Internet Society Pulse

Comparing Batch and Streaming Detection of Internet Outages

2 heads are better than 1.
Take, for example, batch & streaming methods for detecting Internet outages. They may share a similar framework & produce similar results, but when used individually, they leave a 16% grey area. Learn more in today's guest post pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/compari...

Register Now for Pulse Research Week, Barcelona, Spain, Hybrid

Register now for our inaugural Pulse Research Week, happening in Barcelona, Spain (and online) from 8-11 December. pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/registe...

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Bandwidth is Dead. Long Live Data Logistics Quality of Outcome metrics ignores techniques that combine storage and computation with data transmission to improve th…

However, Quality of Outcome metrics that have been proposed to reduce latency ignore these techniques. Read more in today's Pulse Blog Post pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/bandwid...

This approach, which supports services like Content Delivery Networks #CDNs, is often more practical than the technically difficult goal of minimizing end-to-end transmission delay for every single data packet. 🧵

Many applications improve the quality of service by combining storage and computation with data transmission, techniques often summarised as “latency hiding.” 🧵

Keeping Gaza Connected: Building Crisis-Resilient Internet Access Geopolitical restrictions are making proposed technical solutions to strengthen Internet resilience difficult in countr…

Does a National Emergency Telecommunications Plan offer a practical and immediate solution towards greater Internet connectivity autonomy and resilience for Gaza?
pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/keeping...

VPN or Vpwn: How Afraid Should You Be of VPN Traffic Identification?

"Our results highlight a crucial point for policymakers and the public: blocking VPNs isn’t as straightforward as it might sound."
pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/vpn-or-...

Who Owns, Operates, and Develops Your VPN Matters New research shows that eight popular, commercial VPN apps operate deceptively, exposing more than 700 million users to…

How secure is your #VPN?
A new study found 8 popular, commercial VPN apps operating deceptively, exposing more than 700 million users to authoritarian surveillance.
pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/who-own...

Catch @robbiemitch.bsky.social at Mongolia Network Operators' Group #mnNOG7 this Friday, 3 October. Pay close attention to his presentation to win a Pulse 👕

Catch us this week at #MediaParty happening in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for an #PIMFargentina / Sandbox event 'Internet Pulse: Visibilizando la salud de la red'
ft @manypossibilities.net, @joaoaguiar.blog.br, Juan Peirano, and Hernan Seoane

pulse.internetsociety.org/en/events/pu...

Assessing Early Adoption of LEO Satellite Systems in Remote Indigenous Communities in Northern Canada

Locally-driven research and programming are necessary to ensure that rural/remote communities can fully participate in the digital age while safeguarding their well-being and cultural heritage, writes @robmcmahon.bsky.social
pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/assessi...

Insights From the UN Open Source Conference: Reclaiming the Foundations of the Internet

The solution requires reframing how we think about #opensource infrastructure. Rather than treating it as a technical curiosity, policymakers must recognize it as foundational to economic resilience, GDP growth, & democratic governance, writes Feven Mekonenn pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/insight...

Measuring “Under-Connectedness” Reveals More About Lived Experiences of Digital Inequality

[Blog] To develop effective Internet connectivity interventions, we need to know what people are facing pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/measuri... #connectingtheunconnected

Chapters Leading the DNSSEC Charge in Africa Internet Society Chapters have been collaborating with each other and coordinating with local stakeholders to advance D…

Read how @internetsociety.bsky.social Society Chapters have been collaborating with each other and coordinating with local stakeholders to advance #DNSSEC adoption by ccTLDs across Africa pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/chapter...

We're proud to support #PyConUK2025 as a way to give back to the #opensource community that makes projects like Pulse a reality.
If you're attending, say hi to our Senior Developer Andy Clyde or drop him a question on the Discord channel.

Understanding Your Rights Starts With Measuring What’s Wrong

We measure the Internet for many reasons, including understanding our rights as users.
This was the theme of a panel discussion we participated in at last month's 2025 Digital Rights in Asia Pacific #DRAPAC2025 Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/underst...

We're proud to sponsor the upcoming #TPRC53 event and promote the amazing Internet measurement research it features each year.
You can read summaries of some of the research to be presented on the Pulse Blog pulse.internetsociety.org/blog

A chart showing the steady increase of the newer IPv6 internet data-transfer protocol from 2010 to the present.

IPv6 traffic at Google is brushing up against 50%. www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6...
#IPv6

A New Chapter in Internet Fragmentation

[Blog] Mailyn Fidler discusses how states are using a combination of economic, legal, and covert powers targeting the Internet in other countries.
These political shows of power point towards political solutions in international law and diplomacy.
pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/a-new-c...

While we are on the topic, for those attending #SIGCOMM2025, be sure to check out our resident Internet resilience expert, @amreeshphokeer.bsky.social's, non-paper session on the challenges of measuring the Internet in rural regions. conferences.sigcomm.org/sigcomm/2025...

Submissions Open for Inaugural Internet Visualizations Exhibition

We're looking forward to seeing all the novel Internet measurement visualizations, images, animations, and interactive artifacts at the inaugural Internet Visualization Exhibition #IVE happening at #SIGCOMM2025 this week. pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/submiss...

Why IPv6 Adoption is Stalled: The Behavioral Science Behind Internet Infrastructure Change IPv6 proponents can learn from the success of HTTPS adoption, which was not driven by education but by making the new t…

"The question isn’t whether people understand the need for #IPv6. It’s whether we’ve made IPv6 deployment the natural, obvious, easy choice," writes @terrysweetser.bsky.social
pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/why-ipv...

PTCL & TWA play a central role in Pakistan’s domestic Internet connectivity because of their unique roles as gateways to the global Internet.
The risk: There is little redundancy when something happens to one or both of these operators.
#waybackwednesday
pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/focusin...

Below is a snapshot of a recent study tracking the impact of new mobile network entrants in OECD countries between 2008 and 2022.
In most cases, the new operators forced existing players to lower prices, improve services, and rethink their strategies.
pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/what-ha...

Are you attending the Global Gathering event in Portugal next week? 😃

Join us at the Open Measurement Gathering (OMG) Village, which we're co-hosting w/ our friends @ioda.live, M-Lab, and Censored Planet! 🐙

OMG Village Agenda: ooni.org/post/2025-gg... ✨

Mark your calendars!

#omg #community

Lesson 3: Making this data public and continually available encourages collaboration and makes the challenge a shared one.

Stay tuned for our next PIMF events.https://pulse.internetsociety.org/events 🔚

Lesson 2: Drawing together people with various experiences and backgrounds helps to validate and understand the context associated with the data.

We had around 40 participants from the public, private, and civil society sectors join across two #PIMFNigeria events at #AfPIF2025 🧵

MTN records over 13,000 fibre cuts in 18 months  - The Nation Newspaper The Nation Newspaper MTN records over 13,000 fibre cuts in 18 months

Lesson 1: A single data point can provide a catalyst for understanding the challenges and opportunities to improve a country's Internet resilience.

13,700 fibre cuts in 18 months equate to roughly 25 cuts a day!

thenationonlineng.net/mtn-records-... 🧵

25 Cable Cuts a Day! Data and Collaboration Key to Strengthening Nigeria’s Internet Resilience

Last week, we held two Pulse Internet Measurement Forums in Lagos, Nigeria, to discuss the challenges and opportunities to improve the country’s and region’s Internet resilience.
Lessons in the 🧵
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