Broadband

Undersea Cables as a Layer of the AI Tech Stack

As AI shifts from experimentation to real-world deployment, its unseen foundation - undersea cables - emerges as a strategic frontier. Their resilience may shape not only infrastructure policy but the outcome of US-China AI competition.

World Internet Statistics December 2025

Global internet use has surpassed six billion users, yet stark divides persist between regions, genders and urban-rural populations. Meanwhile, download speeds have surged and smartphones now dominate how people access the web worldwide.

Starlink in Ukraine: What Three Years of Wartime Connectivity Taught Us

What began as an emergency response evolved into critical wartime infrastructure. Ukraine's experience with Starlink reveals the strategic risks and benefits of relying on privately operated networks for national resilience and defence.

Grenada Steps Up Into New Role in Global Internet Governance

Grenada advances its digital resilience by signing the Convention on the Packet Clearing House Organization, positioning itself to help shape global Internet governance while gaining coordinated support, stronger infrastructure, and a formal voice in decisions that influence worldwide connectivity and security.

CaribNOG Partners with Global Infrastructure Body PCH to Strengthen Caribbean Resilience

CaribNOG and PCH have renewed their partnership to boost the Caribbean's Internet resilience, expanding technical capacity, advancing inclusive training, and strengthening the people and systems essential for recovery as islands rebuild after Hurricane Melissa.

Evaluating Starlink Performance: Implications for Digital Equity and Regulatory Compliance

Despite its promise of universal access, Starlink often fails to meet broadband benchmarks across key markets. New data reveals fluctuating performance and raises questions about reliability, digital equity, and tiered service models.

Fiber and Public Safety: Enhancing Emergency Response Through Resilient Networks

A new report from the Fiber Broadband Association details how fiber networks improve public safety and disaster response, offering real-world case studies that highlight the technology's resilience, reliability, and critical infrastructure value.

Starlink and the Seven Dwarfs

Starlink dominates the satellite internet race, echoing IBM's past supremacy in computing. But geopolitical divides, advancing rivals, and Elon Musk's controversies suggest its lead will narrow as competitors gain ground in a fragmented global market.

Q3 Broadband Report Shows Uploads Rising Faster Than Downloads

OpenVault's latest broadband report shows U.S. households using more data, with uploads rising faster than downloads and a major shift toward midrange speed tiers. Growing gaming, streaming, and cloud activity continues to reshape network demand and subscriber behavior.

Internet Evolution: Moore’s Law, Addressing Architectures, and the Future of Internet Scale

The Internet has evolved from a scarcity-driven system into one defined by abundance, reshaping infrastructure, governance, and economic models while challenging long-held assumptions about addressing, network roles, and the future of protocol design.