132 posts and columns on networks

How Somebody Forced the World’s Internet Traffic Through Belarus and Iceland

in News on November 20, 2013 at 9:34 am PT

If you used the Internet in 2013, there’s a good chance your traffic passed through the hands of ISPs in Belarus and Iceland. It shouldn’t have happened.

Cisco Checks on the Cloud and Confirms That It’s Getting Bigger

in News on October 15, 2013 at 8:29 am PT

You probably knew that. But did you know how big?

Twitter Acquires Social TV Tracker Trendrr

in Social on August 28, 2013 at 11:39 am PT

Another TV-focused acquisition for the microblogging social network.
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Time Warner Cable Proposes End to CBS Blackout

in Media on August 5, 2013 at 12:23 pm PT

Time Warner Cable proposed an end to the three-day old blackout of CBS on the cable operator’s TV channel lineup, offering two possible solutions to resolve the stalemate.

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Internet Pricing: The Next Policy Frontier

in Voices on April 1, 2013 at 3:45 pm PT

Usage-based pricing is not inherently anticompetitive or anti-consumer: Those who value the network more pay more.

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TV Is Changing Before Our Eyes

in Voices on March 6, 2013 at 8:26 am PT

I believe we live in a show-based world, and that shows delivered over IP allow for the slow unbundling of television.

Mobile Rewards Apps That Lure Shoppers Back to Stores

in Product Reviews on February 11, 2013 at 6:00 am PT

Would these apps convince you to leave the comfort of your couch?

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Online Media Will Star at the Conventions

in Voices on August 19, 2012 at 9:33 pm PT

Political conventions are coming of age as digital-media events.

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Cable Companies Going Online: It’s the Advertising, Stupid

in Voices on July 3, 2012 at 11:54 am PT

Netflix, YouTube and Amazon are nipping at cable’s dominance as the best video-delivery game in town.

T-Mobile’s $20 Prism Sacrifices Speed, but Not Call Quality

in Product Reviews on May 28, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

T-Mobile aims its $20 Prism at first-time smartphone buyers. But is it worth it to scrimp?

Dish’s Ads to End All Ads

in Media, May 16, 2012 at 5:32 pm PT

Cisco to Acquire Network Analysis Firm Truviso

Online Video Turns Up Heat

in Media, April 23, 2012 at 3:13 pm PT

T-Mobile USA Eyes Tower Sales to Raise Cash

in Mobile, March 29, 2012 at 11:31 am PT

Poke! I Choose You to Be My Seatmate.

in Social, February 24, 2012 at 10:05 am PT

With Siri TV, Apple Will Dismantle the TV Networks

in Voices, December 15, 2011 at 3:15 pm PT

Meet Qwilt, Creator of Smart Video-Caching Gear, and New Member of the Flash Madness Club

in Enterprise, October 19, 2011 at 8:59 pm PT

QOTD: Networks Are Dead, Says Glenn Beck on Eve of New Net Show

Hacking Targets Multiply

in News, September 9, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Irene, Can You Hear Me Now? FCC Tips for Calling During the Storm

in News, August 27, 2011 at 1:44 pm PT

Painful Profits From Web Video

in Media, August 15, 2011 at 12:01 am PT

TV Networks See Key Audience Erode

in Media, May 27, 2011 at 9:44 am PT

Verizon’s ThunderBolt Moves Like Lightning

in Personal Technology, March 23, 2011 at 6:19 pm PT

Risk of Supply Shock From AT&T

in News, March 23, 2011 at 5:40 am PT

Blogs, MacBooks and GSM phones

in Mossberg’s Mailbox, February 16, 2011 at 3:20 pm PT