When your internet isn't as fast as it should be, it can be helpful to check a network speed test tool. If the results are slower than expected, you'll know it's your network that's acting up. If it's ...

It may be that enterprises are reaching a point where measuring and managing real-time application performance is becoming a necessity, not just a nice-to-have. We spend a lot of time at ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NetAlly, a global leader in handheld network testing ...

Offers an open and highly flexible test platform that can run on software, hardware, and white boxes, reducing time-to-test by as much as four times Built on vendor-neutral API to facilitate ...

I'm not a dedicated networking guy, but I'm frequently called on to figure out whether a given network jack in my building is active, and to retrieve its CDP data if it is. At the moment I've got an ...

Measure useful metrics. These include backbone packet loss, bandwidth utilization; WAN link performance; RTT (round-trip time) and RTT variance; and ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) reach.

Learn different ways to conduct a VoIP speed test at no cost, plus our best tips for making the most of your results. VoIP speed tests measure critical metrics (e.g., latency, jitter, packet loss, and ...

We’ve been doing network-switch testing for more than 10 years now, and the concept of a triple-play test (voice, video, and data) has been a part of our plans from the early days of ATM OC-12 through ...

When network professionals need to make configuration changes, they could send the change straight to the production network and risk an outage. Or they could test first. Network professionals -- and ...