Mateusz Kaczmarek, Author at TechStock²

Inside Morocco’s Internet Revolution: From Fiber Optics to Satellite Access

As of early 2024, Morocco had 34.47 million internet users, representing about 90.7% of the population. In 2024, Morocco recorded 51.36 million cellular connections, equating to a mobile penetration of 135%. The

13 June 2025

Inside Estonia’s Internet Revolution: How the Baltic Tech Star is Pioneering Connectivity (Even from Space)

As of 2022, about 94.9% of Estonian households could access fixed broadband, and 78.9% had gigabit-speed FTTP, well above the EU average. The government targets full gigabit coverage by 2030, with about

12 June 2025

Connectivity · Digital Society · Estonia · Internet Revolution · Technology Innovation

Satellites, Sensors, and the Next $4 Billion Boom: Inside the 2025–2031 IoT Space Race

By 2030, satellite-connected IoT devices are projected to exceed 26 million and the market is expected to reach about $4 billion. The 3GPP Release-17 NTN standards were finalized in 2022, enabling a

12 June 2025

IoT · Market Growth · Satellites · Space Industry · Technology Trends

Eritrea’s Digital Desert: Inside the World’s Most Isolated Internet – and the Satellite Lifeline on the Horizon

As of early 2024, about 26% of Eritrea’s 3.7 million people were internet users. Eritrea is the only coastal African nation with zero submarine fiber-optic cable landings. The telecom sector is entirely

12 June 2025

Connectivity · Eritrea · Internet Access · Isolation · Satellite Technology

Flat-Panel Frenzy: Phased-Array Antennas Set to Boom Across Global Industries by 2029

The global market for flat-panel and phased-array antennas was valued at about $5.05 billion in 2024 and is on track to surpass $13 billion by the early 2030s, with a roughly 11–12%

12 June 2025

Antennas · Global Industry · Innovation · Market Forecast · Technology Trends

The Digital Desert: Inside Equatorial Guinea’s Struggle for Internet Access

Equatorial Guinea is described as a digital desert due to the internet’s high cost, slow speeds, and limited availability. Internet access began in 1997 via a France-backed connection, and by 2010 only

12 June 2025

Africa · Digital Divide · Human Rights · Internet Access · NYSE:ORAN · Telecommunications

Ground Control Goes Cloud: The Digital Overhaul of Satellite Operations (2025–2030)

From 2025 to 2030, ground control shifts from hardware-centric architectures to cloud-enabled, software-defined infrastructure via Ground-Station-as-a-Service (GSaaS). The global satellite ground station market is projected to grow from about $56 billion in

12 June 2025

Cloud Computing · Digital Transformation · Future Trends · Ground Control · NASDAQ:AMZN · NASDAQ:MSFT · Satellite Technology

The Digital Divide and Skyborne Signals: Internet Access in El Salvador

As of early 2025, about 4.88 million Salvadorans are online, representing 76.9% of the population. The telecom sector privatized in 1997, leading to competition among Claro (~40%), Tigo (~25%), Digicel (~11%), Movistar

11 June 2025

Connectivity · Digital Divide · El Salvador · Internet Access · NYSE:AMX · NYSE:TEF · Satellite Technology

Satellite Bus Showdown: Legacy Titans vs. NewSpace Mavericks (2024–2033)

The global satellite bus market is projected to rise from $14.1 billion in 2023 to $23.4 billion by 2033, a CAGR of about 5.4%. Lockheed Martin is developing the LM-2100 modular bus

11 June 2025

Market Analysis · NewSpace · Satellites · Space Industry · Technology Trends

Inside Ecuador’s Digital Frontier: Internet Access, Inequality, and Satellite Solutions

Fixed broadband penetration is around 15% of the population as of December 2022, equating to roughly 2.75–2.9 million fixed broadband accounts in a country of 18 million people. About 20,242 km of

11 June 2025

Digital Divide · Ecuador · Internet Access · NASDAQ:SATS · NYSE:AMX · NYSE:CCL · NYSE:TEF · Satellite Solutions · Technology

High Seas Broadband Boom: Maritime VSAT & L-Band Services Market Set to Soar by 2032

The global maritime VSAT and L-band services market is forecast to reach about $12.4 billion by 2032, with a roughly 8.5% CAGR from 2024 to 2032. In 2024, VSAT-based connectivity accounted for

11 June 2025

High Seas Connectivity · L-Band Services · Maritime Broadband · NYSE:ISAT · Satellite Market · VSAT

Timor-Leste’s Internet Evolution: Bridging the Digital Divide in 2025

In June 2024, Timor-Leste landed the TLSSC submarine cable, about 607 km to Australia with 27 Tbps capacity, built by Alcatel Submarine Networks, connecting Dili to Australia’s NWCS via Darwin and Port

11 June 2025

Connectivity · Digital Divide · Internet Access · NYSE:NOK · Technology · Timor-Leste