network management

Wireless Networks Hamstring Your Smartphone

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:54:53 -0400

Full article: Broadband Reports
Karl Bode
According to a recent study, wireless network management can result in slower phone performance, weaker battery life and even increased security issues for consumers.

Apple Accused of Slowing Web Apps to Benefit App Store

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:24:15 -0400

Full article: Wired
Ryan Singel
Developers are accusing Apple of intentionally slowing down web apps that run on iPhones and iPads in order to make apps from the Apple's popular app store more appealing, according to a recent report.

Verizon Cracks Down on Bandwidth Hogs

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:52:56 -0500

Full article: Network World
Tim Greene
Verizon will throttle back bandwidth available to the biggest data hogs on its wireless network in what it calls an effort to keep up service quality for everybody else.

Of Canada, Caps, and Clouds

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:03:06 -0500

Full article: GigaOM
Stacey Higginbotham
Tiers and caps are ways to deter those trips to the cloud or make them as expensive as possible. Instead of allowing technology and innovation to move forward, ISPs are seeking ways to turn back the clock to protect their own businesses. It happened in Canada, and it can happen in the U.S. as well.

Verizon Wireless May Slow Service to Heavy Data Users

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:20:10 -0500

Full article: MediaPost
Wendy Davis
The same day that Verizon Wireless began taking orders for its much anticipated iPhone, the company also revealed a new congestion management strategy: throttling users.

Verizon Quietly Begins Throttling Data as iPhone Launch Looms

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:05:30 -0500

Full article: Ars Technica
Jacqui Cheng
Verizon has quietly begun throttling the wireless connections of its heaviest data users, the company revealed in a PDF buried on its website. The document explains that Verizon has begun two new network management practices in order to "provide the best experience to our more than 94 million customers," and that they go into effect starting, Feb. 3.

Comcast's $16 Million Web-Slowdown Accord Approved

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:59:30 -0400

Full article: Bloomberg News
Jef Feely and Phil Milford
Comcast has won final approval of a $16 million settlement of consumers' claims that it intentionally delayed some file transfers over its high-speed Internet service.

The iPhone, Net Neutrality and the FCC

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:54:04 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Andy Kessler
Apple's new iPhone 4 might succeed, except that AT&T isn't providing enough bandwidth capacity. Without more broadband capacity and much higher speeds, the productivity applications needed to drive the next wave of growth in the economy will be stillborn.

Major Carriers, Google Create Voluntary Neutrality Organization

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:00:10 -0400

Full article: Broadband Reports
Karl Bode
A group of companies including Verizon, Comcast, AT&T, Google and Time Warner Cable have created what they're calling the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group. With a solid understanding of the tactics of companies like Verizon, AT&T and Comcast -- it's no stretch to conclude the companies involved are eager to create a panel with the over-arching goal being to allow the industry to self-regulate.

Net Neutrality Friends, Foes Join Broadband Policy Group

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:58:21 -0400

Full article: PC Magazine
Chloe Albenesius
Several top tech companies -- including Google, Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast -- announced the formation of a group intended to study and educate lawmakers on broadband network management practices.