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Article | 9/09/2009 Recession leads to sluggish global broadband growth
Broadband growth is still reeling from the economic downturn, but there are also tentative signs of a recovery, according to market research company P...
Article | 10/09/2009 Skype bungles software upgrade for the iPhone
Take a deep breath: Skype isn't working so great on the iPhone right now. But a fix should be available by Wednesday evening in Apple's App Store.
Article | 9/09/2009 Wi-Fi, powerline to merge in Atheros-Intellon deal
Wi-Fi chip vendor Atheros Networks plans to acquire Intellon, a maker of chips for home powerline networking equipment, for about US$244 million.
Article | 8/09/2009 TransferJet wireless data gadgets coming next year
TransferJet, a data transfer technology that allows information to be exchanged between gadgets by simply bringing them close to each other, should be...
Article | 7/09/2009 Toshiba's Media Controller coordinates a home network
Toshiba has developed a graphical user interface for controlling devices such as media servers and audo equipment and shifting content around a home n...
Article | 7/09/2009 Cisco's Chambers gets $US2 million payout despite bad year
Cisco Systems gave Chairman and CEO John Chambers a discretionary incentive payment of more than US$2 million for the company's 2009 fiscal year, desp...
Article | 3/09/2009 Android, WiMax mobile device and chip kit unveiled in Taiwan
A Taiwanese research group unveiled a personal Internet device (PID) on Thursday made from its WiMax chips and a reference board that runs a version o...
Article | 3/09/2009 Qwest to deploy network capable of 100Gbps
Qwest Communications International is deploying equipment that will allow the carrier to deliver data at 100Gb per second (Gbps) all the way across it...
Article | 2/09/2009 The Skype, eBay divorce: How did it go wrong?
The future looked bright in September 2005 when eBay announced it was buying Internet telephony company Skype Technologies for $2.6 billion. But afte...
Article | 2/09/2009 Report: eBay to sell Skype to group of private investors
EBay plans to announce a deal to sell its Skype voice-over-IP service to a group of private investors, The New York Times reported on its Web site, ci...
Article | 1/09/2009 Telstra gives a sneak peak at its network nerve centre
Telstra has celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its Global Operations Centre by throwing open its doors and putting its nerve-centre on display.
Article | 27/08/2009 New attack cracks common Wi-Fi encryption in a minute
Computer scientists in Japan say they've developed a way to break the WPA encryption system used in wireless routers in about one minute.
Article | 27/08/2009 Advanced Wi-Fi sinks old ship's network barriers
If your hotel is an antiquated, out-of-service ocean liner that's crossed the Atlantic 1,001 times, it's nice to know that the place has steel walls a...
Article | 26/08/2009 Gigabit Ethernet fit for a tank
Ethernet continues to go places its inventors probably never imagined.
Article | 26/08/2009 Cisco wireless LAN vulnerability could open 'back door'
Some wireless access points from Cisco Systems have a vulnerability that could allow a hacker to redirect traffic outside the enterprise or potentiall...
Article | 26/08/2009 Cisco downplays WLAN vulnerability
Cisco Systems downplayed a vulnerability in some of its wireless access points, reporting Tuesday that there is no risk of data loss or interception.
Article | 21/08/2009 NASA speeds moon communication to near real-time
How often do you go to make a call on your cell phone and you're stymied by a bad connection?
Article | 18/08/2009 How to build a 100,000-port Ethernet switch
University of California at San Diego researchers Tuesday are presenting a paper describing software that they say could make data center networks mas...
Article | 14/08/2009 Network tester Fluke to buy AirMagnet
A powerhouse in wired network testing and monitoring made a big move into wireless LANs on Thursday as Fluke Networks announced an agreement to buy Ai...
Article | 14/08/2009 Offer for Nortel's carrier VoIP business seen as near
Nortel is reportedly close to receiving an offer for its Carrier VoIP business.

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