet support with its Matrox Extio™ 3 IP KVM extenders. This new mode of operation allows organizations to expand work-from-home remote programs by enabling off-site employees with secure access to their powerful workstations and specialized equipment. […]


Internet, Modern Media

The Changing Edge: How Challenges in 2020 are Driving Change in 2021

December 29, 2020

Via: Telecom Ramblings

In 2020, we observed the impact of the global health situation on cloud-based computing and demands for edge connectivity. A study conducted by PWC states that in the first quarter of 2020, cloud spending rose 37% to $29 billion. In […]


Internet, Modern Media

Charter doubles up internet starting speed to 200 Mbps

December 18, 2020

Via: Fierce Telecom News

After posting robust broadband subscriber adds this year, Charter isn’t giving its competitors much breathing room. Charter has doubled the starting download speed of its Spectrum Internet tier from 100 Mbps to 200 Mbps across 17 U.S. markets. The faster […]


Networks & Systems

An apples-to-apples 5G comparison? It’s complicated

November 11, 2020

Via: RCR Wireless News

5G may be a single technology, but the spectrum that each mobile network operator uses to deploy its 5G makes a significant difference in the performance and user experience under the umbrella of “5G”. It’s hard to make an apples-to-apples […]


News

More Tuesday Bytes: Seaborn, RETN, Epsilon, Bluebird

October 20, 2020

Via: Telecom Ramblings

Seaborn has launched services on AMX-1 with some help from Infinera. They have deployed Infinera’s XT Series platform on the cable between the Jacksonville and Rio de Janeiro, complementing their Seabras-1 system and giving them a roadmap to 800G. Seaborn […]


Networks & Systems

Masergy tees-up two SD-WAN options for WFH employees

October 13, 2020

Via: Fierce Telecom News

With the backdrop of more companies keeping their employees at home for work, Masergy is serving up SD-WAN-based “work from anywhere solutions.” The new work-from-home (WFH) offerings come in two flavors and are part of the company’s Managed Secure SD-WAN […]