Break-fix vs. managed services: Why per incident support costs more than you think You can't buy car insurance after the accident. Network support works the same way. ByAlan DeKok, CEO, InkBridge Networks I've had a lot of conversations over 25 years with ISPs about support. One tha... Industry Insights and Trends Internet Service Providers Network Security Best Practices
Mobile World Congress 2026: what ISPs and network operators should take away AI dominated the conversation at Mobile World Congress 2026, but the more interesting story was about who controls the infrastructure it runs on. I came back from Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelo... Industry Insights and Trends Internet Service Providers
Fiber vs fixed wireless: 6 predictions for ISPs in 2026 The fiber vs fixed wireless debate is evolving faster than most ISPs anticipated. Fixed wireless access is no longer just the rural backup plan. Consolidation isn't slowing down. And the speed that so... Industry Insights and Trends Internet Service Providers
Key broadband industry trends shaping infrastructure investment in 2026 The broadband industry trends emerging in 2026 centre on a fundamental tension. Massive federal funding promises record expansion while supply chain constraints and regulatory chaos threaten to derail... Industry Insights and Trends Internet Service Providers
Scaling your RADIUS ecosystem Not all RADIUS systems are the same, and the system architecture can vary wildly. For example, a network design which works well for 10,000 users will likely not work well for 10,000,000 users. It can... Internet Service Providers Network Architecture
Database design principles for RADIUS systems Database design is often overlooked as a critical element of a RADIUS ecosystem. In practice, when we work with our clients, we usually spend the bulk of our time optimizing the database architecture.... Internet Service Providers Network Architecture
Preventing fraudulent logins with a session database In today's enterprise computer networks, credential sharing is a big problem for ISPs and companies with multiple locations. When an ISP runs RADIUS servers across different sites , new attack vectors... Internet Service Providers Network Architecture
RADIUS design for internet service providers (ISPs) More than almost any other business, internet service providers (ISPs) need to provide their customers with fast, reliable internet connection to their computer network. Any downtime can be catastroph... Internet Service Providers Network Architecture
Network design for multi-site RADIUS systems Some organizations and network operators such as ISPs can use a central RADIUS service for all of their RADIUS needs. This configuration is possible when there are a small number of users, or system l... Internet Service Providers Network Architecture
Separating Authentication from your RADIUS Accounting server Many ISP networks and enterprise environments handle both Authentication and Accounting functions through the same RADIUS servers anddatabases. While this configuration works well for small and low-lo... Internet Service Providers Network Architecture
DHCP enhancements in FreeRADIUS 3 for high performance As part of our contributions to the FreeRADIUS community, InkBridge Networkstook on the task of overhauling its DHCP support. The result is the same highly flexible and configurable DHCP server, but n... FreeRADIUS Technical Guides Internet Service Providers
Does FreeRADIUS include a DHCP server? We are happy to announce that FreeRADIUS 3 is now fully compliant with the base DHCP standards . Previous versions supported the base DORA exchange, but lacked some features such as handling Decline p... FreeRADIUS Technical Guides Internet Service Providers