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  1. Amazon plans 5,105 satellites for mobile connectivity
    Amazon Leo has asked the Federal Communications Commission to approve its plan to launch up to 5,105 satellites capable of providing space-based connectivity for mobile devices.

    “Our plan is to start deploying in 2028, and we’re excited to work with part
    cosmiclog.com/2026/07/27/amazo
    #GeekWire #Amazon #AmazonLeo #Broadband #FCC #MobileDevices #ProjectKuiper #Satellites #Space

  2. Amazon Leo hits its mark for satellite internet service
    Amazon says the overnight launch of 29 satellites should clear the way for its Amazon Leo network to start offering commercial high-speed internet service from space this year, in direct competition with SpaceX’s Starlink network.

    United Launch Alliance’s Atlas
    cosmiclog.com/2026/07/02/amazo
    #GeekWire #AmazonLeo #Atlas5 #Broadband #Satellites #Space #UnitedLaunchAlliance

  3. #Amazon Leo says last night's launch keeps it on track to start phasing in commercial #satellite #internet service sometime in the next few months - posing a competitive challenge for the #SpaceX #Starlink network. geekwire.com/2026/amazon-leo-a #AmazonLeo #Space #Broadband

  4. For those of you #nostalgic for the good old days of #multiple #overhead #telephone wires here is #fibre #broadband....

    Taking us back 90 years. Hurrah for modern tech!

  5. #AmazonLeo is no longer facing an impossible-to-meet July 30 #FCC deadline to launch half of the planned 3,232 Gen 1 satellites for its high-speed internet network, but the task ahead is still challenging. geekwire.com/2026/fcc-gives-am #Space #Satellite #Broadband #Tech

  6. FCC gives Amazon Leo more leeway on satellite schedule
    The Federal Communications Commission has freed Amazon from a requirement to deploy the first 1,616 satellites in its Amazon Leo broadband internet constellation by July 30.

    The looming deadline had been a condition of the FCC’s 2020 license for the network, when it was known as
    cosmiclog.com/2026/06/08/fcc-g
    #GeekWire #AmazonLeo #Broadband #ProjectKuiper #Satellites #Space

  7. The real challenge isn't the backbone. It's the last mile.
    Bringing reliable connectivity to every home, no matter how remote. 🌲🏡📶


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    #Seattle #Bellevue #Boise #Ziply #ZiplyFiber #broadband

  9. Holy Cord Cutting Batman!

    Roku reports it has >100M streaming households worldwide, based on the number of distinct user accounts streaming on the Roku platform over a 30-day period in April. Roku is used by more than half of all US broadband households.

    Data from Comscore indicates that Roku generates more than three times the viewer engagement of the next leading television operating system in the United States. broadbandtvnews.com/2026/04/16 #Roku #TV #Streaming #Entertainment #Television #CordCutting #BroadBand

  10. #JWST fully solves the #Mystery of “Little #RedDots” : Medium

    #China has planted so many trees around the #Taklamakan #Desert that it's turned this '#Biological void' into a #CarbonSink : Live Sci

    #Researchers unlock #FiberOptic connection 1.2 million times faster than #Broadband : Pop Sci

    Latest #KnowledgeLinks

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  11. Verizon's got a new internet plan, Home Internet Lite, for just $25/month. The catch? Slower download speeds. It's pitched for those with 'unreliable internet access,' but is trading speed for cost a deal or a trap? How much bandwidth are you willing to sacrifice for a lower bill?
    #InternetProviders #Verizon #HomeInternet #TechNews #Broadband
    cnet.com/home/internet/how-to-

  12. Ah, the joy of internet data caps! Because nothing says 'welcome to the 21st century' like being throttled for actually using your broadband. CNET explains how to avoid those sneaky overage fees. Ever hit your cap mid-download? Share your pain!
    #Internet #DataCaps #Broadband #TechHumor #ConsumerTech
    Read more: cnet.com/home/internet/interne

  13. Ah, the mythical 'unlimited' data plan. It's like finding a unicorn that only eats data after you hit your 'soft cap.' This CNET piece spills the beans on how to dodge those sneaky overage fees and find a truly bottomless pit for your internet needs. What's the most outrageous data cap story you've heard? #Internet #DataCaps #TechHumor #Broadband cnet.com/home/internet/interne

  14. So you've paid for a gigabit plan, but it feels like dial-up? Turns out, your ISP is only *half* the equation. This CNET piece reminds us that decent modems and routers are the unsung heroes of fast internet.

    What's your secret weapon for a truly speedy connection? #HomeInternet #TechTips #Networking #Broadband #Hardware cnet.com/home/internet/this-is

  15. Last Monday (22nd) I woke up to no internet. #NBNAus came out the next day and discovered the cable to my house had been eaten through by something (mice/rats most likely) and was buried deeply where it couldn't be accessed to fix.

    I heard a rumour they were supposed to come out and dig a hole yesterday but still no sign of them.

    Luckily we were away for a few days but the rest of the time I've been working via my phone hotspot - not ideal, so now I'm just waiting and hoping this won't last forever.

    I think I'll look into connection backup options once I get my access back.

    #broadband #internet #ruralinternetaccess

  16. The citizens don't have the right to access information at a reasonable speed.

    This is all by design.

    FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices

    arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

    #FCC #Gigabit #Broadband #Politics #Tech

  17. #FCC to eliminate #gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of #broadband prices

    The Federal Communications Commission is ditching Biden-era standards for measuring progress toward the goal of universal broadband deployment.

    arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

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  19. The FCC takes aim at broadband data caps | PCWorld

    "it’s important to note that this new FCC inquiry covers both standard “landline” internet access and mobile access, the latter of which the Commission has been more hesitant to regulate over presumably justified limits to manage ballooning wireless traffic on limited spectrum. It’s a big change in the scope of the FCC’s authority."

    @MichaelCrider

    pcworld.com/article/2491457/th

    #FCC #Broadband #DataCaps #InternetAccess

  20. Looking at downloading MacOS 15 (Sequoia) - quite an upgrade from my MacOS 12 (Monterey). And boggling at just how many hours it would have taken to download the nearly 15GB update file on our home broadband before we upgraded to part fibre recently, and downloads increased tenfold ... #Broadband #ADSL #Fibre #PartFibre #Mac #MacOS #MacOS15 #MacOSSequoia #Sequoia #slowInternet #HomeInternet #HomeBroadband #slowBroadband

  21. I had an unusually space-centric news week, which led me to think anew about when I could next get on a plane to Florida (or Texas) to see a large rocket launch in person instead of on a screen.

    6/4/2024: Sorry, Cable: Fiber and 5G Home Internet Win the ISP Popularity Contest, PCMag

    A year after the American Customer Satisfaction Index documented a dramatic gap in subscriber approval of fiber broadband compared to cable, a new ACSI survey found that people using fixed-wireless Internet also voiced more contentment with their connectivity than cable users.

    6/5/2024: Boeing’s Starliner Finally Launches With Astronauts Onboard, PCMag

    This post would have been shorter if Starliner’s first crewed launch had happened last month as originally scheduled, but each delay gave me an excuse to write a little more background about this launch, NASA’s commercial crew program and the history of Atlas rockets.

    6/6/2024: T-Mobile’s Home Internet Backup Plan Kicks in When Your Broadband Goes Out, PCMag

    After I filed my recap of T-Mobile’s announcement–which also covered a new Opensignal report about the rise of fixed wireless–I read Jon Brodkin’s report at Ars Technica and realized he’d unearthed an important issue with the carrier’s pitch. So I sent in an update to my editor from my phone while on line to get my first in a series of small plates at the NOAA Sustainable Seafood Celebration.

    6/6/2024: On Fourth Launch, SpaceX’s Starship Sticks the Landing, PCMag

    I wrote a second post about a pioneering rocket launch this week. I’m still amazed that Starship’s second stage made it all the way to the Indian Ocean after I watched one of its fins start to disintegrate from reentry heating live on camera.

    6/8/2024: Ep 100 SmartTechCheck Podcast — Apple WWDC 24 guesses, fixed wireless access and broadband trends, Mark Vena

    With our usual podcast companion John Quain out on a work trip, the Houston Chronicle’s Dwight Silverman joined us in his place.

    6/9/2024: Why the US Falls Short on Easy, Cheap Cross-Border Money Transfers, PCMag

    I started gathering string for this story back in February when I traveled to Vilnius, Lithuania to moderate a panel at a financial-technology conference there and get an introduction to the country’s fintech sector (with local hosts covering most of my travel expenses). Then I had to quiz an industry analyst, after which watching a panel at Web Summit Rio gave me another angle to look into.

    https://robpegoraro.com/2024/06/09/weekly-output-broadband-satisfaction-starliner-starship-t-mobile-fixed-wireless-mark-vena-podcast-international-money-transfers/

    #ACSI #Bitcoin #Boeing #broadband #BTC #cryptocurrency #CST100 #DwightSilverman #fixedWireless #FWA #KYC #PayPal #SpaceX #SpaceXStarship #Starliner #Starship #SWIFT #TMobileHomeBackup #TransferGo #Wise

  22. I’ve never really given #Starlink much thought, but having used the #NBN for several years now, with never-ending downtime and intermittent speed issues, I feel like maybe it’s time to seriously look into the feasibility of this (once it’s available in my area, which is *supposedly* happening this year)… At AU$130 / month, the NBN is awfully hard to justify, given the quality of the network. | #broadband #AussieBroadband #Australia #GoldCoast #NBNCo

  23. Ah… Another day, another #NBN #outage. Looks like it’s affecting “The Big Three” capitals and their surrounding areas, too. Remind me again how it is even legal that critical infrastructure - like a national #broadband network - is allowed to have a complete failure every other night and / or every time there’s a tiny bit of bad weather? Could you imagine the repercussions for their garbage network, if #NBNCo had to answer to shareholders, instead of the #Australian tax-payer? | #Australia

  24. Oh wonderful, my #NBN is down again… Thank goodness #Australian tax payers paid *tens* of billions of dollars for a world-class, “next generation” *cough cough* bullshit *cough cough* #broadband network! Thankfully, my #Vodafone #5G connection is alive and well - which is a connection that hasn’t failed me in several years, I might add. | #NBNCo #Australia #mobiledata

  25. Obama-era FCC’s “broadband nutrition labels“ could make a comeback - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | McCaig)
    Internet service providers could be required to release "... - arstechnica.com/?p=1747466 #broadbandnutritionlabel #broadband #datacaps #policy #fcc