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RobbieMitch

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RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · 10d

I'm looking forward to my first trip to Mongolia for #mnNOG7, which happens this week. I'll be presenting on Mongolia's Internet Resilience as seen via @isoc-pulse.bsky.social.

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · 15d

The Himalayas send their love
(On route to #CAPIF4 in Almaty, KZ)

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · 22d

“…local fiber’s inherent redundancy and failover capabilities, backed by 24/7 in-market technical teams, offer public safety managers the confidence that, should disaster strike, their communications will remain resilient and responsive.”
bbcmag.com/community-ba... #communitynetworks

Community-based fiber providers deliver superior connectivity - Broadband Communities

The local fiber narrative in 2025 is quietly transforming how businesses, governments, and communities power their ambitions.

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · 24d

Dove season = Internet outage season in Tennessee.
Thanks for the share @danyork.bsky.social
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Lexington Electric System

In the past week we've had several different broadband related outages due to shotgun pellet damage to our fiber infrastructure. The photos below show some of the damaged fiber. When someone shoots....

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RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Apr 15

Since 2012, solar generation has doubled every three years, reaching 2,131 TWh in 2024.

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Apr 15

Solar was the largest driver of new electricity growth, rising by 474 TWh (+29%) and meeting 40% of the global increase in electricity demand.

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Apr 15

Renewable power sources collectively added a record 858 TWh of generation in 2024 – a 49% increase over the previous record of 577 TWh set in 2022

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Apr 15

In 2024, 80 countries generated more than 50% of their electricity from clean sources, including 47 countries that reached >75%!

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Apr 15

The global share of wind (8.1%) and solar (6.9%) together exceeded hydropower for the first time in 2024. Hydro remains the largest source of clean electricity (14.3%) followed by nuclear (9.0%). Other renewables (bioenergy and geothermal power) contributed 2.6% of global electricity in 2024.

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Apr 15

A record surge in renewables spearheaded by solar power and increased nuclear output pushed clean electricity’s share to 40.9% of global electricity in 2024, up from 39.4% in 2023. Thread. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
#energy

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Feb 26

Tune in to our panel session “How can IXPs Help With Measuring the Internet” happening now at #apricot2025 ft my @internetsociety.bsky.social colleague Amreesh Phokeer 2025.apricot.net/programme/pr...

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Feb 26

How timely! I'll be presenting on the Internet's ultimate reliance on electricity (and the competing factors that we need to be thinking of) today at #apricot2025
You can tune in here 2025.apricot.net/programme/pr...

Doug Madory @eldomador.bsky.social · Feb 25

Massive power outage in Chile knocks out nearly all Internet service for the country beginning at 18:16 UTC (3:16pm local). #apagon

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Doug Madory @eldomador.bsky.social · Feb 25

Massive power outage in Chile knocks out nearly all Internet service for the country beginning at 18:16 UTC (3:16pm local). #apagon

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Feb 25

On the other side of the Pacific, my @internetsociety.bsky.social colleagues are coordinating #NDSSsymposium2025 this week, where amazing researchers are sharing practical aspects of network and distributed system security. Check out the agenda: www.ndss-symposium.org/ndss2025/pro...

NDSS Symposium 2025 and Co-located Event Programs - NDSS Symposium

Interested in attending NDSS Symposium 2025 or its co-located events? Find the complete program with links to more than 220 individual papers.

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RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Feb 25

This week, I had the pleasure of facilitating a role-play exercise with @terrysweetser.bsky.social, @aftabsiddiqui.bsky.social, and the #APRICOT2025 Fellows, the latter of which got to practice presenting & defending policies that seek to improve the resilience of the Internet #nextgen

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Feb 24

The first #PIMFmalysia session features Mark Tinka and @stevesong.bsky.social Follow the thread to see who else is presenting:

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Feb 23

🧵 Tomorrow I will be hosting the @internetsociety.bsky.social inaugural Pulse Internet Measurement Forum as part of #apricot2025. Those not attending in person can register to join us online. Find links and the agenda at pulse.internetsociety.org/en/events/pu...

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Jan 21

I found that six of the top-third African countries for GDP per capita growth between 2014-2022 are among the bottom-third African countries for Internet usage growth during the same time. public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...

Internet use vs GDP, Africa 2014-2020

A Flourish data visualization by Internet Society Pulse

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RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Jan 21

Do higher incomes result in greater Internet usage?
I ran some numbers following a report showing average income has more than doubled in nine African countries since 1990 pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/does-hi...

Does Higher Income Result in Greater Internet Usage?

Six of the top-third African countries for GDP per capita growth between 2014-2022 are among the bottom-third African c…

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RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Dec 20

Since 2015, China, India, and Indonesia have considerably lowered the cost barriers to Internet access for more than half a billion people! Learn more pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/explori...

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Dec 19

Vanuatu's Internet connectivity still remains significantly lower than usual. Here's another view of the effect showing a significant drop in Google searches since the 17 December earthquake transparencyreport.google.com/traffic/over...

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Dec 18

I wrote about Kenya's Internet/electricity struggles back in September following a similar lengthy power outage. pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/electri...

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Dec 18

Right you are. Corrected I stand.
The proposed TAMTAM subsea cable connecting Vanuatu to New Caledonia (estimated completion 2026) is what I mistakenly thought. Thanks Jon.

RobbieMitch @robbiemitch.bsky.social · Dec 18

Update: Internet connectivity in Vanuatu has increased slightly since yesterday. According to reports, the electricity network has sustained significant damage.
ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/VU

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · Dec 17

At 01:47 UTC (12:47 local) a M7.3 earthquake occurred just west of #Vanuatu. This resulted in a ~90% loss of the country's #Internet traffic, as well as a drop in announced IP address space.

Follow current status at radar.cloudflare.com/vu

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