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• [New] New York City's Liberty Link pilot will beam free high-speed Wi-Fi to 2,200 public-housing households by year's end ts2. TS2 Space
• [New] JetBlue plans to become the first airline to sign on with Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite broadband service, promising faster and more reliable inflight Wi-Fi. GeekWire
• [New] JetBlue will be the first airline to use Amazon's Project Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite network for in-flight Wi-Fi. AirlineGeeks.com
• [New] Governments, too, are prioritizing resilience: the U.S. FCC's restrictions on untrusted telecom gear (from subsea cables to 5G towers) aim to prevent malicious disruptions ts2. TS2 Space
• [New] Maintain a hold rating on Rio Tinto: attractive for income and defensiveness, but near-term growth catalysts are lacking amid execution and commodity risks. Seeking Alpha
• [New] 2025 will be a key year for the telecom and networking industry, driven by continued AI growth, increasing fiber demand, and evolving customer needs. Zayo.com
• [New] LEO Earth observation satellites will almost always be in view of at least one Skynopy ground station, enabling near real-time connectivity. SpaceNews
• [New] There's speculation Starlink could also partner or merge with a telecom for synergy (though Musk likely prefers control). Bez Kabli
• [New] Southwest said that with more than 800 aircraft, it will be the largest domestic airline to implement free Wi-Fi on every flight in 2025. GeekWire
• [New] The latest models can now reason across vision, audio, and structured data with near-human coherence, suggesting that by early 2026, we will see the first truly generalized AI assistants capable of navigating complex real-world tasks without specialized prompting. AGI Agent
• NEAR Intents going live on TRON is a significant step in making blockchain technology more accessible and powerful for users worldwide. Crypto Briefing
• GuoWang aims to launch 13,000 satellites to LEO, with a near-term target of 400 in orbit by 2027. Asia Times
• By 2025, big targets like India will likely be online (SpaceX expects India approval during 2025 satellitetoday.com, and they have partnered with telecoms to be ready). Bez Kabli
• If OneWeb lowers prices or leverages Eutelsat's relationships to win contracts (like national telecom contracts in countries that might shy from Starlink), it could carve a substantial niche. Bez Kabli
• Anecdotally, passengers on Starlink-enabled flights have called the Wi-Fi night and day from the old system, noting they could binge-watch shows or upload large work files without a hitch. Bez Kabli
• SpaceX does not want airlines to resell Starlink internet for a fee - part of its disruptive strategy to change expectations (and perhaps avoid the customer service headaches of passengers demanding refunds for paid Wi-Fi). Bez Kabli
• A launch customer is the Lufthansa Group's new Discover Airlines (formerly Eurowings Discover), which will be getting Panasonic's hybrid LEO/GEO Wi-Fi in 2024-25 ts2. Bez Kabli
• In response, Baltic nations have banned drone flights in some areas near their borders with Russia and warned civilian drone pilots to assess signal stability before flying. Military.com
• The smart meter interfacing and interconnection with other meters in the Near-me Area Network and Home Area Network increase its exposure to various remote threats. PubMed Central (PMC)

Last updated: 15 September 2025