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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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How Netflix Shows the Importance of Getting Innovation’s Timing Right
How Netflix Shows the Importance of Getting Innovation’s Timing Right
October 04, 2023  |  David S. Evans

There Are Ghosts, of Course A bit more than 25 years ago, on March 10, 1998, Netflix shipped its first DVD, “Beetlejuice,” about two ghosts played...

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Gen Z Turns to Connected Devices to Multitask at Work
Gen Z Turns to Connected Devices to Multitask at Work
September 28, 2023  |  Connected Economy

From smartphones to smart TVs and voice-controlled assistants, connected devices have transformed the way consumers multitask in their daily lives. In fact, consumers are using...

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Barriers to a Fully Connected Economy Include the Fight for Utility Pole Rights
Barriers to a Fully Connected Economy Include the Fight for Utility Pole Rights
March 13, 2023  |  Technology

Large swaths of the U.S. are still without high-speed broadband internet service at the third anniversary of the pandemic lockdowns, keeping millions from enjoying the...

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Nigeria’s 5G Race Heats Up as Airtel Acquires New License
Nigeria’s 5G Race Heats Up as Airtel Acquires New License
January 12, 2023  |  emea

Airtel Africa has acquired 5G spectrum capacity in Nigeria, one of the region’s largest economies. The news, announced by the company this week, means that...

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Google Exec Comes Out Against Paying For ISP Upgrades
Google Exec Comes Out Against Paying For ISP Upgrades
September 26, 2022  |  Google

A Google executive has said big tech companies shouldn’t have to pay for internet service providers’ (ISP) network-upgrade costs in the EU, a report from...

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Telecoms to Offer High-Speed Access to Low-Income Households
Telecoms to Offer High-Speed Access to Low-Income Households
May 09, 2022  |  Technology

Several of the country’s largest telecommunication companies have agreed to help offer high-speed internet to millions of low-income customers. As The Wall Street Journal reported...

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Fastly Implements Fix For Software Bug That Caused Outage
Fastly Implements Fix For Software Bug That Caused Outage
June 09, 2021  |  Safety and Security

Fastly Inc., which operates a content delivery network, announced that it quickly detected a software bug that caused an outage on Tuesday (June 8), and...

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Is Coinbase Netscape 2.0? Here Are Five Things You Must Believe
Is Coinbase Netscape 2.0? Here Are Five Things You Must Believe
April 19, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Coinbase’s April 14 IPO was the stock market event that launched a thousand superlatives. A “watershed moment,” a “rocket” that analysts said would see its...

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