*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Let it go, let it go: How global DNS could survive in the frozen lands outside US control < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/26/iana_icann_latest/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/26/iana_icann_latest/> Unauthorised Access To ICANN New gTLD and GDD Portals Not Quite As Serious As First Thought < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/28/unauthorised-access-to-icann-portals/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/28/unauthorised-access-to-icann-portals/> Record labels back indie muso's bid to snatch .music from web giants < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/26/music_industry_gets_behind_independent_bid_for_music/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/26/music_industry_gets_behind_independent_bid_for_music/> Krueger removed as chair as M+M finally starts seeing some revenue < <http://domainincite.com/18582-krueger-removed-as-chair-as-mm-finally-starts-seeing-some-revenue> http://domainincite.com/18582-krueger-removed-as-chair-as-mm-finally-starts-seeing-some-revenue> New gTLD phishing still tiny, but .xyz sees most of it < <http://domainincite.com/18592-new-gtld-phishing-still-tiny-but-xyz-sees-most-of-it> http://domainincite.com/18592-new-gtld-phishing-still-tiny-but-xyz-sees-most-of-it> Pirate Bay Founder Appeals Domain Seizure Decision < <http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-founder-appeals-domain-seizure-decision-150525/> http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-founder-appeals-domain-seizure-decision-150525/> If You're Not On IPv6, It Could Cost You A Fortune < <http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/05/if-youre-not-on-ipv6-it-could-cost-you-a-fortune/> http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/05/if-youre-not-on-ipv6-it-could-cost-you-a-fortune/> Chinese government move could significantly restrict domain name registration levels < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=6696e6c5-2412-498e-ac35-c09d07cbcb6f> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=6696e6c5-2412-498e-ac35-c09d07cbcb6f> Foreign TLDs in China Should Step Up Compliance Efforts as Central Ministry Seeks to Recoup Control < <http://allegravita.com/2015/05/20/foreign-top-level-domains-china-step-compliance-efforts-central-ministry-seeks-recoup-control/> http://allegravita.com/2015/05/20/foreign-top-level-domains-china-step-compliance-efforts-central-ministry-seeks-recoup-control/> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Let it go, let it go: How global DNS could survive in the frozen lands outside US control The plan to move control of the top-level of the internet from the US government to California non-profit ICANN has received broad approval following a month-long public comment period. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/26/iana_icann_latest/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/26/iana_icann_latest/> ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Announcement: New gTLD Applicant and GDD Portals Update ICANN today provided an update on its investigation into a data exposure issue in the New gTLD Applicant and GDD (Global Domains Division) portals, first reported on 1 March 2015. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-27-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-27-en> IANA Functions Usage Analysis by Alain Durand, Principal Technologist When I joined ICANN a few months ago and learned that part of my role would be supporting the IANA Stewardship Transition process, I wanted to learn more about how those functions are actually operated and how much the community uses them. My background has been in the IETF for 20+ years where I chaired several working groups and authored a number of RFC?s, so I have always known the IANA registries as a user of the functions, however I was not very intimate with its internal operation. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/iana-functions-usage-analysis> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/iana-functions-usage-analysis> ICG Announces Upcoming Conference Calls The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) has scheduled its seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth conference calls: < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-25-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-25-en> Community Using Neo-Brahmi Scripts Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR) ICANN is pleased to announce the formation of the Generation Panel to develop Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the Root Zone for nine Neo-Brahmi scripts. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-26-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-26-en> Africa Internet Summit '15 | Tunis, Tunisia | 24 May - 5th June, 2015 ICANN is proud to be part of the third edition of the Africa Internet Summit 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia this year. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-05-26-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-05-26-en> Release of Country and Territory Names within the .KOMATSU and RICOH TLDs Purpose (Brief): wo (2) Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP) requests were submitted by the registry operators listed below to allow the release of country and territory names for the below TLDs. In total, the requests concern 2 New gTLDs. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-26-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-26-en> Unauthorised Access To ICANN New gTLD and GDD Portals Not Quite As Serious As First Thought ICANN has released the results of the second phase of its investigation into the improper access to the the New gTLD Applicant and GDD (Global Domains Division) portals, first reported on 1 March 2015. ICANN now believes that over 60 searches were made resulting in the unauthorised access of more than 200 records using a limited set of user credentials. < <http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23843> http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23843> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/28/unauthorised-access-to-icann-portals/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/28/unauthorised-access-to-icann-portals/> Fadi Chehad? Announces His Departure ? What?s Next for Businesses at ICANN? by Kiran Malancharuvil Last week, the CEO of ICANN, Fadi Chehad?, announced his intention to leave his position in March 2016, after almost four years as head of the organization. He plans to take a position in private industry, outside of the domain name space. Although the impact to the business community is unclear at this point, Chehad??s departure throws a spotlight on how important ICANN leadership can be in ensuring that business and brand interests maintain their voice in the Internet governance sphere. < <https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/fadi-chehade-announces-his-departure-whats-next-for-businesses-at-icann-2/> https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/fadi-chehade-announces-his-departure-whats-next-for-businesses-at-icann-2/> What Fadi Chehad? should do in his last year as ICANN?s CEO Fadi Chehad? made the surprise announcement last week that he would step down from his role as CEO of the organization next March. I reached out to a number of companies and people in the ICANN community to ask what they would most like to see Chehad? accomplish in this last ten months at the head of the internet group. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/05/27/what-fadi-chehade-should-do-in-his-last-year-as-icanns-ceo/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/05/27/what-fadi-chehade-should-do-in-his-last-year-as-icanns-ceo/> ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** New Zealand adds 8,000 .nz domain names in April New Zealand internet advocacy group InternetNZ has announced that the number of active .nz domain name registrations has increased to 640,342 by end-April, from 632,268 at 31 March. < <http://www.telecompaper.com/news/new-zealand-adds-8000-nz-domain-names-in-april--1083987> http://www.telecompaper.com/news/new-zealand-adds-8000-nz-domain-names-in-april--1083987> uk: Nominet new CEO opens giant can of worms, sticks head in Despite having claimed the scalp of his predecessor and a former chair ? and almost forced a government takeover of the company ? the new CEO of .UK registry Nominet, Russell Haworth, will look into how his organization is structured. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/25/nominet_ceo/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/25/nominet_ceo/> ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** The new internet layer and what it means for trademark counsel While trademark practitioners are still coming to grips with the implications of the new gTLD expansion, Frogans technology is set to add a layer to the Internet in the form of Frogans sites. The introduction of Frogans does not represent a tidal wave of online change in the same way that new gTLDs have, but it is worth reporting on, particularly with a priority registration window currently open for trademark owners. < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=c6ec913e-c67f-4d83-9227-6d0ce14a03da> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=c6ec913e-c67f-4d83-9227-6d0ce14a03da> Record labels back indie muso's bid to snatch .music from web giants In what could prove to be an extraordinary David versus Goliath story, an independent musician may walk away with the highly coveted .music TLD, beating off competition from Google, Amazon, and the music industry itself. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/26/music_industry_gets_behind_independent_bid_for_music/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/26/music_industry_gets_behind_independent_bid_for_music/> Advantages of Crowdinvesting in Financing New gTLDs by Alex Tajirian The second-round new gTLD applicants have a tool they don't even know about: "crowdinvesting." That's when a venture sidesteps banks and venture capitalists and instead raises money by selling shares directly to the public. Usually this is done over the Internet, and often enough the investors can hope for a financial return that's far better than what banks and stocks offer. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150526_advantages_of_crowdinvesting_in_financing_new_gtlds/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150526_advantages_of_crowdinvesting_in_financing_new_gtlds/> Sale of '.hiv' raises awkward questions as to success of new gTLD programme [registration] The first auction of a live new gTLD took place in February. The gTLD, ?.reise? (which means ?travel? in German), had a minimum starting bid of $400,000. It was eventually purchased by Donuts, the company which operates the gTLD ?.reisen? (which also means ?travel? in German). < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=26bc55f0-1cae-4ea8-94ab-4d333356bbed> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=26bc55f0-1cae-4ea8-94ab-4d333356bbed> Krueger removed as chair as M+M finally starts seeing some revenue Minds + Machines co-founder Fred Krueger has been kicked out of his job as executive chairman of the company. < <http://domainincite.com/18582-krueger-removed-as-chair-as-mm-finally-starts-seeing-some-revenue> http://domainincite.com/18582-krueger-removed-as-chair-as-mm-finally-starts-seeing-some-revenue> Fred Krueger pushed out of Minds + Machines, company reports $5 million bookings Minds + Machines released 2014 results today, and also announced that the board has voted co-founder Fred Krueger out of the company and his role as executive Chairman. Keith Teare, a British tech entrepreneur, will take over as Chairman. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/05/26/fred-krueger-pushed-out-of-minds-machines-company-reports-5-million-bookings/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/05/26/fred-krueger-pushed-out-of-minds-machines-company-reports-5-million-bookings/> Mind + Machines Chairman & Co-Founder Fred Krueger Resigns - Will Turn Attention to Mozart There was a major surprise in the annual report for 2014 released by new gTLD registry operator Minds + Machines today. Page 3 of the report was a resignation letter from Executive Chairman Fred Krueger who founded the company with current CEO Antony Van Couvering in 2009. < <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150526.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150526.htm> This week?s new TLDs: .Apartments Donuts releases one domain name in regularly-priced general availability this week and some good ones enter Early Access. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/05/26/this-weeks-new-tlds-apartments/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/05/26/this-weeks-new-tlds-apartments/> ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** eNom Informs Customers of Recent DNS Attack Targeting Four Domains Domain registrar and hosting company eNom?s CEO Taryn Naidu emailed customers last week to inform them of a recent DNS attack where a group of hackers known for targeting large Internet infrastructure companies hijacked the DNS traffic of four domains. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/enom-informs-customers-of-recent-dns-attack-targeting-four-domains> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/enom-informs-customers-of-recent-dns-attack-targeting-four-domains> APWG Releasese Global Phishing Survey for Second Half of 2014 APWG released its latest Domain Name Use and Trends report on May 27, 2014. Some Key Findings in this report: New companies are constantly being targeted by phishers. Some phishers are attacking targets where consumers may least expect it. < <http://apwg.org/apwg-news-center/> http://apwg.org/apwg-news-center/> New gTLD phishing still tiny, but .xyz sees most of it New gTLDs are not yet being widely used to carry out phishing runs, but most such attacks are concentrated in .xyz. < <http://domainincite.com/18592-new-gtld-phishing-still-tiny-but-xyz-sees-most-of-it> http://domainincite.com/18592-new-gtld-phishing-still-tiny-but-xyz-sees-most-of-it> Phishing in the New gTLDs by Greg Aaron The new Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) Global Phishing Survey has just been released. Written by myself and Rod Rasmussen of IID, the report is the "who, what, where, when, and why" look at phishing, examining the second half of 2014. The report has many findings, but here I'll concentrate on the new gTLDs. The second half of 2014 was when an appreciable number of new gTLDs entered general availability and started to gain market share. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150527_phishing_in_the_new_gtlds/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150527_phishing_in_the_new_gtlds/> Security Researchers Start Effort to Protect ?Smart? Cities It?s a brave new world when hackers step in to protect citizens because regulators are not getting the job done. < <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/26/security-researchers-start-effort-to-protect-smart-cities/> http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/26/security-researchers-start-effort-to-protect-smart-cities/> Microsoft to Detect Search Protection Code as Malware The Microsoft Malware Protection Center announced yesterday that its security products would begin detecting all software containing search protection functions and classifying it as malicious, regardless of whether the search-censoring features are enabled or latent. < <https://threatpost.com/microsoft-to-detect-search-protection-code-as-malware/113027> https://threatpost.com/microsoft-to-detect-search-protection-code-as-malware/113027> ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** Pirate Bay Founder Appeals Domain Seizure Decision The court order to transfer ownership of two Pirate Bay-related domains to the Swedish state will not be a straightforward process. Site co-founder Fredrik Neij, a party in the two-year long case, has just announced he will appeal the ruling. Neij isn't interested in the domains though, he has much more serious things to consider. < <http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-founder-appeals-domain-seizure-decision-150525/> http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-founder-appeals-domain-seizure-decision-150525/> Pirate Bay Co-Founder to Appeal Domain Seizures: Report The Pirate Bay?s co-founder Fredrik Neij announced on Monday that he will appeal a decision made in a Swedish court earlier this month that resulted in the seizure of two of the site?s main domains. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/pirate-bay-co-founder-to-appeal-domain-seizures-report> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/pirate-bay-co-founder-to-appeal-domain-seizures-report> Xnxx.com Wins 4 More Cybersquatting Cases The company that operates adult tube site Xnxx.com has been handed four more domain names as a result of recent victories at WIPO, which adjudicated its cybersquatting claims. < <http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=194985> http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=194985> The Times drops name of new on-line Irish edition after The Irish Times launches legal action UK publisher Times Newspapers Ltd told the High Court that it will not use the title "The Times Ireland? for a new online newspaper it plans to introduce in Ireland. ... Both parties today told Mr Justice Raymond Fulham that the proceedings could be struck out on a number of undertakings by Times Newspapers Ltd not to use the title ?The Times Ireland? or domain names thetimesireland.ie, timesireland.ie, or using the description The Times Ireland on Twitter accounts. < <http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/the-times-drops-name-of-new-online-irish-edition-after-the-irish-times-launches-legal-action-31257929.html> http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/the-times-drops-name-of-new-online-irish-edition-after-the-irish-times-launches-legal-action-31257929.html> Irish Times blocks UK newspaper's online title UK publisher Times Newspapers Ltd has told the High Court it will not use the title 'The Times Ireland' for a new online newspaper it plans to introduce in Ireland. ... It would also not use domain names thetimesireland.ie, timesireland.ie, use the description The Times Ireland on Twitter accounts or use the "T" logo on its twitter account or any other logo confusingly similar to the "IT" logo. < <http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0527/704155-irish-times-court/> http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0527/704155-irish-times-court/> Times Newspapers have backed down in their legal row with the Irish Times TIMES NEWSPAPERS LTD have backed down in their legal row with the publishers of the Irish Times newspaper. ... Both sides of the issue have agreed that the proceedings can be struck out on foot of a number of undertakings from Times Newspapers Ltd, they being: Not to use the title The Times Ireland or the domain names thetimesireland.ie or timesireland.ie < <http://www.thejournal.ie/times-high-court-2127927-May2015/> http://www.thejournal.ie/times-high-court-2127927-May2015/> ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** If You're Not On IPv6, It Could Cost You A Fortune We?ve long known that the pool of IPv4 addresses was near exhaustion ? and as Tim Chown explains, that now means you?ll soon pay dearly if you?re not ready to shift to IPv6. < <http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/05/if-youre-not-on-ipv6-it-could-cost-you-a-fortune/> http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/05/if-youre-not-on-ipv6-it-could-cost-you-a-fortune/> An insider?s guide to the private IPv4 market We?ve been hearing about the impending depletion of IPv4 addresses for years, but that day is finally upon us -- the free supply of IPv4 numbers in North America will be completely gone within a month or two. < <http://www.networkworld.com/article/2927216/lan-wan/an-insider-s-guide-to-the-private-ipv4-market.html> http://www.networkworld.com/article/2927216/lan-wan/an-insider-s-guide-to-the-private-ipv4-market.html> Thriving market for dwindling IP addresses is a good commercial reason to finally adopt IPv6 The Internet Protocol (IP) has been phenomenally successful. From an experiment in the 1970s, it has evolved to an internet spanning the globe, connecting billions of users. IP underpins the enormous success that is the World Wide Web ? and its ubiquity has led to the convergence a wide range of technologies upon it, including digital phone calls made using Voice-over-IP (VoIP). < <https://theconversation.com/thriving-market-for-dwindling-ip-addresses-is-a-good-commercial-reason-to-finally-adopt-ipv6-41528> https://theconversation.com/thriving-market-for-dwindling-ip-addresses-is-a-good-commercial-reason-to-finally-adopt-ipv6-41528> IPv4 address exhaustion approaches in US ARIN, the organisation that manages Internet IP address allocation for North America, is approaching the end of its supply of IPv4 addresses. < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/575795/ipv4-address-exhaustion-approaches-us/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/575795/ipv4-address-exhaustion-approaches-us/> ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Chinese government move could significantly restrict domain name registration levels The Chinese government has announced that registries and registrars will have to meet a number of conditions and obtain the approval of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) before being allowed to engage in commercial and operational activities in China. < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=6696e6c5-2412-498e-ac35-c09d07cbcb6f> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=6696e6c5-2412-498e-ac35-c09d07cbcb6f> Draconian Chinese crackdown puts domain industry at risk The vast majority of TLD registries could soon be banned from selling domains into China due to a reported crackdown under a decade-old law. < <http://domainincite.com/18586-draconian-chinese-crackdown-puts-domain-industry-at-risk> http://domainincite.com/18586-draconian-chinese-crackdown-puts-domain-industry-at-risk> Foreign TLDs in China Should Step Up Compliance Efforts as Central Ministry Seeks to Recoup Control China?s domain name industry has been largely unregulated for more than a decade, and the government recognizes the need to reign in control as Internet security has become a top priority for the new administration. < <http://allegravita.com/2015/05/20/foreign-top-level-domains-china-step-compliance-efforts-central-ministry-seeks-recoup-control/> http://allegravita.com/2015/05/20/foreign-top-level-domains-china-step-compliance-efforts-central-ministry-seeks-recoup-control/> Expanded Domain Space is ?The New Normal? ? Jothan Frakes of DomainFest [Audio] Technology.ie has got twenty tickets to give away to DomainFest Bulgaria next week. It?s just one of the events which form part of Bulgarian Internet Week, in a country which ranks second in the world for Internet use (average: 16 hours per person per week). < <http://technology.ie/the-new-normal-jothan-frakes-domainfest/> http://technology.ie/the-new-normal-jothan-frakes-domainfest/> au: Fairness at heart of Labor, Bill Shorten tells ACTU Congress Bill Shorten has delivered a rousing speech to the Labor faithful at the ACTU Congress in Melbourne, declaring the nation is at the threshold of a new point in its politics. ... ?The Liberal Party think that fairness is some sort of domain name you can register on the internet,? he said. ?Fairness is at the heart of our view of the future?. < <http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/industrial-relations/fairness-at-heart-of-labor-bill-shorten-tells-actu-congress/story-fn59noo3-1227371003264> http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/industrial-relations/fairness-at-heart-of-labor-bill-shorten-tells-actu-congress/story-fn59noo3-1227371003264> How Will Your Registration Data Be Managed in the Future? by Scott Hollenbeck Benjamin Franklin once said, "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." As we consider how Internet domain and address registration data is managed and accessed in a post-WHOIS era, and given the long history of failure in addressing the shortcomings of WHOIS, it is extremely important to start preparing now for the eventual replacement of WHOIS. This is the fundamental purpose of the next Registration Operations Workshop (ROW) that is scheduled for Sunday, July 19, 2015, in Prague, Czech Republic. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150526_how_will_your_registration_data_be_managed_in_the_future/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150526_how_will_your_registration_data_be_managed_in_the_future/> ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Internet used by 3.2 billion people in 2015 Nearly half of the global population will be using the internet by the end of this year, according to a new report. < <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32884867> http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32884867> Over 4 billion people still have no Internet connection [IDG] The number of people using the Internet is growing at a steady rate, but 4.2 billion out of 7.4 billion will still be offline by the end of the year. < <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/575830/over-4-billion-people-still-no-internet-connection/> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/575830/over-4-billion-people-still-no-internet-connection/> < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/575830/over-4-billion-people-still-no-internet-connection/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/575830/over-4-billion-people-still-no-internet-connection/> ITU releases 2015 ICT figures: Statistics confirm ICT revolution of the past 15 years [news release] New figures released by ITU indicate that over the past 15 years, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have grown in an unprecedented way, providing huge opportunities for social and economic development. < <http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2015/17.aspx> http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2015/17.aspx> In 5 years, 80 percent of the whole Internet will be online video Video is eating the Web. Already, we know that Netflix accounts for one-third of Internet traffic at peak hours. Toss in YouTube, and that figure rises to roughly half of all bandwidth consumed. But even that's small potatoes compared with what's coming. In five years, 80 percent of the entire world's Internet consumption will be dominated by video. That number will be even higher in the United States, approaching 85 percent. < <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/05/27/in-5-years-80-percent-of-the-whole-internet-will-be-online-video/> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/05/27/in-5-years-80-percent-of-the-whole-internet-will-be-online-video/> Cisco Visual Networking Index: Forecast and Methodology, 2014?2019 This forecast is part of the Cisco Visual Networking Index? (Cisco VNI?), an ongoing initiative to track and forecast the impact of visual networking applications. This document presents the details of the Cisco VNI global IP traffic forecast and the methodology behind it. For a more analytical look at the implications of the data presented in this paper, refer to the companion document, The Zettabyte Era?Trends and Analysis, or the VNI Forecast Highlights tool. < <http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/service-provider/ip-ngn-ip-next-generation-network/white_paper_c11-481360.html> http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/service-provider/ip-ngn-ip-next-generation-network/white_paper_c11-481360.html> ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** A Murky Road Ahead for Android, Despite Market Dominance In 2005, Google bought a tiny mobile software company named Android, and almost nobody in the technology industry saw its potential ? not even Eric Schmidt, Google?s chairman and then chief executive. ?One day Larry and Sergey bought Android, and I didn?t even notice,? Mr. Schmidt told reporters in 2009, referring to Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google?s founders. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/28/technology/personaltech/a-murky-road-ahead-for-android-despite-market-dominance.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/28/technology/personaltech/a-murky-road-ahead-for-android-despite-market-dominance.html> ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Firefox Maker Battles to Save the Internet?and Itself Mozilla helped an open Web flourish in the 2000s. Now it?s struggling to play a meaningful role on mobile devices. < <http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/537661/firefox-maker-battles-to-save-the-internet-and-itself/> http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/537661/firefox-maker-battles-to-save-the-internet-and-itself/> ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** The Underwater Internet A wireless world relies on more than cloud technology. Half-century-old cable stations are critical nodes where messages can still be delayed, censored, or intercepted. < <http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/05/the-underwater-internet/393161/> http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/05/the-underwater-internet/393161/> ------ David Goldstein email: <mailto:david at goldsteinreport.com> david at goldsteinreport.com web: <http://goldsteinreport.com/> http://goldsteinreport.com/ Twitter: <https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport> https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9663 3430 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. Every time you forgo fossil fuels, you're being part of the solution" - Dr Tim Flannery -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.cynosure.com.au/mailman/private/dns/attachments/20150528/aca9906b/attachment-0001.html>Received on Thu May 28 2015 - 05:12:09 UTC
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