Networking

Reviews

TP-Link powerline adapters review

Extend your network with the AV2000 2-port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Starter Kit

D-Link AC3200 Ultra tri-band wireless router

Add more bandwidth to your wireless network for 5GHz devices with this beefy router

Lenco PlayConnect wireless music receiver

This device allows you to connect your existing stereo to your home network in order to play content through mobile devices and computers

D-Link Viper Dual Band AC1900 Modem Router (DSL-2900AL)

This tall router provides fast 802.11ac performance, and has useful Cloud and remote features

TP-Link TD-W8980 N600 modem-router

This dual-band ADSL2+ modem-router is reliable and inexpensive

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Networking in pictures

In Pictures: Tour Target's new Internet of Things concept store

The retail giant's connected-home concept store in San Francisco showcases dozens of cool IoT products for the home, but buyers are still on their own.

In Pictures: The top 15 tech companies on the Fortune 500

We scour the F500 list to home in on the largest tech companies gracing the list.

In Pictures: Cisco Live!

Outgoing and incoming Cisco CEOs John Chambers and Chuck Robbins weren’t the only attractions at the annual Cisco event in San Diego this week.

In Pictures: How Cisco's Chambers kept a high profile

Cisco CEO, John Chambers, has rubbed elbows with many business, political and entertainment VIPs during his 20 years at the helm

News about Networking

NBN Co CEO rejects broadband pricing criticism

Claims by telcos that NBN Co’s wholesale pricing is creating an “unsustainable industry” are unfounded, the network operator’s chief executive has argued.

News Jul 31
Telstra declares Sydney and Melbourne sites 5G-ready

Telstra has upgraded two base stations in Sydney and one in Melbourne in preparation for the expected launch next year of its first 5G services.

News Dec 18
Vodafone and TPG confirm plan to merge

Vodafone Hutchison Australia and TPG have agreed to a “merger of equals” the companies announced this morning.

News Aug 30
Telco complaints are too damn high, government says

The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) could be scrapped under government proposals to deal with soaring complaints about phone and Internet services.

News Jul 05
Huawei pushes back against possible Australian 5G ban

Australia will be left behind if the government bans the nation’s telcos from using 5G equipment supplied by Huawei, the chairperson of the Chinese company’s local subsidiary has warned.

News Jun 27

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Tutorials about Networking

Bugs & Fixes: iPhone fails to pair to Bluetooth device

Last September, a new thread in Apple Support Communities briefly noted that a user was unable to get his iPhone 5 to pair with other Bluetooth devices. As it turned out, he was not alone. Cut to the present: this thread is now 29 pages long, with se...

Tutorials Feb 15
Mobile survival guide: Top tips for staying connected

Picture this: You're sitting down

Tutorials Jan 14
Optimize your router for VoIP and video

We're at an awkward stage as the age of network-streamed multimedia matures. Broadband and cell providers have only recently realized the public's enormous appetite for streaming video, VoIP, and the combination of both.

Tutorials Dec 10
How to pick NAS for any business

Network-attached storage (NAS) can make your business easier to run and more efficient in multiple ways.

Tutorials Nov 05
The ABCs of VoIP

Given the importance of telephone systems, refreshing the technology can be daunting. However, for small and midsized businesses who consider upgrading from a PBX to VoIP, the benefits are clear and, with proper planning, the implementation is not ve...

Tutorials Sep 30

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Features about Networking

Editors' Choice Awards 2017, Part Five - Computers

There weren’t many big game-changing surprises, but there were a lot of awesome notebooks, storage and networking products in 2017. Here are our picks for the best.

Features Dec 22
Draytek Vigor 2952 SMB router overview

Routers may appear to be a dime a dozen in the consumer space. Many small businesses might be tempted with something like the excellent Linksys EA9500 with its fast WiFi and eight Ethernet ports, but it won’t be suited to many, advanced business need...

Features Feb 27
Set Windows 10's Wi-Fi connections as metered to download forced updates at your own pace

When Microsoft rolls out a new version of Windows, the company always likes to rearrange the furniture a little bit and put old features in new spots. If you're coming to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1, one such feature is the ability to mark a Wi-Fi co...

Features Jul 29
From M2M to IoT: Old industries have to learn new tricks

The Internet of Things may be a new idea, but machines talking to other machines is not.

Features Dec 19
IoT is here and there, but not everywhere yet

The Internet of Things is still too hard. Even some of its biggest backers say so.

Features Aug 14