AT&T’s news yesterday that it wanted to shut down its circuit switched network is a big moment in telecommunications — and could be a big deal to consumers, even if they have already ditched their landlines. Here’s why it matters. Read more »
The internet has changed the world, boosted the economic fortunes of many and disrupted entire industries. And it has done so despite an interconnection model that’s built on verbal agreements with no contracts and no money changing hands. And governments should just leave it alone. Read more »
Thanks to more traffic that can be sent via CDNs and cached at the edge, the shape of the Internet is changing. Instead of data traveling back and forth over long-haul pipes, today’s Internet looks like streams of data flowing to reservoirs at the edge. Read more »