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internet service provider
organization that provides access to the Internet
Starlink
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink Services, LLC, an international telecommunications provider that is a wholly owned subsidiary of American aerospace company SpaceX, providing coverage to around 150 countries and territories. It also aims to provide global mobile broadband. Starlink has been instrumental to SpaceX's growth.
Swisscom
Swisscom is a major telecommunications provider in Switzerland. Its headquarters are located in Worblaufen near Bern. The Swiss government owns 51% of Swisscom. According to its own published data, Swisscom holds a market share of 56% for mobile, 50% for broadband and 37% for TV telecommunication in Switzerland. Its Italian subsidiary, Fastweb, is attributed 16% of private clients and 29% of the corporate clients share of Italian broadband and is also active in the mobile market.
Loon
company working on balloons that provide internet access
interactive kiosk
computer terminal that provides access to information, communication, commerce etc.
Ooredoo
Ooredoo Q.P.S.C., (; formerly Qtel), is a Qatari multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Doha. Ooredoo provides mobile, wireless, wireline, and content services with market share in domestic and international telecommunication markets and in business (corporations and individuals) and residential markets.
Free Basics
Internet.org is a partnership between social networking services company Meta Platforms and six companies (Samsung, Ericsson, MediaTek, Opera Software, Nokia and Qualcomm) that plans to bring affordable access to selected Internet services to less developed countries by increasing efficiency, and facilitating the development of new business models around the provision of Internet access. The app delivering these services was renamed Free Basics in September 2015. As of April 2018, 100 million people were using internet.org.
DNS spoofing
cyberattack in which corrupt DNS data is introduced into the DNS resolver's cache, causing the name server to return an incorrect result record, e.g. an IP address, diverting traffic to the attacker
Cyta
Cyta () is a semi-governmental company incorporated by law, it is the leading provider of integrated electronic communications in Cyprus. It is the dominant provider of fixed-line telecommunications, mobile telecommunications and Internet access in Cyprus.
Qianfan
Qianfan (), officially known as the Spacesail Constellation and also referred to as G60 Starlink, is a planned Chinese low-Earth orbit satellite internet megaconstellation to create a system of worldwide internet coverage. It was created by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST), a firm backed by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The project was started in 2024 as a rival to the Starlink satellite constellation installed by SpaceX, and plans to be constituted of over 15,000 satellites by the project's end.
Hurricane Electric
global telecommunications provider
Guowang
Guowang (), officially Satellite Internet Series Satellites () is a Chinese low-Earth orbit satellite internet megaconstellation to create a system of worldwide internet coverage. It was created by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), a state-owned enterprise backed by the Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST). The project was started in 2022 as a rival to the Starlink satellite constellation installed by SpaceX, and plans to be constituted of over 13,000 satellites by the project's end.
VTR
Chilean telecommunications company
Maktoob
Maktoob () was an online services company founded in Amman, Jordan. Maktoob.com was known as the first ArabicEnglish email service provider. In 2009, Yahoo! acquired Maktoob.com, making it Yahoo!'s official arm in the MENA region. As of 31 January 2023, Yahoo! Maktoob has been shut down; and therefore no longer publishes content.
SES Broadband
satellite service
Chello
Chello was the brand of internet service provider-activities of Liberty Global Europe (formerly UGC), a provider of broadband internet access via cable in Europe, with estimated 1.3 million customers across its markets. LGE operates in 15 European, 4 Latin American and 2 Asian/Pacific countries. The Chello branded internet service were available in seven of these: Austria, Belgium, France, Hungary, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Slovakia. The Chello brand was introduced in the European market in 1998 and was awarded the best Consumer ISP award in 1999
Broadband Global Area Network
global satellite network
Tooway
alt=tooway logo|thumb|tooway logo Tooway is a satellite broadband Internet service available across Europe. The first version of the service was launched in 2007 via two Eutelsat geostationary satellites, Hot Bird 6 and Eurobird 3, respectively at the 13° and 33° East orbital positions.