Roku I stream. You stream. We all stream. By March 2019, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) reported streaming video subscriptions passed cable television customers for the first time. There were over 613.3 million streaming subscribers compared to cable’s 556 million subscribers. But how do you get to all …
Read More »Netgear Nighthawk AX12: Next-gen wi-fi routers promise greater speed and reliability for the IoT Review
The 802.11 standard for wi-fi networking is now 20 years old, and each new generation of the standard has provided greater speed than its predecessors. However, the forthcoming 802.11ax — also known as Wi-Fi 6 — represents perhaps the greatest change in the relatively short history of this now-ubiquitous technology. …
Read More »Xfinity takes out Ookla’s US broadband report
(Image: Ookla) The major city with the fastest fixed broadband in the United States is Kansas City, with the fastest state New Jersey, according to Ookla. Ookla’s 2018 US Fixed Report, published on Wednesday, measured speeds from 24.3 million unique users, 66.7 million samples, 115.5 million tests, and 3.2 million …
Read More »Networking Tips for Those Who Seriously Dislike Networking
How do you network if you’re an introvert, or simply quiet and reserved? Patricia Lenkov of Agility Executive Search has the answer. By Patricia Lenkov If you don’t like networking, remember it’s quality over quantity. (Credit: Rawpixel on Unsplash) Truth be told, I am not a natural networker. But as …
Read More »Acing The Art Of Networking [Infographic]
Networking is an art and it is essential for a young entrepreneur to master it. Networking doesn’t sound that hard. After all, how hard it can be hard to pitch in your idea, exchange contact information and find a potential buyer. It is not as easy as it sounds. If …
Read More »Facebook abandons plan to build giant-wing solar broadband drones
Facebook has abandoned plans to build a fleet of high-altitude drones that would offer internet access to remote areas. Around four billion people globally do not have access to the internet, and back in 2014 Facebook began work on its Aquila project, which aimed to use giant solar-powered drones to …
Read More »Cisco to Acquire July Systems to Boost Intent-Based Networking – June 20, 2018
Cisco (CSCO – Free Report) recently announced it plans to acquire Burlingame, CA-based July Systems. The private company provides cloud-based mobile application platform.The financial terms have been kept under wraps. July Systems facilitates digitization of physical business enterprises with their subscription indoor location software service. The company’s flagship product, Proximity …
Read More »Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins on smart cities architecture: Step by step
Smart city index reveals who’s falling behind (London and NYC are laggy) special feature Louisville and the Future of the Smart City Louisville, Kentucky is building a unique bridge between the smart city and the smart home. Here’s what communities and citizens can learn about the benefits of the onrushing …
Read More »Inside Aruba Networks’ efforts to weave digital infrastructure into buildings
Sometimes technology charts an unexpected path. Google went from search engine to cartographer with Maps. Now HPE subsidiary Aruba Networks is no longer just installing Wi-Fi, but wants to join up the dots for a single networking infrastructure that will be able to make digital sense of physical context and semantics. “I look at …
Read More »NBN rips up 100Mbps fixed-wireless plans
(Screenshot: Chris Duckett/ZDNet) Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) company has killed off its plans to offer a 100/40Mbps fixed-wireless product, with NBN CEO Bill Morrow telling Senate Estimates on Thursday there is no economic case for it. “We killed it,” Morrow said. According to the CEO, while expanding capacity on …
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