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Singapore-based Transcelestial uses lasers to build affordable internet networks

TechCrunch

Transcelestial is on a mission to make the internet more accessible by building a network of shoebox-sized devices that send lasers to one another, creating a fiber-like network. This brings Transcelestial’s total raised since it was founded in 2016 to $24 million. Transcelestial plans to enter the U.S.

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Cymulate snaps up $70M to help cybersecurity teams stress test their networks with attack simulations

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“We are providing our customers with a different approach for how to do cybersecurity and get insights [on] all the products already implemented in a network,” he said in an interview. Competitors include the likes of FireEye, Palo Alto Networks, Randori , AttackIQ and many more.).

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The 10 top network outages of 2021

Kentik

Every year the internet experiences numerous disruptions and outages, and 2021 was certainly no exception. This year we documented outages, including multiple government-directed shutdowns, as well as what might be the internet’s biggest outage in history. Famous internet outages. Uganda election shutdown.

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South African startup Talk360’s seed funding hits $7M after new backing

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Months after the initial close of its seed round, Talk360 , a South African Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) startup, has raised an additional $3 million, bringing the total investment raised in the round to $7 million. The company said its internet calling app has connected 2.3

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Las redes cuánticas despegan… hacia el espacio

CIO

De hecho, el primer satélite chino dedicado a las comunicaciones cuánticas se puso en órbita en 2016. La combinación de redes cuánticas terrestres de corta distancia, que se apoyan en la infraestructura de fibra existente, con repetidores por satélite puede ayudar a sentar las bases de una Internet cuántica global.

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Starry’s SPAC part of Chet Kanojia’s mission to shake up broadband

TechCrunch

Eight years after starting Starry to change the way the home internet is delivered, CEO Chaitanya “Chet” Kanojia announced this week that the company completed its special purpose acquisition with FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. You can read more about Starry’s origins in a 2016 interview with Kanojia.

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The Russification of Ukrainian IP Registration

Kentik

Last summer we teamed up with the New York Times to analyze the re-routing of internet service to Kherson, a region in southern Ukraine that was, at the time, under Russian occupation. In my accompanying blog post , I described how that development mirrored what took place following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. rev# Date Op.

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