Packets Down Range #3: October 27 ISP News & More
For this edition, I am posting it a day early. Depending on how traffic goes, Thursday may be the new day for this newsletter. Since we are still new, expect some changes like this until things work out. If you are a supporter, don’t forget about the Patreon edition, which has even more news.
Fall is in full force here in Indiana. The leaves are changing, Halloween is approaching, and computer geeks are starting to spend even more time indoors. In this issue, we touch on updates, security, and a few other topics. It is also 3rd quarter of investor relations for many publicly traded companies. This newsletter is sponsored by Fiber Data Internet Exchange and Atheral.
Data Center News
•Many data centers are preparing to go into the holiday moratorium for changes. This means major changes will not be made to critical systems. This is usually done because of vacations and such for the holiday season, lasting from Thanksgiving until after the new year.
•Sabey Data centers are building a hyper-scale data center in Austin. Each cabinet can have 100KW of power. This is enough to power 25 to 50 average homes.
•Netrality expands 210 North tucker in St. Louis.
Backbone News
•Cogent investor Call November 3rd, 2022
•Consolidated Communications Investor call on November 1st, 2022
ISP News
•Call of Duty Modern Warfare is coming. Prepare for spikes in network traffic if you are an ISP.
•Starry nixes Fixed Wireless expansion and lays off 500 workers. Article 1 Article 2
•Speaking of tech layoffs. Microsoft, Meta, and others are laying off workers and cutting down on spending. Cox and Zayo also impose layoffs.
•Utility companies are taking on the telecom companies in force. Companies like HoosierNet are forming, across the country, to conquer the middle mile as a response.
•Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Investor call on November 2nd, 2022.
•TDS Telecom announced 3rd quarter results.
•Cox announces edge location in Nebraska. We are seeing a push to get content closer and closer to the “eyeball” users. As data demands increase, even 100 gig pipes will begin to fill.
Podcasts
•Heavy Networking #652 from the Packet Pushers folks
•Network Chuck talks about hacking using a photo.
•Art of network engineering Episode 103
•The Brothers WISP #172
Other Industry News
•You have 15 minutes to secure your network. Kinda
•Labels are coming to consumer electronics rating them on how insecure or secure they are.
•Zoom to hold an investor day on November 8th, 2022
•Senet closes a $16 million funding round.
The funding positions Senet to meet increasing global demand for LoRaWAN™ network deployment and carrier-grade connectivity services as organizations adopt digital solutions for mission critical infrastructure improvements, process optimization, safety and security, and contactless data collection.
Industry Events
Let’s Talk broadband event on November 9th, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. Several vendors, folks from WISPA, and others are slated to attend.
•H5 Data Centers has an event in Cleveland on November 4th, 2022, at Top Golf.
Tech Items
Came across the neat little USB-c multimeter device. Have you ever wondered if your laptop is charging and how much voltage is drawing?
Check out this tech tip from ISP Supplies on Wireless Equipment grounding.
Scan your RouterOS devices for vulnerabilities with RouterOS Scanner.
Cambium epmp firmware 5.3 is out. This is for the AX platform, which is mainly the Force 400 and Force 425 line.
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