danyork, 16 days ago to space

A third Chinese company files with the ITU to launch a 10,000 satellite mega-constellation into low Earth orbit (LEO) - https://spacenews.com/chinese-firm-files-plans-for-10000-satellite-constellation/

If all these LEO operators actually launch their constellations, it’s gonna get pretty crowded up there!

#Space #LEOs #InternetAccess #Internet #Starlink #OneWeb #China

internetsociety, 23 days ago to random

The Iraqi government announced over the weekend that the Internet will be shut down nationally during the upcoming exam period, per the Ministry of Education's request. Join the call for #NoExamShutdowns

https://pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/iraq-to-shutdown-internet-during-2024-exam-period

#InternetAccess #KeepItOn #Iraq

danyork, 24 days ago to Starlink

Starlink is now available in Indonesia: https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-arrives-indonesias-bali-planned-starlink-launch-2024-05-19/

#Starlink #SpaceX #LEOs #Internet #InternetAccess

DemLabs, 1 month ago to random

Disconnected Democracy: Mapping internet access, poverty and voter suppression
https://thedemlabs.org/2024/04/30/affordable-internet-access-mapped-with-poverty-voter-suppression/
#affordableinternet #internetaccess #digitaldivide

josemurilo, 1 month ago to random

"The gap between those with and without fast, secure and neutral #internetaccess has profound implications for their ability to participate in and contribute to society.

Our interpretation of internet access must be as a universal, equitable, and non-discriminatory right, intrinsic to societal participation and personal development, not a commodity to be bought and sold for profit."
#UniversalRight

https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/b1yrhi9kgm2ov15djytwh14xnvfzjl

internetsociety, 2 months ago to internet

Charting The Internet’s Dependence on Internet Exchange Points - https://pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/charting-the-internets-dependence-on-internet-exchange-points

#Internet #InternetAccess #IXPs

danyork, 2 months ago to internet

Q - do you know of well-researched articles, or academic papers, that explore the risks to the Internet’s infrastructure due to climate change?

I.e. how do we keep the Internet functioning in the midst of extreme weather and other aspects of climate change? For example, if sea levels rise, what will that do to subsea cable landing stations?

I am building a list of articles and papers, and I have some.. but am looking for more.

Thanks!

#Internet #InternetAccess #Climate #ClimateChange

danyork, 2 months ago to internet

It's very disappointing that potentially as many as 60 million US citizens may lose their affordable Internet access because the US Congress has politicized things and so far failed to act:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/23/tech/acp-affordable-connectivity-program/

#Internet #AffordableConnectivityProgram #USCongress #InternetAccess

internetsociety, 2 months ago to internet

Last year, we worked with our community and partners to support and promote the development of the #Internet

Together we:

🤝 Built and supported the communities that make the Internet work

🛡Advanced the development and application of Internet infrastructure, technologies, and open standards

🌐 Advocated for policy that is consistent with our view of the Internet

Read our 2023 Year in Review for the highlights of what we accomplished together:

https://www.internetsociety.org/year-in-review/2023/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=yir2023

#InternetAccess

danyork, 2 months ago to internet

What's going with the Internet in western and southern Africa right now?

A lot of the region is currently experiencing Internet outages. @radar and IODA are both tracking the outages:

• https://radar.cloudflare.com/outage-center
• https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/dashboard/?from=1710340628&until=1710427028

(hat tip to @dbelson for his great CloudflareRadar work!)

There are multiple reports on Twitter/X about "subsea cable cuts" from telecom companies... but even they are not definitive.

Anyone seeing clear statements?

#Internet #InternetAccess #InternetOutages

internetsociety, 3 months ago to internet

📣 The Sustainable Peering Infrastructure Funding Program is now open for applications for new or current Internet Exchange Points (IXPs).

🛜 Organizations can get grants from USD $5,000 up to $50,000 in all regions.

👉 Funds are available for training, community/regional development, and equipment purchases such as switches, optic modules, servers, and routers.

💻 Learn more and apply at https://www.internetsociety.org/funding-areas/sustainable-peering-ixp/

#Internet #InternetAccess #IXPs #peering

internetsociety, 4 months ago to internet

A major factor in closing the digital divide is creating more reliable Internet access that is affordable. Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and local traffic are critical to help with this.

Over the past 10 years in the DRC, we can see the dramatic impact that IXPs had on access⬇️

https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2024/02/the-decade-that-changed-the-democratic-republic-of-congos-internet/

#Internet #DigitalDivide #InternetAccess #IXPs

internetsociety, 4 months ago to pakistan

There have been reports of mobile and Internet disruptions across multiple service providers in Pakistan today as its people head to the polls for national elections. See our coverage on our Pulse site:

• https://pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/pakistan-elections-2024-reports-of-internet-and-mobile-services-disrupted

• https://pulse.internetsociety.org/shutdowns/no-mobile-data-during-elections-in-pakistan

#Pakistan #InternetAccess #KeepItOn #InternetShutdowns

internetsociety, 4 months ago to internet

🇸🇩The Internet shutdown happening in Sudan continues into its third day.

📉 @radar
and Google
Transparency Report show similar drops in traffic as IODA.

📝See the Pulse report https://pulse.internetsociety.org/shutdowns/sudan-feb-2024

🗨️Follow the conversation #KeepItOn

#Internet #InternetAccess #InternetShutdowns

internetsociety, 4 months ago to internet

🚨Applications are now open! 🚨

The Connecting the Unconnected funding program from the Internet Society Foundation supports organizations working to build and expand Internet infrastructure to connect people living in rural, remote, and low-income areas.

The program focuses on projects building new complementary access solutions and expanding existing complementary access solutions.

Learn more and apply! ⬇️

https://www.internetsociety.org/funding-areas/connecting-the-unconnected/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Social+media&utm_campaign=Connecting+the+Unconnected

#Internet #InternetAccess #ConnectTheUnconnected