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CenturyLink Let One Bad Networking Card Disrupt 911 Services in Multiple States
By Nathaniel Mott published
Bad packets sent by a single bad network card in CenturyLink's infrastructure reportedly led to 911 service disruptions in several states over the holidays.
Wi-Fi Alliance Simplifies Things With Version Numbers
By Nathaniel Mott published
The Wi-Fi Alliance is doing away with the official 802.11n/ac/ax designations in favor of the much easier to understand Wi-Fi 4, 5 and 6 version numbers.
Surprise! Wireless ISPs Throttle Video Streaming
By Nathaniel Mott published
Northeastern University researchers discovered that wireless ISPs, including a satellite provider, throttle streaming video services and not other apps.
New York Is Right to Kick Out Spectrum, and I'm Terrified
By Andrew E. Freedman published
New York is in the right to kick Spectrum out, but without competition, subscribers have to wonder what happens next.
CONSENT Act To Increase Privacy Regulations For ‘Edge Providers,’ Exclude ISPs
By Lucian Armasu published
The CONSENT Act aims to GDPR-like privacy regulations to the U.S., but it seems to go out of its way to exclude ISPs or other categories of companies from it.
Trump Permanently Blocks $117 Billion Broadcom Bid For Qualcomm
By Paul Alcorn published
President Trump brought Broadcom's attempted hostile takeover of Qualcomm to a screeching halt Monday evening.
Court Rules: Common-Carrier Status Won’t Protect ISPs From FTC Regulation
By Leon Chan published
Wi-Fi Alliance Launches Next-Generation WPA3 Encryption Protocol
By Lucian Armasu published
The Wi-Fi Alliance announced the next-generation WPA3 encryption protocol, which will offer default protection against the KRACK security flaw, as well as four new security features.
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