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Ukraine’s Wartime Internet from the Inside

Kentik

In the past year, we have used Kentik’s unique datasets to show some of the conflict’s impacts on Ukraine’s external internet connectivity, ranging from DDoS attacks and large outages , to the rerouting of internet service in the southern region of Kherson. 88.81.224.209 PJSC Datagroup 3326 88.81.224.209.ipv4.datagroup.ua. 193.109.128.78

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Diving Deep into Submarine Cables: The Undersea Lifelines of Internet Connectivity

Kentik

Worldwide telecommunications began somewhere around 150 years ago, in 1850, with the first commercial international submarine cable between England and France. Fiber optics The submarine cables that move internet traffic around the world are made from silica glass fiber optic strands that most network engineers are likely familiar with.

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Europe’s full fibre frontrunners revealed

DCNN Magazine

Following a presentation from the FTTH Council Europe on the Copper Switch-Off findings, a panel discussion from Kamila Kloc (European Commission), Konstantenos Masselos (Hellenic Telecommunications & Post Commission), Timm Degenhardt (Omers Infrastructure), Francesco Nonno (Open Fiber Spa), and Pascal Rogard (Orange Group) examined the broader (..)

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Is Lunchtime Over? Is it Time for Telcos to Give Content Providers the Bill?

Global Data

Summary Bullets: Telecommunications companies want webscale providers to contribute toward their data-intensive services delivered via their network for further infrastructure investment. Should big tech get their hands out of their pockets and look to contribute toward their data-hungry internet services?

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Unlock sustainable transformation: Valuable insights from the 2025 STL Partners + Juniper Networks research brief

Juniper

Between 2019 and 2022, the GSMA reported that global internet traffic more than doubled. It is with these challenges in mind that Juniper Networks worked with STL Partners to produce a research brief highlighting a framework for sustainable technology adoption in telecommunications.

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Project Waterworth: Meta’s New Cable Will Bring Disruption to the Wholesale Telecom Market

Global Data

Project Waterworth is likely to cause further disruption for wholesale operators as the company looks to dominate global internet connectivity. Swan Summary Bullets: Meta has announced it will build a 50,000km subsea cable connecting five major continents, including the United States, Brazil, South Africa, and India.

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WBA issues Wi-Fi predictions for 2025

DCNN Magazine

Detailed in full in the WBA Annual Industry Report 2025 , these trends reflect how Wi-Fi is evolving to meet the demands of increased connectivity, higher speeds, better security, the growing number of devices connected to the internet, and a greater focus on energy efficiency.

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