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The Shocking Truth About Internet Access in Burkina Faso – From White Zones to Starlink Dreams

The Shocking Truth About Internet Access in Burkina Faso – From White Zones to Starlink Dreams

As of 2023, internet penetration in Burkina Faso is about 20%, with roughly 4.7 million active internet users in a 23 million population. By late 2023 there were about 17 million mobile internet subscriptions, offering ~77% potential coverage though many subscribers are not active. Fixed broadband remains extremely limited, with about 85,000 active fixed internet subscriptions in Q3 2023, up…
Starlink Global Availability and Impact Report

Starlink Global Availability and Impact Report

Starlink is available in over 100 countries as of mid-2025, spanning North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and parts of South America. As of late 2024, Starlink had surpassed 4 million subscribers. Starlink offers five service types: Residential, Roam, Business (Priority), Maritime, and Aviation. Typical speeds range from about 50 Mbps to 150+ Mbps, with most users above 100 Mbps…
2 June 2025
Starlink and the Satellite Internet Market (2025) – Comprehensive Report

Starlink and the Satellite Internet Market (2025) – Comprehensive Report

Starlink uses a direct-to-consumer model with a Starlink kit (dish antenna + WiFi router) and monthly service, priced around $100–$120 per month, with the kit originally costing about $599 (some markets as low as $350). Speeds reach roughly 50–200 Mbps down and 10–20 Mbps up, with latency around 20–40 ms, far lower than geostationary satellites. Starlink Roam for RVs, Maritime…
Internet Access in Andorra: From Mountain Signals to Starlink Skies

Internet Access in Andorra: From Mountain Signals to Starlink Skies

By 2012 Andorra completed nationwide Fiber-to-the-Home rollout, wiring 100% of homes with fiber and establishing internet as a universal service delivering at least 100 Mbps. Copper ADSL networks were fully decommissioned by 2016. Andorra Telecom is the sole ISP and 100% government‑owned, delivering fixed broadband, mobile services, landlines, and TV across the country. Andorra’s mobile network provides 4G LTE coverage…
Inside Ethiopia’s Internet Boom: Fiber Optics, 5G Dreams, and Starlink Skies

Inside Ethiopia’s Internet Boom: Fiber Optics, 5G Dreams, and Starlink Skies

As of early 2025, about 28.6 million Ethiopians were internet users, roughly 21.3% of the population. Ethio Telecom owned about 23,000 km of fiber-optic cable across Ethiopia as of 2023, forming the national backbone and linking to neighboring undersea cables via Djibouti. In late 2024, Ethio Telecom signed a Horizon Fiber corridor deal with Djibouti Telecom and Sudatel to create…
29 May 2025
Inside OneWeb’s Global Internet Play: How This Satellite Network Is Quietly Disrupting Starlink’s Orbit

Inside OneWeb’s Global Internet Play: How This Satellite Network Is Quietly Disrupting Starlink’s Orbit

OneWeb’s first-generation constellation comprises 648 LEO satellites at about 1,200 km altitude, each ~150 kg, using Ku-band for user links and Ka-band for gateways, with 16 spot beams and no inter-satellite laser links, delivering up to 7.2 Gbps per satellite. By late 2021, OneWeb achieved partial service in high-latitude regions, focusing on the Arctic, Northern Europe, Greenland, and Alaska. On…
29 May 2025
Sky-Fi Revolution: How Starlink Is Reshaping Global Internet Access

Sky-Fi Revolution: How Starlink Is Reshaping Global Internet Access

Starlink is a SpaceX satellite internet constellation that began launching in 2019 to deliver broadband virtually anywhere on Earth. As of late 2024, SpaceX had launched over 7,000 Starlink satellites, with FCC authorization for about 12,000 and potential expansion beyond 30,000 in the future. Starlink satellites orbit at approximately 550 km altitude in multiple orbital shells, enabling lower latency than…
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  • S&P 500 and Nasdaq Futures Dive Amid Tariff Tensions; Alibaba, United Airlines, Netflix Under Spotlight
    January 20, 2026, 7:24 AM EST. U.S. stock futures fell on Tuesday, extending Friday's downturn as President Donald Trump's escalating tariff threats against Europe over Greenland unsettled markets. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures dropped 1.70% and 2.08%, respectively. Yields on 10-year Treasury bonds reached 4.28%. Alibaba shares declined following reports ByteDance plans to challenge its cloud dominance aggressively. United Airlines is set to report earnings, with shares down 2.26%. Netflix rose slightly ahead of earnings. Market watchers noted energy and industrial stocks gained last session, while experts warned of a hidden rise in long-term bond yields, suggesting a looming global debt strain despite short-term rate drops.
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