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Internet across the Caspian: Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan launch a 380 km subsea link
The new fibre-optic route offers another path for data traffic between Central Asia and Europe.
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Yandex outage in Kazakhstan: local data servers cannot keep every service online
Following disruptions to ride-hailing and delivery, the ministry says servers holding Kazakh users’ personal data are operating normally. Why does that not guarantee the entire platform will work, and what remains unknown? Yandex service disruptions on October 11 affected users in several countries. In Kazakhstan, the outage prompted questions about the local servers holding personal data.
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Satellite internet reaches Jinishke: what changes for a village that struggled to make a call?
Jinishke in Kazakhstan’s Almaty Region has been connected to OneWeb satellite internet. Officials say public Wi-Fi now reaches 371 villages. We look at the everyday benefits and the missing speed and reliability data needed to judge the programme.
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India cites 550 million 5G users and sets a billion-user goal for 2030
At India Mobile Congress, ministers gave new 5G coverage figures. District coverage does not automatically guarantee a good connection everywhere. Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the tenth India Mobile Congress on 8 October. Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said India now has 550 million 5G users and service in 99.9% of its administrative districts.
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5G on the Moon: NASA Awards $38 Million Contract for Future Base Communications
NASA has selected Modulate Space to develop major elements of a lunar 5G network with built-in Wi‑Fi 6. A laboratory system is due in 2028, followed by a surface demonstration.
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Weather Forecasts Need Clean Radio Frequencies: Why ITU and WMO Are Protecting Spectrum
Weather satellites, radars, and early warning systems rely on frequencies also sought by expanding wireless and satellite services. At a September 28–30 seminar, ITU and WMO are launching guidance and examining how interference can weaken forecast inputs before an ordinary user notices anything is wrong.
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Why Censorship Is Getting Harder to Hold
Censorship is older than the printing press, but its power always rested on one thing: control of a narrow neck — one press, one broadcaster, one censor at the entrance. The digital age smeared that neck across millions of devices. Blocking one point is easy; blocking all of them is close to impossible.