Here you will find all the articles with the tag: internet.
EU member states should invest more in upgrading the undersea infrastructure of Internet cables. This should better ensure the security of this critical infrastructure, states a soon to be presented proposal from the European Commission. According to the proposal, seen by Politico, the EU should... Read more
2 months ago
Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) is blowing out thirty candles today. In that time, the internet node grew to become one of the largest nodes in the world. Its services are used by Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft, among others. AMS-IX came into existence on Feb. 1, 1994. The organ... Read more
3 months ago
Container shipping company Maersk is implementing the Starlink satellite Internet system aboard its container freighters. Starlink will also launch a mobile texting and calling service via its satellite system next year. Danish container shipping company Maersk and SpaceX have signed an agreemen... Read more
6 months ago
The European Union has global plans for undersea Internet cables. In 2024, it will present a new strategy to drive the continent's telecom sector and Internet infrastructure. However, mutual competition and a lack of budget may throw a spanner in the works. For several years, EU member states ha... Read more
6 months ago
Proximus has acquired the Belgian telecom operator and internet provider EDPnet. EDPnet will continue to operate on the Belgian market under its own name. The Belgian Corporate Court validated the takeover bid, which means that EDPnet's business and assets are now permanently owned by Proximus. ... Read more
1 year ago
Kakao and Naver, two major South Korean internet service providers, experienced major service interruptions due to a datacenter fire causing infrastructure shutdowns. The datacenter in question was operated by C&C, a division of South Korean conglomerate SK. The datacenter was responsible fo... Read more
2 years ago
The Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) set a new traffic record. On the evening of October 16, the organization processed more than 11 Terabits of internet traffic per second. Internet exchanges are a hub for the networks of various providers and corporations. Networks connected to the same i... Read more
2 years ago
Western Europe placed first in an annual ranking of the world's fastest internet regions. Researchers from Cable.co.uk measured average download speeds of 99 Mbps in Western European countries. The region ranked the highest out of 13 global regions. Cable.co.uk conducts annual research on glob... Read more
2 years ago
Despite gains across the board, some countries in the bloc are doing much better than others. In 2021, the European Commission set a 2030 target of achieving gigabit connectivity in all EU households and 5G coverage for all populated areas. Considerable progress has already been made in the roll... Read more
2 years ago
Semiconductor supplier Semtech plans to purchase Sierra Wireless, a deal worth $1.2 billion in all-cash. Semiconductor and analog manufacturing company Semtech Corporation plans to purchase all the shares of Sierra Wireless. Sierra Wireless is an Internet service provider based in Canada. The... Read more
2 years ago
