Sunday, July 24, 2022

Google announces cloud region for Mexico

Google announced plans to open a new cloud region in Mexico, its first in the country and third in Latin America, joining Santiago, Chile, and São Paulo, Brazil.This will bring the total to 34 regions and 103 zones currently in operation around the world.In the last year, Google has opened a support center in Mexico to boost local companies, as well as global companies with operations in Mexico. Google also opened a delivery center and grew its team...

Gogo Business Aviation hits midpoint on 5G air-to-ground rollout

Gogo Business Aviation activated the 75th site on its nationwide 5G network, marking the halfway point in the construction of its air-to-ground infrastructure.  The company said it remains on budget and on schedule to launch in the second half of 2022.Gogo 5G is expected to deliver ~25 Mbps on average with peak speeds in the 75-80 Mbps range with coverage over the entire continental United States. The service is designed to deliver high throughput...

Verizon to deliver Private 5G for Virginia shipping terminal

Virginia International Terminals, which is a privately held terminal operating company that is owned by the Virginia Port Authority,  has selected Verizon to build a private 5G Ultra Wideband network at one of The Port Of Virginia’s main container terminals.VIT is one of the most technologically advanced container terminal operators in the world, and will use the network to explore the use of autonomous over-the-road trucks for accessing the...

SpaceX launches 53 more Starlinks from Florida

On Sunday, July 24 SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was the eighth flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, and now three Starlink missions.The mission was SpaceX’s 54th Starlink mission to date. It was SpaceX's 6th mission during...