The recent sale of shares by Altice USA has brought the company firmly into the spotlight, with the $2.15 billion deal becoming the largest initial public offer (IPO) by a U.S. telco since AT&T Wireless shares hit the market in 2000.
Jul 10, 2017
The Speed of Light Never Changes—Except When it Does
According to NASA, light travels at a constant, finite speed of 186,000 mi/sec.
So the speed of light never changes. End of blog post, right?
Wrong.
Jun 15, 2017
Christian Koch on Local Networks, Peering, and Bringing a Network Operators Group to NYC
Christian Koch is passionate about the internet.
As a WAN manager, how do you ensure your business has an available, reliable, and secure network when the nature of the workplace is always changing?
May 9, 2017
How Do IP Addresses Work?
What’s an IP address and how does it work?
Good question. Here's a quick guide to help you understand this core component of internet traffic.
May 3, 2017
Cable Breakage: When and How Cables Go Down
Earlier this year we fielded some of the most frequently asked questions about submarine cables. How do they work? How thick are they? How many kilometers of cable are there?
Today, we're going back under the sea to talk about what happens when bad things happen to good submarine cables.
"From a booth set up in Grand Central Terminal, a person could talk to a friend in Chicago or Washington while also seeing them on a small video screen. The friend would also have to go to a special booth in those cities to take the call. The price for the novelty of a three-minute call was $16. That would be equivalent to $121 in today’s money."
This excerpt comes from the New York Times piece How the Future Looked in 1964: The Picturephone.
Feb 28, 2017
What is the Internet of Things?
You may have seen the term Internet of Things thrown around on our site before. If you’ve found yourself Googling IoT, look no further. Here’s a quick explanation.
Since Ethernet was invented in 1973, it has remained one of the most widely-used local area network technologies.
And as far as telecoms history goes, few modern tools have a naming story quite like Ethernet’s. Read on for the origin story of the "luminiferous ether."
