"LAN/WAN" news, interviews, and features

News about LAN/WAN

• Republic Wireless kicks off beta of $19 monthly wireless service

  First month's service is $199, includes an LG Optimus smartphone

• IPv4 address transfers must meet policy, ARIN chief says

  Compliance comments come as Microsoft plans to buy more than 666,000 IPv4 addresses from bankrupt Nortel

• Why you shouldn't worry so much about IPv6

  Don't worry, the Internet as we know it isn't ending as IPv4 addresses are exhausted.

• What the IP address meltdown means for you

  The end of days for IPv4 may have come. This will soon be a big concern for end users, so it's time to prepare your ...

• Qualcomm shells out more details on Peanut wireless technology

  Low-power technology may be ready for commercial use in a year

Features about LAN/WAN

• The clock is ticking: Give IPv6 a test drive

  The Internet is running out of IPv4 addresses. Prepare for World IPv6 Day, a big test for the Internet routing technology