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Public internet should be all software-defined
Having a programmable public internet will correct inefficiencies in the current system, engineers at NOIA say.
07/17/2019
Smarter IoT concepts reveal creaking networks
Today’s networks don’t meet the needs of emergent internet of things systems. IoT systems need their own modern infrastructure, researchers at the University of Magdeburg say.
07/11/2019
An eco-friendly internet of disposable things is coming
Researchers are creating a non-hazardous, bacteria-powered miniature battery that will propel the internet of disposable things (IoDT).
07/03/2019
SoftBank plans drone-delivered IoT and internet by 2023
Drones using satellite backhaul, and operating at around 12 miles up, will provide reliable, widespread communications for use during disasters and in IoT implementations.
06/27/2019
Disposable $100 IoT satellites could swarm Earth's orbit
Chip-sized, miniature satellites could take internet of things-like sensing to space.
06/20/2019
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.
06/13/2019
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.
06/06/2019
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.
05/29/2019
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.
05/23/2019
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.
05/16/2019
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.
05/09/2019
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.
05/02/2019
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.
04/24/2019
'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.
04/18/2019
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.
04/10/2019
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.
04/04/2019
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.
03/28/2019
Data center fiber to jump to 800 gigabits in 2019
Capacity enhancements for fiber-optic communications continue.
03/20/2019
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.
03/13/2019
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.
03/07/2019
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