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Zimbabwe’s Internet Revolution: From Lagging Signals to Sky-High Satellites

Zimbabwe’s Internet Revolution: From Lagging Signals to Sky-High Satellites

In 2000 Zimbabwe’s internet penetration was about 0.3%, rising to around 15% by 2011. The first ISPs were Data Control & Systems in 1994 and MWEB in 1995, with ZISPA counting nearly 30 ISPs by the 2000s. By early 2023 there were over 14 million active SIMs, roughly 85% of Zimbabwe’s population. Median mobile download speed in 2023 was 10.9 Mbps. Starlink received a license in May 2024 and went live in Zimbabwe by September 2024, with starter kits priced around $350 (sometimes $170) and unlimited data at $30/month. Econet launched Zimbabwe’s first 5G sites in 2022, with NetOne announcing
16 Juni 2025
Starlink Global Availability and Impact Report

Starlink Global Availability and Impact Report

Starlink is available in over 100 countries as of mid-2025, spanning North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and parts of South America. As of late 2024, Starlink had surpassed 4 million subscribers. Starlink offers five service types: Residential, Roam, Business (Priority), Maritime, and Aviation. Typical speeds range from about 50 Mbps to 150+ Mbps, with most users above 100 Mbps under good conditions, and latency around 20–50 ms. Monthly pricing ranges from about $90–$120 in well-connected markets, with discounts to roughly $30–$50 in developing regions. The United States was the first to receive Starlink, with public beta in mid-2020 and
2 Juni 2025
Disponibilité mondiale de Starlink et rapport d’impact

Disponibilité mondiale de Starlink et rapport d’impact

Starlink est disponible dans plus de 100 pays à la mi-2025, avec les services Résidentiel, Roam, Business, Maritime et Aviation. Depuis le lancement en version bêta en 2020, Starlink compte plus de 4 millions d’abonnés fin 2024 et a déployé des milliers de satellites en orbite terrestre basse. Les vitesses de téléchargement varient d’environ 50 Mbps à plus de 150 Mbps, et la latence se situe autour de 20–50 ms. Le prix mensuel est d’environ 90–120 USD dans les marchés bien desservis, et fortement réduit dans les régions en développement (environ 30–50 USD en Afrique). Le Roam est généralement disponible,
11 Juni 2025
Starlink Global Availability and Impact Report

Starlink Wereldwijde Beschikbaarheid en Invloed Rapport

Starlink is wereldwijd beschikbaar in meer dan 100 landen en gebieden, met Residential, Roam, Business, Maritime en Aviation-diensten. Downloadsnelheden liggen doorgaans tussen 50 Mbps en 150+ Mbps en de latency bevindt zich meestal tussen de 20 en 50 ms. Maandprijzen variëren per regio: in goed verbonden markten ongeveer $90–$120 per maand, terwijl in delen van Afrika en Latijns-Amerika vaak $30–$50 betaalbaar zijn. Verenigde Staten: bèta begon in 2020, bredere lancering in oktober 2020; alle dienstvormen zijn beschikbaar en de Residential-prijs begon rond $99/maand met apparatuur van $599; RV-mobiliteit is toegestaan en dekking omvat Alaska, Hawaï en territoria. Canada: beschikbaar sinds
11 Juni 2025
Gold Price Today (18 December 2025): Spot Gold Holds Near $4,330 Ahead of US CPI; 2026 Forecasts Keep $5,000 in View

Gold Price Today (18 December 2025): Spot Gold Holds Near $4,330 Ahead of US CPI; 2026 Forecasts Keep $5,000 in View

Gold prices are taking a breather on Thursday, 18 December 2025, after a strong late-session push on Wednesday. Spot gold hovered around the mid-$4,300s per ounce in early European trading, as investors balanced dovish Federal Reserve signals against a firmer US dollar and the looming risk of fresh inflation surprises. Reuters+1 The pause comes at a pivotal moment. A delayed US Consumer Price Index (CPI) release for November is due later today, followed by the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index on Friday—a one-two punch that could reset expectations for 2026 rate cuts and, by extension, the near-term trajectory for XAU/USD (gold vs the US dollar). Reuters+2Reuters+2 Gold price today: where spot and futures
South Africa’s Internet Access Revolution: The Shocking Truth About Connectivity in 2025

South Africa’s Internet Access Revolution: The Shocking Truth About Connectivity in 2025

Telkom/Openserve is phasing out copper as fixed broadband shifts to fiber, with end-2024 ADSL subscribers under 36,000, down from a peak of over 1 million in 2015. FTTH subscriptions rose from 1.49 million in 2023 to 2.47 million in 2024, driven by aggressive rollouts from Telkom/Openserve, Vumatel, and other operators. Over 69% of internet users in SA go online via mobile devices, while about 13% of households have fixed-line home internet as of 2024. SA Connect Phase 2 (2023–2026) targets connecting over 5.5 million rural households by 2026 and includes 32,000 Wi‑Fi hotspots, 18,000 schools, 5,700 clinics and 8,200 tribal
South Africa’s Internet Access Revolution: The Shocking Truth About Connectivity in 2025

La rivoluzione dell’accesso a Internet in Sudafrica: la scioccante verità sulla connettività nel 2025

Nel 2024 i DSL su rame sono drasticamente diminuiti: Telkom/Openserve hanno visto gli abbonati ADSL scendere da oltre 1 milione nel 2015 a meno di 36.000 entro dicembre 2024, segnando una perdita del 96%. Gli abbonamenti FTTH sono passati da 1,49 milioni nel 2023 a 2,47 milioni nel 2024, trainati dagli investimenti di Openserve, Vumatel e altri operatori. All’inizio del 2024 la penetrazione di Internet ha raggiunto circa il 75% della popolazione. Il divario urbano-rurale resta marcato: nel 2024 circa il 57% della popolazione cittadina era online contro il 23% in aree rurali, con Gauteng che ospita circa il 25%
20 Juni 2025
Starlink’s Sky Grab: How SpaceX Is Quietly Rewiring the Global Internet Game

Starlink’s Sky Grab: How SpaceX Is Quietly Rewiring the Global Internet Game

Starlink launched its first batch of 60 satellites in 2019, and by late 2024 the constellation numbered nearly 7,000 satellites in low-Earth orbit. In 2022 Starlink introduced laser inter-satellite links, enabling data to hop between satellites and extending coverage to oceans, polar regions, and remote locales. By mid-2023 Starlink declared global coverage aside from regulatory holdouts, with service reaching Arctic areas and mid-ocean shipping lanes. By early 2024 Starlink was legally available in about 70 countries. Starlink’s user base grew from 1 million by end-2022 to over 4.6 million by end-2024, with more than 5 million users expected by early
Gold Price Today (Dec. 21, 2025): XAU/USD Near $4,350 as Fed “Pause” Talk Meets $5,000 Forecasts for 2026

Gold Price Today (Dec. 21, 2025): XAU/USD Near $4,350 as Fed “Pause” Talk Meets $5,000 Forecasts for 2026

Gold is ending 2025 where it spent much of the year: near record territory, with investors debating whether the next move is a breakout—or a breath. As of Sunday, December 21, 2025, live spot pricing put gold around $4,352/oz, keeping the metal within striking distance of its 2025 record near $4,381/oz and reinforcing the narrative that bullion has shifted from a “rate-cut trade” into a structural portfolio asset for central banks and investors alike. JM Bullion+2Reuters+2 What makes today’s setup especially interesting is the collision of three powerful themes: fresh signals that the Federal Reserve could keep rates steady for
Gold Price Today at 12:10 (Dec. 17, 2025): Spot Gold Near $4,333 as Fed Cut Bets and $5,000 Forecasts Fuel the Rally

Gold Price Today at 12:10 (Dec. 17, 2025): Spot Gold Near $4,333 as Fed Cut Bets and $5,000 Forecasts Fuel the Rally

Gold is trading with a familiar late‑year mix of momentum and nerves: strong bids from macro and structural demand, but constant sensitivity to any shift in rates, the US dollar, and geopolitics. At around 12:10 today, spot gold (XAU/USD) hovered near $4,333 per ounce, up roughly 0.7% on the session and holding firmly above the $4,300 handle as investors weighed the latest US labor-market signals and the next wave of inflation data. Investing.com That “sticky bid” is not just a day‑trade story. A growing chorus of banks and consultancies is now openly discussing $5,000 gold in 2026, even as they
State of Internet Access in Angola: From Urban Hubs to Satellite Lifelines

State of Internet Access in Angola: From Urban Hubs to Satellite Lifelines

As of January 2025, Angola has about 17.2 million internet users (44.8% penetration) with roughly 60% of the population still offline. There are three mobile operators—Unitel (launched 2001), Movicel, and Africell (entered in 2022)—with Unitel and Africell accounting for about 65.7% and 27.8% of mobile broadband subscriptions in 2023, and Movicel the remaining ~6–7%. 3G coverage reaches about 90–92% of the population; 4G coverage was around 34% in 2023 with targets of 48% by end-2023 and 85% by 2027, while 5G launched commercially in December 2022 in central Luanda and had ~2% of the population covered by late 2024. The
Namibia’s Digital Frontier: How Internet Access and Starlink Are Rewiring the Nation’s Future

Namibia’s Digital Frontier: How Internet Access and Starlink Are Rewiring the Nation’s Future

<li Namibia had about 1.6 million internet users by early 2024, roughly 62% of the population, up from 53% in early 2023. <li The 2012 landing of the West Africa Cable System (WACS) at Swakopmund dramatically expanded international capacity and reduced latency. <li Equiano landed in Namibia in 2022–2023, delivering up to 20 times more international bandwidth and adding redundancy beyond WACS. <li MTC launched the 081Every1 rural coverage project in 2017, helping mobile 4G reach roughly 88% of the population by 2024. <li Mobile subscriptions exceed the population at about 2.9 million, while fixed broadband subscriptions were only around
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Stock Market Today

Advanced Micro Devices AMD stock price slides after hours as forecast doubts linger and Nvidia looms

Der Aktienkurs von Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) fällt nachbörslich, da Prognosezweifel bestehen und Nvidia im Fokus steht

6 Februar 2026
AMD-Aktien fielen am Donnerstag nachbörslich um 3,9 % auf 192,46 $. Das Unternehmen meldete für das vierte Quartal einen Rekordumsatz von 10,27 Mrd. Dollar, prognostizierte jedoch für das erste Quartal einen sequenziellen Umsatzrückgang auf etwa 9,8 Mrd. Dollar. Analysten hatten mit 9,67 Mrd. Dollar gerechnet. Verkäufe in China trugen 390 Mio. Dollar zum Quartalsergebnis bei.
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