Coppers shutter the world’s largest malware network
Published in News


Stole $5.9bn

Coppers from all over the world have fingered the collar of a global malware network which stole $5.9bn (£4.65bn) and is linked to other crime.

Google scales network capacity
Published in Network
Friday, 26 August 2022 10:10

Google scales network capacity


It is all done with magic mirrors you know

Google has scaled its network capacity from over one petabit per second to beyond six petabits per second mostly thanks to a technique which involves bouncing optical signals off mirrors to redirect traffic.

MIT searches for cause of network jitters
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Monday, 22 August 2022 11:37

MIT searches for cause of network jitters


Key algorithms to control "congestion" delays are "deeply unfair

A new study finds that many key algorithms designed to control "congestion" delays on computer networks "are prove deeply unfair, letting some users hog all the bandwidth while others get essentially nothing."

Cisco comes up with network predictive technology
Published in Network


Your router is going to meet a tall dark stranger with a Russian accent

Cisco has released technology that it says can predict issues on enterprise networks before they happen to help prevent problems and increase reliability.

British bloke gets broadband using wet string
Published in News
Thursday, 14 December 2017 11:39

British bloke gets broadband using wet string


Who needs Cat 5 ?

A UK ISP techie has managed to set up broadband cables using just wet string.

Swedish Ericsson returns to networks
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 27 June 2017 11:56

Swedish Ericsson returns to networks


New business is borked 


Swedish outfit Ericsson has given up on getting more clients beyond the telecoms industry to refocus on selling networks to mobile phone companies.

Orange sued over fibre optic network coverage
Published in News


Rival wanted a bigger share


French telecom operator Orange has revealed that the rival roast beef-eating telecom group SFR was suing it.

Cloudflare is protecting hate sites
Published in News
Friday, 05 May 2017 12:59

Cloudflare is protecting hate sites


Investigative hacks find pirates are not the only ones protected


Cloudflare is one of the most popular web platforms for hate sites, according to a site dedicated to investigative journalism.

Netgear gives users 130TB of storage
Published in News
Friday, 06 January 2017 21:39

Netgear gives users 130TB of storage


A lot of VR content to be stored

Netgear is equipping users for next generation storage demands.  Faster than ever before, and providing users with the with five levels of unrivaled data protection, 10 Gigabit copper Ethernet (10GbE) network interface on selected models, and expandable storage capacity.

Quanta vies for least secure router title
Published in Network
Thursday, 07 April 2016 13:41

Quanta vies for least secure router title


Has 20 flaws

Quanta appears to be hoping to win the title for creating the world’s least secure routers.