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The Gray Matters Report @graymattersrep.bsky.social

the antiquated underpinning of far more than people realize somewhere right now there's someone still using a dial-up connection to prop up one small function who has the fate of the whole world in their hands

aug 15, 2025, 8:46 pm • 15 0

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net

just going off my gut, modems over analog phone lines support around 15% of intra- and inter- plant communications

aug 15, 2025, 8:47 pm • 15 0 • view
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Níðhöggr, chewing on ice cubes @noghiri.bsky.social

there's a big push to go to 4g/LTE for this right now, including private 5gNR low band deployments, because the parts to keep POTS going are becoming scarse

aug 15, 2025, 8:51 pm • 9 1 • view
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Níðhöggr, chewing on ice cubes @noghiri.bsky.social

err, 5gIOT (too many acronyms rattling around in here)

aug 15, 2025, 8:52 pm • 7 0 • view