The FCC will soon pass new rules for how ISP’s must handle broadband traffic and, while it’s expected to impose a policy of net neutrality when it comes to consumers, it’s been less clear how the… Read more »
Google Cloud struts its corporate stuff, adding connections from carrier hotels and direct peering as well as virtual private networking access for risk-averse companies seeking hybrid cloud. Read more »
A report out Tuesday on the cost of interconnection fights shows that the problem is the business deals, not technology, and that the consumer pays the price. Read more »
Privacy International has failed in an attempt to get the OECD to censure multinational telecoms firms that reportedly helped UK spy agency GCHQ engage in mass surveillance around the world. Read more »
Understanding how bandwidth is priced can be complicated. But if you value the internet, it’s worth trying to understand how it works because large ISPs and certain business models can drive… Read more »
Netflix, the online streaming giant, has signed a paid peering deal with Time Warner Cable, meaning that it now has deals with the four biggest U.S. ISPs. Read more »
For all the sturm und drang over fast lanes and slow lanes, from the point of view of Netflix, YouTube and other video streaming services, it’s a bit of a red… Read more »
The practice of network peering is gaining ground, which is good news for everyone on the web except for those companies providing transit. Will that continue? Read more »
The FCC is taking on the interconnection battles between Netflix and several large ISPs with a call for data. It already has the agreements between Netflix and two large ISPs. Read more »
Level 3 is accusing 5 U.S. ISPs of using their market power to limit the amount of traffic that can get on their networks, thus degrading the consumer broadband experience in… Read more »