Mobile World Congress kicks off in a little more than a week, and while most of the tech world might be anticipating…
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OpenDaylight unveils Helium, a new software release to replace Hydrogen
With the new Helium software, the OpenDaylight Project wants to make its version of software defined networking the de-facto standard for the tech industry.…
Read MorePeering, under the hood
The FCC's findings regarding "path specific," congestion problems comports quite closely with Verizon's version of what was going on in its dispute with Netflix.…
Read MorePaid peering is not a net neutrality issue but Level 3 wants to make it one
As one might expect, Level 3 isn't happy about paid peering and the power that ISPs have in the negotiating process. So it wants the FCC to make it a net neutrality issue.…
Read MoreThe future of broadband looks very much like cable TV. Here is why
As the internet giants and telecommunications providers collide, their business models are adapting. The next big battle ground may play out in how we buy gigabit broadband.…
Read MoreKeeping an eye on software-defined networking: what will it break, and how will it perform?
Software defined networking may not be mainstream, but when it does get deployed, how will we manage the new networks and ensure performance?…
Read MoreNetflix’s net neutrality jujitsu
This month, Netflix began offering streaming 3D content for the first time, along with something it calls "Super HD" video, which is says is superior to "full 1080p" video. The catch is that Netflix claims it can only deliver the new services to subscribers' whose ISPs have configured their network to interoperate with Netflix's own CDN due to the high bandwidth requirements of 3D and Super HD.…
Read MoreIBM and NEC team up to take on Cisco
IBM has teamed up with NEC to deliver an OpenFlow-based controller-and-switch combo that tries to find the sweet spot in software-defined networking between expensive, proprietary gear from Cisco or Juniper and the brand-new, open-sourced stuff that startups and webscale companies are peddling.…
Read MoreWorld IPv6 switch-over event scheduled for June 6
The Internet Society is organizing a pow wow of big ISPs, web companies and networking equipment providers on June 6 to ceremonially bury the world’s current Internet protocol, IPv4, and permanently implement its successor, IPv6.…
Read MoreGetting to a gigabit. How Sonic.net will take on caps, residents and AT&T in San Francisco
San Francisco is slated to get a gigabit fiber network in the coming five years, with the construction on the network to begin next year if Sonic.net gets the permits it needs to begin the build out. But those permits are far from certain.…
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