Networking

In depth: Unified communications still fragmented

Unified communications (UC) technology has garnered a fair amount of attention, much of it due to vendors touting their UC offerings as the answer to problems workers have keeping in touch with colleagues, business partners and customers in a highly frenetic, increasingly mobile business world.

By Bob Violino | 16 May, 2012 21:07

Tags: software, roi, networking, it strategy, it management, applications

What enterprise mobile apps can learn from mobile games

Enterprise mobile apps are shifting from small, narrowly task-oriented programs to larger, more complex ones. To design them well, enterprise developers can learn a lot from a surprising source: mobile games.

By John Cox | 15 May, 2012 01:31

Tags: wireless, rim, networking, Mobile Development, mobile apps, Marmalade, enterprise mobility

Hold the phone: retailers eye payments via smartphone

An emerging technology called Near Field Communication will soon give new meaning to the phrase "tapped out."

By Maria Korolov | 26 March, 2012 22:26

Tags: near-field communications, networking, wireless

Hackers target IPv6

If your IPv6 strategy is to delay implementation as long as you can, you still must address IPv6 security concerns right now.

By Susan Perschke | 28 November, 2011 22:32

Tags: IPv6, LAN & WAN, Panic, security

Future world: Today, the Internet - tomorrow, the Internet of Things?

Embedded in the heel of his shoe was an early example of the Internet of Things -- but Andrew Duncan didn't know it at the time.

By Lamont Wood | 10 November, 2011 02:22

Tags: email, internet, Internet of Things

Home Wi-Fi networks the next target for cyber crime: Layer 10

Wi-Fi may be the networking method of choice among apartment blocks cropping up in increased numbers in Australia’s major cities, however increased reliance on wireless internet is resulting in more security risks, according to Layer 10 Consulting.

By Hamish Barwick | 07 April, 2011 10:43

Tags: AusCERT 2011, cyber crime, layer 10, NBN, spectrum, Wi-Fi networks

Four technologies for faster broadband in 2011

A number of different technologies are being developed or improved to offer higher speeds for fixed and mobile broadband networks, as operators are preparing to compete with each other and carry video traffic in 3D and at higher resolutions, which is expected to happen in the coming year.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 08 December, 2010 03:14

Tags: 3g, alcatel-lucent, broadband, Carriers, DSL, Ericsson, Huawei Technologies, mobile, networking, Nokia Siemens Networks, Telecommunication, T-Mobile USA, Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless

Will 2010 be the year of IPv6?

Will IPv6 finally arrive stateside in 2010? That's the question U.S. ISPs and network equipment vendors are asking themselves after seeing a rise in IPv6 activity during the last six months of 2009.

By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 17 December, 2009 09:13

Tags: IPv6

Companies, lawmakers tell US FCC to dump net neutrality

As the U.S. Federal Communications Commission moves toward developing formal net neutrality rules, some U.S. lawmakers and telecom-related companies have told the agency that new regulations will cause more problems than they're worth.

By Grant Gross | 16 October, 2009 06:47

Tags: fcc, net neutrality

On the road: Testing wireless voice and data on the highways

Marc Lefevre is the up-to-date, real-life equivalent of the "Can you hear me now?" guy from the Verizon Wireless TV ads that grew popular in 2004.

By Matt Hamblen | 08 September, 2009 08:14

Tags: verizon, wireless

The Wacky World of WiFi

In honor of the 802.11n WiFi standard getting close to arriving after wandering through the desert for 40 years, let's look at wireless. Our focus today is on helping you WiFi better, even if it means doing less WiFi.

By James E. Gaskin | 03 September, 2009 02:58

Tags: 802.11n, networking, wi-fi

Who says the router can't be sexy?

Technology vendors have often been on the cutting-edge of technology innovation, but the same can't always be said of their design. Manufacturers have more often been concerned about what's inside the box, devoting less time and resources to the look and feel of the box itself.

By Jeff Jedras | 12 August, 2009 04:24

Tags: Cisco, Linksys, networking, routers

Telstra stifling broadband growth for the last 15 years: Austar CEO

Telstra’s stake in the Foxtel pay television network has been a major inhibitor to the growth of broadband in Australia according to John Porter, CEO at pay television provider Austar.

By Tim Lohman | 03 August, 2009 12:13

Tags: Austar, foxtel, national broadband network, NBN, Telstra

10 ways your voice and data can be spied on

Attackers seeking to do harm or mischief to networks work with an ever expanding arsenal of tools that sometimes seem to be the stuff of spy fiction, but they are all too real.

By Tim Greene | 28 July, 2009 06:04

Tags: network security

How much longer are you going to hang onto that Ethernet cable?

As more enterprises deploy wall-to-wall Wi-Fi, they're finding end users voting with their network interface cards: given a choice, they go with wireless rather than wired access.

By John Cox | 23 July, 2009 15:01

Tags: networking, wi-fi, wlan

The 10 dumbest mistakes network managers make

When you look at the worst corporate security breaches, it's clear that network managers keep making the same mistakes over and over again, and that many of these mistakes are easy to avoid.

By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 06 July, 2009 14:37

Tags: networking, network security, verizon

FAQ: What's going on with Nortel?

With Nokia Siemens bidding on Nortel's wireless business and Avaya rumored to be grabbing up its enterprise gear, it is all but inevitable that the rest of company will be broken up and sold off in pieces, which raises questions. Here are some of them and the answers.

By Tim Greene | 25 June, 2009 07:58

Tags: Avaya, Nokia Siemens, nortel

Bill would limit broadband fees based on use

A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would require large broadband providers to get permission from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission before rolling out broadband subscription fees based on bandwidth use.

By Grant Gross | 18 June, 2009 06:48

Tags: broadband

The Internet sky really is falling

Many folks are familiar with the modeling we've done over the past few years highlighting the fact that Internet demand is outstripping capacity, specifically access capacity. The findings were, to put it mildly, controversial: We've been called everything from carrier shills to nut-jobs. (No, the research wasn't sponsored. And we never claimed your fillings were receiving extraterrestrial radio signals).

By Johna Till Johnson | 07 May, 2009 08:30

Tags: bandwidth, IPv6

The 5 best router and switch features you never use

It's been said that Microsoft Word users only exploit 10% of the software's capabilities.

By Jim Duffy | 01 April, 2009 07:06

Tags: 802.1X, IPv6, networking

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