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Satellite News 5 July 2025 - 11 September 2025

Smartphones Reach for the Skies: How Satellite Connectivity Is Revolutionizing Phones & Wearables

Smartphones Reach for the Skies: How Satellite Connectivity Is Revolutionizing Phones & Wearables

Introduction: Your Phone’s New Emergency Lifeline from Space Not long ago, the idea of texting from a smartphone to a satellite sounded like science fiction or at least something reserved for clunky satellite phones. But as of 2025, this has become reality for millions of consumers. Mainstream smartphones and even smartwatches can now connect directly to satellites orbiting Earth, allowing…
11 September 2025
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Apple Extends Free iPhone Satellite SOS: What It Means for Every iPhone User

Apple Extends Free iPhone Satellite SOS: What It Means for Every iPhone User

Off-Grid Lifesaver: Inside Apple’s iPhone Satellite SOS, Free Service Extensions & How It Works What Are Apple’s Satellite Features in iPhones? Apple’s recent iPhones come with specialized antennas and software that enable direct satellite communication for specific uses when you’re outside cellular or Wi-Fi coverage. Here are the key satellite-powered features Apple offers in the iPhone lineup: In summary, Apple’s…
10 September 2025
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Canada’s Space Boom: Inside the Great White North’s $5B Space & Satellite Surge (2025 Report)

Canada’s Space Boom: Inside the Great White North’s $5B Space & Satellite Surge (2025 Report)

Key Facts and Figures (Quick Reference) Historical Overview: From Pioneering Satellites to a National Space Agency Early Pioneers (1960s–1970s): Canada’s space journey began boldly in the Cold War era. In 1962, Canada stunned the world by launching Alouette-I, becoming the third country to design and build its own satellite Gc. Alouette’s success in ionospheric research established Canada’s reputation for scientific…
10 September 2025
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Poland’s Space Boom: Inside the Rapid Rise of Its Satellite Market (2023–2030)

Poland’s Space Boom: Inside the Rapid Rise of Its Satellite Market (2023–2030)

Sources: The information and quotes above are drawn from a variety of credible sources, including government and industry reports, news articles, and expert analyses: historical data from POLSA and Wikipedia Gov Wikipedia; market figures from the Polish Economic Institute and Space Agency updates Gov Gov; contract and funding news from Science Business and trade ministry releases Sciencebusiness Gov; developments like…
2 September 2025
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Spain’s Internet Boom: Blazing Fiber, 5G Coverage, and Starlink’s Arrival in 2025

Spain’s Internet Boom: Blazing Fiber, 5G Coverage, and Starlink’s Arrival in 2025

By mid-2024, Spain’s fiber broadband coverage reached 95.2% of the population, well above the EU average. Telefónica’s Movistar completed the copper switch-off in May 2025, with the last copper exchanges closed and fiber replacing copper nationwide. Movistar’s fixed fiber network reaches about 31 million premises. Fiber accounts for about 89.3% of fixed broadband subscriptions (16.6 million lines). By mid-2024, around…
26 August 2025
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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, about 96% of the population. The National Fiber Optic Backbone was completed in 2020, spanning 4,352 km, built by Huawei with a China Eximbank loan, connecting 33 prefectures and 62 cities and providing backhaul for mobile operators. Fixed broadband is extremely limited, with fewer than 900 fixed broadband subscribers…
24 August 2025
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Internet Access in Laos: The 2025 Guide to Coverage, Costs, and Satellite Connectivity

Internet Access in Laos: The 2025 Guide to Coverage, Costs, and Satellite Connectivity

By 2023 Laos had laid over 98,500 kilometers of fiber-optic cable and operates 18 international transmission lines interconnecting with Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, and China. Mobile signal reaches 97% of villages nationwide, covering 8,245 villages across 18 provinces. As of late 2024, 2G coverage reached 97% of the population, 3G covered 85%, and 4G/LTE about 78%. 5G networks have been…
23 August 2025
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Inside Tajikistan’s Internet: Connectivity Challenges, Costs, and the Satellite Solution

Inside Tajikistan’s Internet: Connectivity Challenges, Costs, and the Satellite Solution

Since 2016, Tajikistan requires all ISPs to route international traffic through the state-controlled Single Communications Gateway via EKTs, enabling surveillance and censorship. Fixed-line broadband penetration is effectively zero, with about 6,000 fixed broadband subscriptions nationwide (roughly 0.07% of the population) as of 2025. Mobile internet dominates, with 10.54 million active mobile connections by early 2024 (about 102.9% of the population)…
30 July 2025
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Internet Access and Satellite Connectivity in Honduras: A Digital Lifeline in Central America

Internet Access and Satellite Connectivity in Honduras: A Digital Lifeline in Central America

As of early 2024, about 7.03 million Hondurans were internet users, representing 65.9% of the population. Internet penetration rose from roughly 25–30% in the mid-2010s to about 61% in 2023 and 66% in 2024. There is a sharp urban-rural divide, with about 55% of urban residents online in 2019 versus around 20% of rural residents. In 2024, Honduras had 8.41…
19 July 2025
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From Submarine Cables to Starlink: Marshall Islands Internet Connectivity in 2025

From Submarine Cables to Starlink: Marshall Islands Internet Connectivity in 2025

The HANTRU-1 cable is 2,917 km long with a 160 Gbps design capacity, extended to Majuro and Kwajalein/Ebeye in 2010, linking to a Pohnpei hub and onward to Guam. A 2017 HANTRU-1 cable fault caused a nationwide 3-week outage, forcing a 97% bandwidth cut as the islands relied on limited satellite links. The East Micronesia Cable (EMC) project, funded by…
17 July 2025
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America’s Internet Divide Exposed: The Truth About Access, Speed, and the Satellite Revolution

America’s Internet Divide Exposed: The Truth About Access, Speed, and the Satellite Revolution

The BEAD program provides $42.45 billion in federal broadband funding administered by the NTIA to states to extend high-speed internet, with a 2025 policy shift to technology-neutral approaches that allow satellite solutions. The Affordable Connectivity Program provides a $30 per month subsidy and had about 18 million enrolled by 2023, with renewal funding uncertain in 2024–2025. As of May 2025,…
14 July 2025
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Starlink Satellite Internet FAQ

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,…
5 July 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Ramsey: The secrets of the rich aren't secrets; invest simply in what you know
    January 17, 2026, 1:32 PM EST. On The Ramsey Show, Dave Ramsey argues that the so-called secrets of the rich are not secret. Wealth, he says, rests on simple, familiar bets and focusing on what you understand. He cites a $200 million rancher who concentrates on farmland to show wealth can come from expertise, not gimmicks. Ramsey warns against chasing trendy investments or following friends who lack transparency, citing Bernie Madoff as a cautionary example. He endorses the KISS principle and sticks to three core investments: his business, paid-for real estate, and mutual funds. He rejects single stocks, gold, and crypto as speculative. The approach echoes Peter Lynch's adage to buy what you know; Lynch's Magellan fund grew from $20 million to $14 billion AUM.
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