https://orb.net/blog The latest news, updates, and insights from the Orb network monitoring platform. en-us Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:08:35 GMT https://orb.net/blog/connectivity-as-a-service https://orb.net/blog/connectivity-as-a-service How Orb gives MSPs and their customers true understanding of connected user experience Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:32:00 GMT Tom Opaczyk https://orb.net/blog/orb-works-with-fastly https://orb.net/blog/orb-works-with-fastly The Orb network grows to over 1 Pbps of total edge capacity! Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:59:00 GMT Josh Hardy https://orb.net/blog/introducing-wifi-metrics https://orb.net/blog/introducing-wifi-metrics Available in Live Metrics and Analytics Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:45:00 GMT Meaghan Bauman https://orb.net/blog/introducing-guest-orbs https://orb.net/blog/introducing-guest-orbs Easily get real-time network insights from any Orb user Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:00:00 GMT Jamie Steven https://orb.net/blog/introducing-orb-referral-program https://orb.net/blog/introducing-orb-referral-program Introducing the Orb Referral Partner Program Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:11:00 GMT Meaghan Bauman https://orb.net/blog/orb-runs-in-containers https://orb.net/blog/orb-runs-in-containers Internet experience monitoring that goes anywhere Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:00:00 GMT Daniel Bozeman https://orb.net/blog/move-beyond-legacy-speed-test-tools https://orb.net/blog/move-beyond-legacy-speed-test-tools Why ISPs are embracing Orb to go beyond being reactive Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:40:43 GMT Tom Opaczyk https://orb.net/blog/whats-new-in-1.4 https://orb.net/blog/whats-new-in-1.4 The measurement update Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:44:00 GMT Meaghan Bauman https://orb.net/blog/why-ping-command-does-not-always-reflect-experience https://orb.net/blog/why-ping-command-does-not-always-reflect-experience Right tool, wrong job? Thu, 01 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT Daniel Bozeman https://orb.net/blog/orb-holiday-mode-activated https://orb.net/blog/orb-holiday-mode-activated 5 clever ways to use Orb over the holidays Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:37:00 GMT Meaghan Bauman https://orb.net/blog/introducing-orb-self-hosted https://orb.net/blog/introducing-orb-self-hosted What's in the box? Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:00:00 GMT Daniel Bozeman https://orb.net/blog/orb-hamina-integration https://orb.net/blog/orb-hamina-integration Best-in-class Wi-Fi planning tool Hamina adds Orb to their platform Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:00:00 GMT Jamie Steven https://orb.net/blog/does-speed-make-wifi-suck https://orb.net/blog/does-speed-make-wifi-suck Yep. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT Daniel Bozeman https://orb.net/blog/introducing-orb-cloud https://orb.net/blog/introducing-orb-cloud Your new connectivity command center Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:49:00 GMT Meaghan Bauman https://orb.net/blog/orbs-path-to-sustainability https://orb.net/blog/orbs-path-to-sustainability Your data should work for you, not us Tue, 30 Sep 2025 08:50:00 GMT Doug Suttles https://orb.net/blog/introducing-local-api https://orb.net/blog/introducing-local-api Take full control of your Orb data Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:00:00 GMT Daniel Bozeman https://orb.net/blog/whats-new-in-orb-1.3 https://orb.net/blog/whats-new-in-orb-1.3 The new settings update Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:59:59 GMT Meaghan Bauman https://orb.net/blog/whats-new-in-orb-1.2 https://orb.net/blog/whats-new-in-orb-1.2 The more data update Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:53:00 GMT Meaghan Bauman https://orb.net/blog/traveling-norway-with-orb https://orb.net/blog/traveling-norway-with-orb How a half marathon in Arctic Norway turned into the ultimate field test for Orb Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT Meaghan Bauman https://orb.net/blog/whats-new-in-orb-1.1 https://orb.net/blog/whats-new-in-orb-1.1 Here's everything we've added to Orb since launch Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT Jamie Steven https://orb.net/blog/introducing-the-forge https://orb.net/blog/introducing-the-forge Discover what's new & coming to Orb Wed, 28 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT Jamie Steven https://orb.net/blog/introducing-orb https://orb.net/blog/introducing-orb The platform and team built to measure Internet Experience Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT Doug Suttles https://orb.net/blog/why-lag-matters https://orb.net/blog/why-lag-matters The missing metric for understanding your Internet Experience Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:00:00 GMT Josh Hardy