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'The Truth Is Paywalled.' Internet Vets Lament the State of the 'Open' Web In discussing where we went wrong, a panel of luminaries, including Vint Cerf and the Internet Archive's Brewster Kahle, sees three Cs: centralization, copyright, and competition.

Marconi Fellow Vint Cerf joined leaders from @archive.org @eff.org, and @arstechnica.com to discuss how centralization, copyright, and competition are reshaping the web. Read more: www.pcmag.com/news/the-tru...

Nick McKeown wins 2025 Marconi Prize for SDN innovations Professor Nick McKeown has won the 2025 Marconi Prize for pioneering software-defined networking, shaping the architecture of global networks.

The spotlight remains on 2025 Marconi Prize recipient Nick McKeown. We're also proud to see recognition for LAA honoree Martin Cooper and our Young Scholars Ruth Gebremedhin, Thomas Micallef, Yidong Ren Raghav Subbaraman
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Radio Club of America Honors 2025 Award Recipients Many hams received awards from RCA.

Honored to congratulate Dr. Victor Lawrence, Marconi Society Board Member, on the Radio Club of America 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award daily.hamweekly.com/2025/11/radi...

Thank You for an Incredible Marconi Awards Gala & Institute Forums!

Thank you to everyone who joined us in LA — our speakers, Young Scholars, Fellows, partners, students, sponsors, and the entire Marconi Society community.

The full photo album will be available soon!

YouTube video by The Marconi Society Operation Connectivity: A 007 Spoof With the Innovators Who Started It All

What would the world look like without the Internet?

Premiered at the 2025 Marconi Awards Gala, our 007-inspired spoof—starring Vint Cerf, Leonard Kleinrock, and 2025 Marconi Prize recipient Nick McKeown.

Watch Operation Connectivity: youtu.be/f0lBZ63rrxk?...

Marconi Society Announces 2025 Paul Baran Young Scholars The Marconi Society announced its 2025 Paul Baran Young Scholars, an award recognizing a diverse group of young scientists and engineers whose contributions will help us connect the next billion peopl...

Meet the 2025 Paul Baran Young Scholars!

Ruth G. Gebremedhin – @nyutandon.bsky.social
Thomas Micallef - Polytechnique Montréal / Tandem Launch
Yidong Ren – @michiganstateu.bsky.social / Qualcomm
Raghav Subbaraman – @ucsandiego.bsky.social

Read more: marconisociety.org/press/marcon...

YouTube video by IEEE-HKN AI Related Trends and Societal Needs in the IEEE Domain

Now available to watch: Marconi Society Chairman Dennis Roberson shares expert insights on AI trends, technology evolution, and societal needs in his recent keynote at IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu HKN TechX 2025
Watch the full talk: youtu.be/kibVmN8FFhE?...
#AITrends #AdvancedWireless

Call for Student Poster Submissions! 📢
Taking place at UCLA on November 14, 2025.
Submit a Poster: forms.gle/aT76uovmMEM4zppi7
Learn more and register for the Academic Forum: marconisociety.org/events/2025-...

Get ready to join us at the 2025 Marconi Awards Gala and Institute Forums on November 13–14, 2025, in LA! This two-day event will bring together global leaders from industry and academia for inspiring conversations and celebrations. RSVP soon: marconisociety.org/2025-marconi...

The End of Telecoms History Amazon.com: The End of Telecoms History: 9798296981233: Webb, William, Roberson, Dennis: Books

Congratulations to our Chairman Dennis Roberson and Board Member William Webb on the release of The End of Telecoms History. Their perspectives offer a must-read for anyone interested in where telecommunications is headed. Available now on Amazon: a.co/d/8RpA98n

We’re excited to welcome @atlassian.bsky.social as an Advocate sponsor for our Institutes!

Learn more about Atlassian: www.atlassian.com/company

Registration is open for the In-person​ Internet Resilience Forum on November 14 at the UCLA Luskin Center: marconisociety.org/events/2025-...

Meet the Advanced Wireless Institute Advisory Council! This Institute convenes leaders in industry, research, and policy to tackle one of today’s greatest challenges: delivering fast, affordable, and reliable connectivity to everyone, everywhere. marconisociety.org/advanced-wir...

Reimagining RFID: UC San Diego Researchers Develop Award-Winning Real-Time, Battery-Free Sensors Ishan Bansal and Nagarjun Bhat’s award-winning SenSync system turns conventional RFID technology into a reliable sensing platform without using wires or batteries or requiring calibration.

💡What if a simple RFID tag could sense temperature, pressure, or moisture, without batteries or added hardware?

A team of @ucsandiego.bsky.social researchers, led by Ishan Bansal and 2016 Young Scholar Dinesh Bharadia, just made that future possible with SenSync. today.ucsd.edu/story/reimag...

We’re honored to welcome ARIN as an official Affiliate of the Marconi Society! We’re excited to collaborate on shared goals for a more secure and sustainable digital future.
Learn more: www.arin.net
#InternetResilience #EmergingTech #ARIN #Connectivity

He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to each other — and don’t Martin Cooper changed the world when he pioneered the portable phone. The Motorola company’s four-pound box has evolved into a global army of powerful smartphones weighing ounces.

Smartphones have transformed how we live, work, and communicate. @apnews.com addresses the impact of mobile phones and what comes next.

At the center of it all: Martin Cooper, inventor of the mobile phone & 2025 Marconi Society Lifetime Achievement Awardee

apnews.com/article/cell...

New imaging technique reconstructs the shapes of hidden objects MIT researchers developed a new system that enables a robot to use reflected Wi-Fi signals to identify the shape of a 3D object that is hidden from view, which could be especially useful in warehouse ...

@mit.edu researchers, including #YoungScholar Tara Boroushaki, have developed an imaging technique that uses Wi-Fi signals to reconstruct 3D shapes of hidden objects. The system could revolutionize how robots operate in factories, warehouses, and homes.

Full article: news.mit.edu/2025/new-ima...

Join us at WSIS 2025, Palexpo 8 July, be part of the conversation and help shape the future. Register now: www.itu.int/net4/wsis/fo...

8 July 2025 | 16:00 - 16:45 CEST I Palexpo

#IECforSDGs #Sustainability #Events

Future-Proofing the Internet with CODI: A Multilingual Internet is a Resilient Internet As the digital world grows, Internet resilience is often framed around cybersecurity and infrastructure—but what about language? True resilience means serving all users, in every script. That’s where ...

"Language accessibility isn’t just a social good—it’s a technical and economic advantage.”

#CODI Chairman Ram Mohan in @marconisociety.bsky.social's latest newsletter, where he discusses the coalition's work to make a more multilingual and resilient Internet.

🔗 marconisociety.org/magazine/fut...

Our @intgovforum.bsky.social Workshop Internet Resilience – Securing a Stronger Supply Chain brought together global leaders in Internet infrastructure, standards, governance, and civil society for a high-impact roundtable.

Watch the full #IGF2025 workshop: www.youtube.com/live/k7lFZ0B...

Martin Cooper to Receive 2025 Marconi Society Lifetime Achievement Award Martin Cooper will receive the 2025 Marconi Society Lifetime Achievement Award for his lifetime of leadership in wireless communications, entrepreneurship, and public service and for inspiring others ...

We’re honored to share that Martin Cooper, widely known as the father of the handheld cell phone, is the recipient of the Marconi Society Lifetime Achievement Award.

Read the full press release: marconisociety.org/press/martin...