Missing dot drops Sweden off the Internet What was essentially a typo last night resulted in the temporary disappearance from the Internet of almost a million Web sites in Sweden -- every address with a .se top-level down name. US lawmakers investigate telecom 'traffic pumping' Three high-profile U.S. lawmakers have begun an informal investigation into high access charges that some rural telephone carriers charge to competitors, on the heels of complaints about the practice from Google and some large carriers. Finland Makes Broadband a Legal Right The Finnish government has done what no other nation has; it has made broadband Internet access a guaranteed legal right of its citizens. According to Finnish news site YLE, The Ministry of Transport and Communications says everyone in the country will be entitled to a guaranteed 1 Mbit connection by next July. This is fascinating, but it's really only half the story. Cisco bolsters routers to spur IPv6 migration Cisco this week enhanced its IPv6 offerings for its carrier core and edge routers in an effort to ease the eventual migration from IPv4. Cisco buying wireless wunderkind Starent, second multibillion dollar deal this month Cisco Tuesday announced its second multibillion dollar deal this month: a definitive agreement to acquire Starent Networks, a provider of IP-based mobile infrastructure for carriers, for about $2.9 billion. Exinda tops 5 Gbps Exinda today unveiled its new top-of-the-line WAN optimization appliance, aimed at customers that want to speed application traffic over multi-gig network connections. 75% of mobile broadband users unhappy with speed More than three quarters of mobile broadband users are not satisfied with the speeds provided by their service providers, says Thinkbroadband.com. Networking Certifications 101: Aruba Networks In our series this week on what certifications are needed in the networking world we take a look at the offerings for IT professionals from Aruba Networks. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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