Infrastructure Overview Iran’s internet infrastructure is a mix of aging fixed broadband and expanding mobile networks, all under strain from sanctions and state control. Fixed broadband largely relies on ADSL (phone-line internet) and a limited fiber-optic rollout. The government has ambitious fiber plans – aiming to cover 20 million premises with fiber by end of…
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The past ten days have seen an unprecedented collision between a Silicon Valley billionaire and one of the world’s most restrictive regimes. When Iranian authorities plunged the country into an almost total internet blackout after Israeli air-strikes on June 13 – 14, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk switched Starlink coverage on over Iran less than 24…
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Europe Struggles to Form Satellite Alliance Amid Global CompetitionEurope's efforts to become a satellite production leader face delays due to cost, competition, and alliance composition issues. The proposed Airbus-Leonardo-Thales partnership aims to rival Starlink and China, but progress is slow. European firms must invest and collaborate to compete in the evolving LEO satellite market.
Space Race 2.0: A Shoebox‑Sized Quantum Satellite Blasts Off—Can It Make Hackers Obsolete?The maiden flight of QUICK³, a 4 kg CubeSat led by Germany’s Technical University of Munich (TUM), has hurled quantum‑secure communications research into orbit. Launched 23 June 2025 on SpaceX’s Transporter‑14 rideshare from Vandenberg SFB, the nanosatellite carries the first true single‑photon s…
“Unhackable from Orbit!” – How a 4 kg CubeSat Just Kicked‑Off the Race for a Global Quantum‑Secure Internet1. Launch Day in Numbers At 07:18 UTC on 23 June 2025, a Falcon 9 lifted the QUICK³ (Quantum Upgraded Innovative Cubesat Kit) nano‑satellite into a 550 km sun‑synchronous orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base during SpaceX’s Transporter‑14 rideshare mission. Although low coastal clouds obscured …
Umbrella in Orbit: ESA’s BIOMASS Satellite Lifts Earth’s Green Veil, Revealing Hidden Carbon Stores and Jaw‑Dropping First ImagesThe European Space Agency’s new BIOMASS mission has started to deliver on its dramatic promise: a 12‑metre, umbrella‑shaped radar antenna that peers through dense jungle canopies has sent back its first colour‑coded maps of the Amazon, Indonesia and even the bedrock of the Sahara—offering an unpr…
The Digital Desert Awakens: Inside Tunisia’s Expanding Internet FrontierOverview of Internet Infrastructure in Tunisia Tunisia’s internet infrastructure has grown significantly in recent years, transforming the country from a digital desert into a connected society. Fixed broadband, mobile networks, and an expanding fiber-optic backbone form the pillars of Tunisia’s …
Starlink’s Sky‑High Cell Service—How T‑Mobile’s October Data Launch Could Obliterate Dead Zones and Rewrite Mobile Internet ForeverSpaceX’s Starlink constellation and T‑Mobile’s “T‑Satellite” network are racing toward a milestone moment: on 1 October 2025 the service will graduate from today’s SMS‑only beta to full third‑party app data, letting ordinary smartphones send WhatsApp messages, refresh AllTrails maps, and even che…
