Younes Kirat, CCNA, CWNA
Background & Expertise
Younes spent a decade in the trenches as a Tier 3 Network Operations Center (NOC) engineer for a major regional fiber provider, troubleshooting enterprise-grade routing protocols and fiber-optic degradation. In 2020, he transitioned to consumer advocacy, building standardized testing environments to benchmark Wi-Fi 6/7 routers, mesh systems, and DOCSIS 3.1 modems. He specializes in isolating local area network (LAN) bottlenecks from wide area network (WAN) ISP throttling.
Education & Credentials
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- B.S. in Cybersecurity & Network Defense
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
- Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA)
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How We Measure Bufferbloat: The Algorithm Behind the Grade
July 2026 • Measurement methodology, algorithm transparency
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How to Fix Bufferbloat (And Why Your Router is the Real Problem)
April 2026 • Router configuration, SQM, CAKE
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What is Jitter? Why It Affects You More Than Ping
March 2026 • Network metrics, latency
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How to Lower Your Ping in Competitive Gaming
March 2026 • Gaming, latency optimization
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Best Router for Gaming: Our Tested Picks
February 2026 • Hardware review, router benchmarks
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WiFi vs Ethernet: The Latency Showdown
February 2026 • Hardware testing, connectivity
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DNS Server Speed Test: Which DNS is Fastest?
January 2026 • DNS performance, network optimization
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What is Packet Loss and How to Fix It
January 2026 • Network diagnostics, packet loss
Younes Kirat, CCNA, CWNA
Background & Expertise
Younes spent a decade in the trenches as a Tier 3 Network Operations Center (NOC) engineer for a major regional fiber provider, troubleshooting enterprise-grade routing protocols and fiber-optic degradation. In 2020, he transitioned to consumer advocacy, building standardized testing environments to benchmark Wi-Fi 6/7 routers, mesh systems, and DOCSIS 3.1 modems. He specializes in isolating local area network (LAN) bottlenecks from wide area network (WAN) ISP throttling.
Education & Credentials
"Bandwidth is a marketing metric; latency and jitter dictate the user experience. A gigabit connection is worthless if you have 50ms of bufferbloat. We don't test promises; we test packets."