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How Guinea Is Quietly Getting Online: The Untold Story of Internet Access and Satellite Expansion

How Guinea Is Quietly Getting Online: The Untold Story of Internet Access and Satellite Expansion

As of early 2023, Guinea had 13.46 million active cellular connections, covering about 96% of the population. Orange Guinée held 75% of the mobile market in 2024, while MTN Guinea exited in December, with Telecel set to acquire its 2.8 million users. Fewer than 900 fixed broadband subscribers were recorded in 2022. Starlink was not officially available as of mid-2025, with the regulator warning against unauthorized use.
24 August 2025
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The Gambia’s Internet Revolution: How Fiber, 5G, and Satellite Broadband Are Connecting a Nation

The Gambia’s Internet Revolution: How Fiber, 5G, and Satellite Broadband Are Connecting a Nation

A 2022 outage of the ACE submarine cable left The Gambia offline for over eight hours, exposing risks from reliance on a single link. QCell launched 5G in June 2023, followed by Africell in early 2024, but coverage remains limited to urban Greater Banjul. Internet penetration dropped from 54.2% in early 2024 to about 45–46% by early 2025. As of May 2025, Starlink remained unlicensed in the country.
20 August 2025
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From Sand to Signal: The Shocking Reality of Internet Access in the Sahara

From Sand to Signal: The Shocking Reality of Internet Access in the Sahara

Chad’s 559 km Trans-Saharan fiber link toward Niger is set for completion by late 2024, aiming to connect inland towns to submarine cable gateways. Starlink service in Chad is expected by March 2025, following its November 2024 license, with test speeds up to 150 Mbps. Only about 10–12% of Chadians have electricity at home. Data costs remain high, with 1.5 GB plans around $8.
18 August 2025
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Why Luxembourg’s Internet Is Speeding Ahead—But Can It Reach the Stars?

Why Luxembourg’s Internet Is Speeding Ahead—But Can It Reach the Stars?

As of 2024, 94.7% of Luxembourg households have access to very high capacity networks, with coverage set to reach 95.2% in 2025. Fiber-to-the-premises covers about 80% of homes, while cable broadband reaches 90%. 5G covers 99.6% of the population. Starlink and SES satellite services are available, and the government is targeting universal gigabit access by phasing out copper lines and mapping underserved sites.
26 June 2025
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The Digital Desert Awakens: Inside Tunisia’s Expanding Internet Frontier

The Digital Desert Awakens: Inside Tunisia’s Expanding Internet Frontier

As of early 2024, Tunisia had 9.96 million internet users and 16.73 million active mobile connections, exceeding the population. Mobile coverage reached 99.9%, with 4G available to 94.9%. Commercial 5G service launched in February 2025 after initial licenses in November 2024. Tunisie Telecom’s fiber backbone spans 50,000 km, with recent projects connecting thousands of homes.
24 June 2025
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Benin’s Internet Revolution: How a Small Nation Is Bridging the Digital Divide with Fiber and Starlink

Benin’s Internet Revolution: How a Small Nation Is Bridging the Digital Divide with Fiber and Starlink

Benin completed a 2,000 km national fiber optic backbone by mid-2021 and plans to extend it to 3,300 km by 2025. Mobile networks cover over 90% of the population with 4G LTE, but fewer than 1% have 5G. Celtiis, launched in 2022, reached 10.6% market share by early 2024. Starlink began service in late 2023, quickly drawing about 1% of internet traffic.
1 June 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • ASX Set to Dip as Middle East Tensions Boost Oil Prices; Premier Investments Reports Lower H1 Earnings
    March 19, 2026, 9:22 PM EDT. Australian shares are expected to decline on Friday amid volatile energy markets triggered by Middle East strikes that briefly pushed Brent crude to $119 a barrel. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq each dropped 0.3%, while the Dow fell 0.4% overnight. Investors are also focused on Australia's upcoming consumer price index report. Premier Investments (ASX:PMV) posted fiscal first-half earnings of AU$0.6351 per share on AU$460.3 million revenue, down from AU$0.7307 earnings on AU$465.2 million a year earlier. Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) acquired UK agency Fresh Approach, expanding its FCM meetings-and-events operations. The ASX benchmark closed down 1.7% at 8,497.80 on Thursday.
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