Packets DownRange
Packets Down Range Newsletter. This is aimed at Internet Service Providers and network operators. Anyone interested in Interconnection, Data Centers, and related topics.
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Cloudflare blocks a 15rps DDOs Attack.https://blog.cloudflare.com/15m-rps-ddos-attack/ Good news regarding the chip shortage. “America’s ambitions to rebuild its semiconductor manufacturing industry took a step forward on Monday with the opening of a specialty chip fabrication plant in central New York.”https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/U.S.-opens-first-major-silicon-carbide-chip-plant-in-New-York The United States joins 55 nations to set Internet ruleshttps://www.reuters.com/technology/us-joins-55-nations-set-new-global-rules-internet-2022-04-28/ Will a re-brand of Frontier help … Read more
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Equinix publishes their global interconnection Index report.https://www.equinix.com/gxi-report/ T-Mobile expands residential LTE broadbandinteresting to note there are “no data caps” however, During congestion, Home Internet customers may notice speeds lower than other customers due to data prioritization. https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-expands-home-internet-to-more-than-450-cities-towns-left-high-and-dry-by-att Geek out on 100 GIG AWS networkinghttps://toonk.io/aws-network-performance-deep-dive/index.html IRS under investigation IRS Under Investigation For Illegally Tracking Americans via Their … Read more
Finally had some time to contribute to another podcast I am a part of. http://thebrotherswisp.com/index.php/the-brothers-wisp-115-wisp-after-death-unifi-video-eol-rpki-basics/ This week we talk about:WISP Virtual Summit July 28thSave Dave’s brainRIP Ubiquiti Unifi Video – EOL 1/1/2021zwift.comCloudflare DNS outageDavid – Arduino, PHP programming, cycling and weight loss, new kid,Wilson’s RPKIMike got some new hardware; a stent!I’m done with my sales … Read more
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I put together a quick 5-minute podcast talking about two dead technologies for service providers. What is on your list of things no longer relevant or used? #j2podcast #packetsdownrange #routethelight
https://www.businessinsider.com/exclusive-massive-spying-on-users-of-googles-chrome-shows-new-security-weakness-2020-6A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google’s market-leading Chrome web browser, researchers at Awake Security told Reuters, highlighting the tech industry’s failure to protect browsers as they are used more for email, payroll and other sensitive functions.
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Recently I sat down and did a podcast with Daniel White of Atheral (https://atheral.co/). We talked about how WISPS can use VOIP to prevent overbuilding, Unified communications, and some of the forms and procedures for getting started with VOIP. If you want to contact Atheral about their products you can do so at the following: … Read more
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Comcast launches wifi6 routers https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200106005958/en/Comcast-Launches-Powerful-Internet-Device-Capable-Multi-Gigabit Want some good geek reading? Cable Labeling Best Practices from networking Funding The folks over at WISPER have some good news coming their way https://www.telecompetitor.com/fcc-ready-to-authorize-caf-ii-rural-broadband-funding-for-hughes-wisper-isp-three-others/ USDA to Make 550 Million available in 2020 https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2019/12/12/usda-make-550-million-funding-available-2020-deploy-high-speed Mobile Users double since 2013 The percentage of respondents who said their primary online access … Read more
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The j2 podcast for ISPs. News and tips you need to know if you are a network operator
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Microsoft is concerned about its cloud capacity. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/our-commitment-to-customers-and-microsoft-cloud-services-continuity/ FCC Opens up 5.9GHZ to rural providers The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA), helped the companies apply for the STAs. WISPA told the FCC the companies rely primarily on unlicensed spectrum for last-mile connections to end-users, including the 5 GHz UNII bands. “Many of the WISPs’ … Read more
I had a situation today where we had an office worker needing to work from home. This user had a Housefull of devices and a router managed by the FIOS provider