Broadband

Is AI Really Changing Internet Traffic Patterns?

Claims that AI is reshaping internet traffic are gaining attention, but evidence remains mixed as residential ISPs report little change while business networks see steadier demand and faster upstream growth today warrants closer industry scrutiny.

Can Orbiting Data Centers Solve Terrestrial Deal Breakers?

Orbiting data centers promise cleaner power, cheaper cooling and relief from terrestrial opposition, but formidable engineering, regulatory and orbital governance challenges may keep ambitious space-based computing grounded for years unless launch economics improve dramatically first.

Network Challenges from AI Traffic

Cisco warns AI traffic will reshape internet infrastructure as inference workloads demand lower latency, stronger upstream capacity and new network architectures, with AI expected to generate one quarter of web traffic by 2035 worldwide eventually.

IPv4 Market in H1 2026: A Price Reset, Not a Market Collapse

IPv4 transfers accelerated in the first half of 2026, but surging activity masked a decisive pricing reset as average values fell, sellers accepted lower valuations, and the market settled into a more mature equilibrium overall.

The Economics of SpaceX: Can Starlink Justify a $2 Trillion Valuation?

SpaceX's towering valuation rests less on Starlink's current connectivity economics than on ambitious platform expectations, raising doubts that satellite broadband and mobile services alone can justify trillion-dollar valuations indefinitely despite intensifying competition for investors.

Why AI Adoption May Become the Defining Digital Divide

As AI reshapes work and daily life, a new digital divide is emerging between those who embrace the technology and those who cannot or will not, with lasting consequences for opportunity, productivity and inequality.

Africa Does Not Have an Internet Access Problem: It Has an Internet Governance Problem

Africa's digital future depends less on expanding Internet access than on shaping the rules that govern it. Stronger institutions, cybersecurity, and global influence will determine whether the continent becomes a digital leader or remains a dependent consumer.

The Internet, Beyond a Right: A Critical Infrastructure

As governments, economies and essential services become ever more dependent on connectivity, the internet can no longer be viewed solely as a right. It must be treated as critical infrastructure, protected, regulated and made resilient against disruption.

Economic Stress Is Testing Broadband’s Recession-Proof Reputation

Mounting signs of consumer distress, from unpaid utility bills to rising loan delinquencies, are raising uncomfortable questions for internet providers about whether broadband remains recession-proof as households increasingly trade home connections for cheaper wireless alternatives.

Two Ways to Build the Internet in Space - China, Inc. vs Starlink Et Al

Starlink's rapid integrated model contrasts with China's coordinated, multi-constellation strategy, where specialised networks share roles. Though slower to deploy, this system could narrow the gap and reshape global satellite internet competition by 2030 significantly ahead.

Satellite Industry Heats Up as Amazon, SpaceX and Blue Origin Compete for Orbit

April's satellite sector saw Amazon's $10.8bn Globalstar bid, surging plans for orbital data centres, intensifying SpaceX rivalry, regulatory friction, and doubts over broadband promises, underscoring a crowded, contested race to control next-generation connectivity infrastructure global.

Africa’s Community Networks Offer a Local Path to Inclusive and Resilient Connectivity

Community networks, locally built and governed, are emerging across Africa as cost-effective tools to extend connectivity, bolster digital sovereignty, and improve cyber resilience, despite regulatory, financial, and technical constraints that hinder broader adoption.

The New Space Race for Connectivity: Satellite Internet and Critical Infrastructure

Satellite internet is from backup to core infrastructure, as LEO constellations, non-terrestrial networks and direct-to-device services reshape connectivity, forcing governments and operators to rethink resilience, sovereignty and the architecture of the internet.

No Safe Harbor: SCOTUS Scuttles the DMCA

America's Supreme Court, in Cox v Sony, recast online copyright liability, effectively sidelining the DMCA safe harbor and replacing it with a narrow inducement standard that leaves service providers little obligation to meaningfully police infringement.

Regional Internet Registries’ Thick Governance Turns Uniqueness Into Double Extraction

Regional Internet registries, built for coordination, now sit atop scarce IPv4 assets while bearing little liability, suppressing capitalization and imposing "double extraction" that weakens operators, distorts markets and threatens the stability of global internet uniqueness.