David Strom is the author of two books on computer networking, along with thousands of articles on various IT topics. Follow him on Twitter: @dstrom As agencies' networks widen their reach through the ...

You can't always get a smooth browsing experience with fast internet. A couple of other factors also come into play. Among them is network latency. But the real question is, what is network latency?

The speed of a network is generally defined as throughput: how many megabits or gigabits your network can pump through its pipes in the course of a second. That's certainly important, but there's ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Imagine this 5G use case: A building collapses. It’s too dangerous to send in the human rescuers, but there may still be survivors under the rubble. You send in a robot—but it needs super-sensitive ...

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Editor’s note: Jelle Frank van der Zwet is Segment Marketing Manager, Cloud, for Interxion, and David Strom is a freelance writer. Do you ever encounter delays in loading web-based applications and ...

Clockwork Systems Inc., the creator of technology that makes it possible to optimize the performance of time-sensitive applications, is hoping to make a big splash following the launch of its first ...

In anInformationWeekarticle published a decade ago, a large global investment bank stated that every millisecond lost results in $100m per annum in lost opportunity [1]This article is still quoted ...