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Internet Access in the Micronesian Region: Status, Challenges, and Outlook (2025)

Internet Access in the Micronesian Region: Status, Challenges, and Outlook (2025)

The Micronesian region comprises the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Palau, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Kiribati. In 2010 the HANTRU-1 fiber cable reached Majuro and Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands, branching from Pohnpei to FSM, marking the region’s first international fiber backbone. Palau connected to the SEA-US cable in 2017 and is slated to receive a second Echo cable spur by 2025 to boost redundancy. The East Micronesia Cable (EMC) project began in 2022 and is on track for completion by late 2025, linking Nauru, Tarawa, and Kosrae via FSM’s Pohnpei hub. SpaceX Starlink became available in 2022–23, with
2 August 2025
Samoa’s Internet Revolution: From Undersea Cables to Starlink Skies

Samoa’s Internet Revolution: From Undersea Cables to Starlink Skies

Current State of Samoa’s Internet Infrastructure Samoa’s internet infrastructure has transformed significantly in the past decade. The backbone of connectivity is now fiber-optic submarine cables. The first major cable, Tui-Samoa, went live in 2018, linking Samoa to Suva, Fiji (with branching units to Wallis & Futuna and Samoa’s second island, Savai’i) ssccsamoa.com ssccsamoa.com. This cable dramatically increased international bandwidth and reduced Samoa’s dependence on satellites for backhaul. A second international cable, the Manatua One Polynesia cable, was completed around 2020, connecting Samoa to neighboring Polynesian islands (Niue, the Cook Islands, and French Polynesia) subtelforum.com. Having two separate cables improves resiliency
7 September 2025
Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 00:00 CET

Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 00:00 CET

SpaceX marked its 500th Falcon 9 launch with the deployment of 27 Starlink satellites and the 29th booster reuse. MTG-S1, Europe’s first geostationary hyperspectral infrared atmospheric sounder, launched July 1, 2025 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 alongside the Sentinel-4 instrument for hourly air-quality data over Europe and North Africa. MethaneSAT, an $88 million climate satellite funded by Jeff Bezos and EDF and launched in March 2024, was declared lost after losing contact on June 20, 2025. James Webb Space Telescope directly imaged TWA 7b, a Saturn-mass exoplanet about 110 light-years away, with a surface temperature around 120°F. James Webb mapped

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No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

Kein IRS-Stimulus-Scheck über 2.000 Dollar kommt im Februar 2026 – aber Trumps Gerede über Zoll-Schecks hält die Gerüchte am Leben

7 Februar 2026
Für Februar 2026 sind keine neuen bundesweiten Stimulus-Schecks geplant, der IRS hat keine Ankündigung gemacht und der Kongress keine Zahlungen genehmigt. Trump prüft laut NBC $2.000 Tarif-Rabatt-Schecks, hat sich aber nicht festgelegt. Der IRS warnt vor Betrugsversuchen per SMS oder E-Mail. Social-Media-Gerüchte über neue Schecks halten an.
Salesforce stock tries to stabilize after AI “software-mageddon” — Feb. 25 earnings is the next test

Salesforce-Aktie versucht sich nach dem KI-„Software-Mageddon“ zu stabilisieren – Quartalszahlen am 25. Februar sind der nächste Test

7 Februar 2026
Salesforce-Aktien stiegen am Freitagvormittag um 0,1 % auf 190,07 $, nachdem sie diese Woche um 9 % gefallen waren. Der S&P 500 Software-Index verlor am Donnerstag 4,6 %. Investoren sorgen sich, dass neue KI-Tools wie Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6 traditionelle Softwareanbieter unter Druck setzen. Salesforce veröffentlicht Quartalszahlen am 25. Februar nach Börsenschluss.
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