Current State of Internet Infrastructure in The Gambia The Gambia’s internet infrastructure is a mix of modest fiber-optic backbones, mobile networks, and a single major international cable connection. The country has been connected to the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) submarine fiber-optic cable since 2011, which provides the bulk of its international bandwidth. However, reliance…
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Overview of Internet Access in the Solomon Islands The Solomon Islands – an archipelago of some 15 large islands and hundreds of smaller isles – faces unique challenges in connecting its scattered population of ~700,000 to the internet apnic.foundation. Until recently, the country relied almost entirely on expensive, low-bandwidth satellite links for global connectivity, resulting…
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Fixed Broadband Access in Monaco (Fiber Optics) Monaco boasts 100% fiber-optic broadband coverage as of 2023 monacolife.net. The sole major ISP, Monaco Telecom, completed a four-year rollout under the government’s “Extended Monaco” digital program, replacing old DSL copper lines entirely monacolife.net. Residents and businesses can now get fiber-to-the-premises at various speed tiers. Standard home plans…
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Overview: Internet Access in Liberia Today Liberia’s internet landscape is rapidly evolving from near-zero connectivity during the civil war years to a growing digital economy today. As of early 2025, roughly one-third of Liberians use the internet (about 1.84 million users, representing 32.4% of the population) datareportal.com. This marks steady growth from just 19% internet…
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Introduction: The Race to 6G Terahertz Speeds The wireless industry is hurtling toward the 6G era, where data may transmit at terahertz frequencies with fiber-optic-like speeds. In labs across the globe, engineers are already experimenting in bands far above today’s 5G frequencies – from Samsung’s 140 GHz testbed pushing multi-gigabit links news.samsung.com, to Qualcomm’s 6G Foundry…
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Serbia’s internet landscape in 2025 reflects significant progress in broadband connectivity alongside new developments on the horizon. Fixed fiber networks and 4G mobile coverage have expanded to reach most of the population, while government initiatives aim to close the remaining digital divide between cities and villages. This report provides a comprehensive overview of Serbia’s internet…
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Overview: Paraguay’s Digital Landscape Paraguay’s internet usage has grown rapidly but still lags behind regional peers. Roughly 78% of Paraguay’s population uses the internet, which is below the Latin American average (~85%) and far behind regional leaders like Chile (over 94%) pulse.internetsociety.org theglobaleconomy.com. This places Paraguay in the middle-to-lower tier for internet penetration in South…
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Introduction: A new space race is underway – not to put the next person on the Moon, but to eliminate cellphone “dead zones” by connecting ordinary phones directly to satellites. Tech giants and start-ups alike are vying to beam connectivity from orbit to your handset under open skies. Apple’s iPhone Emergency SOS kicked off this…
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Pakistan’s internet landscape is rapidly evolving, marked by significant growth in users but also stark challenges. As of early 2024, over 111 million Pakistanis were online – about 45.7% of the population datareportal.com datareportal.com. By January 2025 this rose to 116 million internet users (45.7% of 253 million people) datareportal.com. Broadband connections (including mobile data)…
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Move Over, Cable – 5G Home Internet is Taking the Fast Lane: Not long ago, the idea of ditching your cable or fiber line for home internet sounded far-fetched. But the rapid rise of 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) internet is turning the broadband market on its head – and it’s happening much faster than…
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