Stealth Signals Are Bypassing Iran’s Internet Blackout
Summary
IEEE Spectrum reports on NetFreedom Pioneers’ Toosheh project, which delivers prepackaged information via free-to-air satellite broadcasts to Iran during internet blackouts. It explains how Toosheh uses MPEG transport streams, redundancy during jamming, and the economics of satellite bandwidth, while highlighting social impact and ties to Starlink as a two-way alternative. The piece frames digital resilience and censorship circumvention as a practical model for information access in restrictive environments.