Internet Access News 24 June 2025

Starlink in Kiribati: 2025 Update on Coverage, Costs and the New Community Gateway

Kiribati, a nation of 33 low‑lying coral atolls spread over a vast swathe of the central Pacific, has long been one of the hardest places on Earth to connect to the internet. That is changing quickly. In 2025, Starlink moved

1 December 2025

Internet Access·Satellite Internet·Technology News

Internet Access in Togo: Surprising Stats and the Race to Connect a Nation

Overview of Internet Access in Togo Togo is a small West African nation making significant strides in digital connectivity. Internet usage has grown steadily over the past decade. By January 2024, 3.44 million Togolese were Internet users, about 37.6% of

6 September 2025

Connectivity·Internet Access

Mali’s Internet Revolution: Surprising Facts & Bold Plans for a Digital Future

Introduction Mali, a large landlocked nation in West Africa, is undergoing a digital transformation against challenging odds. Internet access has grown from almost zero at the turn of the century to reaching roughly a third of the population today Extensia.

2 September 2025

Internet Access·Technology

From Satellite Struggles to Starlink: Inside Solomon Islands’ Internet Access Revolution

The Coral Sea Cable System is a 4,700 km submarine fiber‑optic link completed in late 2019 and brought online in 2020, connecting Solomon Islands to Papua New Guinea and Australia with an initial 200 Gbps capacity and up to 20

17 August 2025

Infrastructure·Internet Access·Satellite Technology·Telecommunications

Internet Access in Serbia 2025: Broadband Booms, 5G on Horizon, and Starlink in Sight

As of early 2025, Serbia had about 2.23 million fixed broadband subscribers. The median fixed broadband download speed reached 90.2 Mbps at the start of 2025. Telekom Srbija’s mts Fiber offers up to 1 Gbps speeds, with symmetric options such

14 August 2025

5G·Broadband·Internet Access·Starlink

The Truth About Internet Access in Slovakia: How Fast, How Cheap, and Is Satellite the Future?

FTTH/B fiber is the dominant fixed broadband in Slovakia, delivering up to 1 Gbps download and hundreds of Mbps upload, with typical latency 5–20 ms, and by 2022 about 66.8% of households were covered by FTTP, with gigabit targets by

11 August 2025

Broadband·Internet Access·Satellite Internet·Technology

Inside Rwanda’s Internet Revolution: How the Nation Is Connecting Remote Villages and Launching Satellites

Rwanda’s first internet access occurred around 1996, and by 2000 there were about 5,000 users (less than 0.1% of the population). In 2004 Rwanda privatized Rwandatel and sold it to Terracom, opening the ISP market to competition. Between 2008 and

6 August 2025

Internet Access

State of Internet Access in Lebanon: From Fiber Optics to Starlink Skies

Lebanon was the first Arab country to introduce the internet in the 1990s, and began offering DSL broadband in 2006. Ogero launched a 40-month national fiber rollout in mid-2018, with about 35% completion by the end of 2019 and a

26 July 2025

Connectivity·Fiber Optics·Internet Access·Starlink

Turkey’s Digital Divide: Inside the State of Internet Access and Satellite Connectivity in 2025

Turkey’s fiber backbone length grew from about 425,000 km in 2020 to over 605,000 km by 2024. Fiber broadband subscribers reached around 8.1 million by 2024, and fiber accounted for about 39.4% of fixed broadband subscriptions at end-2024. Turkey’s 4.5G

10 July 2025

Connectivity·Digital Divide·Internet Access·Technology

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

28 June 2025

Broadband·Internet Access·Telecommunications

Internet Access in Malawi: Infrastructure, Penetration, and Future Outlook

The national fiber-optic backbone, about 1,300 km long, was completed in 2018 by Huawei to connect major cities and border links in Malawi. In July 2023, ESCOM linked Malawi to Tanzania’s national broadband backbone, a move expected to lower international

27 June 2025

Digital Divide·Infrastructure·Internet Access·Technology

Iran’s Internet Access Exposed: From Aging ADSL to an Underground Starlink Revolution

Iran aims to connect 20 million premises with fiber by the end of 2025 under the National Fiber Optic Plan, but rollout is behind schedule. As of early 2024, Iran had 73.1 million internet users (81.7% penetration) and 146.5 million

24 June 2025

Internet Access·Starlink

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