Technology News 16 June 2025

Spies in the Sky: The Ultimate Guide to Spy Satellites and Their Secrets

The CORONA (Discoverer) program operated from 1959 to 1972 as the United States’ first photo-reconnaissance satellite program, with Discoverer XIV achieving the first mid-air film recovery in August 1960. KH-11 KENNEN (CRYSTAL), first launched in 1976, introduced electro-optical digital imaging

19 June 2025

Satellites·Security·Space·Technology

China’s 2025 Drone Law Shockers: Strict Rules, No-Fly Zones & Big Penalties

Starting January 1, 2024, all drones in China must be registered under the owner’s real name with the CAAC on shine.cn, and a QR code sticker is issued after registration. Foreign tourists must register their drones before flying, with registration

19 June 2025

China·Drones·Law·Regulations·Technology

Ireland’s Internet Revolution: From Rural Blackspots to Blazing Broadband in 2025

As of early 2025, about 98–99% of Ireland’s population is online and roughly 94% of households have internet access. In 2025 the median fixed broadband speed was about 146 Mbps, with the 2024 average around 103 Mbps and Ireland ranking

18 June 2025

Broadband·Internet·Technology

State of Internet Access in Guatemala: From City Wi-Fi to Satellite Lifelines

4G LTE coverage is extensive, reaching about 91% of the population in 2024, while 3G coverage reaches about 95%. In 2023, SIT held spectrum auctions that raised about $176 million in total: 126 MHz in the 2.5 GHz band brought

18 June 2025

Connectivity·Digital Divide·Internet Access·Technology

13 AI Tools Revolutionizing Personal Life and Professional Productivity (2024–2025)

ChatGPT (OpenAI) uses GPT-4 and Gemini models and reached about 200 million users by late 2024. Claude (Anthropic) offers a context window up to 100,000 tokens in Claude 2 to analyze long texts and source code. Google Bard (Gemini) and

18 June 2025

Technology

State of Internet Access in Vietnam: From Fiber to Satellite Skies

As of mid-2024, 82.2% of fixed broadband households in Vietnam were connected via fiber-optic FTTH, with universal fiber access targeted by 2025 under the Digital Infrastructure Strategy. 4G LTE coverage reaches 99.8% of the territory, with about 168.5 million mobile

18 June 2025

Connectivity·Infrastructure·Internet Access·Technology

Kwangmyong: Inside North Korea’s National Intranet Service

Kwangmyong is North Korea’s national intranet launched in the early 2000s, a closed network that provides email, websites, and digital resources only within North Korea to isolate citizens from the global Internet. <li North Korea's first internal email service, Sili

18 June 2025

Internet·Technology

Insane Internet Speeds: The Fastest Connections on Earth and What’s Coming Next

In June 2024, a team led by Japan’s NICT and Aston University achieved 402 Tbps over a single standard optical fiber using six wavelength bands (O, E, S, C, L, and U). In March 2024, the same international team reached

17 June 2025

Broadband·Connectivity·Future Trends·Internet·Technology

Slovenia’s High-Speed Makeover: From Fiber Frenzy to Starlink Skies

As of 2023, FTTP coverage reached about 78.5% of Slovenian households, well above the EU average of 64%. Telemach operates a hybrid DOCSIS 3.1 cable + XGS-PON fiber network, with its GIGA cable network covering over 350,000 households and delivering

17 June 2025

Fiber Optics·Internet·Starlink·Technology

Satellites, Submarine Cables & Cell Phones: Inside Haiti’s Battle for the Internet

As of early 2025, about 39.3% of Haitians—roughly 4.65 million people—were using the internet. By 2025 there were about 10.2 million active mobile connections in Haiti, equating to 86% of the population, with many subscribers holding multiple SIMs. Approximately 93.7%

17 June 2025

Infrastructure·Internet·Technology·Telecommunications

From Jammers to Laser Cannons: Inside the Cutting-Edge Anti-Drone Tech Defending the Skies

The NFL reported a 20,000% increase in drone incursions at football games from 2017 to 2023. The global anti-drone market is projected to grow at 27.8% per year this decade. Counter-UAS systems typically use multi-sensor fusion, combining radar, RF analyzers,

17 June 2025

Defense·Drones·Innovation·Security·Technology

Zimbabwe’s Internet Revolution: From Lagging Signals to Sky-High Satellites

In 2000 Zimbabwe’s internet penetration was about 0.3%, rising to around 15% by 2011. The first ISPs were Data Control & Systems in 1994 and MWEB in 1995, with ZISPA counting nearly 30 ISPs by the 2000s. By early 2023

16 June 2025

Internet·Satellites·Technology

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