Weekly Takeaways-February 8, 2022
There is lots of hype and confusion around the Quantum Internet.
At the simplest level it is a network of quantum computers.
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DAVID MITLYNG
- Feb 1, 2022
- 2 min
Weekly Takeaways-February 1, 2022
“I Hate GPS”
“The idea that we are all hooked to a satellite…that doesn’t work in certain circumstances, does not work indoors or in valleys
DAVID MITLYNG
- Jan 26, 2022
- 3 min
Weekly Takeaways-January 25, 2022
All networks, communications, and power grids require a common time standard.
DAVID MITLYNG
- Jan 18, 2022
- 3 min
Weekly Takeaways:January 18, 2022
As NVIDIA and Facebook noted in a blog post, better timing gives outsize performance improvement: “making the timekeeping 80x more precise
DAVID MITLYNG
- Jan 11, 2022
- 2 min
Weekly Takeaways-January 11, 2022
the importance of synchronized clocks.
David Mitlyng
- Jan 3, 2022
- 2 min
Weekly Takeaways-January 3, 2022
GPS, like Sutro Tower, was also built in the 1970s and provides a free* signal. And it is also obsolete.
DAVID MITLYNG
- Dec 20, 2021
- 2 min
Weekly Takeaways-December 20,2021
China has taken a different tack.
Like Russia, they have their own anti-satellite and a GPS alternative called BeiDou.
DAVID MITLYNG
- Dec 13, 2021
- 2 min
Weekly Takeaways-December 13, 2021
The need for accurate timing cuts across multiple sectors, but there seems to be a common thread: the trend towards distributed architecture
DAVID MITLYNG
- Dec 6, 2021
- 2 min
Weekly Takeaways-December 6, 2021
Two weeks ago the Russians launched an extremely destructive and unnecessary anti-satellite missile.
DAVID MITLYNG
- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min
Weekly Takeaways-November 29, 2021
the lack of a GPS alternative invites attack.
David Mitlyng
- Nov 22, 2021
- 3 min
Weekly Takeaways-November 22, 2021
a recent demonstration by an IBM hacker showed that you don't need a missile to hobble our timing-based infrastructure
DAVID MITLYNG
- Nov 15, 2021
- 2 min
Weekly Takeaways-November 15, 2021
Before you can settle into your new moon base, you need to have an accurate moon clock.
DAVID MITLYNG
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
Weekly Takeaways-November 8, 2021
Why is timing so critical for modern networks?
DAVID MITLYNG
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
Weekly Takeaways-November 1, 2021
Who You Gonna Call?
It is well known that GPS is an Achilles' heel for our modern world.
DAVID MITLYNG
- Oct 25, 2021
- 3 min
Weekly Takeaways-October 25, 2021
You wake up. Emergency and rescue radios are down.
Your location app is offline and planes are grounded worldwide.
DAVID MITLYNG
- Oct 18, 2021
- 2 min
Weekly Takeaways-October 18, 2021
The time you see on your phone is synchronized to a clock at the US Naval Observatory, delivered via GPS satellites through your local cell
DAVID MITLYNG
- Oct 11, 2021
- 1 min
Weekly Takeaways-October 11, 2021
A Brief History of Time (Synchronization)
DAVID MITLYNG
- Oct 4, 2021
- 1 min
Weekly Takeaways-October 4, 2021
We recently got a question: Why pay for timing when the GPS signal is free?
DAVID MITLYNG
- Sep 27, 2021
- 1 min
Weekly Takeaways-September 27, 2021
It is well understood that all modern networks and electronics rely on a timing signal from GPS that is not nearly secure or accurate enough
DAVID MITLYNG
- Sep 20, 2021
- 1 min
Weekly Takeaways-September 20, 2021
We all rely on GPS for our modern lives. If GPS were to go offline for more than a few hours, the disruptions would spread quickly
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