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  • [New] Wi-Fi 8 is not expected until later in the decade, and there is no reason for mobile internet users to wait for it. Mobile Internet Resource Center
  • [New] If approvals become slower, more expensive, or less predictable, the rollout of newer more fully-featured Wi-Fi 7 routers and hotspots in the US could slow down. Mobile Internet Resource Center
  • [New] Most mobile routers still use Wi-Fi 6, but we expect to see more Wi-Fi 7 options come out over the rest of 2026 and into 2027. Mobile Internet Resource Center
  • [New] Markets expect the Fed to stay on hold in the near term. Day Hagan Asset Management
  • [New] Despite near-term geopolitical headwinds and pricing pressures expected in 2026, SLB's strategic pivot towards digital solutions, international offshore markets, and new energy initiatives positions it for long-term resilience. Kavout
  • [New] In time a field with a few dozen boreholes could hold enough reactors to power a datacenter. Forbes
  • [New] Some of the greatest near-term opportunities are in Central America, the Caribbean, and the Dominican Republic, where growing economies, expanding tourism, and increasing populations are driving demand for high-quality protein. Pork Checkoff
  • [New] The deployment of 5G infrastructure, with the International Telecommunication Union projecting 4.4 billion 5G connections globally by 2027, is simultaneously expanding demand for GaN-on-sapphire RF power amplifiers used in base station antenna arrays. Persistence Market Research
  • [New] Microsoft said its near-term work will focus on three areas: upgrading network cryptography, building crypto-agility for stored data and modernizing cryptographic trust chains used for identity, signing and certificates. Campus Technology
  • [New] Positive Sentiment: Viasat partnered with Magnite to bring programmatic advertising to in-flight Wi-Fi, creating a new monetization opportunity for its connectivity platform. MarketBeat
  • [New] DAN could be sailing to join a cluster of empty tankers either anchored near Penang, Malaysia, or Galle, Sri Lanka, that are likely waiting for the U.S. blockade to be lifted so they can return to the Persian Gulf to load. UANI
  • [New] The Peplink AP One Enterprise is Peplink's first (and currently only) Wi-Fi 7 product, but it is also an enterprise-focused product with features, power requirements, and pricing that will be overkill for most RV and boat installations. Mobile Internet Resource Center
  • [New] For telecoms operators, Ofcom has identified agentic AI as a potential use case for network optimization and maintenance - envisaging systems that dynamically adjust network parameters within pre-defined guardrails. Osborne Clarke
  • [New] Ofcom will continue to use its powers under the TSA to address security and resilience risks arising from AI in telecoms networks. Osborne Clarke
  • [New] The arrival of the first cargo adds a new source of supply to JERA's LNG portfolio, which includes investments in Australia's Wheatstone LNG project and the Scarborough Gas Field development, the latter expected to begin production later in 2026. MarineLink
  • [New] The FCC router ban could slow the rollout of newer full-featured Wi-Fi 7 routers and hotspots in the United States. Mobile Internet Resource Center
  • [New] Robust navigable corridors for OW and PC6 ships will appear in the Arctic in the near future (2021-2040). AGU Journals
  • [New] In Japan, the telecom arm has been running a beta version of its GPU cloud service since May, which it will leverage to support the U.S. rollout. Morningstar, Inc.
  • Instead of following 4G and 5G's connectivity model-strong signals near towers and weak signals far away-future 6G networks will let homes connect to multiple towers simultaneously, using a technology called distributed MIMO. IEEE Spectrum
  • The US Naval Research Laboratory has developed new portable field devices that will allow soldiers to identify unknown biological threats, including bioengineered ones, based on RNA and DNA analysis, in under half an hour. New Atlas
  • The U.S. National Science and Technology Council has developed its own National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy, and even within the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, there is an action team addressing the threat of cosmic impacts. Scientific American
  • NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies tracks objects within 30 million miles and watches anything within about 5 million miles more closely - they are also testing methods to deflect space rocks that could pose a risk. Newsweek
  • Researchers can predict the paths of near-Earth asteroids remarkably well. Newsweek

Last updated: 13 July 2026



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