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Why IP Geolocation Can't Be Trusted for Mobile Networks and the Global South
Research shows that mobile network geolocation errors are more than 10 times worse than fixed broadband, with Africa and Asia seeing failure rates of 66–72% and 53–61% respectively, compared to under 20% in Europe.
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Less is More: Why SLIM Offers a More Resilient Internet
With websites getting bigger, many web services are becoming harder to access when networks are put under stress.
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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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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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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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The Ubiquity Tradeoff
Ubiquitous connectivity has been an unattainable goal in the USA, despite hundreds of billions in investment.
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A First Look at Starlink’s Impact on Internet Equity
LEO Internet networks have the potential to improve overall Internet performance among remote and underserved Internet users.
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Bandwidth is Dead. Long Live Data Logistics
Quality of Outcome metrics ignores techniques that combine storage and computation with data transmission to improve the quality of many network-constrained applications.
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Measuring Rural Internet Performance: Insights from ACM SIGCOMM 2025
Effective measurement of rural Internet performance is a prerequisite for diagnosing gaps, guiding investments, and shaping inclusive policy.
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Japan’s Broadband Paradox: Bridging the Transparency Gap
By developing better measurement tools and stronger incentives for disclosure, Japan can shift from a competition based on theoretical claims to one based on real, verified quality.
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Bandwidth is Dead. Long Live Latency
Measuring application latency instead of Internet speed offers a better understanding of today's Internet user experience.
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