article thumbnail

Stories of the War in Ukraine: Volodymyr

Cars That Think

Over the past week, The Institute has made contact with some of the 400 members of the IEEE Ukraine Section to help them share their experiences during the war. This personal account was written by Volodymyr Pyliavskyi , a senior researcher at the Odessa National Telecommunications Academy in Odessa, Ukraine.

Ukraine 96
article thumbnail

SpaceX Starlink Starshield to provide internet service to governments

Teslarati

All of Starlink’s current offerings provide internet connection for commercial use. ” SpaceX Starlink gets Pentagon praise for keeping US troops in the Arctic connected. . ” SpaceX Starlink gets Pentagon praise for keeping US troops in the Arctic connected. SpaceX already provides similar Starshield services.

Ukraine 91
article thumbnail

Starlink gets contract with US Air Force for Europe and Africa airlift operations 

Teslarati

The United States Armed Forces air service branch expects Starlink to provide throughput capabilities of up to 500 Mbps download speed and low latency connectivity. For fixed-site services, internet connection will be assigned to an individual 22-km diameter Starlink cell. Starlink aces 80 mph connectivity test in Ukraine.

Africa 99
article thumbnail

Britishvolt wants to build battery gigafactories around the world

Charged EVs

Britishvolt’s goal is to create domestic battery production all around the world, and the company is currently building its first cell factory in the UK. One year ago we weren’t making any cells, but by the end of 2021, we were going through campaigns to build thousands of cells. And with these opportunities, come solutions.

Building 125
article thumbnail

Elon Musk calls out Dish Network’s Charlie Ergen for trying to steal the 12 GHz band that is meant for space internet

Teslarati

Although Dish is only a satellite television provider, it is building a 5G mobile broadband network that might use spectrum from the 12 GHz band that it uses for its satellite TV services. We all know about how Starlink is helping in Ukraine. OneWeb Stands Up For SpaceX. ” Dish Network Claims SpaceX Is Spreading Misinformation.

Ukraine 93
article thumbnail

IEEE President's Note: Focusing on Members in Uncertain Times

Cars That Think

The mission helps IEEE build its international community of technologists—regardless of nationality—to encourage friendship, support peaceful cooperation, and further the exchange of ideas. As I write this column, the ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing atrocities and humanitarian crisis are assaults on the conscience.

IDEA 85
article thumbnail

2023’s Top Stories About Energy

Cars That Think

Welcome to Fusion City, USA At Helion Energy, workers build a section of the company’s Polaris fusion reactor. Siemens Energy Spectrum’s veteran, globe-trotting energy contributor, Peter Fairley , has been covering the electric-grid and -power ramifications of the war in Ukraine.

Fusion 78