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.
Tag: satellites
New report identifies changing role of satellite in the Pacific
A new report has addressed the trends and challenges of connectivity in the Pacific, focusing on the role of satellite technology.
What is the cost of relying on a single cable?
While Tonga assesses the impact of its recent submarine cable outage, other similarly-connected economies will also be paying attention.
A new submarine cable for the Cook Islands: But to where?
Guest Post: The Cook Islands is set to receive its first submarine cable — but which international connectivity option serves the island economy best?
Satellite still a necessity for many Pacific Islands
Guest Post: Satellite connectivity is still a necessity for many islands in the Pacific with new technologies making them more relevant.
GEO vs MEO: which satellite solution works best?
Guest Post: Researchers at the University of Auckland are simulating and measuring the bandwidth capacity of medium earth orbit and geostationary satellites, the results of which may surprise.
Striking a balance between bufferbloat and TCP queue oscillation
Guest Post: Does your satellite link have the right amount of queue capacity configured? If not, it may be suffering from bufferbloat.
Should I allow UDP over my satellite link?
Guest Post: Could UDP possibly be worse than small TCP flows? Could TCP be its own worst enemy?
Three of the best: Geoff Huston
Here are your top three Geoff Huston blog posts from 2017.
APNIC 44: Examining satellite communication
Jon Brewer and Ulrich Speidel present two informative and futuristic talks about satellite communication at APNIC 44.