Category Archives: WAN Simulation

WAN Simulation, often called WAN Emulation, is the simulation of a WAN (or GPRS, 3G, ADSL, DSL, Satellite, Radio etc) network in such a way that you can plug in real devices (clients, servers, switches, routers) into the emulated network to test how an application will perform over the emulated network.

Developing software that utilizes the network

Posted on July 12, 2010 by David Skingsley

The correct way to develop software that utilizes a network still seems to be a little understood subject. The main issue seems to be that there are few people around who have the experience necessary to understand both the correct … Continue reading →

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Selection as Award Finalists lifts the winter gloom!

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Phil Bull

Let’s face it, once Christmas is over and done with, the prospect of a long, cold (and this year very snowy) winter looms ahead which can leave us all a bit flat. So, it was great to receive notification that … Continue reading →

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So how fast is Mobile Broadband (3G) really

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Frank Puranik

Recently, I got myself a 3G “dongle” so I could connect my laptop and be on the Internet anywhere at a “reasonable” speed.  If you haven’t re-visited these gadgets recently you might not have noticed that they’re up from the … Continue reading →

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