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Measuring Rural Internet Access Across Starlink
For rural Internet connectivity decisions, Starlink's value depends entirely on what alternative connectivity and locally cached content exist.
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Who Is Steering Internet Traffic? Understanding Opacity in CDN Replica Selection
The traffic steering decisions that content delivery networks choose affect latency, resilience, and sovereignty.
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Can IXPs Take the Pulse of the Internet?
A recent study of 472 IXPs shows a 49.2% increase in daily aggregate IXP traffic from January 2023 to December 2024.
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Understanding Partial Reachability
Researchers have proposed a new definition that suggests that for a network to be considered within the "Internet core," it needs to be reachable by at least 50% of the rest of the active Internet
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Blackouts and Byteouts: What happens to Internet hubs when the grid stumbles?
Understanding how much of our Internet operations is susceptible to failures in the power distribution network is critical for measuring the Internet's resilience.
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Fuel Shortages Leading to Internet Outages
Pacific islands are at risk of major Internet outages due to lack of fuel to power their national electricity grids.
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Trends, Transformations, and Regional Dynamics of Internet Interconnection
Global peering is not contracting; it is undergoing a structural transformation.
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Mapping the Impact of Shutdowns on Internet Exchange Points
Internet Exchange Points offer a unique vantage point for studying the impact of Internet shutdown and outage events at a country and regional level.
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Community Networks: Critical Infrastructure For Rural Connectivity In India
Community networks serve as a vital solution for rural India, where traditional fiber and Wi-Fi infrastructure are significantly less accessible compared to urban areas.
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Secure and Scalable Rerouting in LEO Satellite Networks
The effectiveness of a network’s resilience is directly tied to how much failure information a satellite possesses, ranging from simple local awareness to complex global knowledge.
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Investigating Middlebox Deployment and Characteristics in Dutch Autonomous Systems
Study reveals 4% of Dutch network paths are affected by middleboxes; nearly half are located outside the country.
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Why Satellites Won’t Close the Digital Divide
Analysis shows that while LEO networks can expand Internet access, current offerings alone cannot easily deliver universal, meaningful connectivity.
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