3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (299+ words) CircleID ICANN has published a new set of guidelines for advancing Universal Acceptance, shifting its decade-long effort to make all valid domain names and email addresses work across Internet applications toward more systematic implementation and measurement. The September 9 publication follows…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (331+ words) The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is preparing to open 1,050 MHz of spectrum in the 12.7 GHz and 42 GHz bands to expanded satellite use, potentially adding capacity for broadband connections to homes, aircraft and ships as well as satellite ground networks. The rules…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1240+ words) CircleID A border used to be something you crossed. On today’s Internet, a border can follow you. It can be inferred from an IP address, reproduced inside a cloud platform, embedded in an automated compliance system and ultimately revealed by…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (416+ words) CircleID NASA has selected Blue Origin to build and operate a telecommunications network around Mars, awarding the company a contract worth up to approximately $700 million for infrastructure intended to relay communications and navigation data for future missions. The first network…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (424+ words) CircleID Hungarian telecommunications group 4iG and SpaceX have signed agreements to introduce Starlink direct-to-device mobile service in Hungary and parts of the Western Balkans, alongside a separate secured satellite communications service aimed at governments. The companies expect the latter service to…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (332+ words) ICANN has terminated the accreditation agreements of two domain name registrars in successive days, including Estonia-based Trustname.com after repeated findings that it failed to respond promptly to phishing and other DNS abuse. A third registrar, Beijing Zihai Technology, received…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (264+ words) It’s impossible to know if the company is serious about this. Elon Musk has always made exaggerated claims about what he will do in the future, and many of them never came to fruition. On the same call, Elon also…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (333+ words) Evidence that malicious actors may control a substantial share of new gTLD registrations is testing ICANN’s definitions, safeguards and capacity to curb abuse at scale. Any industry confronted with evidence that a material share of its output may be controlled…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (217+ words) Ookla recently published a research article that documents the implementation of Wi-Fi 7 in the U.S. and around the world. Wi-Fi 7 routers were introduced to the market in early 2024, and Ookla reports that deployment has already reached 7.2% in the country. That’s a…...