Although the implementation of the sixth generation of Wi-Fi is still in its early stages, it was recently announced that a new standard will be available before 2024, which promises to bring a significant revolution to low range wireless networks. What Changes Will the New Wi-Fi 7 Introduce? By Gabriel E. Levy B. www.galevy.com Wi-Fi […]
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In the collective imagination, the Internet is synonymous with plurality, largely because people can freely express their opinions, and in most Western countries, there are no restrictions on the publication of content; however, the provision of the multilayer services that make up the network are in the hands of a few players, which constitutes a
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Historically, the implementation of information and communication technologies as a strategy to promote the development of cities has been referenced in the context of large cities; however, the emergence of much more affordable technologies, innovation, economy of scale and distribution chain, have allowed small cities and even rural areas to benefit from ICTs to generate
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In a press conference in English, the controversial president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, announced that the cryptocurrency BITCOIN will circulate as the official currency of that country [1], becoming the first nation in the world to recognize and adopt this cryptoasset as an official currency. While the decision at first glance seems to be
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Although Google has transformed the scope of Internet searches, making an exponential leap in the improvement of information classification and identification models and methodologies, as the inexhaustible production of data reaches almost infinite volumes of bytes, the world is urging for new technologies to efficiently manage the avalanche of information that is produced every second
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Hardly any economic sector is as hostile to small micro and mini-entrepreneurs as the telecommunications sector. While in segments such as food, commerce or tourism, governments invest in incubation and strengthening programs; on the contrary, plans for telecommunications SMEs in Latin America seem to be designed to hinder their growth. How do small ISPs survive
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Historically, the provision of telecommunications services has been closely linked to ownership of the network infrastructure, i.e. any company or person wishing to provide telecommunications services requires its own infrastructure, a concept that, although still in force, many governments, social organizations and associations, mainly in first world countries, are proposing to reevaluate it through infrastructure
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In the last few years a new technology has emerged in the telecommunications universe, it is known as LI-FI: an acronym of the English term light fidelity –LI-FI-, a term used to name high speed wireless data transmission systems that use light as a transmission medium, in the same way that optical fiber or a
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The levels of concentration of services, providers, consumption and content on the web have reached unprecedented historical figures [1], while thousands of traditional media are in crisis due to the unbalanced competition that Facebook and Google [2] have with the advertising market [3]. The documentary published by Netflix The Great Hack [4] explains the details
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At present, large global projects that aim to massively provide high-speed Internet for both urban and rural areas are in progress. On one hand, Google intends to implement a network of more than a thousand satellites that allow internet access in remote places [1], while the company Oneweb is looking to install around 1900 satellites
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