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Taara Beam Delivers 25Gbps Internet Via Near-Infrared Light
technology4 days ago

Taara Beam Delivers 25Gbps Internet Via Near-Infrared Light

Alphabet spinoff Taara unveils the Taara Beam, a 17‑pound device that beams up to 25Gbps of fiber‑like internet over the air using near‑infrared light for distances up to 10 km, aimed at ISPs and carriers. It’s smaller and easier to deploy than the older Lightbridge, supports rooftop or tower mounting, and is deployed in 20+ countries with partners like T‑Mobile and Airtel; a wider showcase is planned at MWC amid weather‑related reliability concerns, with pricing varying by geography and models including hardware and connectivity‑as‑a‑service.

via PCMag|
#internet#startups#technology
Five Dividend Stocks to Buy for Steady Income Right Now
investing5 days ago

Five Dividend Stocks to Buy for Steady Income Right Now

The piece highlights five dividend-oriented picks for income and defensiveness: PepsiCo (~3.5% yield) as a strong consumer-staples play; Pfizer (~6.3% forward yield) with a renewed pipeline and growth trajectory; Realty Income (REIT) with a ~5% yield and a monthly dividend backed by high occupancy; Verizon (~5.8% yield) for reliable income amid modest growth; and IBM (~2.6% yield) with a long dividend-raising streak and rising high-margin, recurring software/services revenue. The theme is income-focused, defensive exposure in a market wary of overvalued growth.

via The Motley Fool|
#consumer-staples#dividends#income-investing
NASA weighs Mars telecom orbiter plan as 2026 deadline looms
space28 days ago

NASA weighs Mars telecom orbiter plan as 2026 deadline looms

NASA faces a funding-driven fork: choose and award a Mars Telecommunications Orbiter by Sept. 30, 2026, to restore deep-space comms after MAVEN’s loss, with a possible 2028 launch window. Options range from a pure communications relay to a bus that includes scientific instruments, and a competitive procurement is complicated by a Cruz-led bill and potential JOFOC constraints. Bidders include Blue Origin, SpaceX, Rocket Lab, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and others, with administrator Jared Isaacman weighing whether to add science payloads or keep the mission strictly telecom.

via Ars Technica|
#commercial-space#mars#nasa
Verizon Outage Traced to Software Glitch, Root Cause Still Unclear
technology1 month ago

Verizon Outage Traced to Software Glitch, Root Cause Still Unclear

Verizon suffered a nationwide, all‑day outage affecting millions of customers. The company said the disruption was due to a software issue with no confirmed root cause or cybersecurity breach. Theories from analysts include a faulty update to Verizon’s 5G Standalone core or a failed Virtual Network Function update causing cascading failures, which could explain why service briefly returned and then dropped again. Verizon is offering a $20 credit to impacted customers as the investigation continues.

via CNET|
#5g-sa#outage#technology
Verizon Restores Service After 10-Hour Outage, Offers Customer Credits
technology1 month ago

Verizon Restores Service After 10-Hour Outage, Offers Customer Credits

Verizon says mobile service has been restored after a 10-hour outage that disrupted calls, texts and data for hundreds of thousands of users, with account credits planned for affected customers; there’s no indication of a cyberattack, and the FCC plans to review the incident. Some cities warned residents to use other carriers for emergency calls, and Downdetector logged about 2.2 million outage reports in the last day.

via Reuters|
#5g#fcc#outage