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Blast-Off: 3.5 Years of Starlink Growth
Since April 2022, the number of unique countries that Starlink use has been observed has quadrupled.
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Are Research and Education Networks Critical Infrastructure?
Research and Education (R&E) networks are foundational cornerstones of today's Internet.
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More Than 70% of DNS Root Queries Are Junk
To clean up junk DNS queries, a coordinated, multi-layer effort involving resolvers, root operators, software developers, and standards bodies is required.
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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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Keeping Gaza Connected: Building Crisis-Resilient Internet Access
Geopolitical restrictions are making proposed technical solutions to strengthen Internet resilience difficult in countries experiencing conflict.
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VPN or Vpwn: How Afraid Should You Be of VPN Traffic Identification?
A recent study finds that popular VPN protocols can be easily identified and blocked by ISPs.
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Who Owns, Operates, and Develops Your VPN Matters
New research shows that eight popular, commercial VPN apps operate deceptively, exposing more than 700 million users to authoritarian surveillance.
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How Much Mobile Competition Is Just Right?
A new game-theoretic model shows that consumer benefits peak at a sweet spot in the number of firms that depends on market size, spectrum, investment efficiency, and user usage.
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Assessing Early Adoption of LEO Satellite Systems in Remote Indigenous Communities in Northern Canada
While LEO satellite services are promising, they result in trade-offs for end users and rural/remote communities.
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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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Insights From the UN Open Source Conference: Reclaiming the Foundations of the Internet
Open source software underpin digital payment systems, government platforms, and emergency coordination systems.
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Measuring “Under-Connectedness” Reveals More About Lived Experiences of Digital Inequality
Under-connected families have access to the Internet; they just can’t rely on having it when needed.
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