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Much of Western U.S. lacks 3G access, says FCC

FCC hopes to eliminate some 3G dead zones with planned Mobility Fund auction scheduled for September

Startup Nicira debuts with software-defined networking

AT&T, eBay, Fidelity Investments, NTT, and Rackspace are all using the startup's network virtualization tool

The IT certs that no longer pay extra -- and the new skills that do

Overall employment in tech is improving, but the certs you could once count on for a job or extra pay are losing their special value

Cisco aims Wi-Fi enterprise access point at BYOD profusion

The Aironet 3600 is designed to make networks faster and steadier for tablets and smartphones as well as laptops

Jailbreaking the Internet: For freedom's sake

With so many threats to a free and open Internet, sooner or later, people will need to arm themselves for the fight

SOPA's big brother signed by E.U. nations amid widespread protests

Polish citizens take to the streets in protest against ACTA

Say goodbye to Fast Ethernet

10G Ethernet is expected to make up the majority of revenue in Ethernet switching by 2016 due to data center requirements for the higher-speed ports

LTE-Advanced gets the go-ahead, but don't expect faster 4G as a result

The newly approved mobile standard is expected to help carriers maintain reliable LTE performance as more users move to 4G devices

Google looks to speed up the Internet

The search giant proposes enhancements for the Web's TCP transport layer to reduce latency

Building the next Internet

Ignorance and greed are on target to break the current Internet, so what will the next one look like?

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