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Mateusz Kaczmarek

A technology and finance expert writing for TS2.tech. He analyzes developments in satellites, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence, with a focus on their impact on global markets. Author of industry reports and market commentary, often cited in tech and business media. Passionate about innovation and the digital economy.

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

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 about 77% of maritime satcom revenue, while L-band MSS accounted for about 23%. The maritime VSAT market is projected to grow from about $3.46 billion in 2024 to $9.30 billion by 2032, a 14.6% CAGR for 2025–2032. Post-pandemic, total maritime satcom revenues fell by over 11% in 2020, then surged 42% in 2021 as demand rebounded and VSAT-equipped vessels rose from 28,350 in 2020 to 39,700 in 2021.
11 June 2025
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Timor-Leste’s Internet Evolution: Bridging the Digital Divide in 2025

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 Hedland. Starlink launched in Timor-Leste in December 2024, becoming the 116th country with Starlink coverage and achieving nationwide signal by December 13, 2024. As of Jan 2025, internet users numbered 486,000 (34.5% of the population), down from 742,000 (54.2%) in Jan 2024 due to updated methodologies. Timor-Leste’s population is about 1.41 million (roughly 33% urban) with a median age around 21–22 years and about 74% under 35. The
11 June 2025
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In-Flight Wi-Fi Takes Off: The Sky-High Race for Satellite Connectivity 2024–2030

In-Flight Wi-Fi Takes Off: The Sky-High Race for Satellite Connectivity 2024–2030

Euroconsult projects the number of IFC-equipped aircraft worldwide will grow from about 9,900 in 2021 to over 21,000 by 2030. SpaceX Starlink, an LEO system with more than 4,000 satellites by 2024, has contracts to equip over 2,000 aircraft by early 2025 and can deliver up to 350 Mbps per aircraft with installation times of 8–10 hours. OneWeb completed a 618-satellite constellation in 2023, merged with Eutelsat to form a multi-orbit offering, and began aviation service in 2023–2024 with Panasonic Discover Airlines projects by 2025. Viasat and Inmarsat provide a global Ka-band GEO network after merger, with ViaSat-3 entering service
11 June 2025
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Dominican Republic’s Digital Revolution: Fiber, 5G and Starlink Are Connecting Every Corner of Paradise

Dominican Republic’s Digital Revolution: Fiber, 5G and Starlink Are Connecting Every Corner of Paradise

Historical Development Current State of Internet Infrastructure Dominican Republic internet penetration is high (~89% in 2024 Datareportal), driven mostly by mobile broadband. As of mid-2023 there were 8.94 million mobile‑broadband subscriptions (about 73% of the population) versus only ~1.09 million fixed‑broadband lines (≈9%) Trade. Fixed broadband is available via fiber, cable and DSL in urban/suburban areas, while 4G/LTE mobile covers ~98% of the population Worlddata (4G “or better” at 97.6%) and 5G networks now cover roughly 54.9% of the country Worlddata. Urban vs. Rural Access There is a stark digital divide between cities and the countryside. In 2022, about 50.8% of urban
10 June 2025
Sky’s the Limit: Earth-Observation Data & Analytics Market Set to Soar by 2031

Sky’s the Limit: Earth-Observation Data & Analytics Market Set to Soar by 2031

Market Overview and Definition Satellite Earth observation covers remote sensing data from space (and high-altitude) sensors plus the analytics that turn imagery into actionable insights. The sector is rapidly evolving: by 2023 there were over 6,500 satellites in orbit, enabling unprecedented global coverage mordorintelligence.com. Today’s EO data includes optical images, radar (SAR) returns, hyperspectral scans, LiDAR, etc., which are processed into maps, change-detection alerts, and predictive models. Key application segments span agriculture, energy, infrastructure monitoring, disaster response, and more mordorintelligence.com. For example, one analysis notes that agriculture (crop monitoring), energy (resource site selection), infrastructure, and disaster management are core EO
10 June 2025
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Dominica: Internet Infrastructure and Access Technologies

Dominica: Internet Infrastructure and Access Technologies

Dominica is a landing point on the 3,000-km Southern Caribbean Fiber (SCF) ring linking 15 Eastern Caribbean islands. On-island, Flow (formerly Cable & Wireless) provides fixed DSL and coaxial/cable service, while Digicel Play offers cable/FTTP over an upgraded HFC network. In 2018 Digicel won a 15-year contract to overhaul Dominica’s telecommunications, rebuilding towers and fiber to government offices and health centers. In 2019 the Southern Caribbean Fiber cable landed at Dominica’s Canefield, boosting international capacity. Starlink LEO service began serving Dominica in June 2025, offering high-speed, low-latency internet across the island. As of January 2024, about 61,020 Dominicans were online,
10 June 2025
Rural Broadband Revolution: Satellite Internet’s Sky-High Growth (2024–2030)

Rural Broadband Revolution: Satellite Internet’s Sky-High Growth (2024–2030)

The global satellite broadband market was roughly $5–9 billion in 2023 and is forecast to reach about $24–23 billion by 2030, with an annual CAGR of 14–30%. North America led in 2023 with about 32% of revenues, while Asia-Pacific (~15%), Europe (~14%), Latin America (~12.5%), and Middle East & Africa (~12%) are forecast to grow fastest. By 2030, North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific are each projected to be in the $6–7+ billion range, with Latin America and MEA contributing several hundred million USD. In 2023 the regional revenues were North America $2,966.1 M, Europe $2,435.0 M, Asia–Pacific $2,264.6 M, Latin
10 June 2025
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Inside Djibouti’s Digital Frontier: The Rise of Internet Access and Satellite Connectivity

Inside Djibouti’s Digital Frontier: The Rise of Internet Access and Satellite Connectivity

Djibouti hosts about 10–12 international undersea cables on the Red Sea coast, including SMW3, EIG, SEA-ME-WE-5/6, AAE-1, EASSy, WIOCC, Yemeni, and DARE1, linking to Europe, Asia and East/Southern Africa. Djibouti Telecom invested over $200 million in the last decade in landing stations and a protected submarine corridor, reinforcing Djibouti as a regional internet gateway. Terrestrial fiber links connect Djibouti to Ethiopia and Somalia, and AfriFiber serves thousands of homes in Djibouti City. The Djibouti Data Center (DDC) is the first and only carrier-neutral data center in East Africa, co-locating major cable landing points with Tier-3 colocation, peering, and the DjIX
10 June 2025
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Bandwidth Wars: The High-Stakes Battle for High-Throughput Satellite Dominance (2025–2035)

Bandwidth Wars: The High-Stakes Battle for High-Throughput Satellite Dominance (2025–2035)

HTS use numerous narrow spot-beams and on-board processing to deliver dramatically higher data rates than legacy FSS, with platforms like Boeing 702X and SES-17 featuring fully digital, reconfigurable payloads. HTS constellations can deliver terabits of capacity worldwide to power broadband, backhaul, IoT and government networks. Modern HTS platforms operate primarily in Ku/Ka-bands and increasingly in V/Q/KuL bands to support mobility. In aviation, Ka-band GEO and LEO HTS provide in-flight connectivity on thousands of passenger aircraft, with SES-17 Ka-band HTS expected to meet exponential airline connectivity needs. On-the-move broadband can deliver gigabit links to moving antennas for military, emergency-response and commercial
10 June 2025
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Internet Access in Czechia: From Prague to the Sky

Internet Access in Czechia: From Prague to the Sky

As of 2023, about 91.6% of Czechia’s population is online, equating to roughly 9.6 million internet users in a country of 10.5 million. Fixed broadband connections reached 4.1 million in 2023, roughly 38–40 subscriptions per 100 people. There are 15.5 million mobile SIM cards (about 148 per 100 people) and 11.5 million active mobile internet subscriptions, with mobile broadband subscriptions nearly three times fixed broadband. Wireless fixed access accounts for about 27% of fixed connections in 2023, with about 1.13 million fixed wireless subscriptions in 2022 and 452,000 fixed LTE/5G connections in 2022, together about 39% of fixed broadband. FTTH
9 June 2025
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Rocketing into the Future: Smallsat Launch Services Set to Skyrocket (2025–2032)

Rocketing into the Future: Smallsat Launch Services Set to Skyrocket (2025–2032)

Executive Summary In summary, the 2025–2032 period will likely be remembered as the “gold rush” era for small satellite launch services, marked by fierce competition, rapidly advancing technology, and multiplying launch opportunities worldwide. For stakeholders – whether satellite operators planning constellations, investors evaluating launch companies, or government agencies seeking assured access to space – the key will be to monitor both the economic trends (pricing, supply vs. demand) and the technical/regulatory landscape (new capabilities, rules, and players). Smallsat launch services are poised for tremendous growth, but success in this market will require navigating its fast-evolving dynamics. Those launch providers that
9 June 2025
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Inside Cyprus’s Digital Lifeline: Internet Access on the Island and Beyond the Clouds

Inside Cyprus’s Digital Lifeline: Internet Access on the Island and Beyond the Clouds

Cablenet’s hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) network passes around 80% of premises in Cyprus. Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) rollouts are underway with a target to reach 200,000 gigabit-capable premises nationwide. Cyprus’s four mobile network operators are Cyta (Cytamobile-Vodafone), Epic, PrimeTel, and Cablenet. By end-2022 Cyprus achieved 100% 5G coverage in populated areas, with Cyta claiming full-population 5G coverage. Starlink began regulatory clearance in Q3 2023 and is now available in Cyprus with download speeds over 100 Mbps and latency of 30–50 ms. As of 2024, Starlink hardware kit costs roughly €175 and monthly service about €50. FTTP coverage now reaches 77% of homes nationwide,
9 June 2025
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Stock Market Today

Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

7 February 2026
Corning shares jumped 8.3% to a record $122.16 Friday, gaining 11% over two sessions amid strong demand for AI infrastructure stocks. The move follows a $6 billion optical fiber deal with Meta and upgraded company forecasts. Shares traded as high as $122.56 and rose 0.6% after hours. COO Avery Nelson sold 1,894 shares for tax withholding, retaining 66,050.
PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

7 February 2026
PepsiCo priced €2.5 billion in euro notes across four maturities, with settlement set for Feb. 11, according to an SEC filing. The company plans to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repaying commercial paper. Shares closed at $170.49 Friday, up 1.8%. PepsiCo is also cutting U.S. snack prices by up to 15% after consumer pushback.
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