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Empty offices, full homes: Coronavirus might strain the internet

To protect workers and help stem the spread of Covid-19, companies like Twitter and JPMorgan Chase are telling employees who can work from home to stay home. In all, 42 million Americans, about 29% of the U.S. workforce, are able to work from home. And as schools close to keep kids out of harm’s way, the pressure on home networks will […]

The coronavirus is creating an ‘enormous stress test’ of America’s internet

  “This is going to be an enormous stress test for our communications networks,” said Blair Levin, a former Federal Communications Commission chief of staff and author of the agency’s 2010 plan to improve internet access nationwide. Schools and universities nationwide have implemented remote learning plans in response to the outbreak. Countless major businesses, including […]

Early effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on service provider networks: the networks soldier on!

 With the COVID-19 pandemic, we are facing an unprecedented situation on a global level. Entire countries are in lockdown, and people everywhere are being asked to stop or minimize their physical (social) interactions. Our broadband connections are becoming our lifelines – figuratively and literally: we are using them to get news, connect to our work […]

Orange Egypt and Avaya boost distance learning initiatives, as Egypt ramps up response to Covid19 pandemic

 Orange Egypt has announced that it will partner with Avaya to ramp up its distance learning capabilities, following the Egyptian government’s decision to close all schools and universities in the country. As part of the new collaboration agreement, Avaya will offer educational institutions in Egypt full-feature access to its flagship collaboration app, Avaya Spaces, for […]