Networks

The western US saw the most activity overall

Cloud storage firm Backblaze says that a sharp rise in AI-driven data traffic to neocloud operators may signal a shift from internet-style traffic patterns to large, high-bandwidth flows characteristic of large-scale model training and inference work.…

Latest data from Cloudflare shows cable cuts, power failures, and network faults drive steady run of internet outages

The internet spent the closing months of 2025 being knocked over by cut cables, broken power grids, bad weather, military strikes, and the occasional self-inflicted technical wound, according to Cloudflare's latest global traffic data.…

Thankfully they only sufffered two outages in 2025. And now it has flown in experts to play with configurations

Alaska Air's CEO says IT outages last year damaged the company on multiple fronts despite "triple redundancies" built into its disaster recovery plan.…

Fix didn't quite do the job – attackers spotted logging in

Fortinet has confirmed that attackers are actively bypassing a December patch for a critical FortiCloud single sign-on (SSO) authentication flaw after customers reported suspicious logins on devices supposedly fully up to date.…

Comms harmonization plan already drawing fire from operators and Big Tech alike

The European Commission's proposed Digital Networks Act (DNA) to harmonize telecoms regulation is drawing criticism from industry bodies who either say it oversteps the mark or doesn't go far enough to galvanize the sector.…

Critical vuln flew under the radar for a decade

A recently disclosed critical vulnerability in the GNU InetUtils telnet daemon (telnetd) is "trivial" to exploit, experts say.…

The critical-rated flaw leaves unpatched systems open to full takeover

Cisco has finally shipped a fix for a critical-rated zero-day in its Unified Communications gear, a flaw that's already being weaponized in the wild, and which CISA previously flagged as an emergency priority.…

Plans to swing SkyHammer silicon into UALink switches later this year

AI networking startup Upscale AI on Wednesday announced it has raised $200 million in Series A funding to challenge Nvidia's dominance of switches for rack-scale AI systems, putting it in competition with the likes of Cisco and AMD.…

Still dominant in Germany's networks, among others

The European Commission (EC) wants a revised Cybersecurity Act to address any threats posed by IT and telecoms kit from third-country sources, potentially forcing member states to confront the thorny issue of suppliers such Huawei in their national networks.…

OG CDN boss says fighting illegal streams is about stopping criminals cashing in, not free speech

Interview  After Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince recently threatened to disrupt the Winter Olympics to protect free speech after Italian authorities fined his company for not disrupting pirate video streams, rival CDN provider Akamai’s CEO Dr. Tom Leighton fired back with what reads a lot like thinly veiled criticism.…

AIR RAN delivers premium 5G experience monetization and zero-lag performance at Thailand’s largest music festival

Partner Content  ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a global leading provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, has successfully completed AIR RAN commercial deployment with AIS during the Big Mountain Music Festival #15 on December 6-7, 2025. AIR RAN enables experience monetization from data volume to experience value, delivering differentiated experience assurance and exceptional performance under high-load and extreme congestion scenarios, marking a milestone breakthrough in 5G and AI integration for large-scale events.…

Gold phone more like fool's gold as none show up six months later

Senator Elizabeth Warren is leading calls for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Trump Mobile for failing to ship gold phones, months after collecting deposits.…

You might call it a RISC-V/NVLink Fusion ... or a bad day for UALink

RISC-V champion SiFive has joined a growing number of chip companies by throwing its weight behind Nvidia's proprietary NVLink Fusion interconnect tech, a move that casts doubt on the viability of rival interconnect tech UALink.…

Three major GDPR violations, including a lack of basic security controls, lead to hefty dent in profits

The French data protection regulator, CNIL, today issued a collective €42 million ($48.9 million) fine to two French telecom companies for GDPR violations stemming from a data breach.…

Component up 63% since September, more pricey memory coming to a supply chain near you

Enterprise IT infrastructure buyers are bracing for hefty price hikes across servers, storage systems, and networking kit, driven by steep inflation in memory component costs that industry analysts warn will soon cascade through the supply chain.…

Integrated UAV, satellite and ground networks restore connectivity during the critical 72-hour rescue window

Partner Content  ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a global leading provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, in collaboration with China Telecom, has jointly built an integrated Air-Space-Ground-Intelligence Emergency System, setting a new standard for disaster response.…

ZTE’s sustained climate leadership reflects strong governance and measurable green outcomes

Partner Content  ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a global leading provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, has once again secured an "A" score for climate change from CDP, ranking among the top 4% of companies globally.…

Labels Rome's comms regulator ‘a quasi-judicial body’ that works on behalf of ‘shadowy, European media cabal’

Cloudflare’s CEO has threatened to pull the company out of Italy, and to withdraw free services it intends to provide to the Winter Olympic games, after the nation’s communications regulator slugged it with a fine equal to one percent of its annual revenue for violating anti-piracy regulations.…

As you should, when being told the only remedy is deleting everything and starting again

On Call  2025 has ended and a new year is upon us, but The Register will continue opening Friday mornings with a fresh installment of On Call – the reader-contributed column that tells your tales of tech support.…

Outages hit Russia and Ukraine, too

The authors of a hypothetical manual containing procedures repressive governments can use to stay in power despite restive populations would surely devote its first chapter to turning off the internet, an action the government of Iran appears to have taken in the last 24 hours.…