John Cioffi, the Father of DSL

Stanford Professor John Cioffi is world-renowned for his contributions to networking: He invented DSL, VDSL and Vectored DSL, and his work has led to more than 400 publications and more than…

July 15, 2015 0

MOBILE Now: All the Spectrum We’ll Ever Need?

Mobile networks will be in good shape for spectrum for the foreseeable future if Senators John Thune (R, S. Dakota) and Bill Nelson (D, Florida) pass their MOBILE Now Act…

February 18, 2016 0

Three Intriguing Tales and a Bonus

I wanted to write about three stories that were in the news today, and since I can choose just one you’re going to get all three. They all have something…

August 6, 2015 0

Internet Versatility

The Internet is remarkable compared to most historical networks because of its versatility. In the bad old days, networks were designed to do one thing and one thing only, and…

July 16, 2015 0

Engineers Can Policy Too: ETAP 2015

Recently I was invited to take part in a conference put together by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the “IEEE Experts in Technology and Policy Forum on Internet Governance,…

June 2, 2015 0