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Kuiper satellite network gets a big lift from Amazon’s CEO, but timeline is a bit hazy

GeekWire

Such a service would compete with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network, which already has more than 2.6 Those organizations include telecommunications companies ( Verizon, Vodafone and Vodacom , NTT and Sky Perfect JSAT ) as well as NASA , DARPA and the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit. .” million customers.

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Amazon says Project Kuiper satellites ace orbital tests — including video streaming and online sale

GeekWire

Amazon Photo) Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network streamed its first video and facilitated its first online sale during a monthlong series of orbital tests that the company says achieved a “100% success rate.” Engineers test the Project Kuiper satellite network in McAllen, Texas.

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Fraport goes all in on private 5G network

CIO Business Intelligence

There were a multitude of reasons for Fraport AG, the operating company of Germany’s largest airport in Frankfurt, to build one of the largest European private 5G campus networks: automation, autonomous driving, localization of devices, and processing data in real time.

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Introducing the Spearline Help Center

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We have created a new online library of easy-to-access articles, guides, video tutorials, podcasts and other helpful content, all conveniently located in one central place. Spearline is the leading network intelligence company in the telecommunications industry. Spearline Help Center. New to Spearline?

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New Filipino telco's cloud-native approach helps secure rapid subscriber growth

TM Forum

DITO Telecommunity, a joint venture between China Telecom and Philippines conglomerate Udenna Corporation, is the Philippines’ third national telecoms operator. Our main challenge has been building a network from scratch, during the Covid-19 global pandemic and meeting the timelines laid down by the government.

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In a world of ‘remote everything,’ Washington state sees new push for public broadband networks

GeekWire

Under current state law, public utility districts and port districts are allowed to build broadband networks and provide wholesale internet service to private telecom companies, who provide retail connectivity to homes, schools and businesses. The committee held a public hearing via video conference Wednesday.

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Augmented Reality and the Network

Spearline Testing

The execution of VoIP , playing around with the idea of cognitive networks , the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT), using enhanced features like A.I. There are new demands on network resources which will inevitably change the way the telecoms providers view, manage and develop the network. The network is key.

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