Turkey has developed a comprehensive regulatory framework for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or “drones”) to ensure safe and responsible integration of drones into its airspace. Drone usage – whether for recreation, commerce, or government purposes – is legal in Turkey but heavily regulated by the national civil aviation authority. The General Directorate of Civil Aviation…
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The European Commission’s freshly‑minted EU Space Act lands at the very moment low‑Earth orbit (LEO) is sliding from boomtown to bottleneck. Behind the headline pledge to fine careless satellite operators lurks a hard truth: more than 40 000 tracked objects, 7 500+ Starlink spacecraft alone, and upward of 120 million un‑tracked fragments already threaten satellites, science and Earth’s atmosphere. This report unpacks…
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Introduction Over the past two years, artificial intelligence has fundamentally reshaped how we search the web. Traditional search engines are integrating generative AI models to provide conversational answers and rich summaries alongside classic link results. New AI-first search platforms have emerged, and users are increasingly turning to chatbot-style tools for information retrieval. This report examines…
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In 2023, the global space economy reached $570 billion, with private/commercial ventures accounting for about 78%. In 2023 there were 221 orbital launches (the most on record), more than 2,500 satellites launched, and experts project up to 100,000 satellites in orbit within the next decade. Since 2009, investors have poured about $347.9 billion into roughly…
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In April 2023, AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 demonstrated the first two-way voice call from an off-the-shelf smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S22) to a satellite. In November 2022, Apple launched Emergency SOS via Satellite on iPhone 14 using Globalstar, with the service free for two years. In September 2022, Lynk Global received the FCC license for commercial…
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The European Union finalized the AI Act in 2024, with full applicability by 2026, classifying AI by risk and requiring high-risk systems to include transparency, human oversight, and clear labeling for AI-generated content including deepfakes. China enacted the Interim Measures for Generative AI Services in August 2023, requiring provider registration, alignment with core socialist values,…
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Over 70% of large firms plan to invest in AI-driven security tools by 2027. In early 2022, a multinational technology manufacturer faced Babuk ransomware and an AI-driven defense autonomously blocked and isolated the infected device. A healthcare company using Darktrace’s UEBA detected an insider attempting data theft by connecting an employee’s device to the Dark…
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In 2020, Ukraine planned a commercial 5G spectrum auction for end-2021, but the tender was delayed and regulators cut mobile termination rates from ₴0.12 to ₴0.08 per minute in October 2020 as they focused on 4G. In June 2021, Datagroup completed its acquisition of Volia, creating a combined fiber backbone with over 4 million fiber-connected…
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Historical Development Current State of Internet Infrastructure Dominican Republic internet penetration is high (~89% in 2024 datareportal.com), driven mostly by mobile broadband. As of mid-2023 there were 8.94 million mobile‑broadband subscriptions (about 73% of the population) versus only ~1.09 million fixed‑broadband lines (≈9%) trade.gov. Fixed broadband is available via fiber, cable and DSL in urban/suburban areas, while…
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Market Overview and Definition Satellite Earth observation covers remote sensing data from space (and high-altitude) sensors plus the analytics that turn imagery into actionable insights. The sector is rapidly evolving: by 2023 there were over 6,500 satellites in orbit, enabling unprecedented global coverage mordorintelligence.com. Today’s EO data includes optical images, radar (SAR) returns, hyperspectral scans,…
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