http://cinia.fi/en/news/cinia-connects-equinix-data-centers-frankfurt-and-helsinki This press release has some details on new direct high speed fiber optic connection from Finland to Germany. →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/self-driving/autonomous-driving-experts-weigh-5g-cellular-network-against-shortrange-communications-to-connect-cars What is the right communications technology for self-driving connected cars? Telecom operators want it to be their 5G network. But it is not the only technology… →
http://interestingengineering.com/nikola-teslas-awesome-predictions-for-our-world/ Interesting article… →
1.5 billion more on-line by 2020 article tells that a global push to create more than a billion new Internet users over the next four years is underway. More than 35 nations committed to expanding public Internet access and working with industry to build connections for rural users. World Bank President Jim Young Kim estimated →
http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/02/introducing-the-telecom-infra-project/ This looks a lot like Open Compute project for telecom infrastructure. →
Almost all of us carry a cell phone these days. It takes a lot of infrastructure to support them, whether or not we use them as phones. The most recognizable part of that infrastructure is the communications tower. But what do you know about them? Communication towers are all around us in various shapes and →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/wireless/mit-turns-wifi-into-indoor-gps Interesting idea. Using wifi for positioning is not new but this is much more accurate than I have read before.. Posted from WordPress for Android →
http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/117460/why-arent-stingrays-rendered-ineffective-by-standard-mitm-defenses There’s been a lot of reporting in the past few years about law enforcement agencies using IMSI catchers (also known as Stingrays after a popular brand of them) to intercept cellular communications. Stingrays and other IMSI-catchers violate the cell tower agreements by producing an illegal signal, pretending to be a cell tower.They control the →
What ISPs Can See: Clarifying the technical landscape of the broadband privacy debate https://www.teamupturn.com/reports/2016/what-isps-can-see Truly pervasive encryption on the Internet is still a long way off. The fraction of total Internet traffic that’s encrypted is a poor proxy for the privacy interests of a typical user. Even with HTTPS, ISPs can still see the domains →
What’s like running water, only delivered directly to your hands? It’s the internet on your smartphone! This interconnection can seem magical, universal, global and instant. But it does so only until the moment something goes wrong. This free dingus can make the Internet faster, help you sort out your network and save remote communities article tells The →