“They drew first blood, not me” – Rambo British Telecom uses a Dynamic Line Management (DLM) system known as “RAMBo” to optimise broadband speeds for millions of customers. The company stopped using the system after a UK court ruled that it infringed two patents owned by ASSIA, a supplier of software solutions for broadband access … Read more

Acronis, a global leader in cybersecurity and data protection, today introduces Acronis Cyber Protect Local, a new solution that delivers integrated cyber resilience for on-premises, sovereign, and air-gapped IT and OT environments. Designed for organizations where cloud operations are not possible or desirable—such as government, energy, healthcare, industrial and transportation sectors—this platform combines backup, recovery, … Read more

Enterprise decision-makers are evaluating the optimal deployment models for trial private cellular wireless networks as they plan 5G infrastructure investments. Many CIOs and CTOs at innovative companies and forward-looking public sector organizations are already defining their requirements for fifth-generation (5G) networks. As 5G rollouts accelerate, network slicing is becoming increasingly important for enterprise use cases. … Read more

T.Loop (Therma Loop AB), a Swedish cleantech company developing climate-smart data center solutions, has completed a successful new share issue and raised SEK 33 million. The capital will be used to accelerate the company’s expansion, recruit key staff and advance development of its innovative Data Energy Centers® — a circular data center concept that recovers … Read more

The Broadband Forum and the SDN/NFV Industry Alliance have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly establish the Open Broadband Laboratory Asia (OBLA) and to advance network transformation and cloud evolution. The agreement was announced at the recent China SDN/NFV Conference in Beijing. Open Broadband Laboratories are collaborative environments designed for integration, staging, and … Read more

Sigma Technology’s framework agreement with Clavister marks an important step in the company’s investment in cybersecurity, critical infrastructure and secure communications systems across the Nordics. Under the agreement, Sigma Technology will provide senior expertise in software and systems development to support Clavister’s current and future commitments, with a focus on security-critical environments and advanced communication … Read more

Recent research by Incapsula indicates that automated bots now account for 61% of all website traffic, a striking increase of 21% compared to last year. Not all bot traffic is harmful. Many bots, like search engine crawlers, play a useful role by indexing content, enabling users to find pages more easily, and supporting services that … Read more

As part of an initiative to expand internet access in developing countries, Google has announced ambitious plans to deliver connectivity from the sky using balloons, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The idea may sound unusual, but the concept aims to use a fleet of high-altitude platforms—balloons or “blimps”—to create a wide … Read more

Wi-Fi is one of the most transformative technologies in modern life. It enables everything from streaming services to the connection of IoT devices and industrial applications. But what do labels like “Wi‑Fi 4”, “Wi‑Fi 5” and “Wi‑Fi 6” actually mean? And what happened to older standards such as 802.11b and 802.11g? Below we clarify both … Read more

AT&T has praised Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton for signing a new law that streamlines and standardizes rules to accelerate the deployment of small cell technology. The measure clears obstacles and creates a predictable framework that will help speed the roll-out of next-generation high-speed wireless services across the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area, a region of particular … Read more