Reposted by Nick vs Networkingmig 🇺🇦 @miguelaya.bsky.social · 08/10/2026www.p1sec.com/blog/present...p1sec.comDiagNG: capture 2G/3G/4G/5G air interface traces to PCAPDiagNG, the open-source successor to QCSuper: a Linux GUI tool, now in beta, that produces 2G/3G/4G/5G PCAP captures from Qualcomm Snapdragon basebands. 011
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingFred Posner @fred.tel · 01/10/2026Did you know you could directly help the #Kamailio project with a simple donation? Single or recurring options available and the accounting, like the project itself, is open. opencollective.com/kamailioopencollective.comKamailio - Open CollectiveSupport the development and administration of Kamailio SIP Server project. 011
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingJeff Geerling @jeffgeerling.com · 29/09/2026ShadyTel builds an entire phone company for one weekend, every year, at VCF Midwest. This year they added a GNSS frequency standard for their T1 network, and it was sitting under my NTP Time table! Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQdx...youtube.comThey built a phone company for one weekendYouTube video by Level 2 Jeff 0395
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingFred Posner @fred.tel · 03/09/2026Congratulations on 25 years of #Kamailio! As @miconda.bsky.social says, "Thank you for flying Kamailio" www.kamailio.org/w/2026/09/ka...kamailio.orgKamailio – 25 Years Of Development – The Kamailio SIP Server Project 022
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingJosh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I learned an academic who wrote about students not cutting corners in learning (by using AI) had used AI to write her opinion piece. Confirmed with the uni last night. Went to Nine about it this morning. Never responded but pulled the article and pubbed their own www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comSydney academic used AI to write SMH opinion piece urging students to avoid using tech to ‘cut corners’Sydney Morning Herald removes piece by Cath Ellis, despite Western Sydney University saying her use of AI was ‘appropriate’ 414049
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingHacker News Top Stories @hackernewsbot.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Google Is Shattering Under Its Own Weight (The IBM-Ification of Google?) | Discussionzeroshot.bearblog.devGoogle is Shattering Under Its Own Weight (The IBM-ification of Google?)I used to think Google owning the full vertical stack was a masterstroke. Like TSMC silicon, TPUs, their own data centers, proprietary models, search engine.... 021
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingFred Posner @fred.tel · 08/05/2026“If Kamailio doesn’t support it, it’s because you haven’t contributed it yet.” — @miconda.bsky.social #opensource 021
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingHacker News Top Stories @hackernewsbot.bsky.social · 26/04/2026My Homemade PBX (2002) | Discussionwandel.caMy Homemade PBX 001
Reposted by Nick vs Networkingrare body oils @rarebodyoils.bsky.social · 26/03/2026just discovered "roaming" whereby my telephone can go on an adventure like a man. i dont care that it costs me money, it's the right thing to do. this little computer is my son 111696298
Nick vs Networking @nickvsnetworking.bsky.social · 24/03/2026I'm always having to look up or reference 3GPP specs and at a protocol level, what you can and can't do for Diameter/GTP-C/PFCP/MAP/SBI, so I made a Pokèdex for protocols: protocoldex.omnitou.chprotocoldex.omnitou.chOmnitouch Protocoldex - Telecom Protocol ReferenceComprehensive telecom protocol reference for Diameter AVPs, GTPv2-C IEs, MAP operations, 5G SBI APIs, and PFCP. Search and explore protocol specifications instantly. 141
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingFred Posner @fred.tel · 04/03/2026Kamailio 6.1.1 released! Download today, and we'll double your licenses for FREE! www.kamailio.org/w/2026/03/ka...kamailio.orgKamailio v6.1.1 Released – The Kamailio SIP Server Project 023
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingSoren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Learned today that around 1990, Mercedes-Benz briefly offered a "mobile office" package for the W126 S-Class that included a fully functioning printer, scanner, and fax machine built into an armrest. 1451591
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingTom Sulston @tom.sulston.net · 24/09/2025Perhaps eSafety should have it explained to them that a "pull request" on Github is different to Grindr. 1293
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingRetro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · 14/09/2025Bang & Olufsen Beocom 1401 (1996) 331463
Nick vs Networking @nickvsnetworking.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Handset / baseband manufacturers IMS stacks always come up with new ways to ruin my day. We're seeing certain Samsung phones stops sending RTP mid-call and instead send random unidentified data (Not IPv4/v6) making the UPF unhappy and drops the bearer. nickvsnetworking.com/tales-from-t...nickvsnetworking.comTales from the Trenches – Samsung mystery packet on IMS Call | Nick vs Networking 140
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingHacker News 300 @betterhn300.e-work.xyz · 09/09/2025No adblocker detected maurycyz.com/misc/ads (news.ycombinator.com/item?id=451762…)maurycyz.comNo adblocker detected 001
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingHacker News 300 @betterhn300.e-work.xyz · 19/08/2025T-Mobile claimed selling location data without consent is legal–judges disagree arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08… (news.ycombinator.com/item?id=449442…)arstechnica.comT-Mobile claimed selling location data without consent is legal—judges disagreeT-Mobile can’t overturn $92 million fine; AT&T and Verizon verdicts still to come. 011
Nick vs Networking @nickvsnetworking.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Handy #Elixir learning for today: export ERL_AFLAGS="-kernel shell_history enabled" Will give you the ability to scrollback in the iex shell for commands from previous sessions. 030
Reposted by Nick vs Networkingmiconda.bsky.social @miconda.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Monday starts @KamailioWorld 2025 with an amazing lineup of sessions! Huge thanks to our sponsors that made it possible again: Sipfront, Sipgate, Diabolocom, Libon, Pascom, Mango Voice, Simwood, dSIPRouter, Snom, LOD, ClueCon, APIBan and Asipto - www.kamailioworld.com/k2025/kamailioworld.comKamailio World Conference 2025 001
Nick vs Networking @nickvsnetworking.bsky.social · 06/05/2025If you've ever wondered how big systems did observability at scale before computers, welcome to the wonderful world of the mechanical counter: nickvsnetworking.com/before-there...nickvsnetworking.comBefore there was Grafana – How Telcos did metrics & observability at scale before computers | Nick vs Networking 010
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingZach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Reading a bio of Claude Shannon and it crystallized a sense I have of how engineering culture has changed into tech culture. Shannon embodies a certain ethos that used to be everywhere, where the goal was to do really smart stuff, and spend your spare time on unicycles and flamethrowing trumpets. 1323318
Nick vs Networking @nickvsnetworking.bsky.social · 20/04/2025TIL that if you uninstall python3-yaml from Apt on Ubuntu it'll uninstall Netplan, breaking all networking if you reboot the machine... 131
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingFred Posner @fred.tel · 07/04/2025The Kamailio Project now has a simple and open way of providing financial support to the project: www.kamailio.org/w/donations/kamailio.orgDonations – The Kamailio SIP Server Project 111
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingHacker News Top Stories @hackernewsbot.bsky.social · 12/03/2025The Insecurity of Telecom Stacks in the Wake of Salt Typhoon Discussionsoatok.blogOn The Insecurity of Telecom Stacks in the Wake of Salt Typhoon - Dhole MomentsTowards the end of last year, we learned that a group (allegedly affiliated with the Chinese government, referred to as “Salt Typhoon”) breached T-Mobile and other telecommunications co… 012
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingWIRED @wired.com · 07/03/2025Nokia's Lunar Surface Communications System was supposed to be the first 4G network deployed on the moon and a test for future crewed missions. Things didn't go to plan.wrd.cmNokia Put a 4G Cellular Network on the Moon, but Couldn't Make a Phone CallNokia's Lunar Surface Communications System was supposed to be the first 4G network deployed on the moon and a test for future crewed missions. Things didn't go to plan. 614329
Nick vs Networking @nickvsnetworking.bsky.social · 27/02/2025The illusive consumer who's willing to pay extra for QoS still yet to be found 18 years later... 131
Nick vs Networking @nickvsnetworking.bsky.social · 15/02/2025CAMEL had always been one of those weird #3GPP protocols that was hard for me to find info on or play with, I had a chance to work with it last year and get familiar with CAMEL, so here's the basics of CAMEL charging flows: nickvsnetworking.com/basic-camel-...nickvsnetworking.comBasic CAMEL Charging Flow | Nick vs Networking 051
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingHacker News 300 @betterhn300.e-work.xyz · 10/02/2025Why Blog If Nobody Reads It? andysblog.uk/why-blog-if-nobody-rea… (news.ycombinator.com/item?id=429921…)andysblog.ukWhy Blog If Nobody Reads It?What's the point of blogging? 001
Nick vs Networking @nickvsnetworking.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Here's the final part in the 5 part series I've written on understanding how to use CGrateS for all your VoIP rating and billing needs, that somehow took me 3 years to write... nickvsnetworking.com/cgrates-in-b...nickvsnetworking.comCGrateS in Baby Steps – Part 5 – Events, Agents & Subsystems | Nick vs Networking 021
Nick vs Networking @nickvsnetworking.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Ever wondered when to use what GTPv2-C source port? No? Well, here's an answer anyway: nickvsnetworking.com/gtpv2-source...nickvsnetworking.comGTPv2 Source Ports | Nick vs Networking 021
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingAaron Bateman @aaronbateman.bsky.social · 28/01/2025This is perhaps the most beautiful cable map I've come across in the archives ... presents Britain as the center of the world 3363
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingFlaming_Spork @philo.gay · 24/01/2025Deerfield, NY's (near Utica) boxy Long Lines tower 🎞️: Kodak Portra 800 (pushed +1 stop) 0141
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingJosh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 13/01/2025My analysis on today's NBN announcement www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comNBN’s $3bn fibre revamp is great news but don’t Australians now care more about price than higher speeds?The demise of NBN’s fibre-to-the-node technology is welcome but making the internet more affordable would have a much bigger impact 177433
Nick vs Networking @nickvsnetworking.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Before there was eCPRI and #OpenRAN there was OBSAI battling to make interoperable, so what happened? A Tale of Two CPRIs: nickvsnetworking.com/a-tale-of-tw...nickvsnetworking.comA tale of two CPRIs | Nick vs Networking 010
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingMark Simpson @marksimpson.bsky.social · 27/12/2024From @jeffgeerling.com - amazing video of engineers climbing a transmitter mast. I'm amazed at the fact new houses have been built right at the foot of the mast given the risk of big chunks of ice falling off it and the stays! youtu.be/_cGuu7PjiVU?...youtu.beEngineers React to 1100 ft Radio Tower ClimbYouTube video by Geerling Engineering 1112
Nick vs Networking @nickvsnetworking.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Here's the telecom books I've read this year and what I'm hoping to get read over the break, I'm not sure a Telecom Book Club would be very popular, but if anyone's got any other telecom/tech book recommendations I'd love to hear them. nickvsnetworking.com/holiday-read...nickvsnetworking.comHoliday Reading list 2024 | Nick vs Networking 040
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingAaron @aconaway.bsky.social · 26/12/2024History of Twisted-Pair Ethernet youtu.be/f8PP5IHsL8Y?... #NetEngyoutu.beTWISTED: The dramatic history of twisted-pair EthernetYouTube video by The Serial Port 042
Reposted by Nick vs Networking💥 @dynamoe.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Stop Forcing A.I. into Fucking EVERYTHING! 2534597720851
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingRetro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Missing warmer days 526036
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingRetro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Bang & Olufsen Beocom 2 (2002) 612610
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingAaron Bateman @aaronbateman.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Submarine cable signal repeater (1950s) enabled the first submarine telephone cables by amplifying signals. A cable revolution took off right as the space age emerged & there was a debate about whether cables or 🛰️ would be the mainstay of global telecom. Ultimately both would work in tandem 3358
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingJeff Geerling @jeffgeerling.com · 13/12/2024Radio tower sites are full of mystery. One of the most important parts of an AM tower system is under our feet! Check out our latest Geerling Engineering video to learn about it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewYM...youtube.comWhy is the invisible part of this radio tower so important?YouTube video by Geerling Engineering 2753
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingTracketPacer @tracketpacer.com · 08/12/2024being a network engineer 1538840
Nick vs Networking @nickvsnetworking.bsky.social · 07/12/2024If you've ever wondered why carriers can't get voice / VoLTE right, here's an explainer: nickvsnetworking.com/background-t...nickvsnetworking.comBackground to the “VoLTE Mess” | Nick vs Networking 051
Reposted by Nick vs NetworkingRudolf van der Berg @internetthought.bsky.social · 03/12/2024So apparently the first fibre cut was the result of an excavator during construction work. Everything seems normal, but the Finnish media haven't reported the nationality of the excavator or its operator yet, so they must have something to hide 🤣https://www.hs.fi/suomi/art-2000010875402.html 001
Nick vs Networking @nickvsnetworking.bsky.social · 02/12/2024More IMS / VoLTE implementation horror stories: nickvsnetworking.com/tales-from-t...nickvsnetworking.comTales from the Trenches – IMS TCP Socket Handling | Nick vs Networking 000
Nick vs Networking @nickvsnetworking.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Really interesting podcast - 6G "realism" isn't popular, but Webb has a long track record of getting it right, and makes the point that operators lobbying for more spectrum for 6G are just hedging their bets - better to have it available and not need it than need it and not have it. 030