Keeping 5G infrastructure running 24x7 will require new approaches to remote management and maintenance

Which countries have got 5G, what standards are in use, and how important are they for telcos?

We talk to Loon's CTO about what Alphabet is up to

They’re getting bigger, so defenses need to keep getting better

Plus plans to double in size and budget

It's finally coming, and data center networks will have to adjust

Governments are shutting down the Internet, using digital sieges to quell unrest, and threatening the Balkanization of the web

Data is private, but data centers are often shared. That’s the issue colocation security methods must contend with, now and in the future

When fiber and cellular coverage let you down, the answer could lie in a higher power

Amazon has announced a satellite broadband service. But by the time it is in the skies, there will be lots of other options

From state spying allegations to evading sanctions against Iran, here's what you need to know

Rami Rahim wants to sell licenses, not boxes

Over the next few years, telecommunications networks will have to scale up - and it could be the defining moment for open source software

Data centers look so squeaky clean, it’s hard to believe they can be involved in anything illegal, but you would be surprised what DCD has experienced in our years on the beat

Where will the Edge be implemented? For many people, it will be located at the telephone exchanges and cell towers which are close to end-users and devices

Executives paint a bright future for the business at this year's Transform 2.0 event

MainOne’s founding mission was to bring Internet access to Nigeria. While some of its efforts have paid off, battles must still be waged on many fronts

Security experts have worked hard to fix the flaws in IT systems, while industrial control systems have been left wide open

There are ambitious plans to keep Ethernet at the forefront of data center networks

Having more international connectivity in Australia is great, though is likely to disincentive content caching and increase the flow of international traffic, says James Braunegg, managing director of Micron21

Fast-growing hyperscale data centers have a huge demand for cabling 

Data has to be located close to people and devices: Edge could mean a new surge of strength for telcos

Terrorists and Russia are highlighted as risks to international connectivity

The cloud is ready, but governments should not regulate and tax it

Engineers are hard to convince but SDN will become the norm, says Charles Ferland from Nuage Networks

Deployment has been gradual so far, but software defined networking (SDN) is set to take off