internet
What is HTTP error 400 and how do you fix it?!["400 Bad Request" on a computer screen](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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What is HTTP error 400 and how do you fix it?
Tips and tricks to diagnose and debug a 400 Bad Request error
23 Nov 2022
UK-based OneWeb and French Eutelsat officially discussing major merger![An intricate, gold-plated Eutelsat telecommunications satellite sits in a lab](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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UK-based OneWeb and French Eutelsat officially discussing major merger
Combined, the two would be the first to operate multi-orbit satellites and would continue to expand OneWeb's constellation
25 Jul 2022
HTTP vs HTTPS: What difference does it make to security?![A close up of a browser window, showing the HTTPS protocol of a website in the URL bar](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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HTTP vs HTTPS: What difference does it make to security?
We look at the difference between HTTPS and HTTP and tell you how to switch between them
20 Jul 2022
SpaceX given FCC nod to provide Starlink Wi-Fi to moving vehicles![Close up of the Starlink logo, a stylised black 'X' with the word starlink beneath on a white background, with other such logos in the background but blurry](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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SpaceX given FCC nod to provide Starlink Wi-Fi to moving vehicles
The approval allows the satellite network to cater to planes, ships and trucks in next step of expansion
1 Jul 2022
Equinix to help DISH build out its 5G network![5G signal on a smartphone](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Equinix to help DISH build out its 5G network
The firm will offer connectivity infrastructure for a nationwide Open RAN network
18 Nov 2021
What are cookies![Cookies on a laptop](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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What are cookies
What do they do, how they work, and why does every website want you to accept them?
17 Nov 2021
Firefox available on Microsoft Store for first time ![Firefox sign in front of a brick building](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Firefox available on Microsoft Store for first time
Gecko-based browser arrives after Microsoft removes restrictions
9 Nov 2021
Boeing gets green light for satellite internet ![Satellite hovering over earth](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Boeing gets green light for satellite internet
Company plans more modest constellation than SpaceX's
4 Nov 2021
Microsoft Edge now available for all Linux users ![New Microsoft Edge logo on a computer screen](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Microsoft Edge now available for all Linux users
Browser graduates to stable channel
3 Nov 2021
FAA worried about safety equipment interference from 5G ![A speed-metre with 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G symbols, pointing at 5G](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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FAA worried about safety equipment interference from 5G
Prepare for 5G effect on aircraft altimeters
2 Nov 2021
NETGEAR offers VPN support for branch offices and remote workers![Woman on a computer with NETGEAR's new VPN overlaying the image](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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NETGEAR offers VPN support for branch offices and remote workers
Insight Business VPN is exclusive to NETGEAR’s Orbi Pro Series subscribers
14 Oct 2021
ONF and Deutsche Telekom debut fully disaggregated Open RAN![5G graphic](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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ONF and Deutsche Telekom debut fully disaggregated Open RAN
SD-RAN 4G/5G outdoor trial live at Deutsche Telekom's Berlin site
12 Oct 2021
Senators urge FTC to enforce child privacy laws ![The FTC crest on a building](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Senators urge FTC to enforce child privacy laws
Lawmakers wrote to the FTC Commissioner, asking her to enforce new child protection measures
8 Oct 2021
What is a web filter?![Computer screen displaying parental controls](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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What is a web filter?
We look at best ways to block, hide, or flag undesired search engine results
24 Sep 2021
What is TCP/IP?![TCP/IP on a blue background](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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What is TCP/IP?
How this protocol from the 1970s keep the internet operational
10 Sep 2021
US 5G data shows urban-rural digital divide![5G graphic](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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US 5G data shows urban-rural digital divide
Large cities are more likely to have strong 5G availability
7 Sep 2021
Bad bots account for almost 40% of internet traffic![Robotic hands over a keyboard](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Bad bots account for almost 40% of internet traffic
These bots include bad basic web scrapers, attack scripts, and advanced persistent bots, according to Barracuda
2 Sep 2021
NTT taps Celona to enable private 5G for enterprises![5G graphic](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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NTT taps Celona to enable private 5G for enterprises
Celona will help NTT manage and scale its Private 5G (P5G) service
18 Aug 2021
Lumen’s on-net subsea fiber route connects US with France ![Fiber-optic cable under yellow light](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Lumen’s on-net subsea fiber route connects US with France
New transatlantic route will fulfill organizations' growing bandwidth needs
29 Jul 2021
FCC questions the legitimacy of some rural internet bids ![Telecommunications mast in a rural part of the UK at dusk](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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FCC questions the legitimacy of some rural internet bids
Commission asks for more due diligence on almost 200 funding applications
27 Jul 2021
Ericsson and Verizon reach multi-year agreement on 5G![5G graphic](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Ericsson and Verizon reach multi-year agreement on 5G
New deal will help Verizon strengthen and expand its 5G ultra-wideband network
16 Jul 2021
Ohio lawmakers look to outlaw municipal broadband![Ethernet cable with lights shooting from the end](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Ohio lawmakers look to outlaw municipal broadband
If passed, Ohio would be the first state in a decade to enact such a law
17 Jun 2021