The volume and reach of connected things are rapidly expanding, with 2020 marking the first time that the number of IoT connections surpassed the number of non-IoT online connections. There were 11.7 ...

Network protocols are formal standards and policies consisting of rules, procedures, and formats that define how data is exchanged over networks. They ensure that devices can communicate effectively, ...

A network protocol is a set of established rules that specify how to format, send and receive data so that computer network endpoints, including computers, servers, routers and virtual machines, can ...

Several important new standards for optical networking were adopted by the Geneva-based International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in November. The new standards provide the ability to combine ...

Last time, one of our readers challenged VoIP market leaders Cisco, Nortel and Avaya on their commitment to open standard, cost-effective VoIP solutions. Today, we’d like to add our observations and ...

Management processes conducted on a periodic basis to identify, report, and analyze reasonably foreseeable internal and external risks and vulnerabilities, likely threats, impacts, and potential ...

Broadcasters and media organizations are facing a strategic reset. Rising content costs, declining ARPU, platform fragmentation, and an accelerating shift towards cloud-based operations are straining ...

Why is Ethernet ubiquitous? What are all of the incarnations of Ethernet? What does Ethernet look like in different markets? 1. The OPEN (One-Pair EtherNet) Alliance’s Special Interest Group (SIG) ...

Google, through its Nest Labs home automation division, today announced another major step toward the formation of an ecosystem for connected home devices and apps. Nest, along with Samsung, ARM, and ...