Margo Anderson

1 month ago | spectrum.ieee.org | Margo Anderson

When Meta announced its plans for a vast new fiber optic network covering 50,000 kilometers and linking five continents last month, the company’s selling point was cutting-edge undersea cable tech. What went unsaid, however, was the geopolitical challenges the project might also face, along with potential insights it could reveal about Meta’s upcoming priorities. The company is hardly alone as a private player extending long fiber optic routes across oceans.

1 month ago | evdriven.com | Margo Anderson

When Meta announced its plans for a vast new fiber optic network covering 50,000 kilometers and linking five continents last month, the company’s selling point was cutting-edge undersea cable tech. What went unsaid, however, was the geopolitical challenges the project might also face, along with potential insights it could reveal about Meta’s upcoming priorities. The company is hardly alone as a private player extending long fiber optic routes across oceans.

1 month ago | spectrum.ieee.org | Margo Anderson

Last month, Ofcom, the United Kingdom’s telecom regulator, granted Amazon’s Kuiper Systems a license to provide low-Earth orbit-based (LEO) broadband Internet in the country. The move places Kuiper systems in a rival position with the industry leader, and SpaceX subsidiary, Starlink Services. And while more specialized LEO broadband Internet interests are also emerging—in the public and private sectors—Ofcom’s decision signifies an important shift in consumer LEO internet providers.

1 month ago | evdriven.com | Margo Anderson

Last month, Ofcom, the United Kingdom’s telecom regulator, granted Amazon’s Kuiper Systems a license to provide low-Earth orbit-based (LEO) broadband Internet in the country. The move places Kuiper systems in a rival position with the industry leader, and SpaceX subsidiary, Starlink Services. And while more specialized LEO broadband Internet interests are also emerging—in the public and private sectors—Ofcom’s decision signifies an important shift in consumer LEO internet providers.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Rob Maaddi |Margo Anderson

HENDERSON, Nev. — The Raiders answered their most pressing personnel question of the offseason Friday by acquiring quarterback Geno Smith in a trade with Seattle and reuniting him with his former coach, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the teams hadn’t announced the trade, said the Raiders are sending the Seahawks a third-round pick for Smith.