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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The Micronesian region – encompassing the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Palau, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Kiribati – has made significant strides in improving internet connectivity over the past decade. Once almost entirely reliant on slow, expensive satellite links, these Pacific island nations are now benefiting from new submarine fiber-optic cables, upgraded mobile networks,…
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Current Internet Infrastructure in Tajikistan Tajikistan’s internet infrastructure remains underdeveloped, with fixed broadband virtually nonexistent and mobile networks serving as the primary mode of access. Fixed-line broadband penetration is among the lowest in Central Asia – only about 6,000 fixed broadband subscriptions nationwide (roughly 0.07% penetration as of 2025). In practice, home internet via DSL,…
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Internet connectivity in Italy has evolved rapidly in recent years, with major upgrades to infrastructure and new technologies bridging the digital divide. This comprehensive report covers all aspects of internet access in Italy – from the fiber-optic networks in city centers to the satellite services reaching remote villages. We’ll explore the state of fixed broadband…
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Overview of Germany’s Internet Infrastructure Germany boasts a well-developed internet infrastructure with widespread availability of broadband and mobile networks. By mid-2023, 99% of German households had access to at least one form of fixed broadband, and about 95.6% had access to “next-generation” high-speed networks (NGA, ≥30 Mbps) point-topic.com. The country historically relied on DSL (digital subscriber…
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Switzerland boasts one of the world’s most connected populations, with internet penetration near universal levels. As of early 2024, around 8.74 million people (about 99% of the population) were internet users datareportal.com. Even among older Swiss, adoption is high – over 96% of those aged 15–88 use the internet, and more than half of seniors…
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Broadband Infrastructure: DSL, Cable, and Fiber High Nationwide Coverage: The Netherlands enjoys nearly universal fixed broadband availability, with 99.3% of households able to get a fixed internet connection as of 2022 point-topic.com. Historically, Dutch broadband has relied on two main infrastructures – telephone lines (DSL) and cable TV networks – and in recent years a…
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Overview: A New Milestone for Plan-S and Satellite IoT Plan-S, a Turkish satellite technology firm founded in 2021, has reached a major milestone in industrial IoT connectivity. The company launched four new satellites in June 2025 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 (Transporter-14) mission, expanding its Connecta IoT Network to a total of 17 satellites in…
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The Race for Global IoT Connectivity The Internet of Things (IoT) is expanding rapidly, with billions of devices expected to come online in the coming years researchgate.net iotforall.com. While many IoT sensors connect via terrestrial networks (cellular, Wi-Fi, etc.), vast areas of the globe lack coverage – from open oceans and remote rural regions to…
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