A recent presentation showing Bahrain to have 100% IPv6 adoption got me excited and skeptical.
Once infrastructure denial is in play, its use to enforce international sanctions is in play as well.
2022 will be remembered as a year in which conflicts and crises shaped our collective attitudes toward infrastructure and the Internet in interesting ways.
In the spirit of the new year, here is a list of Internet evolution, disruption, and technology developments that the Pulse team will be keeping a keen eye on in 2023.
The last two months have seen huge rollouts of IPv6 technology at the Ukrainian ISP Kyivstar and the satellite Internet operator Starlink.
Nowcasting techniques such as satellite imagery of night-time lights can help track the impact of Internet shutdowns on economic activity at a more granular level.
Semantics is key when discussing Internet fragmentation.
New report paints a fuller picture of increasingly sophisticated technical strategies to restrict Internet access in Iran.