Photo: The Verge SpaceX’s satellite internet network team Starlink is in talks with “several” airlines to implement allowing users to access the internet on their flights. The project’s vice president said during a conference on Wednesday (June 9) that the company is continuously developing, expanding bandwidth to serve commercial projects later this year. “We’re in talks with a number of airlines,” said Jonathan Hofeller, vice president of SpaceX. “We are developing our own airline service… we have done a number of tests so far and are looking to perfect those products to put on flights in the very near future.” SpaceX began piloting the Starlink satellite in 2018 to address the global scarcity of broadband internet connections, especially in rural areas where fiber optic connections are often unavailable. Under the trial plan, Starlink customers will pay a one-time fee of $499 for a package that includes a Wi-Fi router, self-regulating Starlink pan, and $99 per month for monthly internet services thereafter. Since its first launch, the company has launched nearly 1,800 Starlink satellites out of the 4,400 it estimates it will need for global coverage. Last year, SpaceX submitted plans to test Starlink on five Gulfstream jets. In March, SpaceX also negotiated with the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) to apply Starlink technology on all popular vehicles from trucks, marine ships to airplanes. Elon Musk made it clear on Twitter at the time: “We do not connect Tesla cars to Starlink, because our terminal is too big, This controller is only for airplanes, ships, big trucks “. Starlink’s satellites are in low Earth orbit, lower than the geostationary orbit of the larger satellites that currently provide Internet services to commercial aircraft. It is the technology that makes airlines choose to cooperate with Starlink over other competitors. However, the same technology is now being used by a range of competitors. Amazon recently announced plans for 3,000 of its own low-orbit satellites, and the UK’s OneWeb has also launched 182 of the roughly 640 planned satellites. Competitors to Starlink with plans to commercialize the aircraft are Intelsat and ViaSa, which operate satellite networks in geostationary orbit. ViaSat recently announced plans to use its next-generation satellite network on Delta’s main fleet. The California-based company is planning a low-orbit network of 300 satellites that will begin launching early next year. According to experts, Viasat will be a stiff competitor to SpaceX in the future.

Accordingly, with just a smartphone or computer connected to the Internet, people can search and detect problems related to the Covid-19 epidemic around them or at any location in Hanoi city. People can directly access the Hanoi Covid-19 Epidemiological Information Map at https://covidmaps.hanoi.gov.vn/ Map of Covid-19 epidemiological information of Hanoi city. The Covid-19 epidemiological information map will display testing points, concentrated isolation areas, blockade areas, medical isolation, hospitals, medical centers… The system also provides mapping tools for density analysis and statistics to serve the people as well as for disease management, monitoring and prevention. According to Nguyen Thanh Liem, Director of the Hanoi Department of Information and Communications, the source of data and expert data on the Covid-19 epidemiology is provided by the City Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Department of Health. Hanoi and is continuously updated immediately after the official announcement of CDC. With the operation of this map system, the Hanoi Department of Information and Communications hopes that this will be one of the effective tools to support the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic for people and management agencies in the world. city ​​area. Information about “red addresses” is provided on the map for people to proactively avoid. In phase 2, the Hanoi Department of Information and Communications will coordinate with the Department of Health and CDC to continue to upgrade and add some new functions such as information on epidemiological points, blockade points, and positive cases. announced within a user defined radius on the map. In addition, in the future, this map system will help people update information about districts (districts), wards (communes) that have taken samples for Covid-19 testing. Another important feature is to help people locate, find the way to build a suitable travel route, limit contact with points at risk of infection. Before Hanoi, some other localities such as Bac Ninh, Vinh Phuc, etc. have also built a real-time epidemiological information map system to update people on the situation of the Covid-19 epidemic. 19.

Due to the complex structure and passage of the seabed, repair of fiber optic cables can take weeks. Illustration. Specifically, the APG fiber optic cable had a problem since May 11 near Hong Kong. The cause of the fault was determined to be a shun fault. The repair process of this cable route lasted 5 days, during which the entire service to and from Hong Kong, China of APG project member partners was interrupted. On the morning of June 11, a representative of an Internet service provider (ISP) confirmed that the error of the APG fiber optic cable had been fixed. For the AAE-1 route, the incident on May 25 was determined to be a broken cable. The incident partially disrupted the carrier’s service to Hong Kong. According to the announcement of the company in charge of the AAE-1 cable route to Vietnamese ISPs, it is expected that the repair time for this cable line will last from June 22 to July 13. The two cable lines mentioned above are the ones with large capacity. The APG route, with the investment of four Vietnamese carriers, VNPT, Viettel, FPT and CMC, has been in operation since December 2016. With a maximum bandwidth of 54 Tbps and a length of 10,400 km, the APG route passes through many Asian landing points such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Meanwhile, the AAE-1 line has been in operation since July 2017, with a length of 25,000 km and a total capacity of 40Tb/s. This cable route has the role of improving quality towards Europe and the Middle East as well as providing additional capacity and redundancy towards the connection direction to Hong Kong and Singapore. According to representatives of ISPs, when an undersea cable problem occurs, the network operators must navigate through other fiber optic routes or other directions of the route that is having trouble. Specifically, Viettel has routed and supplemented traffic for TGN-IA, APG routes to Singapore and AAE-1 to France. Meanwhile, CMC Telecom increased capacity via cable direction across Southeast Asia (A-Grid), connecting Internet from Vietnam through Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. VNPT navigates and loads other cable directions that are operating stably such as CSC, AAG, IA, SMW3.

Illustration. Internet source Specifically, on May 11, there was an incident on the S6 segment of the APG (Asia Pacific Gateway) undersea cable line. The system has mobilized ships and started repairing the above incident from June 6 and is expected to be completed tomorrow, June 11; However, during the repair, it disrupts all services to and from Hong Kong – China, so it affects network operators in Vietnam participating in APG project investment. On May 25, the AAE-1 (Asia Africa Europe – 1) cable route had a fiber break on the FP10 pair of the S1H.1 segment (about 2,072 miles from the Cape D’Aguilar landing station, Hong Kong – China. km towards Vung Tau-Vietnam). The incident on this route caused a small part of the service interruption of the domestic carrier in the route to Hong Kong – China. International partners are expected to troubleshoot the S1H.1 segment from June 22 to July 13, 2021. Incidents on two undersea fiber optic cables have a common effect on all network operators and internet service providers in Vietnam. To overcome, on the afternoon of June 10, a representative of Viettel Group said that when a problem occurred, Viettel immediately implemented a routing plan, optimized, and added capacity (including backup capacity) on the network. other undersea cable routes are TGN-IA (towards Hong Kong – China and Singapore) and APG (towards Singapore), AAE-1 (towards France) as well as preparing land cable resources for international connection. to ensure quality service to customers. In case customers have difficulty accessing, please contact Viettel via switchboard 18008119 to find out the exact cause and provide the fastest support. A representative of VNPT said that immediately after the above incident, VNPT carried out load balancing, redirected connections to other undersea cable routes as well as a number of land cables to ensure the quality of services provided to them. customer. “We navigate and load other cable directions that are operating stably such as CSC, AAG, IA, SMW3”, a VNPT representative said. According to CMC Telecom, this unit has also increased capacity through the cable direction across Southeast Asia (A-Grid), connecting the internet from Vietnam to Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore to ensure supply. provide stable service to customers during the incident as well as the process of repairing and overcoming…

Sharing with ICTnews this afternoon, June 10, a representative of Viettel confirmed, according to information from the operator of the undersea optical cable routes, on May 11 and May 25, two routes APG and AAE-1 have crashes in turn. Specifically, on May 11, a problem occurred on the S6 segment of the APG undersea cable line. The location of the cable problem is about 352 to 355 km from the TKO docking station in Hong Kong, China. The cause of the problem was determined to be a “shunt fault” but did not cause service disruption. The cable route management unit has mobilized the ship and started to carry out maintenance to fix the fault on the APG cable line from June 6 and is expected to be completed tomorrow, June 11. During the repair period, it will disrupt all services to and from Hong Kong, China of APG project member partners. The APG route is invested by four Vietnamese carriers, VNPT, Viettel, FPT and CMC. The incident occurred on May 25 on the S1H.1 segment of the AAE-1 cable line, which is expected to be fixed from June 22 to July 13 (Artwork: Internet) With the AAE-1 undersea cable, according to Internet service providers (ISPs) in Vietnam, the incident occurred on May 25 on the FP10 pair of the S1H.1 segment, far from the Cape D’Aguilar landing station. , HongKong, China about 2,072 km towards the port of Vung Tau, Vietnam. The cause of the problem was a fiber break, which partially disrupted the service to Hong Kong on the FP10 pair. The plan to overcome the problem that occurred on May 25 on the S1H.1 segment of the AAE-1 international undersea fiber optic cable has also been announced to ISPs in Vietnam, expected to start from June 22. and completed on 7/13. The fact that sea cable incidents occurred at the same time in the past time has affected the international connection capacity of telecommunications service providers in Vietnam. This is a common problem affecting all network operators and Internet service providers in Vietnam. However, according to a Viettel representative, the level of influence of this network operator is the lowest because before the sea cable incident, Viettel actively planned, routed, allocated and supplemented capacity, including capacity. redundancy on international connection cables to ensure the quality of service provided to customers. When an incident occurred, Viettel immediately implemented a routing plan, optimized and added capacity on other undersea cable routes including: TGN-IA towards Hong Kong and Singapore; APG heading to Singapore; AAE-1 goes to France as well as prepares land cable resources for international connections to ensure quality service for customers. “Viettel is continuing to work with the Management Board, operating the APG, AAE-1 undersea cable lines and the NEC contractor to have continuous updates on the plan to repair the above incidents. In case of difficulty accessing, customers contact Viettel via the switchboard 18008119 to find out the exact cause and support the fastest, “a Viettel representative said. Previously, talking to ICTnews, other carriers said that they had carried out load balancing, redirected connections to other undersea cable routes as well as some land cables to ensure the quality of service provided to customers. row. Specifically, CMC Telecom has increased capacity through the cable direction across Southeast Asia (A-Grid), connecting the Internet from Vietnam to Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. VNPT has actively navigated and loaded other cable directions that are operating stably such as CSC, AAG, IA, SMW3… Besides, VNPT is also actively coordinating with relevant units and partners to thoroughly check and fix international Internet connection problems.

Italy plans to invest in a super-fast Internet with a speed of 1 gigabyte to provide it to all people by 2026. Artwork: jedsundwall.com Italy plans to expand its tax relief plan to quickly bring superfast broadband to buildings. The move comes as the country struggles to close the gap in digital development with the rest of Europe. The European Union’s (EU) third-largest economy now ranks second from the bottom out of the bloc’s 27 member states in terms of Internet usage. According to the latest EU data, about 17% of Italians have never used the web and only 13% of Italian households sign up for a super-fast broadband connection with a speed of at least 100 megabytes. Italy’s new government, led by former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi, plans to spend more than 8 billion euros ($9.76 billion) from EU support funds on broadband, mobile networks. fifth generation (5G) and satellite technology and want a super-fast Internet connection at 1 gigabyte made available to all Italians by 2026. With this goal in mind, the Italian government is considering measures such as deploying fiber optic cables or exempting existing tax rates for residents when renovating the telecommunications network for their homes. This measure allows people to be partially exempted from the current 110% tax rate when renovating and upgrading telecommunications networks to help houses “become smarter”, thereby enhancing energy savings. quantity./.

Illustration. (Photo: Vietnam+) With the goal of improving efficiency, bringing more conveniences and incentives to customers when using products and services, Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade of Vietnam (VietinBank) deploys free notification of transaction fluctuations translation for owner credit (international and domestic). Accordingly, from June 1, VietinBank will free and change the transaction notification channel from SMS to OTT message channel on VietinBank iPay Mobile application for all credit card and current customers. using VietinBank’s digital banking services. OTT messages on VietinBank iPay Mobile application help customers receive transaction notifications 24/24 even while working or traveling abroad, just need to have an Internet connection with the device that has installed the application. In addition, OTT news with no character limit with clear and complete message content will help customers manage their accounts in the best way. VietinBank hopes that the form of notification of transaction fluctuations via OTT messages directly on VietinBank iPay Mobile will help customers have a safe and secure experience for customers when using VietinBank’s products and services. For customers who have not installed VietinBank iPay Mobile application, VietinBank will continue to send SMS messages and provide free services to customers./.

Accordingly, from June 1, 2021, VietinBank will free and change the transaction notification channel from SMS to OTT message channel on VietinBank iPay Mobile application for all credit card customers. and are using VietinBank’s digital banking service. OTT messages on VietinBank iPay Mobile application help customers receive transaction notifications 24/24 even while working or traveling abroad, just need to have an Internet connection with the device that has installed the application. In addition, OTT news with no character limit with clear and complete message content will help customers manage their accounts in the best way. VietinBank hopes that the form of notification of transaction fluctuations via OTT messages directly on VietinBank iPay Mobile will help customers have a great experience and ensure safety and security for customers when using products. , services of VietinBank. For customers who have not installed VietinBank iPay Mobile application, VietinBank will continue to send SMS messages and provide free services to customers. For more information, please contact the nearest VietinBank branch/transaction office, Customer Support Center: 1900 558 868 or Email: contact@vietinbank.vn.

However, to be able to use this feature, your iPhone needs to be connected to a WiFi or mobile data network, so if your device does not have a network, “open”. But that was before, since iOS 14 Apple has released a new feature update that can help you find your iPhone even when offline. First, go to Settings => select iCloud account at the top => Find => Find iPhone => turn on the Find Network feature Enabling the Find My Network feature allows you to locate this iPhone even when it’s offline. As long as there are other iPhones around the lost iPhone, it will send you the location through the connection. And the note of this feature is that the machine needs to be turned on, not powered off. And if your device is powered off, “oh no”, but because iPhone can be accessed from the lock screen to turn off WiFi and mobile data, you will still have more chances to find your beloved iPhone. .

The Great Wall of China is last on this list. The Internet connection here is rated as the worst, with speeds of only about 2Mbps when using mobile data. This comes as a big surprise, as the average internet speed in China is around 148Mbps. At this rate, a Chinese household can stream in Ultra-HD quality, on six devices at the same time. At the Great Wall, the internet connection speed via mobile data is only about 2Mbps. With a flood of free Wi-Fi networks and leading 4G connections in the world, it is easy to understand when the Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, USA), the Statue of Liberty (New York, USA) and the Sydney Opera House (Australia) occupy the top 3 positions in the ranking. Here, visitors can video call friends with clear images, or easily surf social networks with almost no lag. In Europe, the Eiffel Tower (France) ranks 4th on the rankings and is the best Internet connection location in this continent. Whether you’re sipping a latte at Les Ombres Rooftop Terrace or strolling at the foot of the tower, it’s not difficult to work remotely or follow trends on social media thanks to 31Mbps Internet speeds and plenty of free Wi-Fi. fees are available. Eiffel Tower is rated as the tourist destination with the best Internet connection in Europe. In the UK, although London is one of the world’s best 5G cities, Buckingham Palace is only ranked 7th on the list with 23Mbps internet speed. Meanwhile, Barcelona (Spain) not only attracts visitors with countless cultural and historical monuments and beautiful beaches, but also because of the convenience of the Internet. At the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, ​​the internet speed is around 31Mbps. The Royal Palace of Thailand in Bangkok is the highest ranked Asian representation in Uswitch’s ranking, with 6th place. Many other Asian representations rank low in this rating, such as the ancient citadel of Petra ( Jordan), the Angkor complex (Cambodia), the Taj Mahal (India) and the “loser” is the Great Wall of China (China).

Securing the wifi router is the first step homeowners need to take to protect their smart home. During use, it is recommended to update the router’s firmware and always use a complex password for the wifi router. If the router manufacturer does not provide new firmware, users should consider replacing it. Just like not checking your bank account from public wifi, homeowners should avoid accessing smarthome from an open wifi network, but if you need to remotely access your home, use a private network. Using a separate wifi for smart home systems is necessary because sharing a wifi system has many potential safety risks. Smarthome prioritizes the system to be able to self-alert to abnormal intrusion to ensure safety, so users should use devices with automatic alarm setting feature. When there is an unusual intrusion, a notification will be sent to the homeowner’s phone immediately. In smarthome, not only home lock, smart home control applications need abnormal login warning feature, this helps homeowners recognize the risk of network attack to implement instant protection options. then. In a smart home, if there is a smart speaker with a screen or camera, users should consider turning off or covering the camera when there is no need to use it. This is similar to the fact that many people have a habit of covering the webcam on their laptop to avoid unfortunate images being recorded. Smart devices of unknown origin are at risk of being installed with spyware, which is easy to lose control and have data stolen. To be safe, it is recommended to use equipment from reputable companies, need to check the company history, product support period. From this information, a decision can be made whether to buy the product or not. And more specifically, it is very important to check the owner of the servers that will contain his home’s information because most smarthome devices used in the home communicate with servers in the cloud. In the process of studying the operation of the smart home control system, security experts have discovered serious security holes. Security flaws in the cloud infrastructure and remote code execution, causing a third party to acquire the “super user” right to access and control the smart home system. Immediately, the above findings were shared with smart home providers to immediately address these dangerous security holes. With a smart home, each device inserted into the smarthome can also be a point for network attackers to take advantage of, intrude on the home system …, so smart home security is very necessary for those who want Design your own smart home.

Mr. Ho An Phong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee spoke at the meeting. At the meeting, the representative of ND Technology Research and Development Joint Stock Company introduced 3 technology solutions for centralized medical isolation management and prevention Covid-19 researched by the company. research, application, that is: Management by monitoring internet connection; Manage by installing the app on a smartphone; Manage by safety strap and install the isolation app. In particular, Managing with a safety strap and installing an isolated app is considered by the company to be the most strict and effective. According to the Manage by safety bracelet solution and install the isolation app, the person performing the isolation will be equipped with a bracelet with bluetooth settings, and at the same time install the isolation management app on the operator’s smartphone. isolation and management staff. The manager will receive an alert when the isolated person leaves the management area, or is more than 10m away from the phone; warn when the isolator turns off the phone, or the phone doesn’t connect to the internet, or removes the quarantine app on the phone; warn when the isolator cuts and removes the safety ring. This application’s requirement is that the quarantine person must use a smartphone with an internet connection. This is a new solution, which has not yet been applied in centralized isolation management in Vietnam, but requires quite high costs. Discussing at the meeting, all delegates strongly agreed with the need to apply technology to monitoring and management in Covid-19 isolated, anti-epidemic areas. At the same time, on the basis of analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of the solutions offered by enterprises, delegates proposed a number of problems, such as: it is possible to integrate many solutions into 1 management software to Apply for each isolated case depending on the level, in order to suit the cost and management conditions when mass deployment. Before mass application, it is recommended to pilot in a number of areas, locations and scope to evaluate the effectiveness in practice. Participants heard about technology solutions for centralized medical isolation management and surveillance for epidemic prevention and control Covid-19 Concluding the meeting, Mr. Ho An Phong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for Prevention and Control of Covid-19 province highly appreciated the solutions proposed by ND Technology Research and Development Joint Stock Company. time affirmed that all three solutions are very practical, can be applied to the centralized isolation monitoring activities against Covid-19 in Quang Binh and bring certain effects. The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee assigned the Department of Information and Communications to coordinate with ND Technology Research and Development Joint Stock Company, CDC Quang Binh to inspect and survey concentrated isolated points and areas in the area. the provincial. After the survey, there is a specific assessment to advise the Provincial People’s Committee and the Steering Committee for the prevention and control of Covid-19 provinces on the best plan when implementing the application of centralized medical isolation management for Covid epidemic prevention and control. -19 according to technology 4.0. The delegates discussed at the meeting. Technology application solutions must aim at: Better and more effective management and supervision in isolated areas; Not only can the quarantine cases be managed, but also officials in the quarantine area; the mentality of the isolator is more active, believes in and feels secure in doing quarantine; has high propaganda among the people.

Japanese students get acquainted with the tablet. Children can only buy tablets that are in the price range of about 60,000 – 70,000 yen (12.6 – 14.7 million VND). Many parents and students expressed disappointment and anger at the new pressure on family finances. “We feel very angry,” said an anonymous reader of the Kyoto Shimbun newspaper. Who will spend money on a tablet after the terrible economic impacts of Covid-19? “. Another parent said that the revenues at the beginning of the school year alone for uniforms, textbooks, backpacks, and bus tickets cost 200,000 – 300,000 yen. This person questioned why students are required to own a separate tablet, not share it with their family, or buy a new one that costs no more than 20,000 yen. Others also said that in addition to not having enough money to buy tablets, many families do not have WiFi or Internet connection. The new policy of Kyoto prefecture could increase the learning gap between students and the gap between rich and poor in society. The Japanese government has issued a regulation that requires every high school student to be equipped with an electronic device such as a tablet computer or a laptop. The National Budget Fund will fund equipment for elementary and middle school students. However, the high school level is not part of the compulsory education program in Japan, so students have to buy it themselves. Some localities can buy on behalf of students through public funds. According to a survey by the Ministry of Education of Japan, only 12 prefectures will fund technology equipment for students and 15 prefectures will require their families to pay for themselves, but there are different policies. During the 2021 school year, five high schools in Kyoto asked 10th graders to equip learning devices including 32 GB iPad 10.2 inch Gen8 (35,000 yen), keyboard and panel (8,470 yen), registration and installation fee. reservations (4,400 yen), 1-year warranty (6,300 yen) and stylus (8,690 yen). Thus, students who are admitted to the school have to spend about 68,000 yen to buy school equipment. Not to mention the beginning of the school year revenues are also close to the cost of buying tablets. In response to the backlash from parents and students, the Kyoto Prefectural Education Commission said it was considering allowing low-income households to rent tablets or borrow money without interest. The representative of the education sector in Kyoto affirmed that tablets are an important and indispensable learning tool for high school students this year and for many years to come. With 10th graders, they can store and systematize the 3-year curriculum in just one handheld device. Tablets also integrate many other educational technology products such as electronic dictionaries and pocket calculators, helping students to save on fees for these devices. Moreover, with the current epidemic situation, high school students in Japan will continue to study remotely, so technology equipment is indispensable. In contrast to Kyoto Prefecture, the Hiroshima Prefectural Education Committee has issued a regulation to allocate or support the cost of purchasing technology equipment for high school students from low-income families. It is expected that about 2,700 families in the province will enjoy the support policy. The Tokyo Metropolitan Education Commission also requires families to equip their own tablets for high school students. However, families can choose products with different models and prices depending on their financial capacity.

With an internet-connected mobile phone or tablet, visitors can freely explore 100 typical works on the regular display system of Vietnam Fine Arts Museum. Photo: VGP / Hien Minh On April 22, Vietnam Fine Arts Museum launched the iMuseum VFA multimedia narrative application to help visitors online or directly at the museum. This application includes audio, articles and photos, integrated on both Android and iOS platforms, using QR code scanning and iBeacon locating technology. The application has automatic annotation, allowing to view high-quality images of the work, read the introduction content, accurately determine the location of exhibits, view the display system diagram, distinguish the rooms. have, are and not visited by color … With only a mobile phone or tablet with an internet connection and an application fee of 50,000 VND / time, visitors can freely explore 100 typical works on the museum’s regular display system. Vietnamese fine arts anywhere, anytime. In particular, the duration for each time is up to 8 hours, with 8 languages ​​including Vietnamese, English, French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Italian. The iMuseum VFA application is the result of a project of socialization, stemming from the need to improve the quality of sightseeing for visitors, while capturing the benefits of applying information technology to conservation and conservation. promote the values ​​of cultural heritages in general and art heritage in particular. This is also a step to concretize the policy of leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in implementing activities under the National Digital Transformation Program to 2025, with a vision to 2030 of the Government. Vietnam Fine Arts Museum is one of the national museums with the most important position in preserving and promoting cultural and artistic heritage of the Vietnamese ethnic community. Currently, the museum holds more than 20,000 artifacts, which are vivid evidences for the development flow of Vietnamese art from pre-prehistoric times to today, including 9 national treasures.

Explore works of art with the iMuseum VFA multimedia voiceover application. On April 22, 2021, the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum launched the iMuseum VFA multimedia application. This is a multimedia application (audio, text, high quality images), helping users to visit online or directly art works at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum. The application is integrated on both Android and iOS platforms, using QR code scanning and iBeacon locating technology. More than a regular automatic narration application, iMuseum VFA also has outstanding features such as allowing high-quality image viewing of works; read the introduction text; accurately determine the location of exhibiting exhibits; see display system diagram; distinguish between rooms that have been, are and have not been visited by color … The most special feature of the application is that from anywhere in the world, at any time, just with a mobile phone connected to the internet and pay application usage fee of 50,000 VND / time, visitors You can freely explore 100 typical works on the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum’s regular display system, enjoy high-quality images of the works, listen to live sound introduces works by 8 different languages. Visitors can also read the text introducing the author, the birth scene and the artistic value of the work. Duration for each use is up to 8 hours, with 8 languages: Vietnamese, English, French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Italian (German and Russian languages ​​will be added in the coming time). Mr. Nguyen Trung Khanh, Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism said that this would be a boost for cultural tourist sites in general and museum system in particular to be motivated to change, catch up with the penny. world-wide, creating new, interesting and convenient experiences for visitors. iMuseum VFA will become a powerful support tool for visitors in the process of discovering and understanding the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, contributing to spreading the love of art to the public and attracting visitors to the Museum. museum. Mr. Nguyen Anh Minh, Director of Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, said that in the coming time, Vietnam Fine Arts Museum will continue to add and improve the application of iMuseum VFA Multimedia Notes to really become ” the smart assistant “assists visitors. The iMuseum VFA application is the result of a socialization project in cooperation between the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum and Vietnam Mobile Application Software Joint Stock Company (VINMAS), stemming from the need to improve the quality of the tour. for tourists, at the same time, capture the benefits of the application of information technology in the conservation and promotion of cultural heritages in general and artistic heritages in particular. This is also a step to concretize the policy of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in implementing activities under the national digital transformation program to 2025, with a vision to 2030 of the Government. The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum currently holds more than 20,000 artifacts, which are vivid proofs for the development flow of Vietnamese Fine Arts from the Pre-Prehistoric era to the present day, including 9 National Treasures.

Build a new generation of social media “make in Vietnam” that is responsible for users At the meeting of State management in the first quarter of 2021 of the Ministry of Information and Communications, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung emphasized that from 2021 onwards, the Ministry of Information and Communications will announce “big problems” to the society. in order to call on agencies and businesses to join hands, contribute together to come up with solutions. On this occasion, the Minister of Information and Communications gave three problems for Vietnamese technology enterprises to come up with a “make in Vietnam” solution. Firstly, building a new generation social network (MXH): from a centralized data model to a distributed model, moving towards users who own their own data instead of all user data belonging to the network operator. Social networks are smaller, more customer oriented, and even charge fees; The platform addresses a social need and then becomes social media. MXH audio, voice communication; MXH ensures information security for users; Business social network for internal communication; publicity of the algorithm; MXH is social infrastructure, so it must be clean, responsible for users and to the society; MXH is the foundation, so it is necessary to share the value with users… These are the new features and features of the social network to replace the first generation. “This is an opportunity for Vietnamese businesses to develop new generation social networks” – The Minister stated. Second, the need to build a new generation of search engine, aiming to ask a question that will have a reliable, usable answer instead of asking a question with millions of answers without knowing reliability. Besides, there is a phenomenon of people paying high advertising fees, the answer will appear first, so knowledge has been corrupted by money. Therefore, the new search engine must aim to communicate with the search engine through voice, which will be friendlier and closer to the user. Third, aiming to build personal museums in the digital environment and towards an immortal digital version that can interact with living people. The year 2021 is the first year the TT-TT industry implements the National Strategy of Digital Transformation (CDS) with the aim of leading the country. Accordingly, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung requires excellent strategy to lead, have breakthrough vision and solutions. In particular, the digital infrastructure strategy focuses on 5G and cloud, technology and infrastructure provided in the form of services, as a number of essential platforms, with a smartphone per person, per household. The family has a fiber-optic internet connection and HTS Vietnam must be in the top 30 in the world by 2025.

Visitors experience the iMuseum VFA application This morning (April 22), Vietnam Fine Arts Museum cooperated with Vietnam Mobile Application Software Joint Stock Company (VINMAS) to hold the Launching Ceremony of iMuseum VFA Multimedia Application. This is a multimedia application including high quality audio, text, and photos, helping users to visit online or directly at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum (VFA). The application is integrated on both Android and iOS platforms, using QR code scanning and iBeacon locating technology. Better than normal automatic voiceover applications, iMuseum VFA integrates many outstanding features. Thereby, users can view high-quality images of the work, listen to the introduction content, determine exactly the location of exhibiting artifacts, view the display system diagram, distinguish the visited rooms. by color … After each purchase of a ticket containing a QR code (50 thousand VND), users can experience the application for 8 hours. Currently, iMuseum is supporting 8 languages ​​including Vietnamese, English, French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Italian, with the addition of German and Russian. Mr. Nguyen Anh Minh – Director of Vietnam Fine Arts Museum speaking at the event IMuseum VFA application is the result of the socialization project between Vietnam Fine Arts Museum and Vietnam Mobile Application Software Joint Stock Company (VINMAS). Stemming from the need to improve the quality of tours for tourists, the application has captured the benefits of applying information technology to the conservation and promotion of cultural heritages in general and heritages. art in particular. Speaking at the event, Mr. Nguyen Anh Minh, Director of Vietnam Fine Arts Museum said: “ Digital transformation is an inevitable trend in the 4.0 technology revolution. Implementing the policy of the leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in implementing activities under the national digital transformation program to 2025, with a vision to 2030 of the Government, seizing opportunities and benefits. benefits of applying technology to the conservation and promotion of cultural heritages in general and art heritage in particular, Vietnam Fine Arts Museum has actively coordinated with Software Joint Stock Company. Vietnam Mobile Application (VINMAS) in the form of socialization, developing iMuseum VFA multimedia application “ . Attending the event were Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism and other guests After more than 2 years of research, content building and technology development, the iMuseum VFA has been put to the test since December 2020. Evaluation of the application, Mr. Ando Toshiki – Director of the Center for Japanese Cultural Exchange in Vietnam – commented: “I am very impressed with this application, especially the way information is presented in spoken languages. and write. Visitors can enjoy and understand the details and implications of the author through interesting works of art “. Mr. Ando Toshiki commented on the iMuseum VFA app Based on feedback, comments from visitors and experts, the app has gradually improved content, improved user experience, and officially launched on April 22, 2021. Hopefully, the iMuseum VFA will become a powerful support tool for visitors in the process of discovering and understanding the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts, contributing to spreading the love of art to the public and attracting visitors. to the Museum. Officials of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, representatives of the Italian and Chinese embassies, representatives of the Vietnam Digital Media Association pressed the button to open the iMuseum VFA application.

Anyone who lives in remote areas or in the country and has not yet surfed the Internet at all or only at a snail’s pace can complain to the Federal Network Agency about this from the middle of next year. The authority then examines the case and, if necessary, commissions a provider to relocate broadband access. The money for this comes from a financial pot that is filled by telecommunications companies.

How fast does “fast internet” have to be?

This regulation is part of the amendment to the Telecommunications Act (TKG), which the Bundestag has decided . The TKG reform for the first time legally stipulates a “right to fast Internet”. Until now, citizens were only entitled to functional Internet access at a speed of 56 kilobits (0.056 Mbit per second). This minimum speed is now to be increased significantly. However, it is still unclear how fast the Internet must be at least that the providers must make available to end customers. Because the law does not contain a specific number. Rather, the legally binding lower limit should still be calculated – presumably by the Federal Network Agency – and then published as part of an ordinance in a few months.

The reference is the range of the majority of the population

The legal requirements for the calculation take into account download and upload speeds as well as values ​​for the delay in data transmission (latency). The Federal Network Agency excludes the 20 percent of the population with the best Internet connections. For the remaining 80 percent, who have a slower network, the authorities look at their contractually guaranteed minimum download speed and determine an average value for this. According to expert estimates, the lower limit of the download is likely to be in the low double-digit megabits per second range, below 20 Mbit. These requirements should therefore only affect people who live in the countryside or on the outskirts. Better internet connections are already possible in larger cities.

Industry criticism

The mobile communications and Internet industries are critical of this universal service connection. In a letter to members of the Bundestag, the industry association Anga and other lobby associations warned that larger expansion projects could be delayed because the focus would now have to be on “particularly poorly supplied individual locations”. The network operators could be obliged to move fast internet lines to remote corners and to lonely farms.

Consumer advocates are also criticizing the right to fast internet. You are missing a legally stipulated minimum bandwidth. The regulation does not offer “more for consumers”, criticizes Susanne Blohm, consultant for telecommunications at the Federation of German Consumer Organizations (vzbv). According to projections by the Federal Statistical Office, there are still three million households in Germany without an Internet connection. “This problem will not be solved by the new law for the time being.” In contrast, the consumer advocates welcome innovations in customer protection. Customers can cancel their Internet contract or reduce the tariff if the bandwidth is lower than that specified in the contract. The users are also entitled to compensation if the failure of the Internet has not been remedied within two days. “These are great improvements for consumers,” says consumer advocate Blohm from the vzbv.

Cable TV could get more expensive

In contrast, the abolition of the so-called “additional cost privilege” is controversial. From 2024, landlords will no longer be allowed to pass on the costs of TV cable fees to tenants. So far, they have been able to conclude collective agreements with cable network operators at lower prices and charge tenants a flat rate of eight to ten euros over the ancillary costs. For the tenants it was cheaper than signing contracts themselves. On the other hand, they also had to pay the TV costs if they did not use the connection at all or preferred other TV providers. In future, landlords will only be able to pass the TV costs on to tenants when laying fiber optic cables. A maximum of five euros per month can then be charged for a slimmed-down “provision fee”. Separately, the tenants must conclude individual contracts with the TV providers.

Who profits, who loses?

Millions of tenants then face higher costs for their TV connection. The broadband association warns against a doubling of the connection fees. Around 12.5 million tenants in this country pay their television costs through the utility bill. The consumer advocates are in favor of the deletion of the “additional cost privilege”, but complain about the cross-subsidization through the expansion of fiber optics. The bottom line is that this increases the costs for tenants, says vzbv consultant Blohm. Vodafone is likely to suffer most from this new regulation. The cable network provider was previously the market leader in this segment and sold millions of collective agreements for TV cable connections. Deutsche Telekom, on the other hand, is likely to benefit from the reform. It has so far been lagging behind in the television market. From 2024, tenants could be inclined to choose a provider other than Vodafone if the TV costs are no longer fully included in the ancillary rental costs.

4G mandatory from 2026

For the first time, the new Telecommunications Act also specifies a mobile network expansion target. According to this, all users should be able to receive at least 4G on all roads and railways “if possible” by 2026. And that continuously and smoothly.

CyberLandr company in the US has introduced a smart mobile home model for Tesla Cybertruck owners who love to picnic and explore. The price of this product is $ 49,995 and CyberLandr has started taking pre-orders. Meanwhile, Tesla’s electric pickup is expected to be delivered by the end of this year. A special feature of this mobile home model is the ability to stow the Cybertruck cargo box, helping the electric pickup to move easily without affecting the car’s aerodynamics. Upon reaching the campsite, the user can “open” CyberLandr to its full size and use it. According to the manufacturer, CyberLandr has a weight of about 540-620 kg depending on the equipment inside. The power supply for this mini house is a 20 kWh battery that can be charged by the solar panel on the roof. CyberLandr’s battery pack can be used to power Cybertruck when needed. When in full use, CyberLandr has 2 main spaces for living and toilets. The main room of CyberLandr has amenities such as 32 inch TV, satellite Internet connection of Starlink, sink, magnetic kitchen, mini fridge … Here, users can eat, drink, work, rest or entertainment. Two seats on CyberLandr can be arranged into a double bed, enough room for 2 adults to use. CyberLandr’s bathroom is not too spacious but can still serve the basic needs of users with showers, toilets, mirrors … CyberLandr can bring 150 liters of water for daily use.

Humans have survived up to this point, after all, because of connectivity. Individual men joined gens, individual clans joined together into tribes, individual tribes joined together into nations. By the time of globalization, science and technology take the throne, individual countries can even be hyperconnected to form super nations. Super-national technology manufacturing corporations, super-national pharmaceutical corporations, supranational media corporations – those are long-familiar modern human concepts.

Facebook is also a super-country, Google is also a super-nation, these are new concepts that people have been gradually adopting. Like the ancient tribes, today’s super-states can function only if each of the parts of it were connected to each other. And the tool of the connection is the internet, the wifi, the online meeting software, the dialogue functions of various types of social networks. One cannot imagine what would happen if the entire world lost the internet for about an hour?

Economic, communication damage is obvious, but there are even more devastating losses: a nation or a super-state could face the risk of collapse. Therefore, it is easy to understand that “losing connection to the internet” / “losing connection to wifi” is one of the most permanent obsessions of modern people.

But, not everyone uses the internet in a useful way. Not everyone participates in social media responsibly. From the EU to the US, from Vietnam to Brazil, people are everywhere complaining about fake news – malicious news – bad news spreading on the internet. The falsehood is so terrible that it has contributed significantly to creating an era that researchers call the “post-truth era”, where the nature of the truth is in many cases less important than the fact that it is. launching bad – real information types that hit the crowd’s emotions. Of course, the pre-internet era also had fake news, but it did not have the distribution environment and created many consequences like it is now.

Then again, now people are complaining about this YouTuber snatching the view sentence, causing social pain, tomorrow people complain about another YouTuber making clips poisoning children. It is the nature of the internet that anyone can participate, as long as there is a technological connection. The essence of the social network is that anyone can publish / write articles / comment, either with their real accounts, or with the multitude of virtual accounts that they can create.

Is this a consequence of ineffective educational processes in less civilized countries? Are not! No. of course! Because even the world’s most civilized countries are also having a headache with this problem! These are the inevitable metamorphosis of the first process of contact between real ecosystems and virtual ones? If we believe so, when will this process stop, everything becomes formal and orderly? Looking deeply, on the human scale as a whole (and not just in a few small countries), all these horrible phenomena are probably the inevitable consequence of a human process. away from the great narratives.

From about the late 19th century and before, when performing an action, a person on earth is often dominated by what factors? The first factor is definitely law. Neither was the Middle Aged East or the West, before wishing to marry a person, wanting to join a war or wanting to sacrifice themselves to the gods had to answer the question: whether their actions were appropriate. with local laws / regulations?

But, in addition to the rule of law, there is also the domination of the great narratives, making people face the second question: do our actions violate the standards set by the great narratives? In many cases, the great narratives set strict standards but in many other cases it helped people to be aware of their responsibilities to the race.

Christianity is a great narrative. Buddhism is a great narrative. Islam is a great narrative. Capitalism and communism are also types of great narrative. Believe it or not, believe in each particular narrative is your right, but for sure, people dominated by the narratives often have a higher sense of community responsibility than instinctive people. So researchers believe that it is the great narratives that construct society.

In other words, the narrative creates culture, creates history, creates people with a distinct “human” character. The narrative is a concept associated with postmodern philosophers, can be understood simply as the common / universal things that a community or all humanity has experienced in history. If it is not in the state of “same experience”, it can appear in the state “with hope”, “on the same direction” to create universal values.

When you believe in a great narrative like Buddhism, you will certainly believe in the law of cause and effect. Hundreds of administrative laws in a country will govern your behavior, but the laws of cause and effect will govern your perceptions. Because of the law of cause and effect, you will not be able to do evil. Do not dare to do evil. Do not think about evil. If you believe in a great narrative like Confucianism, you will pursue the qualities of kindness – ceremony – meaning – intelligence – of a gentleman. And, the more people who believe in such great narratives, the more beautiful the human-to-human behavior in a society, the more repulsive an evil evil will be.

By the postmodern era in the West (around the late 19th century), people began to fall into a state of aversion to great narratives. This may come from the harsh rules that some great narratives often make. But, instead of trying to get rid of those constraints, maintaining its proven states of superiority, people tend to break it down.

Philosopher F.Lylotard observed that at that time the “great histories were torn apart,” the fragmentary, local histories simply appeared. Researchers around the world encourage the transition from “great narrative” to “mini narrative”, where social people sink, psychological people emerge, conscious people become roles. side, the human unconsciously becomes the main role. This transition has its reasons, but when it goes from one extreme to the other, contemporary society inevitably sees the disintegration of social constructs. And that disintegration is the germ that creates chaos in the ecosystems that witness human-human compatibility.

“Loss of connection”, if you mention that phrase, people today will definitely think about “lost internet connection” and may shrug their shoulders in fear. But, actually the biggest frightening reality is that people today have somehow lost connection with the great narratives. The stereotypical return to the previous great narratives is certainly not the way out, but selective return – conversion – and renaissance may be the way out? Or, today people can create new great narratives, if not for themselves, also for their descendants in the next tens or hundreds of years.

Losing connection with the great narratives is likely to be one of the greatest human tragedies.