Network monitoring and analysis
Network monitoring and analysis can be challenging for today's intricate networks carrying a multitude of applications. We help you sort out the best software and tools for network management and application performance. You'll learn how network analysis and deep packet inspection work to identify bottlenecks and trouble spots. We'll teach you about best practices for analysing network reporting in order to identify vulnerabilities and proactively troubleshoot problems to improve network performance.
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News
13 Dec 2024
Record levels of data consumption on VMO2 networks
Research from UK comms provider shows as British workers returned to the office in 2024, its network dealt with record levels of data consumption, including an 8.1% rise in broadband usage and a 9% uplift year-on-year on mobile data Continue Reading
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News
10 Dec 2024
Starlink traffic continues to skyrocket
Connectivity cloud company’s 2024 Year in Review shows rapid growth of SpaceX services and mobile connectivity Continue Reading
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News
31 Aug 2023
Cisco expands customer experience services portfolio
Lifecycle services technology launched to give businesses ability to align priorities with clear and measurable outcomes to ensure their technology investments support their business, technology and operational goals Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2023
Nokia, RouteThis look to enhance Wi-Fi quality, performance
As providing high-quality broadband user experiences in the home has long been a challenge for operators to grapple with, leading tech firms announce in-building wireless connectivity services Continue Reading
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Opinion
16 Aug 2023
AI, automation promise bright future for network operations
A closed-loop system can help network operations teams build trust with AI and automation tools that identify network problems, send alerts and recommend repairs. Continue Reading
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News
08 Aug 2023
MPs warn about growing prevalence of tech-enabled domestic abuse
The UK government must take action to prevent perpetrators from being able to use connected or smart technologies to conduct their domestic abuse, a select committee has warned Continue Reading
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News
08 Aug 2023
Workplace monitoring needs worker consent, says select committee
Employers looking to monitor their employees through connected devices should only to so with the consent of those affected due to negative impacts such surveillance can have on work intensification and mental health Continue Reading
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Definition
02 Aug 2023
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a standard that lets network devices automatically find, communicate with and control each other. Continue Reading
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News
01 Aug 2023
Two million more Australian households ready to upgrade to nbn
Australia’s national broadband network on track to enable up to 10 million premises, or up to 90% of homes and businesses, to access wholesale download speeds of 500Mbps to near 1Gbps by the end of 2025 Continue Reading
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News
25 Jul 2023
Tetra radio users’ comms may have been exposed for years
A number of flaws in the encryption algorithms used in the secure Tetra radio communications standard have potentially left users exposed to snooping Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2023
Fibre glides past two-thirds of global broadband subscriptions in Q1 2023
Updated analysis of trends in global and regional broadband subscriptions and technology adoption in first three months of year reveals robust growth in high-speed broadband offerings such as FTTH/B Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2023
Broadband power users stream more than 2.2TB of data per month
Latest quarterly insight from the network improvement services provider report identifies nearly six times difference from average user streaming consumption among those who use most data Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2023
Police Scotland use cloud for biometric data despite clear risks
Police Scotland confirms it has stored significant volumes of biometric data on a cloud-based digital evidence sharing system despite major ongoing data protection concerns, bringing into question the effectiveness of the current regulatory approach and the overall legality of using hyperscale public cloud technologies in a policing context Continue Reading
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News
29 Jun 2023
Ruckus One enhanced for unified management of multi-access public and private nets
CommScope launches Ruckus One suite of AI-driven converged network solutions designed to accelerate business transformation by simplifying the implementation of multi-access public and private networks Continue Reading
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News
29 Jun 2023
Cisco looks to strengthen network assurance with intent to acquire SamKnows
Networking technology and services giant announces intent to acquire UK-based internet performance monitoring platform to extend its ThousandEyes network assessment stack to remote and hybrid workers Continue Reading
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News
28 Jun 2023
Dubai Smart IoT unclear on deadline, but not ambition
While the Dubai Smart IoT strategy reads like any other ambitious – and equally ambiguous – plan for the overhaul of a gulf state economy, there is still a clear message that the country is serious about technology Continue Reading
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E-Zine
27 Jun 2023
The politics of AI
In this week’s Computer Weekly, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer both spoke at London Tech Week to present their visions of an AI future for the UK – we compare their plans. We talk to the CTO of chip giant AMD about making tech more energy efficient. And we look at optimising networks for hybrid working. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
23 Jun 2023
Webex widens US government portfolio with contact centre, calling
Webex Contact Center Enterprise for Government expanded to include Webex Calling, providing a single offer for calling, messaging and meetings that complies with key US government standard Continue Reading
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20 Jun 2023
Optimising net gains: Building efficient and effective network coverage
We look at how companies can gain efficient and effective network coverage around the world without it costing the earth Continue Reading
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E-Zine
20 Jun 2023
How to keep network costs affordable
In this week’s Computer Weekly, as demands for networking performance and speed increase, we examine how to keep a handle on costs. Chip makers are investing in PLC technology – the next generation of flash storage – but some think it won’t be worth the effort; we investigate. And we listen in as tech industry leaders and politicians discuss the regulation of AI. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
19 Jun 2023
Early June Microsoft outages were result of large-scale DDoS hit
Investigations into recent outages on Microsoft Azure and Outlook services have turned up evidence of a massive distributed denial-of-service attack Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Jun 2023
Optimising net gains: Building efficient and effective network coverage
We look at how companies can gain efficient and effective network coverage around the world without it costing the earth Continue Reading
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News
09 Jun 2023
Barracuda ESG users told to throw away their hardware
Owners of Barracuda Email Security Gateway appliances are being told that they will need to throw out and replace their kit after it emerged that a patch for a recently disclosed vulnerability had not done the job Continue Reading
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News
05 Jun 2023
Workers ‘deeply uncomfortable’ with digital surveillance at work
Employees express discomfort towards employers’ use of various digital surveillance and monitoring techniques, which are often powered by artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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News
22 May 2023
Telstra makes 400Gbps services available through key Australian city routes
Wholesale division of Australia-based global telco offers customers ability to use 400Gbps wavelength services after enhancements made to advanced, high-bandwidth optical infrastructure based on optical technology Continue Reading
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News
19 May 2023
‘Dramatic’ shift in global broadband usage trends
Quarterly survey from network improvement services provider unearths broadband first: usage-based consumption on par with flat-rate use Continue Reading
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News
19 May 2023
IBM aims to enable multicloud infrastructure control with Hybrid Cloud Mesh
IT giant intros application-centric connectivity solution designed to allow business operations in a hybrid cloud environments to gain the ability to provide secured, dynamic access to workloads and services while maintaining granular visibility and control Continue Reading
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News
12 May 2023
Cisco accelerates observability strategy with customer digital experience monitoring
Bi-directional integration between network giant’s AppDynamics solution and network intelligence provider aims to close network observability gaps with rapid actionable recommendations and insights Continue Reading
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News
05 May 2023
IT Priorities 2023: Distributed IT and hybrid work drive adoption of new networks
Research shows security continues to dominate networking needs, along with the need to support users wherever they are, with firms more than ready to invest in future of work initiatives Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Apr 2023
The benefits of digital twin networks
Digital twin networks use historical and real-time data to simulate a network. That data results in benefits around network visibility, training, security and compliance. Continue Reading
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News
24 Apr 2023
Most IT staff uncomfortable deploying surveillance tech at work
The IT teams responsible for deploying and running digital surveillance in workplaces say they are uncomfortable with “extremely common” practice of spying on colleagues, research finds Continue Reading
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News
24 Apr 2023
Amazon Web Services selects 14 startups for space accelerator
The cohort of startups will use AWS and its resources to accelerate the research and development of their technologies and boost their growth Continue Reading
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News
20 Apr 2023
Huawei: rethinking approaches to networks and computing is critical
Comms tech giant Huawei kicks off 20th Global Analyst Summit affirming commitment to connectivity, computing, storage and cloud and how strategic objectives of industry should drive digital transformation Continue Reading
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News
14 Apr 2023
RAI Amsterdam deploys Wi-Fi 6, OpenRoaming to enhance conferencing experiences
OpenRoaming technology sees deployment in one of Europe’s largest exhibition facilities to connect delegates, exhibitors and attendees automatically and secure Wi-Fi with faster attach rates Continue Reading
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News
05 Apr 2023
Disconnect emerges between UK management and employees on hybrid work
Study from leading business software company finds that while overwhelming majority of IT leaders say they are investing in improving the hybrid experience for their organisation, only half of workers think it’s enough and feel their productivity has suffered Continue Reading
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Answer
03 Apr 2023
What's the difference between network reliability and availability?
Network reliability is how long infrastructure works without disruption. Network availability is the percentage of time infrastructure operates in a given time frame. Continue Reading
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News
31 Mar 2023
RDK, Telenet up the ante on Wi-Fi management and performance
Boost to wireless comms as operator introduces smart Wi-Fi 6 pods and mesh technology combined with the latest modem, while technology consortium launches software component designed to unify residential Wi-Fi software Continue Reading
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News
14 Mar 2023
AI interview: Elke Schwarz, professor of political theory
Elke Schwarz speaks with Computer Weekly about the ethics of military artificial intelligence and the dangers of allowing governments and corporations to push forward without oversight or scrutiny Continue Reading
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News
01 Mar 2023
CIO interview: Clare Lansley, CIO, Aston Martin Formula One
A rare female CIO in a male-dominated sport, Lansley discusses how digital transformation is all a part of helping the team to move further up the F1 grid Continue Reading
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News
22 Feb 2023
UK HSE to launch regulatory sandbox for industrial safety tech
The sandbox will see the regulator work with industry and tech startups to accelerate the development and adoption of a range of safety-related technologies, with a particular emphasis on data and analytics Continue Reading
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Definition
22 Feb 2023
polling (computing)
In computer science, polling or a polled operation denotes the process of repeatedly sampling the status of external devices by a client program. Continue Reading
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News
13 Feb 2023
Killnet DDoS attacks disrupt Nato websites
A series of distributed denial of service attacks on various public websites belonging to the Nato alliance were largely repelled but some resources remain unavailable Continue Reading
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News
10 Feb 2023
Average monthly broadband usage nears 600GB
After a sharp rise in broadband speed clipping, with many subscribers hitting upper-speed limits, research finds year-on-year gigabit tier adoption more than doubled in the fourth quarter of 2022 Continue Reading
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News
09 Feb 2023
Cisco looks to Full-Stack Observability Platform to address demands of experience economy
Experience is everything in the new world of work, as organisations disrupt their own business to get a full view on how networks ensure operations will be more important Continue Reading
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News
01 Feb 2023
Cisco fixes two bugs that could have led to supply chain attacks on users
Two vulnerabilities uncovered in Cisco hardware could have opened the door to serious supply chain cyber attacks, according to the Trellix researchers who found them Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2023
Russian DDoS hacktivists seen targeting western hospitals
A swathe of attacks by the Putin-supporting DDoS operation known as Killnet has targeted hospitals and other infrastructure in several Nato countries, with the UK thought to be at risk Continue Reading
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News
17 Jan 2023
Cloudflare urged to clamp down on pirates, counterfeiters
A whitepaper produced by brand protection specialist Corsearch calls on Cloudflare to do more to stop online content piracy and sales of counterfeit goods Continue Reading
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News
17 Jan 2023
GTPL Broadband modernises network with Alepo AAA transformation
Leading Indian operator enhances infrastructure with authentication, authorisation and accounting solution to expand data offerings through plans based on speed, validity and fair usage policy Continue Reading
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News
11 Jan 2023
Internet shutdowns cost global economy $24bn in 2022
Deliberate disruption of people’s access to the internet by governments is having a substantial economic impact and contributing to a range of human rights abuses, primarily against protestors Continue Reading
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News
10 Jan 2023
Cloudflare unveils suite to maximise remote work collaboration and productivity
Internet application acceleration and infrastructure provider introduces digital experience monitoring system to provide visibility and insights to businesses in the age of remote work Continue Reading
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News
22 Dec 2022
UK operators brace for broadband surge
UK infrastructure operators see year of massive traffic driven by major events such as the Queen’s funeral, live sport and online gaming, and get ready for further network peaks across the Christmas period Continue Reading
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E-Zine
20 Dec 2022
The Post Office IT scandal – cock-up or cover-up?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, the second phase of the Post Office IT scandal inquiry revealed further shocking details at every turn – we review the latest evidence. We examine progress of the roll-out of fast broadband connectivity across the UK. And as the Online Safety Bill returns to Parliament, we look at the ongoing arguments about how to keep the internet safe. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
16 Dec 2022
UK unis implement new IP traffic policies to combat ransomware
Jisc will introduce new measures to protect UK universities and research institutions from ransomware attacks that exploit the Remote Desktop Protocol remote-access feature Continue Reading
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News
15 Dec 2022
BT boosts network monitoring to improve customer experience
Comms tech provider’s analytics software selected by leading UK network provider in five-year deal to improve operators’ fixed access customer experience Continue Reading
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News
15 Dec 2022
Cops dismantle 48 DDoS-for-hire websites
An operation combining law enforcement from the UK, US, Netherlands and Europol has disrupted 48 of the world’s most popular DDoS booter websites Continue Reading
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News
08 Dec 2022
Need emerges for sustainable network infrastructure transformation
Survey of IT decision-makers and 1,200 office workers across EMEA region reveals that infrastructure users are committed to change but demand more positive action and greater understanding from leadership Continue Reading
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Definition
01 Dec 2022
telemetry
Telemetry is the automatic measurement and wireless transmission of data from remote sources. Continue Reading
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News
25 Nov 2022
CityFibre identifies massive economic gains for Cheltenham, Portsmouth areas through full fibre
Leading independent gigabit broadband provider reveals positive economic and productivity impacts in Gloucestershire and south-coast cities where it has introduced full fibre, running to £145m and £335m respectively Continue Reading
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News
22 Nov 2022
Ultrafast broadband quickens pace across UK
Analyst’s bi-monthly update on broadband infrastructure deployments in the UK highlights uptick in progress of fibre-to-the-premises and gigabit infrastructure in the UK in the months from August to October 2022 Continue Reading
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News
21 Nov 2022
Virgin Media feels strain from Warzone, teams with TIP for Dublin Wi-Fi
Comms provider sees busiest day on record for UK data consumption, and teams with local authority in Irish capital to trial open, disaggregated Wi-Fi network with goal to provide city centre with free wireless internet access Continue Reading
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News
21 Oct 2022
Did Truss authorise ‘war risk’ provocation over Black Sea?
A UK Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint spy plane was ordered to approach Russian territory in a Cold-War-style provocation just days after Liz Truss’s mini-budget collapsed Continue Reading
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News
03 Oct 2022
BT Group sees network gains through AI Accelerator
Telco announces new platform to orchestrate, accelerate and monitor artificial intelligence model deployments developed by its data community and to drive efficiencies Continue Reading
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News
28 Sep 2022
Zain Kuwait taps Accedian, Cisco for ‘unparalleled’ network performance monitoring and analytics
Middle East mobile voice and data services operator deploys automated assurance network technology to boost customer experience of performance and availability Continue Reading
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News
27 Sep 2022
Businesses see fixed broadband charges rise as average bandwidth increases
Latest roundup of global fixed broadband arena shows residential consumers reaping speed and cost rewards of fibre proliferation, while B2B subscribers see little improvement in bandwidth versus monthly charges Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Sep 2022
Batfish use cases for network validation and testing
Automated pre-change network validation with Batfish can save time in the network change management process and minimize configuration and policy errors when deploying changes. Continue Reading
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News
15 Sep 2022
Full-stack observability top priority for IT teams
Annual forecast reveals observability – the ability to see everything in the tech stack that could affect customer experience – has become a board-level imperative, but only a quarter of organisations have achieved it Continue Reading
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News
13 Sep 2022
New networking era imminent as global internet bandwidth rises 28% in 2022
TeleGeography’s Global Internet Geography research service shows continuing return to ‘normal’ following the pandemic-generated bump of 2020, as demand looks to quickly transcend terabyte measure Continue Reading
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News
12 Sep 2022
Gigaclear selects EXFO fibre monitoring to assist rapid network expansion
Developer of test, monitoring and analytics services engaged by UK ISP for remote fibre testing and monitoring offering to improve efficiency of deployment and fault identification Continue Reading
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News
12 Sep 2022
CISOs should spend on critical apps, cloud, zero-trust, in 2023
Faced with a global recession next year, security buyers should try to direct investment towards technology that protects customer-facing and revenue-generating workloads, say analysts Continue Reading
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News
30 Aug 2022
UK government presses on with new cyber rules for telcos
Government has finalised new security rules for telecoms companies and will move to make them binding in the near future Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Aug 2022
Network bandwidth vs. throughput: What's the difference?
Bandwidth and throughput both indicate network performance. The terms are often used together, but bandwidth refers to capacity, while throughput details how much data actually transmits. Continue Reading
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News
25 Aug 2022
Bristow takes off with Speedcast multi-year connectivity agreement
Communications and IT services provider to deliver technology upgrades and SD-WAN solution to a leading global aviation services provider, connecting more than 40 onshore energy and search and rescue sites Continue Reading
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News
24 Aug 2022
Juniper unveils AI-driven switch and enhanced AIOps capabilities
Network provider announces series of enterprise-grade wired access switches to connect to modern microservices cloud and artificial intelligence platform Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Aug 2022
When network performance is the name of the Games
Major sporting events are now major IT and networking events. For Aruba, being in charge of networking for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games meant 20 simultaneous major projects - how did it go? Continue Reading
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News
18 Aug 2022
Amazon Ring vulnerability could have been used to spy on users
A now-patched vulnerability in the Amazon Ring mobile app could have been exploited to expose users’ video recordings, but was complex to exploit, according to the researchers who stumbled upon it Continue Reading
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News
18 Aug 2022
Ukraine war drives DDoS attack volumes ever higher
There has been a boom in distributed denial-of-service attacks in the first six months of 2022, according to a report, with Russia’s war on Ukraine helping to drive activity Continue Reading
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News
15 Aug 2022
Future 5G and Wi-Fi opportunities to be driven by private networks
By 2028, private 5G network sales and associated services such as installation could generate as much as $23.8bn in revenues, with surge in sales beginning in China two years earlier, research finds Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Aug 2022
APAC organisations warm to cloud networking
Organisations in Asia-Pacific are getting up to speed with cloud networking services, even as they grapple with the challenges of managing a hybrid cloud environment Continue Reading
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News
03 Aug 2022
UK smart meter data traffic set to grow five-fold in coming years
After 8.5 million devices were added to the DCC network in 2021-22, UK’s smart metering network will see massive growth in data traffic over the coming years, with the 7.6 billion messages carried in 2021 likely to double this year Continue Reading
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Opinion
02 Aug 2022
Next-gen network management difficult without AIOps
Complicated networks mean complicated network management. AIOps can help manage next-generation networks by monitoring, adding visibility and fixing errors within the network. Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2022
Fibre forges ahead but global fixed broadband shows varied growth in Q1 2022
Report from Point Topic finds fixed broadband subscriber numbers growing in 90% of covered territories, with FTTH accelerating. Continue Reading
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News
26 Jul 2022
Secret court asked to quash a decade of MI5 surveillance warrants following ‘systemic breaches’
The culture at MI5 was to ‘prioritise’ missions ‘over everything else’, including compliance with safeguards designed to protect the public, the UK’s most secret court heard yesterday Continue Reading
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Tip
26 Jul 2022
Best practices for DIY network automation
Many network pros write their own automation scripts. These best practices help teams implement coding and tool set standardization, proper change management and immutability. Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Jul 2022
8 tips to optimize network bandwidth and performance
Despite bandwidth calculations and capacity planning, networks often fail to consume bandwidth efficiently. Here are some tips to optimize bandwidth usage in enterprise networks. Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2022
GCHQ experts back scanning of encrypted phone messages to fight child abuse
Ian Levy, technical director of the NCSC, and Crispin Robinson, technical director of GCHQ, back client-side scanning software on mobile phones to detect child abuse Continue Reading
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News
20 Jul 2022
Cato aims to bust cyber myths as it extends network protections
Cato Networks is beefing up its platform’s security features with ransomware and data loss protections, and the firm’s security strategy lead Etay Maor is using the occasion – and his unique access to billions of data points from the firm’s network – to explode some cyber myths Continue Reading
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Definition
20 Jul 2022
network packet
A network packet is a basic unit of data that's grouped together and transferred over a computer network, typically a packet-switched network, such as the internet. Continue Reading
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Answer
15 Jul 2022
The benefits and challenges of AI network monitoring
The benefits include simplified network monitoring and automation capabilities. The challenges include data quality questions and integration complexities. Continue Reading
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News
14 Jul 2022
NTT reveals management plans for JUNO Trans-Pacific submarine cable system
In response to the growth of the global digital economy, Japanese technology companies collaborate to build and operate what they claim will be the largest submarine internet cable system between Japan and the US Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2022
CityFibre reveals full-fibre economic boost to Swindon, pilots virtualised network service delivery
Full-fibre platform provider trials Edgility Suite for rapid, cost-effective delivery of value-added services for business ISPs Continue Reading
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News
01 Jul 2022
Enterprise Wi-Fi 6E access points to more than treble by 2024
Wi-Fi 6E market set to flourish in next two years thanks to innovation and prospect of greatly improved throughput and latency rates Continue Reading
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News
29 Jun 2022
Brits battered by broadband outages in past year cost UK economy £1.3bn
Almost 11 million UK consumers experienced broadband outages of three or more hours over the past 12 months, representing almost two days offline Continue Reading
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News
29 Jun 2022
Spy agencies need ‘independent authorisation’ to access telecoms data, say judges
The High Court has ruled that UK intelligence agencies should seek independent authorisation before accessing phone and internet records during criminal investigations Continue Reading
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Opinion
23 Jun 2022
Cisco Live highlights network observability, the metaverse
The conference was teeming with topics, including network security, infrastructure transformation, cloud-based network management and open source tools. Continue Reading
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News
23 Jun 2022
BT doubles down on AIOps with Dynatrace for network service gains
Digital innovation division of incumbent telco and monitoring software provider go live on partnership to simplify, add intelligence to and automate service operations using AIOps Continue Reading
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Feature
19 May 2022
Network management tool sprawl plagues IT organizations
More network management tools often lead to manual errors and network trouble. Instead, consider tool integration and how existing tools can fix new problems. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
17 May 2022
Digitally transforming UK power networks for renewable energy
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how the UK’s power networks need to be digital transformed to be ready for renewable energy – and the role of open source. Wi-Fi 6 was meant to give a boost to wireless connectivity – we examine why adoption has stalled. And we look at what a quantum datacentre might be like. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Opinion
22 Apr 2022
The importance of unified, end-to-end network management
As network environments evolve and grow more complex, enterprises are realizing their need for unified network management. But is an end-to-end strategy possible? Continue Reading
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News
14 Apr 2022
Zhadnost DDoS botnet deployed against Finland
A coordinated DDoS attack hit two government ministries in Finland at the same time as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a virtual address to the Finnish parliament Continue Reading
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Definition
25 Mar 2022
network analytics
Network analytics is the application of big data principles and tools to the data used to manage and secure data networks. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Mar 2022
Compare 8 network automation tools
The right network automation platform can help admins build and oversee company networks. Discover some of the top choices in the market and the benefits they provide. Continue Reading
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News
17 Mar 2022
Windstream claims North America’s ‘first and only comprehensive’ managed SASE
Managed communications service provider sees new bundle enabling convergence of networking and security as addressing modern-day challenges of digital business transformation, cyber security and workforce mobility Continue Reading