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Work from home is here to stay, so how should IT adjust?

Network performance and secure remote access are critical, but don't sleep on ergonomics, meeting etiquette and data retention

By Jeff Vance

Jan 9, 2023 8 mins

Access Control SD-WAN Small and Medium Business

5 DNS services to provide a layer of internet security

Use these DNS services—some free—to protect against malware and other unwanted content.

By Eric Geier

Nov 29, 2022 10 mins

Application Security DNS

IBM, Vodaphone, GSMA form group to promote quantum-safe networks

Goal of GSMA Post-Quantum Telco Network Taskforce is to help develop standards and mitigate future quantum security challenges.

By Michael Cooney

Sep 29, 2022 3 mins

Internet Networking Telecommunications Industry

ITU elects US candidate, quelling concerns about internet fracture

Western observers have been worried that Russian candidate to head ITU, Rashid Ismailov, would promote a plan to restructure the internet, giving nation-states more control and leading to network fragmentation.

By Jon Gold

Sep 29, 2022 4 mins

Internet Telecommunications

Government-imposed internet shutdowns impacted 1.9 billion people in first half of 2022

More people were impacted than during the same period late last year, even as the number of internet blackouts reduced from 84 to 72 in the first half of 2022.

By Varun Aggarwal

Aug 4, 2022 3 mins

Government IT Internet Privacy

Redefining NaaS: It’s the internet

Network-as-a-service is popularly defined as expensing network technology and management rather than doing it yourself, but there’s a better way to look at it.

By Tom Nolle

Jun 17, 2022 6 mins

Internet Networking SD-WAN

What is an IP address? And what is your IP address?

IP addresses are one of the fundamental building blocks of the internet, but could pose a potential security liability, if an attacker were to get ahold of yours.

By Josh Fruhlinger

May 26, 2022 12 mins

Internet Networking

Australian broadband: More money into telco and NBN infrastructure; Better connectivity in Victoria; Andy Penn retires; ACCC inquiry into mobile tower access

The current news on 5G, broadband, and telecommunications services that Australian IT relies on.

By Samira Sarraf

Apr 6, 2022 4 mins

Internet Telecommunications Telecommunications Industry

Chile takes the crown for fastest broadband in the OECD

New data has highlighted the extremes of broadband internet service speeds across the 37 countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

By Jon Gold

Mar 25, 2022 3 mins

Internet Internet Service Providers

Surprise! The metaverse could be great news for the enterprise edge

High-bandwidth, low-latency services needed to support the metaverse could also mean a better, cheaper way to provide access for edge applications like IoT.

By Tom Nolle

Mar 22, 2022 6 mins

Edge Computing Internet Internet of Things