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Europe takes on Starlink with $11.5 billion IRIS² satellite constellation

Network World

ESA expects to launch the first IRIS satellites in 2029, and SpaceRISE, a consortium formed by satellite operators Eutelsat, Hispasat, and SES, said it expects to begin providing service in early 2030. IRIS wont be launching into a vacuum: There are several other players already offering satellite internet service. billion ($11.1

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Bridging continents: The role of connectivity in Africa’s digital transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

While expanded internet access drives digital growth and opens opportunities for the adoption of more digital solutions, challenges remain in meeting the continents connectivity needs. It launched a Regional Information Infrastructure Project, enabling access to the international internet backbone through undersea cables.

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Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer in 2022

The Verge

Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer next year, after more than 25 years. The aging web browser has largely been unused by most consumers for years, but Microsoft is putting the final nail in the Internet Explorer coffin on June 15th, 2022, by retiring it in favor of Microsoft Edge. “We Photo: Fairfax Media via Getty Images.

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Amazon and ULA get set to launch batches of satellites for Project Kuiper network

GeekWire

ULA Photo) Amazon and United Launch Alliance have set April 9 as the date for the first launch of full-scale satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet network. Eutelsat OneWeb is also going after the market for internet services provided by satellites in low Earth orbit.

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What you need to know about IoT in enterprise and education

CIO Business Intelligence

In an era of data driven insights and automation, few technologies have the power to supercharge and empower decision makers like that of the Internet of Things (IoT). . billion by 2029. What you need to know about IoT in enterprise and education . As the adoption of IoT devices is expected to reach 24.1

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FCC approves Amazon’s internet-from-space Kuiper constellation of 3,236 satellites

The Verge

The Federal Communications Commission has approved Amazon’s plans for its ambitious Kuiper constellation, which entails sending 3,236 satellites into orbit to beam internet coverage down to Earth. The company must launch half of the constellation by 2026 to retain its FCC license, and then the remaining satellites by 2029.

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Gartner: Top 10 strategic technology trends for 2025

Network World

Post-quantum cryptography Gartner predicts that by 2029, advances in quantum computing will make most conventional asymmetric cryptography unsafe to use. Asymmetric encryption is in almost all software, billions of devices worldwide, and most of the communications over the internet.

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