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    Plugable super-fast 2.5Gbps Ethernet adapter

    Working from home and finding that your Wi-Fi network just isn’t up to the task? Need a convenient way to connect to a wired network? Take a look at Plugable’s new 2.5Gbps Ethernet adapter. Yes, you read that right. 2.5Gbps. While most Ethernet adapters peak at 1 Gigabit transfer rates, the Plugable adapter now supports […] More

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    COVID-19 has made network servers hard to find

    There’s hardly an aspect of life that the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic hasn’t impacted. And one area of the IT world that is feeling the pinch in network servers. The rapid shutdown of the component supply chain in China has put a crimp in server availability. Heficed, a full-scope internet infrastructure provider headquartered in London, reports […] More

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    Elon Musk's SpaceX: Now 1 million Starlink user terminals OKed for US internet service

    The Federal Communications Commission has approved SpaceX’s application to roll out a million user terminals in the US to connect with its growing Starlink satellite broadband network.  The approval gives SpaceX a 15-year “blanket license for the operation of up to 1,000,000 fixed earth stations that will communicate with its non-geostationary orbit satellite system”. According […] More

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    Juniper rolls out new Mist service for network, location analytics

    Juniper Networks on Tuesday announced the launch of Mist Premium Analytics, a new service that offers enterprises visibility into their networks, as well as location-based contextual information about customers and employees. The new service is designed to provide a comprehensive look into disparate systems — network, security and location domains – for information that can […] More

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    Telstra voice services impacted by high number of calls to government agencies

    Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto The fallout of Australians rushing to sign up to government services as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the planet has created congestion in Telstra’s voice network. “When trying to place a call on our network, you may have heard a message about congestion. Due to the growing number of people working from home, […] More

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    Chorus postpones inflation increase for New Zealand broadband

    Image: Chorus New Zealand broadband wholesaler Chorus announced on Monday it would be foregoing its annual regulated price adjustment to cater for inflation as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the planet. The company said it would still go ahead with its intended decrease on gigabit plan pricing, from NZ$60 to NZ$56, on July 1 to help […] More

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    FCC opens up more spectrum to keep mobile phones working during coronavirus pandemic

    You may be worried about there being enough internet to go around thanks to the coronavirus pushing us into our homes, but mobile phones are also facing a potential bandwidth shortage. So the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and US Cellular temporary access to more wireless spectrum access to bolster nationwide […] More

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    Slow Wi-Fi? 8 ways to boost your home network

    Now that you need your internet connection for work, video-conferencing, and Netflix, it’s time to tune up your home network.  No such thing as enough bandwidth First things first, you’re going to need all the bandwidth you can get. Sure, 20Mbps is enough for Hulu at night, but chances are while you’re working, the kids […] More