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U.S. Internet connection speeds still lag behind other developed nations

The average U.S. Internet connection speed continues to lag, according to the latest State of the Internet report.
Config error at Boston-area hosting company takes down Reddit, others

A Boston-area hosting provider briefly knocked several large services and websites offline Tuesday night, thanks to a configuration error.
Disparities in Internet access persist for poorer, non-white Americans, but gaps closing
IT pros blast Google over Android's refusal to play nice with IPv6

Widespread popularity of Android devices and the general move to IPv6 has put some businesses in a tough position.
Comcast and TWC are (still) among the most hated companies in America
Brocade switch extends SDN, campus automation

The new Brocade switch is the ICX 7250. It supports up to eight 10G Ethernet ports for uplinks or stacking, and can be stacked 12-high ...

Healthcare provider finds SDN is the proper Rx

First SDN opportunity for us was when it needed to add capacity to its backup network
Ex-Cisco CEO reflects, looks ahead on 25 years of Networkers

"The most interesting thing from a business standpoint is the long list of competitors we've had"
F5, VMware & Cisco: One happy family?

Key executives explain how the relationship is structured
F5 execs: We're blasting virtualisation beyond Layer 3

Synthesis promises to speed application rollouts and simplify deployment of other Layer 4-7 services
You can't make it run better if you don't know where the problem lies

Network World Editor in Chief John Dix caught up with Eric Wolford, president of Riverbed Technology's Products Group, to see how the company is trying ...
SDN: The user view

"In the large datacentre space there's no question SDN has already taken off"

Inside the bold plan to bring gigabit fiber to Detroit

One startup is bringing a Google Fiber-like broadband offering to Detroit. Here's why that might not be as crazy as it sounds.
An insider's guide to the private IPv4 market

What you can do to ensure a supply of IPv4 addresses while you're readying your IPv6 network.
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's the rebirth of satellite Internet

SpaceX, Facebook, Virgin Galactic and Google have all announced major initiatives that would help connect the world -- especially developing nations -- to the Internet. ...
SIP global roll-out to accelerate through 2019

SIP market penetration today is the tip of the iceberg finds Eastern Management Group worldwide study of more than 15,000 businesses.
Inside Cisco's private Cloud

90 per cent of the company's 30,000 operating system instances are virtualised
Where we stand with SDN

"A lot of folks are trying to come to terms with what they need to do and how to get there"