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FCC Opens Digital Commerce Fast Lane With New Satellite Spectrum
FCC Opens Digital Commerce Fast Lane With New Satellite Spectrum
September 27, 2024  |  Connected Economy

Chances are, you are reading this online. PYMNTS, after all, is a digital publication. And with the news Thursday (Sept. 26) that the U.S. Federal...

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France Suffers Attack on Broadband Services Amid Olympic Games
France Suffers Attack on Broadband Services Amid Olympic Games
July 29, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Amid a worldwide data breach surge, France is dealing with an older-school type of cyberattack. As Bloomberg News reported Monday (July 29), vandals have cut...

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TessPay Simplifies Financial Management for Affordable Connectivity Program Participants
TessPay Simplifies Financial Management for Affordable Connectivity Program Participants
January 17, 2024  |  Technology

TessPay, a FinTech company specializing in blockchain technology for secure financial transactions, has upgraded its platform to boost access to affordable connectivity. These enhancements aim...

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Amazon’s Space Lasers Redefine Global Data Connectivity
Amazon’s Space Lasers Redefine Global Data Connectivity
December 21, 2023  |  Technology

The future of digital connectivity is increasingly shuffling off the binds of its terrestrial coils. This, as Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite initiative has taken a...

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Jio to Launch Satellite Broadband Service in India
Jio to Launch Satellite Broadband Service in India
October 27, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Indian telecommunications company Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. has rolled out a satellite-based gigabit fiber service and said it aims to provide high-speed broadband services to previously inaccessible...

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FCC Offers Broadband Subsidies to Narrow ‘Digital Divide’
FCC Offers Broadband Subsidies to Narrow ‘Digital Divide’
August 06, 2023  |  Connected Economy

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says it wants to make broadband service more affordable. To that end, the commission last week announced plans to offer...

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Amazon Sets 2024 Launch Date for Internet-From-Space Broadband Service 
Amazon Sets 2024 Launch Date for Internet-From-Space Broadband Service 
March 16, 2023  |  Amazon

The prospects for global broadband connectivity are looking up, quite literally. This, as Amazon on Tuesday (March 14) revealed a first look of the latest progress in...

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Where Big Tech Will And Won’t Spend In A COVID Recession
Where Big Tech Will And Won’t Spend In A COVID Recession
April 02, 2020  |  Economy

It is easy – and becoming easier by the day – to look at the business world and see trends indicating where the money isn’t...

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Amazon Wants Satellites To Provide Broadband In Remote Areas
Amazon Wants Satellites To Provide Broadband In Remote Areas
July 05, 2019  |  Innovation

To provide broadband to tens of millions of users who don’t currently have adequate internet access, Amazon wants permission from the U.S. to launch 3,236...

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