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Pakistan’s Internet Access Frontier: Fiber Optics, 5G Delays, and Starlink’s Big Promise

Pakistan’s Internet Access Frontier: Fiber Optics, 5G Delays, and Starlink’s Big Promise

By January 2025, Pakistan had 116 million internet users, about 45.7% of the population. By early 2025, Pakistan had 190+ million mobile connections, roughly 75% of the population, with many people using multiple SIMs. Fixed broadband penetration remains under 2%, with about 3.6 million fixed subscriptions. Fiber backhaul is still limited, with fiber teledensity around 0.45% and only 9–11% of towers fiber-connected, well below a 40% international benchmark. Around mid-2024, 4G/3G coverage reached about 81% of the population, and more than 95% of cell sites supported 4G LTE. Pakistan has not launched commercial 5G as of 2025, with the PTA
3 August 2025
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Why 5G Internet Providers Are Replacing Cable Faster Than You Think

Why 5G Internet Providers Are Replacing Cable Faster Than You Think

Since mid-2022, 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) has effectively absorbed all U.S. broadband subscriber growth, shifting demand away from traditional wired providers. In 2024, Comcast Xfinity and Charter Spectrum together lost nearly 1 million broadband subscribers, while Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T gained about 3.7 million fixed wireless home internet customers. As of early 2024, T-Mobile had over 5 million 5G home internet subscribers and Verizon over 3 million; by Q2 2025, T-Mobile reported 7.3 million FWA customers, up 454,000 in a single quarter. Ericsson’s Mobility Report estimates about 80% of operators worldwide offer fixed wireless access, and projects FWA to
1 August 2025
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Senegal’s Internet Revolution: How Fiber, 5G, and Policy Are Connecting a Nation

Senegal’s Internet Revolution: How Fiber, 5G, and Policy Are Connecting a Nation

As of January 2025, about 11.3 million Senegalese use the internet, representing 60.6% of the population, with roughly 4 in 10 still offline. There were 22.7 million active mobile connections in early 2025, about 121% of the population due to multiple SIM cards. Approximately 90% of Senegal’s mobile connections are on 3G/4G/5G networks, i.e., broadband capable. Senegal gained access to the 45,000 km 2Africa subsea cable after landing in Dakar in late 2023, backed by Meta and partners. Senegal’s 5G era began with Orange Sonatel launching 5G services on June 8, 2024 in Dakar, after Free obtained a 5G license
23 July 2025
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Ukraine’s Telecom Revolution Amid War: 5G Launches, Rebuilt Networks & Cyber Battles (2024–2025)

Ukraine’s Telecom Revolution Amid War: 5G Launches, Rebuilt Networks & Cyber Battles (2024–2025)

In late 2024 Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced a two-year 5G pilot in three cities—Lviv first, with Kyiv and Odesa testing through 2025—as a step toward a full 5G rollout by 2030. In November 2024 Ukraine auctioned spectrum in the 2100, 2300, and 2600 MHz bands, raising ₴2.8 billion (~$67.7 million) and awarding five lots to Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine, and lifecell with licenses requiring 1,500 new base stations in two years and 500 in the first year, plus six months to restore service in liberated areas. The three major operators scrapped domestic roaming charges, enabling free roaming on each
16 July 2025
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July 2025 Mobile Tech Shockers: Foldables, AI Phones & Global 5G Leaps

July 2025 Mobile Tech Shockers: Foldables, AI Phones & Global 5G Leaps

Samsung unveiled Galaxy Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 on July 9 at Galaxy Unpacked in New York, the 7th-generation foldables with an 8-inch Fold7 display and a 200 MP camera, shipping with Android 16/One UI 8 and priced at $1,999 for the Fold7 and $899 for the Flip7 FE. Huawei launched the Pura 80 Ultra in Dubai on July 10, featuring two switchable telephoto cameras with 3.7x and 9.7x optical zoom and a distinctive triangular camera island, with HarmonyOS 5.1 on Chinese models and EMUI 1.5 globally due to US chipset bans. Nothing released the Phone (3) on July 1
13 July 2025
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Eswatini’s Internet Access in 2025: 5G, Starlink & Surprising Coverage

Eswatini’s Internet Access in 2025: 5G, Starlink & Surprising Coverage

Eswatini’s population is about 1.25 million in 2025, while mobile subscribers total about 1.6 million, roughly 134% of the population. MTN Eswatini holds about 21% of the mobile market and Eswatini Mobile about 64%, with the remainder served by fixed lines and smaller ISPs. About 99% of people are within 2G range and 95% within 4G range, but 4G geographic reach covers only about 82% of the country. MTN Eswatini 4G average download speed is about 4.6 Mbps, while fixed fiber networks like Eswatini.net reach around 46 Mbps. Starlink officially came online in late 2023, offering around 125 Mbps download
11 July 2025
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Global Next-Gen Networking Developments (June–July 2025): 5G, 6G & Wi‑Fi 7 News Roundup

Global Next-Gen Networking Developments (June–July 2025): 5G, 6G & Wi‑Fi 7 News Roundup

Global telecom equipment revenues fell about 11% in 2024 and are expected to be essentially flat in 2025 as market conditions stabilize per Dell’Oro Group. MTN Consulting projects global telecom capex declining from $314 billion in 2023 to about $280 billion by 2028. Ericsson’s June 2025 Mobility Report projects 5G subscriptions reaching about 2.9 billion by end of 2025, roughly one-third of all mobile subscriptions, with potential to reach 6.3 billion by 2030. 5G networks are expected to carry 80% of global mobile data traffic by 2030, up from about 35% at the end of 2024. Over 80% of surveyed
9 July 2025
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June 30, 2025 – Major Tech News Roundup: AI Races, 5G Advances, Big Tech Deals & More

June 30, 2025 – Major Tech News Roundup: AI Races, 5G Advances, Big Tech Deals & More

Nvidia insiders sold over $1 billion of company stock in the past year, with more than $500 million sold this month as the share price hit record highs, and CEO Jensen Huang sold stock for the first time since late 2023. Nvidia briefly became the world’s most valuable company by market capitalization during the surge, as analysts touted a “Golden Wave” of AI driving its prospects. Dubai’s telecom operator du and China Mobile announced on June 30 a collaboration to deploy 5G in Dubai’s metro network to enable ultra-fast, low-latency connectivity for predictive maintenance, safety monitoring, and smart transit features.
30 June 2025
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Taiwan’s Internet Access – Fiber Power, 5G Expansion, and Satellite Horizons

Taiwan’s Internet Access – Fiber Power, 5G Expansion, and Satellite Horizons

In 2022 Taiwan had about 6.55 million fixed broadband accounts, with 4.12 million (63%) fiber-based and 2.17 million (≈33%) cable modem subscribers, while ADSL subscriptions fell to around 260,000. As of 2024, the median fixed download speed is about 198 Mbps (mean ~137 Mbps), over 45% of fixed accounts enjoy 100–500 Mbps, and gigabit subscribers reached 13.5% by 2022. Taiwan is connected to roughly 10–14 international submarine cables carrying more than 95% of its international data traffic, and the early-2023 Matsu cable cuts underscored the need for backup links. By Q4 2022, three major mobile carriers—Chunghwa Telecom, Far EasTone, and
29 June 2025
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From Field Phones to 5G: The Evolution of Military Radio and Telecommunications

From Field Phones to 5G: The Evolution of Military Radio and Telecommunications

Field telephones were standard on the battlefield from the 1910s through the 1980s, with the EE-8 field telephone (1930s–Vietnam) offering a 7-mile range. The SCR-300 Walkie-Talkie, developed by Galvin Manufacturing (Motorola) in 1940, was the first backpack FM radio with about a 3-mile range. SINCGARS, fielded by the U.S. Army in the late 1980s, has 2320 channels in the 30–87.975 MHz range and introduced frequency hopping to defeat jammers. The AN/PRC-148 MBITR multiband SDR is a widely deployed handheld radio, covering 30–512 MHz and with over 22,000 units deployed since 2009. The Mobile Subscriber Equipment (MSE) system, deployed in the
20 June 2025
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Space-Based 5G Backhaul: The Billion-Dollar Race to Orbit 5G (2024–2031)

Space-Based 5G Backhaul: The Billion-Dollar Race to Orbit 5G (2024–2031)

Starlink’s upfront CapEx was estimated at about $10 billion and later as high as $30 billion, SpaceX launched over 8,000 Starlink satellites with about 4,000 in operation by April 2025, and the service exceeded 5 million subscribers worldwide by 2025. Amazon’s Project Kuiper is a $10 billion plan for a 3,236-satellite constellation, with 27 production satellites launched by April 2025 and a requirement to have 1,618 satellites in operation by July 2026 under its FCC license. Telesat Lightspeed plans 198 satellites, has secured roughly $2.54 billion in funding, aims to launch by mid-2026 and deliver global service by around 2027,
17 June 2025
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Fiber vs 5G vs Starlink: The Shocking Truth About Internet Speeds, Latency and Costs Worldwide

Fiber vs 5G vs Starlink: The Shocking Truth About Internet Speeds, Latency and Costs Worldwide

Fiber-optic broadband delivers 100–1000+ Mbps download and upload with latency around 5–20 ms, but availability is limited to about 25–40% of U.S. households and roughly 70% of OECD regions. Cable broadband offers 25–500 Mbps down and 5–50 Mbps up with 15–30 ms latency, is widespread in cities, and can reach up to 1 Gbps downstream with DOCSIS 3.1, while DOCSIS 4.0 targets up to 10 Gbps down. DSL provides 1–35 Mbps down and 1–10 Mbps up with latency around 20–50 ms, is nearly universal where phone lines exist, and remains the lowest-cost broadband option. Fixed Wireless Access typically delivers 10–100
16 June 2025
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