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How it Works: Global Internet Rankings

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The internet may be one of the largest shared infrastructure networks in the world, but the strength of those networks is not shared equally. Depending on where you are in the world, your internet experience can be vastly different; download speed, latency, and available bandwidth can all be affected by your location. So how do […]
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How does the internet handle traffic surges during a pandemic?

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When the world went into lockdown back in early 2020, internet service providers were faced with the challenge of providing business quality internet to nearly every home, in every major city on the planet. This sudden surge of traffic from previously basic connections caused a ripple of worry over the resilience of the networks that […]
Blog Business in the Philippines 

What’s Workspace Virtualization and How Does It Keep Your Business Up-to-Date?

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Being able to perform your job anywhere in the world has become crucial for business survival, especially in the age of Covid. While some of us managed to get by with an email address and the occasional video conference, most employees are demanding more from their devices, and small businesses are struggling to keep up. […]
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4 Tech Trends for Small Businesses in the Philippines

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The digital world is always changing, with new technologies, new apps and new behaviours seeming to pop up near constantly.  In 2020 we saw some major shake ups in how businesses and consumers used the internet, particularly with the dramatic shift to working from home and the rise of video conferencing.  Hopefully 2021 won’t be […]
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Why You and Your Business Should Care About Net Neutrality

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How much of your work day is spent online? From work and school, to grocery shopping, reading the news, and spending time with loved ones, more and more of everyday life is being spent online. This huge increase in people’s data requirements has exposed the need for unrestricted access to the internet for all. However, […]
Blog Business in the Philippines Working from Home 

How COVID-19 Reshaped the Internet

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As early as May in 2020, over 200 countries worldwide retreated into some level of lockdown due to coronavirus. Our extended shelter-in-place condition has led to a surge in need for internet services and digital technologies. Remote work, online purchasing, video conferencing and streaming content all exploded, adding extreme stress to internet infrastructure everywhere. But […]
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How RPKI Route Origin Validation Secures Your Business Internet

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At RISE we work everyday on our mission of accelerating business internet in the Philippines. We benchmark the level of service we deliver against international industry standards and practices, so that we can improve your overall business internet experience. We were the first network in the Philippines to join the MANRS convention, making the commitment […]
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How to Analyze an Internet Service Provider – A Worked Example

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Peering and Transit Providers The site bgp.he.net, offered by Hurricane Electric, has information such as peers, internet exchanges and routing propagation listed for every ISP. We will be using the site to demonstrate how you can analyze the peering of any ISP around the world. For the purposes of this article, we will be analyzing […]
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GetaFIX – Internet Exchange in the Philippines

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Internet exchanges are an integral part of the structure of the internet, allowing internet service providers to directly connect to other networks. These exchanges have been proven to significantly increase the quality of internet connections, as well as allowing ISPs to save on the costs of transit, as an internet exchange simplifies the transfer of […]
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Building an ISP’s connectivity – Points of Presence, Upstream Internet Providers & Internet Exchanges

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How does your internet traffic flow across networks from an office tin Manila to an office in Sydney? Transit or upstream providers are fundamental for ISPs to transmit data all over the world.