O3b Satellite Broadband — Google Cell Play?

O3b Networks delivers broadband connectivity everywhere on Earth within 45 degrees of latitude north and south of the equator. Our vast coverage area includes emerging and insufficiently connected markets in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, with a collective population of over 3 billion people. SatMagazine 2010 Year In Review on O3b …

COLLECTIVE IDIOCY…but that’s classified

Hiding Details of Dubious Deal, U.S. Invokes National Security By ERIC LICHTBLAU and JAMES RISEN New York Times, Published: February 19, 2011 WASHINGTON — For eight years, government officials turned to Dennis Montgomery, a California computer programmer, for eye-popping technology that he said could catch terrorists. Now, federal officials want nothing to do with him …

Event: 11-15 Apr Den Hague NL World Foresight Forum

Inspiration Paper (8 Page PDF) Registration Page (Euro 1895) Home Page Worth a reading, and if you have the time and the money, worth a walk-about.  Typical of Industrial-Era events, lacks structure, but the sponsors, the location, and the general possibilities are all first rate. See Also:

What are the fundamental requirements and building blocks of a distributed internet?

What are the fundamental requirements and building blocks of a distributed internet? In preparation for the Contact summit in NYC 20 October 2011, we want to understand the current landscape of projects/initiatives building a distributed internet and the fundamental requirements so we can better coordinate efforts. ANSWER ONE: Michel Bauwens Here is a proposed definition …

MIRROR: How to Communicate & Restore Collective Power if the US Government Shuts Down the Internet

HOW TO COMMUNICATE IF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN THE INTERNET 02-07-2011 8:48 pm – Wallace Liberty News Online Scenario: Your government is displeased with the communication going on in your location and pulls the plug on your internet access, most likely by telling the major ISPs to turn off service. This is what happened …

Internet Freedom–The Public Dialog Continues

SOURCE: P2P Foundation Category:P2P Infrastructure This is a specialization of our general Technology section, focusing more explicitely on the ‘true internet’ or distributed P2P infrastructures.  It is being updated over the next week or so. On the overall perspective of the P2P Foundation: What Digital Commoners Need To Do, a meditation on the strategic phases …