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Internet Access in Grenada: Overview and Analysis

As of 2023, Grenada’s internet penetration was about 77–80% of a ~125,000 population, roughly 98,000 online. Mobile subscriptions exceed Grenada’s population at about 107%, reflecting widespread multiple-SIM usage. The market is a duopoly dominated by Flow and Digicel, with Flow accounting for roughly 82% of internet subscriptions/traffic and Digicel about 17%. Digicel launched 4G LTE in Grenada in late 2018 on 700 MHz, with Flow following later to upgrade mobile data; as of 2025, no 5G service is live. Fiber-to-the-Home is being rolled out by Flow and Digicel, with Digicel offering up to 1 Gbps Home Fiber and Flow anticipating

13 July 2025

Internet Access in Peru: A Comprehensive Overview

As of the end of 2024, Peru had over 4.06 million fixed internet connections, with fiber-optic accounts exceeding 3 million and about 73.8% of all fixed lines. Peru’s National Fiber Optic Backbone, Red Dorsal, is being expanded by Pronatel, with 11 regional fiber networks in operation and 8 under execution as of 2025–26, to connect about 3,070 villages and 5,171 public institutions. By late 2024, 4G LTE covered 93.85% of Peru’s population, with roughly 56,000 population centers served and about 3.7% of people (around 40,500 villages) still without 4G. 5G rollout is in early stages, reaching only about 15.5% of

20 June 2025

Digital Infrastructure · Internet Access · NYSE:AMX · NYSE:TEF · Peru · Technology Insights · Telecommunications

Satellite-Related Tenders in Ukraine – Overview and Analysis (2016–2025)

Military Unit K1412 (Lviv) issued a Oct 2024 tender for Skywer MR2 multi-channel signal receiver systems, with two lots of 12 and 8 units (20 total) totaling 29.6 million UAH (~$720,000) and awarded 24 Oct 2024 to ATIKA-IT LLC, plus a 2025 mini-tender for 3 more units (~5.03 million UAH). Foreign Intelligence Service SZR purchased 9 Skywer MR2 satellite signal intercept stations in 2024 for 12.3 million UAH (~$295,000), with a tender announced 30 Apr 2024 and contract completed 11 Jun 2024. SZR conducted a classified procurement for 4 high-end signal receivers (Prиймач сигналів) at 10,824,000 UAH (~$260,000) in late

14 June 2025

Analysis · Procurement · Satellites · Technology · Ukraine

Satellite Technology in Military and Defense: A Global Overview

The United States operates roughly 120–130 dedicated military satellites, spanning KH-11 imaging, SBIRS/DSP early warning, AEHF/Milstar communications, and the Wideband Global SATCOM network. Russia maintains about 70–80 active military satellites, including the Persona and Bars-M reconnaissance systems, the Liana ELINT network, the GLONASS navigation constellation, and the Tundra early-warning fleet. China operates approximately 60–70 military satellites, featuring the Yaogan reconnaissance fleet, the Beidou 35-satellite GNSS, and the Shentong/Tianlian military communications satellites, along with an active ASAT program. India demonstrated an ASAT capability in March 2019 with Mission Shakti, destroying a satellite in low Earth orbit. Israel’s Ofek series has operated

29 May 2025

Defense · Global Overview · Military · NASDAQ:BKSY · NASDAQ:PL · NASDAQ:VSAT · Satellite Technology · Security

Internet Access in Australia: A Comprehensive Overview

As of mid-2023, around 12.3 million premises were ready to connect to the NBN, and by early 2025 about 8.62 million homes and businesses were actively connected to NBN-based plans. The NBN uses a multi-technology mix—FTTP, FTTN, FTTC, HFC, Fixed Wireless, and Satellite—and is legally required to offer at least 25 Mbps download speeds to all premises nationwide. NBN fixed-line speed tiers include 25 Mbps, 50 Mbps, and 100 Mbps, with higher options up to about 1 Gbps on capable FTTP and HFC connections, and in 2023 these services delivered 98.5% of advertised download speeds during peak hours. Reliability varies

15 March 2025

Australia · Broadband · Connectivity · Internet Access · Technology

Internet Access in Japan: A Comprehensive Overview

SoftBank Corp. holds about 21% of fixed internet subscriptions, KDDI about 19%, NTT Communications (OCN) about 12%, NTT Docomo about 8%, and J:COM about 4%. Japan’s mobile market is led by NTT Docomo with about 42% of mobile subscriptions, KDDI around 30%, SoftBank roughly 25–26%, and Rakuten Mobile about 2% as of 2022. As of 2023, there are approximately 36.6 million FTTH subscriptions out of ~44 million fixed broadband lines, meaning over 80% of fixed connections are fiber. By end of 2024, fiber networks reached about 99.9% of premises, with 1 Gbps residential plans standard and 10 Gbps services like

10 March 2025

Broadband · Digital Trends · Internet · Japan · Technology

Internet Access in Yemen: Overview and Key Aspects

Yemen’s bandwidth is dominated by a single aging subsea cable, the FALCON/FLAG system, landing at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, with only a narrow backup via Djibouti and some satellite links. During the civil war, land fiber links to Saudi Arabia were destroyed, leaving Yemen largely dependent on undersea cables. AdenNet was launched in mid-2018 by the internationally recognized government in Aden to provide fiber to institutions and 4G LTE to consumers, independently of Sana’a’s infrastructure and with tens of thousands of subscribers. There are four mobile operators—YOU (Yemeni Omani United, formerly MTN Yemen), Sabafon, Yemen Mobile, and Y

24 February 2025

Connectivity · Internet · Overview · Technology · Yemen

Internet Access in Afghanistan: A Comprehensive Overview

Mobile subscriptions grew from zero in 2001 to nearly 100% penetration by 2021. A nationwide fiber-optic backbone was being rolled out, including a 400 km cross-border fiber link to China via the Wakhan Corridor that was near completion in 2021. The Taliban’s return to power in August 2021 stalled or halted many fiber and broader connectivity projects. The five dominant providers are Afghan Telecom (Aftel/Salam), AWCC, Roshan, Etisalat Afghanistan, and MTN Afghanistan, with MTN planning to exit the Afghan market. An Internet Exchange Point (IXP) was established in Kabul to route local traffic domestically. Since August 2021, Taliban authorities blocked

24 February 2025

Afghanistan · Connectivity · Internet · NYSE:MTN · Overview · Technology

Internet Access in Ukraine: Overview

Over 4,200 ISPs were registered in August 2024, with Kyivstar leading the market at about 19%, Vodafone Ukraine around 9%, and Lifecell around 5%. Ukraine has 52 active data centers and 24 IXPs, and about 63% of popular content is cached within the country. Starlink became a pivotal connectivity lifeline during the war, with SpaceX granted an official operator license as provider #1 in April 2022 and roughly 42,000 terminals in use by 2023. There were about 55.6 million active cellular connections in 2024, equal to 149% of the population. As of early 2024, median fixed broadband speed was about

24 February 2025

Connectivity · Digital Access · Internet · NASDAQ:VEON · NASDAQ:VOD · Technology · Ukraine

Internet Access in Libya: A Comprehensive Overview

Libya’s core internet framework is state-dominated under the Libyan Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Company (LPTIC), with LTT as the leading fixed broadband and data services ISP, Libyana and Al-Madar Al-Jadeed as two state mobile operators, and about 25 private ISPs plus 23 VSAT operators licensed since 2011. Libyana launched 4G LTE in January 2018 and had 49 towns covered by April 2022, while Al-Madar Al-Jadeed launched 4G in October 2018 and claimed over 80% population coverage by 2022, with 4G availability reaching 76.8% of locations by early 2023. There were 12.4 million active mobile connections by June 2023, equivalent

16 February 2025

Access · Internet · Libya · Overview · Technology