Realistic Dream
Since the Henali portal had stopped operating, in part due to many AI that had joined the Fuegan, and in part due to the destruction of countless Connector planets, which basically acted as servers for the portal, the vast universe had once again become disconnected.
Besides a few major forces, which had their own independent means to communicate information across their territories, most places became isolated.
As a result, the hold of larger forces over their territories diminished. Star systems became more independent, which was both a good thing and a bad thing, depending on where one was.
But even so, there were still a few ways to transmit critically important information across the realm. The news may not reach every corner of the realm, but at least all significant planets and forces would get it.