Networking

Image: Nova Labs It was only a matter of time before crypto and wireless service collided. On Tuesday, Nova Labs, the company behind the Helium crowdsourced network that provides connectivity for random IoT devices, announced a five-year deal with wireless carrier T-Mobile.  The partnership will allow anyone who subscribes to ...

Apple I connect to a lot of different networks. At home, I have three different LANs to choose from, which I use depending on my needs. For example, I have a general-purpose network and one that I use for the deployment of containers and the like.  For the general-purpose network, ...

Hybrid workplaces may offer more flexibility, but Singapore employees highlight a need for everyone to have equal opportunities to contribute during hybrid meetings. These interactions also have spawned habits such as replying email and using social media while others are speaking.  Some 54% of white-collar workers in the country said ...

Microsoft Two years ago, Microsoft launched its Azure Space initiative, focused on making Azure a strong player in the space- and satellite-connectivity cloud market. On Sept. 14, timed with World Satellite Business Week, company officials outlined how they plan to expand Microsoft’s portfolio of satellite connectivity. Officials said Wednesday that ...

iStockphoto/Getty Images High-performance network software maker Arista Networks today unveiled what it describes as next-generation cloud-grade routing. The logic behind this is that routing needs to evolve to meet the demands of the cloud. The concept is certainly sound because networks now do much more than simply connect branch offices ...

Two men who helped build Cisco Systems into the internet networking giant it is today – John Chambers and Pankaj Patel – have re-teamed to form Nile, a startup that promptly aims to disrupt their ex-mothership, Cisco. Both execs left the iconic company six years ago. Their new Santa Clara, ...

ArtemisDiana/Getty Networking that carries all of our video streams, social communications, e-commerce, and personal data has become more complicated than 10 years of tangled kudzu vine for administrators to install and maintain. Between wide-area networks, hybrid clouds, network edge, telcos, cable providers, and satellites, this is fast becoming a genuine ...

The interest in private 4G/5G connectivity is at an all-time high. Almost every IT leader I talk to about the future of their business network has it on the roadmap.  Private 4G or 5G refers to a mobile cellular network that is technically the same as a public 4G/5G network ...

“There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.” That phrase has actually been around since the days of Old West saloons. If you bought a drink, the saloon would provide you with a free lunch. There was a catch, of course. The lunches were so salty that patrons wound ...

Image: iStock/SasinParaksa Increasingly, organizations are collecting data and processing it in a distributed fashion — think of the growing use of warehouse robotics, or the growing number of intelligent features in cars.  To handle all of this dispersed data, companies need to leverage edge services — data management and processing ...