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Big Tech’s Undersea Cable Empire is Building Tomorrow’s Digital Economy
Big Tech’s Undersea Cable Empire is Building Tomorrow’s Digital Economy
October 01, 2024  |  Connected Economy

Innovation can’t exist without foundational infrastructure networks to support it. Last week, PYMNTS reported that the Global AI Infrastructure Investment Partnership, which is spearheaded by Microsoft, BlackRock...

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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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Verizon Acquires Frontier for $20 Billion as Connected Economy Evolves
Verizon Acquires Frontier for $20 Billion as Connected Economy Evolves
September 06, 2024  |  Acquisitions

The future of connectivity is the future of commerce, as well as payments and financial services. And with the Thursday (Sept. 5) news that Verizon...

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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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Low-Orbit Economy Could Be High Stakes for Global Money Movement
Low-Orbit Economy Could Be High Stakes for Global Money Movement
June 24, 2024  |  Connected Economy

Access to the connected economy is the first step in contributing to it. And with the news last week that Starlink, a subsidiary of Elon...

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Amazon Launches First Prototypes for Global Satellite Internet Network
Amazon Launches First Prototypes for Global Satellite Internet Network
October 06, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon launched the first prototypes for its Project Kuiper satellite internet system Friday (Oct. 6), moving forward in its plan to create a global satellite internet network. “The...

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How Netflix Shows the Importance of Getting Innovation’s Timing Right
How Netflix Shows the Importance of Getting Innovation’s Timing Right
October 04, 2023  |  David S. Evans

There Are Ghosts, of Course A bit more than 25 years ago, on March 10, 1998, Netflix shipped its first DVD, “Beetlejuice,” about two ghosts played...

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Gen Z Turns to Connected Devices to Multitask at Work
Gen Z Turns to Connected Devices to Multitask at Work
September 28, 2023  |  Connected Economy

From smartphones to smart TVs and voice-controlled assistants, connected devices have transformed the way consumers multitask in their daily lives. In fact, consumers are using...

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Barriers to a Fully Connected Economy Include the Fight for Utility Pole Rights
Barriers to a Fully Connected Economy Include the Fight for Utility Pole Rights
March 13, 2023  |  Technology

Large swaths of the U.S. are still without high-speed broadband internet service at the third anniversary of the pandemic lockdowns, keeping millions from enjoying the...

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