Today: 23 January 2026
Subscribe

The Digital Wave: Uncovering Internet Access and Satellite Connectivity in Barbados

The Digital Wave: Uncovering Internet Access and Satellite Connectivity in Barbados

As of early 2025, internet penetration in Barbados stood at about 80% (roughly 226,000 users), down from 85.8% in January 2023 (about 241,800 users). In 2023 Barbados had 332,900 mobile connections, equivalent to about 118% penetration. Flow and Digicel remain the duopoly in Barbados as of 2025, with the government licensing KW Telecommunications (KW Telecom) as a third operator in…
31 May 2025
··
Wi-Fi, Wires & the Sky: The Full Picture of Internet Access in Bangladesh

Wi-Fi, Wires & the Sky: The Full Picture of Internet Access in Bangladesh

As of December 2023, Bangladesh had about 131 million internet subscriptions: 118.5 million mobile and 12.9 million fixed broadband. By early 2025, an estimated 77–78 million people were online, roughly 44–45% of the population. End of 2023, Grameenphone (GP) had 82.20 million, Robi Axiata 58.67 million, Banglalink 43.48 million, and Teletalk 6.46 million mobile subscriptions, totaling about 190 million. Mid-2023…
31 May 2025
·
Bahrain’s Internet Secrets Revealed: What They Don’t Tell You About Your Connection

Bahrain’s Internet Secrets Revealed: What They Don’t Tell You About Your Connection

By mid-2024, about 60% of Bahraini households had fiber-optic internet via the wholesale operator BNET, with roughly 171,000 fiber subscriptions in Q2 2024 and top plans up to 2 Gbps. Batelco, STC Bahrain, and Zain have launched 5G with over 98% population coverage, and the median mobile download speed was about 119 Mbps in early 2024. Fixed-line penetration was around…
31 May 2025
·
Internet Access in The Bahamas

Internet Access in The Bahamas

As of January 2024, 390,800 Bahamians were internet users, representing about 94.4% of the population. Fixed broadband adoption is only about 24% nationwide, with many Bahamians relying on mobile data for online access. The Bahamas spans roughly 700 islands with about 30 inhabited, creating significant challenges for universal fixed-network coverage. Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) offers fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) with speeds up…
31 May 2025
··
State of Internet Access in Azerbaijan: From Fiber to the Final Frontier

State of Internet Access in Azerbaijan: From Fiber to the Final Frontier

The first internet connection in Azerbaijan was established in 1994, with public access available by 1996. By 2010, there were an estimated 3.7 million internet users, about 44% of the population. In 2009 Azerbaijan issued a third GSM operator license as 3G services were introduced. Delta Telecom has historically owned the sole Internet Exchange Point and the international gateway, supplying…
31 May 2025
··
Austria’s Digital Autobahn: The State of Internet Access in 2025 (Including Satellite!)

Austria’s Digital Autobahn: The State of Internet Access in 2025 (Including Satellite!)

As of 2025, only about 17% of Austria’s available fiber connections are in use, equating to 317,000 active fiber subscriptions from roughly 1.9 million homes passed. Vienna alone has over 750,000 fiber-ready connections, illustrating dense urban fiber capacity. In 2025, A1 Telekom Austria accounts for about 30–31% of fixed broadband subscriptions, Magenta Telekom roughly 29%, and Drei/Tele2 about 17%, forming…
31 May 2025
·
State of Internet Access in Armenia: From Fiber to the Final Frontier

State of Internet Access in Armenia: From Fiber to the Final Frontier

Armenia ended ArmenTel’s monopoly around 2005–2007, opening Armenia’s internet market to new ISPs and mobile operators. In 2013, Armenia removed the licensing regime for ISPs, allowing any company to provide internet after notifying the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC). By 2022, more than 200 ISPs were officially registered in Armenia. In 2020, Armenia scored 88.5 out of 100 on the…
30 May 2025
··
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…
30 May 2025
·
Internet Access in Andorra: From Mountain Signals to Starlink Skies

Internet Access in Andorra: From Mountain Signals to Starlink Skies

By 2012 Andorra completed nationwide Fiber-to-the-Home rollout, wiring 100% of homes with fiber and establishing internet as a universal service delivering at least 100 Mbps. Copper ADSL networks were fully decommissioned by 2016. Andorra Telecom is the sole ISP and 100% government‑owned, delivering fixed broadband, mobile services, landlines, and TV across the country. Andorra’s mobile network provides 4G LTE coverage…
30 May 2025
···
Internet Access in Algeria

Internet Access in Algeria

As of early 2024, Algeria had about 33.5 million internet users, roughly 72.9% of the population. By January 2025, internet penetration rose to about 76.9% of the population. There were over 50 million mobile subscriptions in 2024, often exceeding the population due to multiple SIMs per user. By early 2023 Algeria had 5.12 million fixed internet subscribers, up from 3.5…
30 May 2025
···
State of Internet Access in Albania: From Fiber Optics to Satellite Signals

State of Internet Access in Albania: From Fiber Optics to Satellite Signals

83% of the population aged 16–74 uses the internet regularly, and about 96.7% of households have some form of internet access. As of 2023, about 90.4% of Albanian households have fixed broadband access, up from 58% in 2019. In the late 2010s, DSL accounted for around 39% of connections while FTTH/B totaled about 31%, and today fiber is expanding with…
30 May 2025
···
1 … 2,276 2,277 2,278 2,279 2,280 … 2,283

Stock Market Today

  • Stocks Rise as Global Tensions Ease and U.S. Economy Shows Strength
    January 22, 2026, 6:29 PM EST. U.S. stocks closed higher Thursday with the S&P 500 up 0.55%, Dow Jones up 0.63%, and Nasdaq 100 up 0.76%. Gains followed President Trump's softened stance on Greenland and NATO's clarification that Arctic security talks did not involve sovereignty issues. Semiconductor, AI infrastructure, and major tech stocks led the rally. Economic data showed stronger-than-expected Q3 GDP growth revised to 4.4% annualized and weekly jobless claims below forecasts. Personal spending rose as expected, while personal income gained less than predicted. The Fed's inflation gauge, the core PCE price index, met expectations. Natural gas prices surged over 60% this week to a 3-year high, driven by an Arctic cold front affecting U.S. supply. Market focus shifts to upcoming economic reports, Q4 earnings season, and potential tariff updates.
Go toTop