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U.S. carriers quietly developing IPv6 services

2008-04-02 00:00:00 by Carolyn Duffy Marsan in Network World on Security
 
For 10 years, there has been little North American demand for IPv6, so U.S. carriers haven't introduced IPv6 services. And without commercial IPv6 services available from carriers, U.S. government agencies and businesses can't migrate to the next-generation Internet technology. Now, that's all starting to change
 
Tags: ipv6 services, ipv6, commercial ipv6 services, carriers, north american demand, next-generation internet technology, government agencies, change, businesses
 
 
 
 
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Patrick Smith on Aviation Security

2008-01-11 13:47:35 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...carriers to allow flying to become an increasingly unpleasant experience suggests a business sense of masochistic capitulation. On the other hand, imagine the outrage among security zealots should airlines be caught lobbying for what is perceived to be a dangerous abrogation of security and responsibility -- even if it's not. Carriers caught...
 
Tags: security, actual security, security zealots, security experts, security spectacle, expect street protests, airport security, expect, american public
 
 
 
 
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European Commission Moves Forward on In-Flight Mobile Plan

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2008-04-07 12:21:42 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...carriers to drop their cross-border roaming rates--later backed up by regulation--suggests that carriers think long and hard about the rates they charge for in-flight service. "However, if consumers receive shock phone bills, the service will not take-off," she said in an EC press release The social factors concerns are left to the airlines,...
 
Tags: mhz, mhz band, mhz frequencies, mhz bands, pan-european telecom rules, rules, in-flight service, service, ground stations
 
 
 
 
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U.S. Arms Dealer Tests Legal Bounds in Middle East Arms Bazaar

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2008-07-03 22:00:00 by Sharon Weinberger in Wired Security
...carriers, according to a sales proposal seen by Wired.com.Defense Solutions denies drafting a sales proposal to Libya It's an unusual, if not an entirely unexpected chapter for Weldon, whose time in office included frequent trips to Russia. As an influential member of the House Armed Services Committee, Weldon pushed for multibillion-dollar...
 
Tags: arms brokers, brokers, infamous arms brokers, defense, firm defense solutions, arms, arms trade, international arms trade, russian weapons suppliers
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: Share Cell Connections over Wi-Fi; Mile High-Fi Salaciousness; Giga-Fi; and More

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2008-09-11 11:02:26 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...carriers don't allow this kind of sharing or routing without a separate "tethering" plan, that can run $20 or more per month. Also, U.S. carriers have now all imposed a 5 GB per month reasonable use cap; some will cut you off, some charge you more, some cancel your service based on exceeding this use Gigabit Wi-Fi? Someday: TechWorld...
 
Tags: wi-fi, internet service, faster wi-fi standard, service, internet, internet access, software, software costs, free wi-fi
 
 
 
 
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Links List 10.3.08

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2008-10-03 20:55:16 by Julia Lim in ScienceLogic
...carriers get their hands publicly slapped for limiting bandwidth to high-traffic offenders. But when is this kind of network management a good thing? At a panel sponsored by the FCC in DC, reps from carriers and ISPs discussed what steps theyve been taking to prepare for a pandemic or other major global crisis that would force workers to stay...
 
Tags: computer, computer science, cloud, people care, system, financial crisis, network management, care, eweeks microsoft
 
 
 
 
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Anti-botnet vendors plug in

2008-01-04 00:00:00 by HASH0x8980020 in Network World on Security
 
A small group of IT security startups are hoping to cash in on the rise of the botnet scourge as businesses -- telecommunications carriers and Internet service providers, in particular -- seek new methods for stopping the attacks
 
Tags: internet service providers, security startups, botnet scourge, attacks, carriers, businesses, methods, cash, seek
 
 
 
 
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Advocacy group: No free pass for telecom spying

2008-01-24 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
Civil liberties and media reform group Free Press called on the U.S. Congress to reject bills that would give retroactive legal immunity to telecommunication carriers that helped the government monitor phone calls and e-mail after Vice President Dick Cheney pushed for the legislation
 
Tags: retroactive legal immunity, civil liberties, media reform, free press, reject bills, carriers, congress, e-mail, legislation
 
 
 
 
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Bush calls on congress to extend telecom spying provisions

2008-01-29 00:00:00 by Martyn Williams in Network World on Security
 
U.S. President George Bush called on Congress Monday night to broaden protection for telecommunications carriers that helped the government monitor phone calls and e-mail
 
Tags: congress monday night, president george bush, protection, e-mail, carriers
 
 
 
 
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Google: Android won't suffer from incompatibility

2008-03-06 00:00:00 by Jon Brodkin in Network World on Security