Science and technology, explained simply
A consortium of companies from Japan has tested the world’s first high-speed wireless device for sixth-generation (6G) cellular networks. The tests achieved a data rate of 100 Gbps over a distance of more than 90 meters, which is at least 10 times the maximum rate for 5G. At 100 Gbps, for example, you can stream […]
The domain zone of the terrorist state of the Russian Federation has been experiencing serious problems with domain name resolution for two days now. At the moment, users report no access to the websites and services of major banks of the aggressor country, marketplaces and other services, including Yandex and VKontakte. Reports of difficulties accessing […]
Kyivstar mobile operator has launched GPON Internet for business customers in Dnipro, the company’s press service reports. The Ukrainian electronic communications operator is expanding the coverage of its GPON optical Internet network across Ukraine. In January 2024, this technology became available in Dnipro for business customers. Currently, more than 10 business locations are connected in […]
Google has announced plans to lay a new oceanic Internet cable. The route was named Humboldt, apparently in honor of geographer Alexander von Humboldt. The cable will connect Chile, French Polynesia and Australia and will be the world’s first cable to directly connect South America and the Asia-Pacific region across the Pacific Ocean. A direct […]
The Japanese telecommunications industry plans to deploy flying base stations in 2025. This technology, called High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS), is aimed at providing wide network coverage using unmanned vehicles flying in the stratosphere. There are more than five billion Internet users in the world. However, Internet penetration remains low in some parts of Africa, […]
On the morning of January 2, Kyiv experienced the largest Internet outage in recent months. This was reported by the Netblocks service. The reason was a missile attack by the Russian Federation aimed at the civilian and critical infrastructure of the Ukrainian capital. Internet access in Kyiv has dropped to 80% of normal levels. The […]
Kyivstar is currently being cautious about the timeframe for restoring communication after the outage on December 12. Several scenarios are considered. This was announced by the company’s president Alexander Komarov in an interview with Forbes. “This is the most difficult question today, because I don’t want to speculate on it. We have several scenarios. The […]
A hacker attack on the network core caused a massive technical failure at the largest mobile operator Kyivstar. Sources in the company told dev.ua about it. Dev.ua’s sources also deny the information about the alleged search of the company by law enforcement officers, which is being spread by some Telegram channels: As of 12:00, the […]
On the morning of Tuesday, December 12, Kyivstar telecommunications company experienced a malfunction. Users complain about the lack of mobile connectivity and the inability to access the operator’s website. The company said it was working to fix the problem. For example, when I try to log in to Kyivstar’s website, I get an error and […]
Ukraine’s .ua domain, which has become a symbol of the country’s Internet independence, is celebrating its 31st anniversary. Its foundation in 1992 coincided with the time of Ukraine’s independence. On December 1, 31 years ago, Jonathan Postel, a prominent developer of Internet protocols and representative of the IANA, registered a top-level domain for Ukraine, adding […]