Consumer Electronics: Apple Unveils Ultra-Thin iPhone 17 Air and More Apple’s latest devices on display at the September 9 launch event in Cupertino. Apple introduced its 2025 lineup of devices at a splashy Cupertino event. Leading the announcements was the iPhone 17 Air, Apple’s thinnest phone ever at just 5.6 mm reuters.com. This new “Air” model (starting at…
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Current State of Samoa’s Internet Infrastructure Samoa’s internet infrastructure has transformed significantly in the past decade. The backbone of connectivity is now fiber-optic submarine cables. The first major cable, Tui-Samoa, went live in 2018, linking Samoa to Suva, Fiji (with branching units to Wallis & Futuna and Samoa’s second island, Savai’i) ssccsamoa.com ssccsamoa.com. This cable…
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Major Outages and Internet Shutdowns In early September 2025, multiple outages and deliberate shutdowns disrupted internet access for millions across different regions. In the United States, a major Verizon network failure on August 30 demonstrated the fragility of even advanced telecom systems ts2.tech. Starting around midday (Eastern time), Verizon mobile users from California to New…
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Overview: Current Internet Infrastructure and Access in Tuvalu Tuvalu is a Polynesian microstate of about 10,000 people spread across nine coral atolls. Until recently, its internet infrastructure consisted solely of satellite links – there were no subsea fiber cables, and even regional microwave links to neighbors were absent due to the vast ocean distances. All…
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Overview of Internet Infrastructure (Fixed, Mobile, Fiber & More) Trinidad and Tobago’s internet infrastructure is a mix of modern fiber-optic networks, cable systems, wireless technologies, and mobile broadband. On the fixed broadband side, connectivity is delivered via several technologies: On the mobile side, Trinidad and Tobago is thoroughly covered by 3G/4G mobile data networks: Below…
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Key Facts at a Glance Overview of the Internet Landscape in Saint Kitts Saint Kitts and Nevis (population ~47,000) enjoys a robust internet landscape for its size. Internet penetration is around 76% datareportal.com, meaning over three-quarters of citizens use the internet regularly – a high rate for the Caribbean. The twin-island nation’s telecom market is…
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Key Facts Summary Starlink’s Global Surge and the Satellite Internet Race Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite internet continues its explosive growth, dramatically expanding global internet access. SpaceX Starlink, the largest LEO constellation, hit a new milestone in late August 2025 with over 7 million active subscribers worldwide spaceflightnow.com – up from 4 million a year prior – served by…
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Key Facts at a Glance 1. Overview of Internet Infrastructure in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland’s internet infrastructure has undergone a rapid transformation, emerging as a standout success story in the UK. In 2025, NI boasts the most extensive high-speed broadband coverage of any UK nation, alongside near-ubiquitous mobile connectivity. This small region (population ~1.9 million)…
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As of early 2024 Panama had 3.54 million internet users, about 78.8% of the population, with roughly 950,000 people still offline. By 2023 fixed broadband penetration reached about 18.1 per 100 people, equating to roughly 809,000 fixed lines in a country of about 4.5 million people. At the start of 2024, the median fixed broadband…
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By mid-2024, Spain’s fiber broadband coverage reached 95.2% of the population, well above the EU average. Telefónica’s Movistar completed the copper switch-off in May 2025, with the last copper exchanges closed and fiber replacing copper nationwide. Movistar’s fixed fiber network reaches about 31 million premises. Fiber accounts for about 89.3% of fixed broadband subscriptions (16.6…
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