It is all done with magic mirrors you know

Google has scaled its network capacity from over one petabit per second to beyond six petabits per second mostly thanks to a technique which involves bouncing optical signals off mirrors to redirect traffic.

Key algorithms to control "congestion" delays are "deeply unfair

A new study finds that many key algorithms designed to control "congestion" delays on computer networks "are prove deeply unfair, letting some users hog all the bandwidth while others get essentially nothing."

Your router is going to meet a tall dark stranger with a Russian accent

Cisco has released technology that it says can predict issues on enterprise networks before they happen to help prevent problems and increase reliability.

Who needs Cat 5 ?

A UK ISP techie has managed to set up broadband cables using just wet string.

New business is borked 

Swedish outfit Ericsson has given up on getting more clients beyond the telecoms industry to refocus on selling networks to mobile phone companies.

Rival wanted a bigger share

French telecom operator Orange has revealed that the rival roast beef-eating telecom group SFR was suing it.

Investigative hacks find pirates are not the only ones protected

Cloudflare is one of the most popular web platforms for hate sites, according to a site dedicated to investigative journalism.

A lot of VR content to be stored

Netgear is equipping users for next generation storage demands.  Faster than ever before, and providing users with the with five levels of unrivaled data protection, 10 Gigabit copper Ethernet (10GbE) network interface on selected models, and expandable storage capacity.

Has 20 flaws

Quanta appears to be hoping to win the title for creating the world’s least secure routers.

You get what you pay for

The Fruity cargo cult Apple’s legendary skill at networking hit another milestone today after a software update killed Mac’s Ethernet port.