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."
Here's a good one from the archives.
"America and Europe will soon be linked by the first trans-Atlantic telephone cables," reads this March 1954 article from Popular Mechanics.
Jan 26, 2017
Market Sees First Decline in International Voice Carrier Traffic Since Great Depression
With the TeleGeography Report hot off the press, it seems that this year's data contains more than a few good stories.
First up is the curious discovery that 2015 marked a turning point in the market. It was the first time since the Great Depression that international carrier voice traffic declined.
Nov 28, 2016
Meet The Father of Fiber Optic Communication
Any good telecoms scholar has probably come across Charles K. Kao.
But even if you aren’t familiar with Kao, you’ve benefitted from his work. You might know him better as the father of fiber optic communication.
The last few weeks have seen a flurry of announcements regarding trials and proposed commercial rollouts of Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology.
So what can we expect to see from NB-IoT and which operators are looking to deploy it?
Nov 16, 2016
Understanding “The Last Mile”
One tiny data packet has traveled the world. It’s made its way from Sydney, Australia, all the way to London, traversing undersea cables to reach its intended destination.
But here’s something interesting: the (potentially) most expensive part of this data packet’s trip is only just beginning. How could this be?
Nov 14, 2016
To Buy or Not to Buy: That is the 700MHz Question
A planned auction of spectrum in the 694MHz-790MHz (700MHz) band in Sweden has been postponed, while the recent sale of frequencies in the same band in India attracted no bidders.
Nov 8, 2016
The Trombone Effect, Explained
No. This effect has nothing to do with a big parade.
The trombone effect, or just "tromboning," attempts to categorize the curious, latency-causing path information might travel due to the hub-and-spoke nature of the internet.
Oct 25, 2016
The Dyn DDoS Attack, Explained
What happened during Friday’s massive internet outage on the East Coast?
