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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

2 June 2025

Starlink and the Satellite Internet Market (2025) – Comprehensive Report

Starlink uses a direct-to-consumer model with a Starlink kit (dish antenna + WiFi router) and monthly service, priced around $100–$120 per month, with the kit originally costing about $599 (some markets as low as $350). Speeds reach roughly 50–200 Mbps

1 June 2025

Connectivity · Market Report · NASDAQ:TMUS · Satellite Internet · Space Industry · Starlink

Global Satellite and Space Industry Report 2025: Market Overview and Outlook to 2030

In 2024, the global space economy reached $415 billion in revenue, up 4% from 2023. Commercial satellite activities totaled about $293 billion in 2024, representing 71% of the global space economy. The number of operational satellites rose from roughly 3,371

1 June 2025

Future Outlook · Industry Report · Market Analysis · Satellite Industry · Space Technology

Satellite Technology in Military and Defense: A Global Overview

The United States operates roughly 120–130 dedicated military satellites, spanning KH-11 imaging, SBIRS/DSP early warning, AEHF/Milstar communications, and the Wideband Global SATCOM network. Russia maintains about 70–80 active military satellites, including the Persona and Bars-M reconnaissance systems, the Liana ELINT

29 May 2025

Defense · Global Overview · Military · NASDAQ:BKSY · NASDAQ:PL · NASDAQ:VSAT · Satellite Technology · Security

Global Drone Industry: 2025 Market Report

The global drone market was valued at about $73 billion in 2024 and is forecast to reach $163+ billion by 2030, with a 14%+ CAGR in the latter 2020s. Military and defense end-use accounted for about 60% of total drone

29 May 2025

2025 Forecast · Drones · Global Industry · Market Report · NASDAQ:AVNT · Technology Trends

Drones in Ukraine (2022–2025): A Comprehensive Report

By late 2023, nearly every Ukrainian combat brigade had integrated drones, with dedicated UAV units for surveillance, artillery spotting, and attack missions. Small off-the-shelf DJI Mavic quadcopters, priced around $1,500–$3,000, were widely used for frontline reconnaissance and artillery correction. FPV

29 May 2025

Defense Technology · Drones · Market Trends · NASDAQ:AVNT · Ukraine · War Analysis

Inside Ethiopia’s Internet Boom: Fiber Optics, 5G Dreams, and Starlink Skies

As of early 2025, about 28.6 million Ethiopians were internet users, roughly 21.3% of the population. Ethio Telecom owned about 23,000 km of fiber-optic cable across Ethiopia as of 2023, forming the national backbone and linking to neighboring undersea cables

29 May 2025

5G · Ethiopia · Fiber Optics · Internet Boom · Starlink

10 Gbps in Paradise: Inside Seychelles’ High-Speed Internet Revolution (and the Satellite Showdown)

The Seychelles East Africa System (SEAS) became Seychelles’ first major undersea cable, linking the islands to continental Africa in the early 2010s and ending reliance on satellites. In August 2021, Intelvision secured support to lease a branch of the 2Africa

29 May 2025

Connectivity · High-Speed Internet · Satellites · Seychelles · Technology

State of Internet Access in Mexico: The Digital Divide, Ground and Sky

As of early 2024, Mexico had over 107 million internet users, about 83% of the population. Fixed broadband is increasingly fiber-based, with around 70% of fixed connections using fiber (FTTH) and Telmex migrating about 85% of its broadband customers from

29 May 2025

Connectivity · Digital Divide · Internet Access · Mexico · NYSE:AMX · Technology

Fire, Ice, and Fiber: How Iceland’s Internet Leaves the World in the Dust

Fixed fiber dominates Iceland’s broadband, with FTTH at 88.7% of fixed lines and over 93% of homes having gigabit-capable fiber, including at least 1 Gbps nationwide and 10 Gbps in most areas. Iceland is linked internationally by four submarine cables—FARICE-1,

29 May 2025

Connectivity · Fiber Optics · Global Tech · Iceland · Internet Speed

The Shocking Truth Behind Chile’s Internet Boom: 96% Connected (and Counting)

As of early 2024, 96.5% of Chilean households have internet access, up from about 70.2% in 2015. Fixed broadband subscriptions reached 4.52 million in 2023, or 22.6 per 100 inhabitants. As of late 2023, nearly 70% of fixed connections are

29 May 2025

Chile · Connectivity · Digital Trends · Internet Growth · NYSE:AMX · NYSE:TEF · Technology

Out of Signal? These Phones Talk to Space! The Truth About Satellite SMS and Satellite Phones

The iPhone 14 introduced Emergency SOS via satellite in September 2022 using the Globalstar network, with a US/Canada launch in November 2022 and expansion to 17 countries by mid-2024. The Huawei Mate 60 Pro, released in August 2023, became the

29 May 2025

Communication · Connectivity · Emergency Tech · Mobile Technology · Satellite Phones