From open protocols to systemic risk: a conversation with Geoff Huston
Geoff Huston reflects on how open protocols scaled the internet—and why centralisation and AI now pose systemic risks.
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Geoff Huston reflects on how open protocols scaled the internet—and why centralisation and AI now pose systemic risks.
UK regulator moves to ban inflation-linked mid-contract telecom price increases.
Private networks reach 6,500 deployments, driven by demand for 5G and LTE in industries.
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History of Internet
Geoff Huston reflects on how open protocols scaled the internet—and why centralisation and AI now pose systemic risks.

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UK regulator moves to ban inflation-linked mid-contract telecom price increases.

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Private networks reach 6,500 deployments, driven by demand for 5G and LTE in industries.

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European telcos are focusing on cost cuts for earnings growth in 2026, balancing efficiency with investment in future technologies.

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Internet pioneer Brian Carpenter reflects on early collaboration, governance lessons and today’s struggle for regional autonomy online.

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Netflix defends an $83bn bid for Warner Bros Discovery amid investor skepticism and competitive pressure, raising key questions.

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Ermanno Pietrosemoli pioneered Latin America’s Internet, enabling satellite, Wi-Fi, and cross-border connectivity for research.

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Olga Cavalli reflects on her role in Latin American Internet governance, highlighting key initiatives, challenges, and successes.

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Kenyan innovator Dorcas Muthoni helped bring Internet connectivity to Africa’s universities and empower women in tech.

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Explore Alan Emtage, creator of Archie, the world’s first search engine, transformed global information discovery online.

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Fibre optic technology changed global communication. It gives fast and reliable internet and it helps many industries grow. Many people ask who made fibre op…

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OUR TAKE IANA assigns internet numbers to network resources such as IP addresses, domain names, port numbers, and protocol numbers. IANA also mainta…

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Discover the internet’s beginnings from a groundbreaking academic project in 1969 to its evolution into a vast global network.

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Cybersecurity’s evolution mirrors the ongoing struggle against evolving digital threats, shaping robust defences for a dynamic landscape.

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Professor Li Xing explores IPv4/IPv6 distinctions, and how one of his students set up China’s first IPv6 network.