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I am picking up on disturbing news about Symantec. First a reseller from Columbia that I was chatting with at the recent RSA Conference in San Francisco informed me that he was there to find a solution to fill a gap created by Symantec abandoning all but its top resellers. Second, another...

While COVID-19 presents unprecedented uncertainty, Research and Education Networks (“R&E Networks”) will play an important role in supporting our campuses and K12 schools as they move online. Infrastructure usage patterns are already changing greatly from traditional campus learning...

While COVID-19 presents unprecedented uncertainty, Research and Education Networks (“R&E Networks”) will play an important role in supporting our campuses and K12 schools as they move online. Infrastructure usage patterns are already changing greatly from traditional campus learning...

Large congestion in Tier-1 networks during the release of Call of Duty Warzone update. stats (iijlab / Internet Health Report)

Large congestion in Tier-1 networks during the release of Call of Duty Warzone update. stats (iijlab / Internet Health Report)

Last year, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the ‘birth of the Internet’. What started as an educational tool in the 80s and became a global public resource in the 90s, now affects approximately 4 billion people directly and billions more indirectly. The Internet has impacted our society...

Last year, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the ‘birth of the Internet’. What started as an educational tool in the 80s and became a global public resource in the 90s, now affects approximately 4 billion people directly and billions more indirectly. The Internet has impacted our society...

Peter Kirstein, known as the European father of the internet, died on January 8, 2020. Kirstein played an important role in the development of the Arpanet, which was considered the premise of the Internet. On July 25, 1973, England was first connected to the Arpanet, which is considered the...

Peter Kirstein, known as the European father of the internet, died on January 8, 2020. Kirstein played an important role in the development of the Arpanet, which was considered the premise of the Internet. On July 25, 1973, England was first connected to the Arpanet, which is considered the...

Most people consider Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn, who designed the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) in 1973, to be the inventors of the internet. During that time, the internet morphed out of ARPANet, a government project. However, it would be unfair to credit the invention of such a...

Most people consider Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn, who designed the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) in 1973, to be the inventors of the internet. During that time, the internet morphed out of ARPANet, a government project. However, it would be unfair to credit the invention of such a...

The Future of the U.S. and China: ex ICANN Fadi Chehadé on Artificial Intelligence, Internet, ICANN. Chairman of Chehadé and Company Fadi Chehadé delivers remarks on the increasing importance of artificial intelligence in global affairs. (14 min)

The Future of the U.S. and China: ex ICANN Fadi Chehadé on Artificial Intelligence, Internet, ICANN. Chairman of Chehadé and Company Fadi Chehadé delivers remarks on the increasing importance of artificial intelligence in global affairs. (14 min)

Timeline of the most visited websites on the Internet from 1996 to 2019. Worldwide statistics based on websites traffic measured by monthly visits. Data source: media benchmark and companies reports.

Timeline of the most visited websites on the Internet from 1996 to 2019. Worldwide statistics based on websites traffic measured by monthly visits. Data source: media benchmark and companies reports.

Rwanda has made a record of having fully automated the process of registration for its country domain name (dotRw) – becoming the sixth country in Africa to do so. Effective this year, Rwandans seeking registration of the .RW – the country’s domain, will no longer spend money to go to the local...

Rwanda has made a record of having fully automated the process of registration for its country domain name (dotRw) – becoming the sixth country in Africa to do so. Effective this year, Rwandans seeking registration of the .RW – the country’s domain, will no longer spend money to go to the local...

A man loved the singer so much, he spent a decade collecting dreams about her. ... “I knew some people took me for an idiot,” he said. “Well, so what? For me, I believe that for something to exist on this scale within a popular culture, it cannot be a thing that doesn’t mean anything or doesn’t...

A man loved the singer so much, he spent a decade collecting dreams about her. ... “I knew some people took me for an idiot,” he said. “Well, so what? For me, I believe that for something to exist on this scale within a popular culture, it cannot be a thing that doesn’t mean anything or doesn’t...

In the next decade, China will establish a separate root system for their share of the internet. This will mark the end of the global internet era. When the root splits, the United States and its allies should establish a coalition of democratic nations that would offer a stark choice and clear...