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Satellites and the Future of the Internet

Satellites and the Future of the Internet

Comcast

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Wireless telecommunications networks — 5G, and more

a collection of articles and videos about Wireless telecommunications networks — 5G, and more

Privacy: Location-Tracking and Startups

A collection of articles about Privacy - with focus on Location tracking and Telecommunications c...

Protests, Criminal Justice, Privacy and Cybersecurity: Location-Tracking, Police and Telecoms

Protests, Criminal Justice, Privacy and Cybersecurity: Location-Tracking, Police and Telecoms

WarnerMedia: AT&T and Time Warner - merger, spin-off

WarnerMedia: AT&T and Time Warner - merger, spin-off

Turn your 'Smart-Phone' into a Dumber Phone

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Techmeme: A deep dive into the CEO and history of Telegram

Techmeme: A deep dive into the CEO and history of Telegram, which has about 30 core employees, minimal content moderation, and, until recently, no ... (2022)


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Distribution and Demand – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

On the business, strategy, and impact of technology. While Salmon’s question was driven by the news that AT&T would spin out WarnerMedia and mer... (2021)


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Amazon buys nine ULA rocket launches for its space internet satellites - The Verge

Amazon announced a deal with United Launch Alliance on Monday to launch nine batches of Kuiper satellites into orbit, marking the company’s first l... (2021)


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Codename: Urban Legends is a taste of what Niantic thinks 5G could do for AR gaming - The Verge

Pokémon Go developer Niantic has unveiled Codename: Urban Legends. It’s a multiplayer demo that it hopes shows off the kinds of experiences only 5G... (2021)


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California can finally enforce its landmark net neutrality law, judge rules - The Verge

California’s landmark net neutrality law — erected in 2018 and then immediately blocked by lawsuits from Trump’s Department of Justice and the tele... (2021)


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DC residents get visits from FBI as agents track cell phones that pinged near the Capitol

One DC resident said she was visited by the FBI because her cell phone pinged off a cell tower near the Capitol on the day of the riots. (2021)


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SpaceX prices Starlink satellite internet service at $99 per month, according to e-mail

SpaceX is expanding the beta test of its Starlink satellite internet service according to emails seen by CNBC, with service priced at $99 a month. (2020)


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British 5G towers are being set on fire amid coronavirus conspiracy theories

5G cell towers in the UK are being set alight after conspiracy theories started spreading online. Groups on Facebook are spreading false informatio... (2020)


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T-Mobile and Sprint Mega-Merger Approved by Federal Judge

After a months-long battle between several states and the third and fourth-largest U.S. wireless carriers, Judge Marrero from the District Court in... (2020)


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Swarm gets green light from FCC for its 150-satellite constellation – TechCrunch (2019)

Swarm Technologies aims to connect smart devices around the world with a low-bandwidth but ever-present network provided by satellites — and it jus... (2019)


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Colorado Town Offers 1 Gbps For $60 After Years Of Battling Comcast | Techdirt

A new community broadband network went live in Fort Collins, Colorado recently offering locals there gigabit fiber speeds for $60 a month with no c... (2019)


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How To Get the Most Out of Your Smartphone Battery | WIRED

If you treat your smartphone's battery right, you'll drive yourself a lot less crazy trying to find an outlet. (2019)


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How Qualcomm shook down the cell phone industry for almost 20 years | Ars Technica

We did a deep-dive into the 233-page ruling declaring Qualcomm a monopolist. (2019)


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5G Networks Could Throw Weather Forecasting Into Chaos | WIRED

The FCC is clashing with scientists who argue that 5G networks could interfere with weather sensors and compromise weather predictions. (2019)


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T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Blessed By FCC Chairman : NPR

"This is a unique opportunity to speed up the deployment of 5G throughout the United States and bring much faster mobile broadband to rural America... (2019)


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5G: if you build it, we will fill it — Benedict Evans

What is 5G? Why do we care? How much faster does the pipe get? What can we do with a fatter pipe?  How does this relate to VR? Cars? Broadband? Wha... (2019)


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Want to toss your smartphone? The perfect dumbphone is here || Fast Company

Sure, we all want to disconnect, but who can afford to? The Jasper Morrison-designed Punkt MP02 has the simple appeal of a dumbphone–but still conn... (2018)


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Bay Area city blocks 5G deployments over cancer concerns – TechCrunch

The Bay Area may be the center of the global technology industry, but that hasn’t stopped one wealthy enclave from protecting itself from the futur... (2018)


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How smart TVs are getting quite smart about you || Fast Company

Smarter sets could mean more niche programming and fewer annoying ads, says the TV industry. Privacy advocates worry consumers are being kept in th... (2018)


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Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We’re All At Risk | WIRED

Your phone number was never meant to be your identity. Now that it effectively is, we're all at risk. (2018)


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AT&T, Time Warner, and the Need for Neutrality – Stratechery

It is no surprise that a judge allowed the AT&T-Time Warner acquisition to proceed given the government’s poor case; the question is if a better ca... (2018)


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AT&T completes its acquisition of Time Warner – TechCrunch

AT&T has sealed the deal to buy Time Warner in a major piece of media and technology consolidation. The deal — which is $85.4 billion and a total o... (2018)


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Is a Dumber Phone a Better Phone? - The New York Times

A new crop of smartphones has arrived, aiming to improve on the iPhone — not by being better but by being substantially worse. (2018)


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T-Mobile seals blockbuster merger deal with Sprint, creating a 'fierce competitor' to AT&T, Verizon

Sprint and T-Mobile have sealed a merger agreement, the companies announced on Sunday, which values Sprint shares near its market price of $6.50. (2018)


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The Mystery of the Slow Downloads

A few months ago, a complaint started popping up from users downloading or updating our apps: "Geez, your downloads are really slow!" If you work i... (2018)


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How Airbnb is putting AMP at the core of its digital strategy | Medium

"Amidst the ongoing transition to a mobile-first world, brands are at pains to provide a faster online experience for users. At the center of this ... (2018)


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Engineering against all odds, or how NYC’s subway will get wireless in the tunnels | TechCrunch

Never ask a wireless engineer working on the NYC subway system “What can go wrong?” Flooding, ice, brake dust, and power outages relentlessly attac... (2018)


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Why Elon Musk is really building Starlink

Your internet isn't in space. It's in the ocean. But that might change, and here's why.Subscribe to learn: https://www.youtube.com/cleoabram?sub_co... (2022)


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