On June 23, 2025, ULA’s Atlas V launched 27 Amazon Project Kuiper satellites, bringing the constellation to 54 in Low-Earth Orbit and targeting a 3,232-satellite network. Spain’s INFOCA expanded wildfire response by integrating SPOT satellite devices with Globalstar and Technosylva wildfire modelling for real-time location tracking, with a webinar scheduled for June 30, 2025. A…
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Romania’s first Internet connection was established in 1993 via ici.ro. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, urban residents built “rețele de cartier” by stringing Ethernet cables between buildings, helping the country leapfrog DSL. By 2020 Romania ranked third in the world for fastest fixed internet speeds, behind Singapore and Hong Kong. As of 2024,…
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Starlink has launched over 8,000 satellites since 2019 and serves more than 5 million users across 125+ countries as of 2025. Amazon’s Project Kuiper launched its first 27 satellites in April 2025 on an Atlas V, aiming for a 3,236-satellite constellation with Ka-band and user terminals around $400. The EU’s IRIS² plan is a €10.6…
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On June 14, 2025, after Israeli strikes, Iran imposed a nationwide internet blackout, and Elon Musk tweeted that Starlink was “The beams are on,” effectively activating Starlink over Iran. The activation made Starlink connectivity available only to users with Starlink terminals, not to the entire Iranian population. Estimates by late 2024 placed roughly 10,000 to…
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By March 2025, Lviv’s primary market apartments averaged $1,330 per square meter, the highest in Ukraine, up 1.5% year-on-year and up 66% since March 2021. In the secondary market, the average asking price for a one-bedroom resale apartment in Lviv is about $65,000, slightly higher than Kyiv’s about $63,000. As of March 2025, average rents…
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In late 2024, Ukraine’s new-build housing prices rose 15.72% year-on-year, about 3.3% after inflation. Resale prices increased 11.9% year-on-year, essentially flat in real terms. As of early 2025, western cities like Lviv at about $1,330 per square meter and Kyiv at about $1,280 per square meter lead new-build prices, while Kharkiv sits around $670 per…
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In 2025 Kraków’s real estate market remains robust with high demand across residential, commercial, and industrial segments, after 2024 saw price growth slow to single digits following earlier double-digit spikes. Residential prices surged in early 2024 to about 14,600 PLN/m² for transactions, with asking prices around 16,000–17,000 PLN/m² and Q2 2024 offers averaging 16,816 PLN/m²…
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In 2024 Poland’s total commercial property investment was about €4.5–5.0 billion, more than double 2023. Warsaw generates about 24% of Poland’s national GDP, underscoring its role as the country’s economic engine. Foreign capital dominated 2024’s commercial acquisitions, accounting for over 90% of investment. In Q1 2025, Warsaw’s average apartment price was around PLN 16,400 per…
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1859: British astronomer Richard Carrington observed a powerful solar flare, and within a day telegraph systems worldwide went haywire while auroras appeared near the equator—the Carrington Event, the largest geomagnetic storm on record. During the 1957–58 International Geophysical Year, Explorer-1 became the first U.S. satellite to discover the Van Allen radiation belts encircling Earth. SOHO,…
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In 2024 the global GNSS correction and augmentation services market is estimated around $3.5 billion and is on track to double by 2030 to over $6 billion. RTK-based services accounted for $796.8 million in 2022, about 25% of the market. PPP was the largest segment in 2022, valued at $1,833.1 million (roughly 59% share). Galileo…
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