Amazon begins previewing its Amazon Leo satellite internet system for a select group of customers, ahead of a wider public rollout planned for 2026
Leo Ultra is an enterprise-grade terminal with 400 Mbps upload speeds iClarified : Amazon Rebrands Project Kuiper to ‘Amazon Leo’, Debuts Gigabit Satellite Antenna [Video] Stevie Bonifield / The Verge...
Alphabet spins off laser-based internet company Taara from its X “moonshot” incubator; Taara, which raised new funding, has its origins in Loon, closed in 2021
Taara start-up aims to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink to connect remote areas to the internet using light beams
The FCC approves a license for SpaceX and T-Mobile to use Starlink for supplemental telco coverage from space in a bid to extend internet access to remote areas
Federal Communications Commission DA 24-1193 Before the Federal Communications … Mariella Moon / Engadget : T-Mobile and SpaceX's satellite-to-phone service gets FCC approval Ayomide Sadiq / TalkAndro...
Amazon is expanding its one- to two-day delivery capabilities to US rural areas, using hyper-efficient warehouses, contracted drivers, and mom-and-pop shops
E-commerce giant is expanding into remote areas after years of fine-tuning its delivery systems in more dense cities
US NTIA head Alan Davidson says Starlink is an option in extremely remote areas where running fiber is pricey, as part of the $42B high speed internet program
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The Philippines' new undersea internet cable network is expected to bring jobs to remote islands, boosting the country's BPO sector, which employed 1.7M in 2023
Yuichi Shiga / Nikkei Asia : X: @nikkeiasia X: @nikkeiasia : Philippines' undersea cable network to boost call center industry Major cities like Manila and Cebu already have relatively stable interne...
The Philippines' new undersea internet cable network is expected to bring jobs to remote islands, boosting the country's BPO sector, which employed 1.7M in 2023
Project expected to bring stable internet and new jobs to more remote islands — InfiniVAN holds a cable pulling ceremony on the island of Boracay in November 2022. X: @nikkeiasia X: @nikkeiasia : Ph...
John Deere plans to use SpaceX's Starlink service to provide satellite internet connections for tractors, harvesters, and other equipment in remote areas
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SpaceX launches Indonesia's largest telecom satellite as part of a $540M project to offer internet in remote areas; the SATRIA-1 has a 150GB/second throughput
Indonesia and Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX on Monday launched the country's largest telecommunication satellite from the United States …
Critics worry Biden's rural-first broadband strategy could leave urban America behind; 13.6M urban households don't have broadband vs. 4.6M rural households
Many more people in cities lack broadband access than in rural areas, but lawmakers are primarily focused on extending high-speed access to remote areas. Tweets: @communitynets , @ahnakruzic , @stacey...