Category: Technology

The second space race is here – not for the Moon, but for low Earth orbit (LEO). A global “LEO gold rush” is underway as companies and governments deploy megaconstellations of satellites promising broadband internet everywhere, connecting billions of devices, powering next-gen military networks, and imaging the entire planet daily. This comprehensive report examines the…
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Denmark in 2025 stands as one of the world’s most digitally connected countries, with near-universal internet access and high performance networks spanning from urban centers to rural villages. Thanks to extensive investments in broadband infrastructure and progressive digital policies, virtually every household can get high-speed connectivity techblog.comsoc.org trade.gov. Danish consumers enjoy some of the fastest…
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Overview: The global satellite communications (satcom) industry is entering a decade of explosive growth and transformation. In 2024, the overall space economy reached $415 billion, with commercial satellite activities (like communications and broadcasting) dominating about $293 billion (71%) of that total ts2.tech. The number of active satellites in orbit has surged from ~3,300 in 2020…
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Historical Overview of Internet Development in Cuba Cuba was relatively late to join the global internet. The first internet connection on the island was established in 1996 – a modest 64 Kbps link via Sprint in the United States en.wikipedia.org. Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, expansion of internet access stagnated due to a…
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Company History and Founding SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.) was founded by entrepreneur Elon Musk in 2002. Musk invested $100 million of his own money (from his PayPal sale) to start the company, driven by a vision of dramatically reducing space launch costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. The initial motivation came after Musk’s…
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Overview of Croatia’s Internet Infrastructure (Urban vs. Rural) Croatia’s internet infrastructure has made significant progress but still shows a gap between urban and rural areas. As of 2022, about 77% of the population are regular internet users (97% among youth) trade.gov. In cities and towns, residents typically enjoy fast broadband (86% of households have access…
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Côte d’Ivoire is undergoing a digital transformation, rapidly expanding internet infrastructure and connectivity across the country trade.gov. Fueled by government ambition to become a West African digital hub trade.gov, investments in fiber-optic networks, mobile broadband, and even satellite internet are reshaping how Ivorians access the online world. Internet usage has grown from only a fraction…
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In the coming decade, a trio of advanced space observatories will open new windows on the universe, tackling some of the most profound mysteries in astronomy. These next-generation telescopes – NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, and the European Space Agency’s PLATO and ATHENA missions – are poised to revolutionize our understanding of everything from…
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Comoros is a small archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean, comprised of three main islands – Grande Comore (Ngazidja), Anjouan (Ndzuwani), and Mohéli (Mwali) – along with the neighboring French territory of Mayotte freiheit.org. Its geography poses unique challenges for telecommunications: the islands are separated by ocean channels and are volcanic and mountainous, making infrastructure…
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Imagine a satellite that not only takes pictures of Earth, but can also identify what materials compose each pixel of the image. This is the promise of hyperspectral imaging – a technology giving satellites “super-vision” across hundreds of colors beyond human sight. Hyperspectral sensors capture detailed spectral fingerprints of objects by measuring reflected light in…
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