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Public Peering Remains Important in the Hyperscale Era
Despite massive investments by hyperscalers and CDNs into private backbone infrastructure, public Internet Exchanges (IXPs) remain a vital mechanism for traffic localization, reducing latency, and efficiently reaching local "eyeball" networks.
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Why More Measurement Probes Don't Mean Better Internet Data
Measuring Internet quality does not necessarily require more measurement points but a greater understanding and reporting of anomalies.
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Mobile vs Fixed Fiber Internet: Which is Most Sustainable
Can mobile networks replace fiber-optic broadband networks in a sustainable way, particularly in rural areas, where low population density makes fiber rollout particularly costly?
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How War Restructured Iran’s Internet Into a Tiered and Monetized System
The Iranian case points to a broader shift in how digital connectivity may be governed amid geopolitical volatility.
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How Resilient Are Government DNS Services?
Authoritative Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure provides the definitive source of truth for all websites, including e-government services.
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Is Your Internet Slower Because of the IP Version Your Connection Is Using?
Given that the Internet is a hybrid of IPv4, IPv6, and dual-stack (both IPv4 and IPv6) networks, it is important to understand performance in each IP version.
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Anchors Aweigh, Networks Down: Tracking the Impact of Cable Cuts on Internet Resilience
Better visibility into submarine cable infrastructure could help operators detect outages faster, reroute traffic more efficiently.
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Increasing the Resolution of Submarine Cable Network Performance
Researchers have developed a new methodology using publicly available infrastructure that captures more accurate profiles of subsea cable behavior.
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Beyond the Homepage: Measuring What It Really Takes to Keep Web Traffic Local
Current measurements show US, Germany, and France host the bulk of content globally, while South Africa is serving an important regional hub for Southern African countries.
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Government Directive Boosting Indonesia’s IPv6 Adoption
IPv6 adoption in Indonesia has increase from 15% to 26% in the last 12 months.
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The Web Looks IPv6-Ready Until You Look Beneath the Surface
Pulse Research shows that the further you move from the initial domain into the dependency chain, the less likely you are to find IPv6 support.
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Internet Market Competition in 2026
28 countries jumped to a higher market competition rating between May 2025 and 2026, while nine countries slipped from a higher to a lower competition rating.
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