Google and subsea fibre
The dynamics of ‘nonlocal’ fetch have changed significantly.
Tag: fibre
The end of ISDN
It’s the end of the line for one of the first widely deployed high-speed networks worldwide.
Starlink’s high-speed satellite Internet: What’s the catch?
Low earth orbit satellite-powered Internet could be a game-changer for remote areas, but what happens when people in more populated areas want it?
Building your own Fibre-to-Premises Network: The ECFiber Story
Guest Post: George Sadowsky outlines how to build and operate a FTTH network when existing infrastructure, topography, and low population all work against the need for fast Internet.
New submarine cable to strengthen Pakistan ICT community
Spanning three continents, the PEACE cable will provide the lowest latency service from Pakistan to Europe.
Meeting the challenges of a Pacific-wide network
Guest Post: The University of the South Pacific manages a number of challenges in operating, maintaining and upgrading its large and diverse network.
Network Atlas project crowdsources global network infrastructure data
Network Atlas is currently crowdsourcing network information from operators around the world.
Chasing Shannon’s limit – submarine cable fibre optic communications
Guest Post: Technology developments such as Coherent Optics have allowed us to get closer to the theoretical transmission capacity of submarine cables.
Caring for fibre optic cables — damaged is worse than broken
Guest Post: Greg Ferro runs us through the basics of fibre optic cabling, and how damaged cables can cause faults.
NANOG 71: The merit of big, fat, dumb pipes
Dave Schaeffer’s NANOG 71 keynote recognizes that the future of the Internet transmission will be in the form of larger pipes.