Broadband News 24 June 2025

Top 10 US Internet Service Providers of 2025: Speed, Coverage, and Customer Satisfaction Ranked

Google Fiber ranks #1 in 2025 for overall performance and customer satisfaction, offering up to 8 Gbps symmetric speeds with real-world speeds around 279 Mbps, a footprint of about 20+ metro areas in roughly 14 states, $70/mo for 1 Gbps, and 83% of users reporting they are very satisfied. AT&T Internet provides nationwide FTTH up to 5 Gbps symmetric across 21 states with 30+ million locations passed as of mid-2025, typical 1 Gbps plans around $55/mo, unlimited data, and an ACSI score of 80. Verizon combines Fios fiber up to 2 Gbps with 5G Home reaching 90+ million people, is

1 August 2025

Everything You Need to Know About Internet Access in Italy: From Fiber to Satellite

As of June 2023, 59.6% of Italian households were passed by FTTH, roughly in line with the EU average of about 64%. Fixed broadband in mid-2023 relied on copper DSL for almost all households (99.8% coverage), with FTTC/VDSL coverage at 96.4% and VDSL2 speeds often exceeding 100 Mbps near cabinets. FTTH is the fastest-growing fixed broadband technology, with major deployments by TIM’s FiberCop and Open Fiber across the country. Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) is pivotal in rural areas, with EOLO covering 6,500+ municipalities and about 79% of homes in low-density areas, offering 30–100 Mbps services. 4G LTE coverage is near

22 July 2025

Broadband · Connectivity · Internet · Italy · Technology

Montenegro’s Internet Access, Byte by Byte: Infrastructure, Providers, Speeds & Trends

By the end of 2022, roughly 71% of Montenegrin households were covered by fiber (FTTH/B), with speeds from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps and about 49% of fixed broadband subscriptions fiber-based by late 2023. 4G LTE networks cover 97–98% of the population across 800/1800/2600 MHz bands, with LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation on 2–3 bands raising speeds beyond the 2019 average of about 10 Mbps. 5G launched in 2022, initially via 4G spectrum sharing and later on dedicated 3.6 GHz bands; by early 2023, 5G covered about 75.8% of the population (roughly 10.3% of the territory), with commercial deployment in Podgorica, Bar,

21 July 2025

Broadband · Infrastructure · Internet · Montenegro · NYSE:DTE · Technology

Digital Lifeline: Internet Access in Malta from Fibre to Satellite

Malta has 100% fixed broadband coverage with gigabit-capable networks via fiber or upgraded cable, exceeding the EU average of 70% and ranking 6th in the 2022 DESI index for digital development. As of early 2024, FTTH connections accounted for about 34% of fixed broadband subscriptions, up from 26.8% in 2023. GO’s True Fibre network offers up to 1000 Mbps download, with about 96% geographic fiber coverage achieved by 2023 and a target of 100% FTTH by end-2025. Melita’s DOCSIS 3.1 cable network delivers gigabit download speeds nationwide and Melita launched a 2.5 Gbps residential plan in 2023. Epic markets fiber

20 July 2025

Broadband · Connectivity · Internet · Malta · Technology

Internet Access in Germany 2025: DSL, Cable, Fiber, 5G, and Satellite Connectivity

By mid-2023, 99% of German households had access to fixed broadband, and 95.6% were covered by next-generation NGA networks (≥30 Mbps). As of the end of 2023, Germany had about 37.0 million fixed broadband lines in service. DSL remained the most prevalent technology, but only about 40% of households could get full FTTH/B fiber by late 2023. 4G mobile networks cover virtually 100% of the population, while 5G networks cover over 95% as of 2023. In rural areas, NGA coverage reached 86.3% of households, Very High Capacity Networks (fiber or DOCSIS 3.1 cable) reached about 57%, and FTTH coverage was

16 July 2025

Broadband · Connectivity · Germany · Internet · NYSE:TEF · Technology

Lightning-Fast Internet Everywhere: Inside South Korea’s Blazing Broadband Empire and 6G Ambitions

As of 2023, nearly 89% of all broadband connections in South Korea are fiber-optic, the highest share in the world. South Korea launched commercial 5G in April 2019, becoming the first country to do so. By late 2023, SK Telecom alone had over 15 million 5G subscribers, with KT and LG U+ close behind. The fixed and mobile backbone includes at least five major IXPs and nine submarine cables landing at four coastal stations, with a new high-capacity subsea cable online in 2024. The government’s K-Network 2030 plan aims for the first commercial 6G services by 2028 and earmarks around

6 July 2025

6G · Broadband · Connectivity · Internet · NYSE:SKM · South Korea

Space-Age WiFi: How Starlink, HughesNet, and Viasat Are Beaming Broadband from Space

Starlink uses a low Earth orbit constellation with about 7,600 satellites in orbit as of mid-2025 (aiming for 12,000+), delivering 50–250 Mbps downloads with 20–50 ms latency and no hard data caps on standard plans (heavy users may be throttled during congestion). HughesNet operates GEO satellites (EchoStar Jupiter fleet, including Jupiter 3) offering up to 50–100 Mbps on newer plans, around 600 ms latency, soft data caps with throttling, and pricing roughly $50–$100 per month with equipment around $300 or a $15/month lease; Fusion LTE hybrid is available. Viasat uses ViaSat-2/3 GEO satellites to provide 100–150 Mbps and, on newer

5 July 2025

Broadband · Internet · Satellite · Space · Space Technology · WiFi

Fiji’s Internet Revolution: Expanding Broadband and Satellite Connectivity in the Pacific

Approximately 79–85% of Fiji’s population are Internet users in recent years, up from 48% in 2018. Over 96% of Fijians have access to at least a 4G mobile signal, with 2G nearly extinct. As of 2024, Fiji hosts six international submarine cables with landing stations in Suva or Savusavu, including the Southern Cross Cable Network and Southern Cross NEXT. Cables connecting Fiji to the region include the Tonga Cable (827 km to Suva, in service since 2013), the Tui-Samoa cable (deployed 2018), the Interchange Cable Network ICN1 (since 2014), and Gondwana-2/Picot-2 (launched 2022). In 2025 Fiji landed the Tabua cable,

1 July 2025

Broadband · Connectivity · Fiji · Internet · NYSE:VOD · Pacific

Internet Access in Norway: A Comprehensive Overview

Norway reaches near-universal online access, with about 99% of residents online, 99.1% of homes able to receive at least 100 Mbps, and 96% gigabit availability as of 2024. Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH/FTTP) is the fixed broadband backbone, with over 70% of households on fiber delivering symmetric speeds from hundreds of Mbps up to multi-gigabit. As of 2023–2024, fixed broadband speeds average 140–142 Mbps download (100–127 Mbps upload), with the average subscribed download speed rising to about 300 Mbps in 2023 and 325 Mbps in 2024. Norway’s mobile networks are highly developed, with 4G coverage virtually 100%, 5G launched in 2020 and by

28 June 2025

Broadband · Digital Infrastructure · Internet Access · Norway Technology · Telecommunications

Uzbekistan’s Internet Makeover: Blazing Speeds, New Satellites, and Lingering Barriers

Uzbekistan’s internet infrastructure has shifted from slow dial-up to fiber and 4G/5G networks, with Uztelecom expanding fiber backbones and boosting international capacity to 3.2 Tbps in 2022. As of 2022, 2G networks blanket 99% of the population, 3G covers about 90%, and 4G LTE reaches roughly two-thirds of residents. In 2023, Uzbekistan began rolling out 5G with thousands of base stations, with the first phase targeting full 5G coverage in Tashkent and partial coverage in provincial centers. Uztelecom dominates fixed broadband, carrying 98% of fixed connections, while private mobile operators include Ucell, Beeline Uzbekistan, Mobiuz, and Perfectum Mobile. There were

25 June 2025

Broadband · Connectivity · Internet · NASDAQ:VEON · Satellites · Uzbekistan

Fiber-Optic Odyssey: How Greece’s Internet Is Evolving from DSL to Starlink

By mid-2023 FTTP availability was 38.4% of Greek households, with 0% rural fiber and over 60% of homes lacking fiber. By mid-2023 5G coverage reached 98.1% of the population, with about 59% of households having access to ultra-fast 5G mid-band (3.5 GHz) and just 6% of rural households covered by mid-band 5G. Starlink arrived in Greece in early 2022 and was fully available nationwide by March 2023, delivering typical speeds of 150–300 Mbps down and 20–40 Mbps up with latency about 30–50 ms. Starlink pricing fell from about €99/month to €60, then €40/month in late 2023, while hardware costs run

25 June 2025

Broadband · Fiber Optics · Greece · Internet · Starlink

The High-Speed Secret: How Finland Quietly Built One of the World’s Best Internet Networks

By September 2023, 71% of Finnish households had gigabit fixed broadband (1 Gbps) and 78% had 100 Mbps+ speeds, driven by 61% fiber access by end-2023. Finland aims for every household to have at least 100 Mbps connectivity (upgradeable to 1 Gbps) by 2025, with a national plan to reach full 1 Gbps nationwide by 2030. 4G coverage exceeds 99% of the population and 5G coverage reached about 88–90% by early 2023, with Elisa reporting 90% 5G home-area coverage by end of 2023 and DNA at 86% by March 2023. Starlink became available in Finland in late 2022, with a

24 June 2025

Broadband · Finland · Infrastructure · Internet · Technology

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