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Patrick Nelson was editor and publisher of the music industry trade publication Producer Report and has written for a number of technology blogs. Nelson wrote the cult-classic novel Sprawlism.
The opinions expressed in this blog are those of Patrick Nelson and do not necessarily represent those of IDG Communications, Inc., its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies.
Data centers should sell spare UPS capacity to the grid
Distributed Energy is gaining traction, providing an opportunity for data centers to sell excess power in data center UPS batteries to the grid.
Self-learning sensor chips won’t need networks
Scientists working on new, machine-learning networks aim to embed everything needed for artificial intelligence (AI) onto a processor, eliminating the need to transfer data to the cloud or computers.
Satellite-based internet possible by year-end, says SpaceX
Amazon, Tesla-associated SpaceX and OneWeb are emerging as just some of the potential suppliers of a new kind of data-friendly satellite internet service that could bring broadband IoT connectivity to most places on Earth.
Edge-based caching and blockchain-nodes speed up data transmission
Using a combination of edge-based data caches and blockchain-like distributed networks, Bluzelle claims it can significantly speed up the delivery of data across the globe.
Will 5G be the first carbon-neutral network?
Increased energy consumption in new wireless networks could become ecologically unsustainable. Engineers think they have solutions that apply to 5G networks, but all is not certain.
The first step toward ultra-high-speed Wi-Fi: a laser-radio transmitter
Laser-driven radio transmitters will generate microwave signals that could be considerably faster than today's traditional radio frequency wireless signals.
Revolutionary data compression technique could slash compute costs
A new form of data compression, called Zippads, will create faster computer programs that could drastically lower the costs of computing.
How data storage will shift to blockchain
Move over cloud and traditional in-house enterprise data center storage, distributed storage based on blockchain may be arriving imminently.
'Fiber-in-air' 5G network research gets funding
A consortium of tech companies and universities plan to aggressively investigate the exploitation of D-Band to develop a new variant of 5G infrastructure.
Anti-lasers could give us perfect antennas, greater data capacity
Anti-lasers get close to providing a 100% efficient signal channel for data, creating more capacity for ever-increasing data demands.
Running LEDs in reverse could cool computers
The miniaturization of electronics is reaching its limits in part because of heat management. Many are now aggressively trying to solve the problem. A kind of reverse-running LED is one avenue being explored.
Motorola taps freed-up wireless spectrum for enterprise LTE networks
Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) is developing. Out of the gate, Motorola is creating a private land mobile radio (LMR) system that includes enterprise-level, voice handheld devices and fast data networks.
Data center fiber to jump to 800 gigabits in 2019
Capacity enhancements for fiber-optic communications continue.
The noise in fiber could be used to increase data capacity
One normally wants to get rid of noise in data links, but scientists at ETH Zurich say you can harness it to increase the capacity of fiber-optic cables.
How blockchain will manage networks
Ethernet networking technology is inherently insecure and hard to manage. To address that, researchers say a blockchain approach to network management is needed.
New chemistry-based data storage would blow Moore’s Law out of the water
If successful, a computing technique being developed by researchers at Arizona State University would allow transistors to fit on individual molecules – smaller than Moore ever envisioned.
Power over Wi-Fi: The end of IoT-sensor batteries?
New materials and techniques for collecting power from radio waves could spur mass battery-free Internet of Things (IoT) sensors.
That VPN may not be as secure as you think
Researchers found some subscription VPN services have programming errors that cause leaks, monitor user traffic, and lack privacy policies — all reasons to set up your own VPN server.
Light-based computers to be 5,000 times faster
New light absorption techniques in semiconductors get clock rates 5,000 times quicker than current PCs. It’s one more step towards an all-light computing environment.
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