internet access

Amazon Launches First Prototypes for Global Satellite Internet Network
Amazon Launches First Prototypes for Global Satellite Internet Network
October 06, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon launched the first prototypes for its Project Kuiper satellite internet system Friday (Oct. 6), moving forward in its plan to create a global satellite internet network. “The...

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Sam Bankman-Fried Attorneys Protested Lack of Internet Access in Jail
Sam Bankman-Fried Attorneys Protested Lack of Internet Access in Jail
August 15, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Before FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sent to jail, his attorneys reportedly argued that he would have difficulty accessing evidence and materials for his trial...

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FCC Offers Broadband Subsidies to Narrow ‘Digital Divide’
FCC Offers Broadband Subsidies to Narrow ‘Digital Divide’
August 06, 2023  |  Connected Economy

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says it wants to make broadband service more affordable. To that end, the commission last week announced plans to offer...

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Alphabet and Bharti Airtel Deploying Laser Internet Technology in India
Alphabet and Bharti Airtel Deploying Laser Internet Technology in India
June 26, 2023  |  Technology

Alphabet is reportedly using laser internet technology to improve access in remote areas of India. The parent company of Google has a project called Taara that...

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Connected Economy Infrastructure Gets $6.7 Billion Boost from US Treasury
Connected Economy Infrastructure Gets $6.7 Billion Boost from US Treasury
June 08, 2023  |  Connected Economy

You need to be in it to win it. And as the connected economy continues to transform how businesses and consumers go about their daily lives, the...

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What Serving The Internet’s ‘Underserved’ Means For Payments
What Serving The Internet’s ‘Underserved’ Means For Payments
January 17, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

These days, it seems like you can hardly go a minute without hearing about the rise of 5G, the spread of facial recognition or how...

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Balloon Company Loon To Provide Web Access In Amazon Rainforest
Balloon Company Loon To Provide Web Access In Amazon Rainforest
November 21, 2019  |  Innovation

Loon, an Alphabet-owned high-altitude balloon internet access provider, has teamed up with Internet para Todos (IpT), a mobile infrastructure firm that’s part owned by Telefonica...

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Bezos Expects Robotic Hands To Be Ready Within 10 Years
Bezos Expects Robotic Hands To Be Ready Within 10 Years
June 07, 2019  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed that he believes robotic hands, which should be able to grasp items as reliably as humans, will be ready for...

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Africa’s Internet-Connected Population Provides Opportunity For Mobile Money
Africa’s Internet-Connected Population Provides Opportunity For Mobile Money
November 05, 2018  |  International

In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, almost 90 percent of all payments and transactions are based on cash. But there is a large opportunity to...

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