# viasat (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover viasat. Page: Feed: --- ## [Summer 2026 Satellite Mobile Internet Update: Starlink Mobile Targets Cell Carriers, HughesNet Goes Bankrupt, Viasat Struggles, AST SpaceMobile Slips](https://www.rvmobileinternet.com/summer-2026-satellite-mobile-internet-update-starlink-mobile-targets-cell-carriers-hughesnet-goes-bankrupt-viasat-struggles-ast-spacemobile-slips/) _2026-08-06 · Chris Dunphy · Mobile Internet Resource Center_ Things are getting even wilder in the satellite internet world - and a lot has changed since our previous industry update just two months ago. The biggest news - SpaceX now looks like it intends to take on the big three cellular providers by launching its own consumer-direct Starlink Mobile cellular service! Up until now \[…\] The post Summer 2026 Satellite Mobile Internet Update: Starlink Mobile… ## [Inseego Launches Unlocked MiFi PRO M4 M4000 With Support For All Three Major US Carriers](https://www.rvmobileinternet.com/inseego-launches-unlocked-mifi-pro-m4-m4000-with-support-for-all-three-major-us-carriers/) _2026-08-05 · Andrew McNabb · Mobile Internet Resource Center_ When Inseego first launched the MiFi PRO M4 earlier this year, it was only available in carrier-specific versions for AT&T and T-Mobile. A Verizon version came last month, adding mmWave support. We are not fans of carrier-specific devices, and we hoped Inseego would eventually release an unlocked model that worked with all three major carriers. \[…\] The post Inseego Launches Unlocked MiFi PRO M4… ## [Peplink Firmware 8.6 Released – New SpeedFusion Boost, WireGuard VPN, Satellite “Orbit WAN”, and More](https://www.rvmobileinternet.com/peplink-firmware-8-6-released-new-speedfusion-boost-wireguard-vpn-satellite-orbit-wan-and-more/) _2026-07-30 · Chris Dunphy · Mobile Internet Resource Center_ Coming after an unusually long beta period and nearly two years after firmware 8.5 was released (our story), Peplink firmware 8.6 is a substantial release, with more than 40 pages of release notes covering the new features, improvements, and bug fixes. The headline feature is SpeedFusion Boost - a new next-generation bonding algorithm designed to \[…\] The post Peplink Firmware 8.6 Released – New… ## [Starlink Adds $16/Month Mini Installments, Standard Dish Returns To Roam](https://www.rvmobileinternet.com/starlink-adds-16-month-mini-installments-standard-dish-returns-to-roam/) _2026-07-28 · Dan Heming · Mobile Internet Resource Center_ Starlink has made a couple of changes to the hardware options available with its Roam plans, including a new way to purchase the Starlink Mini and the return of the Standard 4X dish. The Mini is now available on a 12-month installment plan for $16/month, giving customers another option besides paying for the hardware upfront. \[…\] The post Starlink Adds $16/Month Mini Installments, Standard Dish… ## [Insty Connect Adds Window Antenna, Canada Data Plan, In-Router Data Plan Store, And New LITE System](https://www.rvmobileinternet.com/insty-connect-adds-window-antenna-canada-data-plan-in-router-data-plan-store-and-new-lite-system/) _2026-07-27 · Andrew McNabb · Mobile Internet Resource Center_ Insty Connect is a small family-run company that provides a cellular connectivity system focused on the RV market. The Insty Connect system combines an antenna assembly that also holds the cellular modem, which is connected via Ethernet to a companion indoor router. By placing the cellular modem directly in the antenna, Insty minimizes the signal \[…\] The post Insty Connect Adds Window Antenna,… ## [AT&T Adds New Business Unlimited Ultimate 3.0 Smartphone Plan with 500 GB Mobile Hotspot Data](https://www.rvmobileinternet.com/att-adds-new-business-unlimited-ultimate-3-0-smartphone-plan-with-500-gb-mobile-hotpost-data/) _2026-07-21 · Jen Nealy · Mobile Internet Resource Center_ AT&T has introduced a new business smartphone plan called Unlimited Ultimate 3.0 that comes with a whopping 500 GB of mobile hotspot data. Video Story Business Unlimited Ultimate 3.0 Details AT&T's new Business Unlimited Ultimate 3.0 smartphone plan has some great premium features, but also comes with a premium price tag of $110/month. As \[…\] The post AT&T Adds New Business Unlimited Ultimate 3.0… ## [Starlink Restricts International Roaming Rules – Roam Unlimited Now Limited To 30 Days Abroad](https://www.rvmobileinternet.com/starlink-restricts-international-roaming-rules-roam-unlimited-now-limited-to-30-days-abroad/) _2026-07-15 · Andrew McNabb · Mobile Internet Resource Center_ Back in May, while researching Starlink’s new Roam 300GB plan, we spotted a short-lived update on Starlink’s website that appeared to reveal major upcoming restrictions on international use. That language disappeared almost as quickly as it appeared, leaving it unclear whether Starlink had accidentally published future changes or was simply testing options that would never \[…\] The post Starlink… ## [Starlink V5 Has Arrived – Smaller, Lighter, and More Efficient, But Not Necessarily Faster](https://www.rvmobileinternet.com/starlink-v5-has-arrived-smaller-lighter-and-more-efficient-but-not-necessarily-faster/) _2026-07-15 · Dan Heming · Mobile Internet Resource Center_ The Starlink V5 dish has officially appeared on Starlink’s website after first being teased over a month ago when Elon Musk briefly showed it off during an interview leading up to the SpaceX IPO. At the time, not much was shared about the new hardware beyond saying that it was designed to allow SpaceX to \[…\] The post Starlink V5 Has Arrived – Smaller, Lighter, and More Efficient, But Not… ## [Did Israel Present a Video of Fast16 in Action?](https://www.reversemode.com/2026/06/did-israel-present-video-of-fast16-in.html) _2026-06-02 · Ruben Santamarta · Reversemode_ In 2018, Israel presented some materials allegedly intended to demonstrate Iran's capabilities for developing nuclear weapons. During that presentation the Israeli PM showed a video of an implosion simulation generated using the LS-DYNA (ls-prepost) software, the same kind of simulation and software targeted by Fast16. After analyzing the video I found that the uranium core is being compressed to… ## [A Practical Analysis of Cyber-Physical Attacks Against Solar Photovoltaic Generation in Europe](https://www.reversemode.com/2026/05/a-practical-analysis-of-cyber-physical.html) _2026-05-12 · Ruben Santamarta · Reversemode_ In 2024, the focus was on nuclear energy with " A Practical Analysis of Cyber-Physical Attacks Against Nuclear Reactors ", and this year it is the turn of solar photovoltaic generation, completing the coverage of the carbon-free energy sources I consider crucial for Europe's energy sovereignty. I hope it will be useful and interesting, just as the previous one was for some people. The paper is… ## [Accept your Doppler invite (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JmKhI6qwAh0S) _2026-05-12 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Doppler account using the invite code you received. ## [Inside Fast16's Physics Sabotage Engine](https://www.reversemode.com/2026/04/inside-fast16s-physics-sabotage-engine.html) _2026-04-27 · Ruben Santamarta · Reversemode_ Index Introduction PhysicsFiction state\_monitor state\_physics state\_physics #2 — A key part state\_physics #3 — The attack What about the target? Conclusions Introduction This past friday Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade and Vitaly Kamluk published an extraordinary piece of research, which uncovered a 20 years old sophisticated malware, plausibly attributed to state actors. What is outstanding about this… ## [A Swiss E-Voting Mystery: USB Glitch or Sabotage?](https://www.reversemode.com/2026/04/a-swiss-e-voting-mystery-usb-glitch-or.html) _2026-04-20 · Ruben Santamarta · Reversemode_ A Swiss E-Voting Mystery: USB Glitch or Sabotage? Imagine that you're a member of an electoral board, and the cryptographic materials required to decrypt votes, coming from an e-voting system, are stored on a USB key that happens to fail. But wait...because another USB key fails, and then another one...That's precisely what happened in the Swiss canton of Basel, now under a criminal investigation… ## [Signal’s Censorship Circumvention is susceptible to AiTM attacks](https://www.reversemode.com/2026/01/signals-censorship-circumvention-is.html) _2026-01-14 · Ruben Santamarta · Reversemode_ TL;DR This post describes the conditions and technical details that enable Adversary-in-The-Middle (AiTM) attacks against Signal when Censorship Circumvention is enabled. However, despite the ability to decrypt TLS traffic between the target and the Signal backend, the end-to-end encryption (E2EE) scheme implemented by Signal prevents attackers from accessing user content such as conversations,… ## [What happened at Iberdrola's 'Núñez de Balboa' PV Power Plant?](https://www.reversemode.com/2025/10/what-happened-at-iberdrolas-nunez-de.html) _2025-10-15 · Ruben Santamarta · Reversemode_ The "mystery" of what happened at the "Núñez de Balboa" photovoltaic power plant is, to this day, one of the most significant unresolved questions of the Iberian blackout. In this post I elaborate on this issue by using open-source intelligence, official reports and a bit of reverse engineering. Introduction In a recent official hearing of the Spanish Senate commission investigating the blackout,… ## [The innocuous but interesting case of Signal’s UNENCRYPTED\_FOR\_TESTING username](https://www.reversemode.com/2025/10/the-innocuous-but-interesting-case-of.html) _2025-10-05 · Ruben Santamarta · Reversemode_ A couple of months ago I spent some time reading code from Signal (libsignal, Android/iOS apps, server, etc.) and came across some interesting issues, which I reported to @Security. This post describes the case of the UNENCRYPTED\_FOR\_TESTING hardcoded username in Signal's TLS Proxy implementation, a debugging-only feature that could be 'exploited' (though the impact is very limited) in Signal for… ## [A new Cyber-Physical Angle in Spain’s Blackout](https://www.reversemode.com/2025/06/a-new-cyber-physical-angle-in-spains.html) _2025-06-18 · Ruben Santamarta · Reversemode_ Just a few days ago, a reliable but anonymous source shared with me telemetry data from the day of the blackout, covering thousands of solar inverters deployed across Spain. Yesterday evening, the Spanish government released its official report on the blackout. In this post I present a detailed analysis of the telemetry data to understand how inverter-based resources may be linked to the voltage… ## [Spain's blackout: Cyber or Not? An unbiased technical analysis](https://www.reversemode.com/2025/04/spains-blackout-cyber-or-not-unbiased.html) _2025-04-29 · Ruben Santamarta · Reversemode_ Introduction Yesterday afternoon, I was writing what should have been the regular newsletter when the power suddenly went out. I wasn’t alarmed at all because I live in a mountain area, and power outages like this happen several times a year. It was a slightly windy day, so I assumed that maybe a tree had cracked and hit a low-voltage line or something similar. But, as it turns out, that wasn't… ## [Cyber-Physical Analysis of Weapons of Mass Destruction Detection Systems: Part 1 - DARPA's SIGMA](https://www.reversemode.com/2025/04/cyber-physical-analysis-of-weapons-of.html) _2025-04-01 · Ruben Santamarta · Reversemode_ Index 1. Introduction 2. Practical Gamma Spectroscopy for Security Researchers 3. SIGMA Network 4. Conclusions Disclaimer To avoid any misunderstandings, I want to clarify that all the information in this post is based on open-source intelligence, publicly available documents, and reverse engineering. I have not attempted to compromise or replicate any potential attacks on internet-facing SIGMA… ## [The Cyber Dimension of the Zaporizhzhia NPP Occupation](https://www.reversemode.com/2025/01/the-cyber-dimension-of-zaporizhzhia-npp.html) _2025-01-22 · Ruben Santamarta · Reversemode_ The war that began with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has led to a series of unprecedented nuclear-related situations. During the first 48 hours, Chernobyl—a symbol of the deep-seated fear of nuclear disaster, especially within Europe—was taken by Russian troops. This was accompanied by reports of radiation spikes, various plots involving dirty bombs and nuclear materials, and Russian… ## [Addressing the Exploitation of Radiation Fear: A Self-Assessment Guide to Counter Disinformation](https://www.reversemode.com/2025/01/addressing-exploitation-of-radiation.html) _2025-01-08 · Ruben Santamarta · Reversemode_ In December 2024, two events —drone sightings in the US and Israel’s strike on Syria’s weapon depots— were followed by orchestrated reports of detected radiation spikes. Some media outlets took these dubious reports (with millions of views) that originated from social media , and published pieces based on them. In one of these cases, the actors behind the disinformation campaign exploited a… ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/w8NIUACOjpdE) _2025-01-08 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [A Practical Analysis of Cyber-Physical Attacks Against Nuclear Reactors](https://www.reversemode.com/2024/10/a-practical-analysis-of-cyber-physical.html) _2024-10-01 · Ruben Santamarta · Reversemode_ A year ago, shortly after presenting the Chernobyl research , I was kind of surprised to find out that a plethora of brand-new Teleperm XS (2nd generation) components were available on eBay. Framatome’s Teleperm XS (TXS) is a digital Instrumentation & Control platform designed specifically for use in safety systems in Nuclear power plants, as a replacement for, or upgrades to their analog…