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Amazon fires back at SpaceX in ongoing battle over Starlink's next-gen satellites at the FCC (Ars Technica)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 09/08/2021 - 15:01Amazon asked FCC to reject Starlink plan because it can’t compete, according to SpaceX
SpaceX told the Federal Communications Commission that Amazon's attempt to block proposals for the next-generation Starlink system is a "delay tactic" and a continuation of Amazon's strategy of "hinder[ing] competitors to compensate for Amazon's failure to make progress of its own." Amazon urged the FCC to reject an update to SpaceX's Starlink plan because it "proposes two different configurations for the nearly 30,000 satellites of its Gen2 System, each of which a
Not enough backup power: AT&T and T-Mobile suffer big outages in Louisiana (Ars Technica)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 08/30/2021 - 18:57
The modern challenge of gaming without a strong Internet connection
For many players these days, the video game industry’s increasing reliance on online connections is an afterthought. But for the significant portion of the world without a quality Internet connection, it can sometimes feel like the game industry at large is leaving them behind. Pointing out the frustration of large day-one updates has been a feature of the gaming industry for more than a decade now.
A bad solar storm could cause an “Internet apocalypse” (Ars Technica)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 08/29/2021 - 13:01Point-to-point Wi-Fi bridging between buildings—the cheap and easy way (Ars Technica)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Fri, 08/20/2021 - 15:44California Public Utilities Commission rules T-Mobile lied about Sprint merger
T-Mobile lied to government regulators about its 3G shutdown plans in order to win approval of its merger with Sprint, according to a ruling from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).