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The Internet Society has announced the expansion of its partnership with Meta at MWC, with the pair launching a new Connectivity Co-Funding Initiative aimed at accelerating affordable and sustainable Internet access. -
Salam has teamed up with CDNetworks to deliver enhanced internet services across Saudi Arabia.
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Brendan Carr has thrown out a Biden administration proposal that would have regulated broadband providers' ability to ‘bulk bill’ — where building owners could negotiate directly with ISPs on services for their entire building.
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Nokia has secured a trifecta of contracts with internet exchange (IX) providers to improve network performance.
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Pro-Assad forces sabotaged fibre links in Syria as the former regime's supporters look to target critical infrastructure following December's sudden collapse of the Assad regime.
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British internet users have moved away from watching events with loved ones to become a nation of split-screeners, according to BT’s annual usage data.
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Data consumption in the UK rose in 2024, according to new data from Virgin Media O2, with broadband usage rising by 8.1% and mobile data increasing by 9%.
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Internet connectivity in Syria is currently below ordinary levels, with data from NetBlocks indicating that power cuts and telecom disruptions have affected access in the last days of the Assad regime.
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Russia’s increased attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure has significantly impacting the besieged country’s connectivity, with data from NetBlocks suggesting Ukraine's internet connectivity has suffered a “significant decline”.
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ChatGPT developers OpenAI are behind the apparent eight-figure purchase of the chat.com domain.
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A French startup developing a constellation of satellites to provide low-latency internet services for telecom operators has raised €9.3 million in funding.
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Data from Cloudflare showed that yesterday’s eclipse caused a drop in internet traffic in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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What to look forward to in Asian digital infrastructure as our consumption habits evolve
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UK investment vehicle Zegona has reached an agreement with Vodafone to purchase its Spanish business for 5 billion euros.
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The Coalition for Digital Africa, set up in December 2022, is to work with leading internet organisations to strengthen the digital infrastructure across Africa.
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Iceblue Internet, an internet aggregator formerly called Blue Planet Networks, has published its publicly accessible, global internet access price book at Capacity Europe.
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The Internet Society, which monitors and campaigns for internet access, has welcomed a report from the United Nations (UN, pictured) that condemns shutdowns.
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38% of Germans struggle with noticeable delays in internet use several times a week, a survey from DE-CIX has revealed.
