Adtran Launches CAF Managed Test Service, New Switches

Microsoft Buys jClarity to Jolt Java Support in Azure

U.S. Delays Huawei Ban Another 90 Days

Cisco and F5 Networks Discuss the Value of Tech Partnerships

The Week in Internet News: White House Proposes Social Media Monitoring

We’re watching you: A leaked proposal from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration would put the Federal Communications Commission in charge of regulating how social media platforms and other websites decide what appears on their pages, CNN reports. Critics said the proposal amounts to censorship.

We’re watching you, part 2: In other U.S. government news, the Trump administration has asked a court to reauthorized a suspended National Security Agency surveillance program, targeting the telephone records of U.S. residents, the New York Times reports. The Trump administration wants to make the controversial phone records collection program permanent.

Not just the U.S. government: The Indian government wants Twitter to block what it deems is fake news by suspending eight Kashmir-based accounts for allegedly spreading rumors, India Today reports. Indian security forces have alleged that groups in Pakistan have attempted to divide the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, areas controlled by India but claimed by Pakistan.

Even more watching: Technicians from Chinese networking vendor Huawei have reportedly helped government officials in Uganda and Zambia spy on political opponents, TechCrunch reports. News reports have Huawei technicians helping the officials spy on the use of apps like WhatsApp and Skype and Continue reading

Migrating ipSpace.net Infrastructure to AWS

I’m too stupid to unwind and relax over summer - there’s always some janitorial task to be done, and I simply cannot leave it alone. This summer, I decided to migrate our server infrastructure to AWS.

TL&DR: It went smoother than I expected, and figuring out how AWS virtual networks, public IP addresses, and security groups work while creating AWS Networking webinar definitely helped, but it also took way longer than I expected.

The Future of Tech: New Products On The Market

Technology is continuing to grow by leaps and bounds with artificial intelligence (AI) and smart technologies are leading the way. As technology grows so does the number of new inventions both large and small. Here is a look at some of the new products hitting the market in 2019 and 2020, some of which are still under development in Kickstarter campaigns and others that are already available for purchase online.

5 New Tech-Savvy Products

OraSaifu: This new computerized smart wallet allows you keep all credit cards, membership cards, and cryptocurrency all in one place and accessible with just a swipe of your finger. You can use OraSaifu directly to pay for purchases and it will even unlock your door for you.

InstaDreamer: InstaDreamer is a vibrating bracelet that vibrates while you are sleeping, which will put you into a lucid dream allowing you to dream of visiting exotic places, meet your favorite celebrities in a dream, and experience fantasies while getting a good night’s sleep. This bracelet will even analyze your sleep cycles for you, so you know when you get the best sleep.

Sonic Beer: For those individuals who love the foam head on their beer, Continue reading

Netlify Migration

This blog is now hosted via Netlify, rather than GitHub Pages. It is still built using Jekyll, but I updated the theme to Mediumish.

I looked at switching to Hugo for site generation, but I hit several bugs trying to do the import, and theme setup was a pain. So I stuck with Jekyll, because it’s doing what I need. Using Netlify gives me a few more options around build and deploy, and moves away from Cloudflare.

All URLs and RSS feed should remain the same. Let me know if you see any issues.

Netlify Migration

This blog is now hosted via Netlify, rather than GitHub Pages. It is still built using Jekyll, but I updated the theme to Mediumish.

I looked at switching to Hugo for site generation, but I hit several bugs trying to do the import, and theme setup was a pain. So I stuck with Jekyll, because it’s doing what I need. Using Netlify gives me a few more options around build and deploy, and moves away from Cloudflare.

All URLs and RSS feed should remain the same. Let me know if you see any issues.

Oracle Files Trademark Suit Against Cryptocurrency Startup CryptoOracle

Fast Friday – Mobility Field Day 4

This week’s post is running behind because I’m out in San Jose enjoying great discussions from Mobility Field Day 4. This event is bringing a lot of great discussion to the community to get everyone excited for current and future wireless technologies. Some quick thoughts here with more ideas to come soon.

• Analytics is becoming a huge driver for deployments. The more data you can gather, the better everything can be. When you start to include IoT as a part of the field you can see why all those analytics matter. You need to invest in a lot of CPU horsepower to make it all work the way you want. Which is also driving lots of people to build in the cloud to have access to what they need on-demand from an infrastructure side of things.
• Spectrum is a huge problem and source of potential for wireless. You have to have access to spectrum to make everything work. 2.4 GHz is pretty crowded and getting worse with IoT. 5 GHz is getting crowded as well, especially with LAA being used. And the opening of the 6 GHz spectrum could be held up in political concerns. Are there new investigations Continue reading

Weekly Wrap: HCX, VMware’s Top-Secret Sauce, Comes Out

Cloudflare Files IPO Paperwork to Battle AWS, Cisco, and Oracle

VMware Buys Veriflow for Network Monitoring, Verification

Sprint and Nokia Fall Behind on 5G Launch Plans

Day Zero 2019: Bringing Together Young People to Talk about Internet Governance

As we work to foster the multistakeholder model in Internet governance, we must include the voices of youth. They’ve grown up in the age of the Internet, where using connected devices is second nature and we’re beginning to have conversations around issues like encryption and privacy. Young people deserve not just a seat at the table, but to have a say.

Which is why the Internet Society supported the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) USA Youth Day Zero. It’s an event for young people to come together, discuss the Internet policy issues they care most about, and brainstorm potential solutions ahead of the IGF USA. Held at the Center for Democracy & Technology, Day Zero brought together youth from across civil society and academia to ask questions of professionals and talk with one another. It also provided an opportunity for young people to create and foster connections with one another.

The first panel featured professionals who shared how youth could get involved in Internet governance – and the importance of their participation. The panelists were Dustin Phillips (co-chair of the Internet Governance Forum USA and executive director of the Internet Society’s DC chapter), Katie Jordan (Senior Policy Advisor at the Internet Continue reading

Community Spotlight – Nick Russo

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Inside Industrial IoT: The promises and the challenges

Way before IoT became a buzzword, industrial verticals had connected systems – now, networking industrial devices to enterprise IT is unlocking great potential, and big challenges.

Get ready for the convergence of IT and OT networking and security

Most IT networking professionals are so busy with their day-to-day responsibilities that they don’t have time to consider taking on more work. But for companies with an industrial component, there’s an elephant in the room that is clamoring for attention. I’m talking about the increasingly common convergence of IT and operational technology (OT) networking and security.Traditionally, IT and OT have had very separate roles in an organization. IT is typically tasked with moving data between computers and humans, whereas OT is tasked with moving data between “things,” such as sensors, actuators, smart machines, and other devices to enhance manufacturing and industrial processes. Not only were the roles for IT and OT completely separate, but their technologies and networks were, too.To read this article in full, please click here

Get ready for the convergence of IT and OT networking and security

Most IT networking professionals are so busy with their day-to-day responsibilities that they don’t have time to consider taking on more work. But for companies with an industrial component, there’s an elephant in the room that is clamoring for attention. I’m talking about the increasingly common convergence of IT and operational technology (OT) networking and security.Traditionally, IT and OT have had very separate roles in an organization. IT is typically tasked with moving data between computers and humans, whereas OT is tasked with moving data between “things,” such as sensors, actuators, smart machines, and other devices to enhance manufacturing and industrial processes. Not only were the roles for IT and OT completely separate, but their technologies and networks were, too.To read this article in full, please click here