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The Netherlands’ Space Industry Is Booming: Inside the Dutch Satellite Sector and 2030 Outlook

The Netherlands’ Space Industry Is Booming: Inside the Dutch Satellite Sector and 2030 Outlook

Key Facts Brief History of the Dutch Space & Satellite Sector The Netherlands has a rich space heritage dating back to the dawn of the space age. It was an early participant in European space efforts – by 1968, ESA’s ESTEC technical center was established in Noordwijk, inaugurated by Dutch royalty to spearhead Europe’s space research esa.int. The country joined the newly formed European Space Agency in 1975 as a founding member, embedding itself in collaborative programs from the start. The Netherlands launched its first satellite in 1974: the Astronomical Netherlands Satellite (ANS) was built in partnership with NASA and
20 Settembre 2025
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Internet Access in the Netherlands: 2025 Status and Outlook

Internet Access in the Netherlands: 2025 Status and Outlook

By early 2025, fiber is available to over 7–8 million of about 9.3 million Dutch households, roughly 75–85% coverage. Fiber take-up reached about 3.2 million lines by end-2024. DSL is rapidly being phased out as KPN replaces copper with fiber and piloted copper network shutdowns in areas where fiber is live. Cable networks cover roughly 89% of homes with DOCSIS 3.1 in 2022, and Ziggo passes about 90% of homes. Ziggo plans to implement DOCSIS 4.0 by mid-decade, enabling multi-gigabit speeds up to about 8 Gbps on cable. Many fiber networks offer open access wholesale, allowing numerous ISPs to provide
3 Luglio 2025
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Drone Laws in the Netherlands (2025)

Drone Laws in the Netherlands (2025)

The maximum altitude for recreational drones in the Netherlands is 120 meters (394 feet) above ground or water. Recreational drones must be kept in visual line of sight at all times, and FPV flights without a spotter are not allowed. Distance rules require at least 50 meters from bystanders for moderately heavy drones (500 g–2 kg) and at least 150 meters from residential or urban areas for larger drones up to 25 kg. Recreational drones must weigh under 25 kg (55 lbs) including payload and cannot transport dangerous goods or drop objects. Daylight-only flying applies, with operations allowed from 15
25 Giugno 2025
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Netherlands Stock Market Week Ahead: Euronext Amsterdam (AEX) Outlook for Dec 15–19, 2025 (Updated Dec 14, 2025)

Netherlands Stock Market Week Ahead: Euronext Amsterdam (AEX) Outlook for Dec 15–19, 2025 (Updated Dec 14, 2025)

Amsterdam’s equity market heads into the new week balancing two powerful—and often conflicting—forces: easing global rate pressure after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest cut, and renewed anxiety that the AI-led rally may be running ahead of fundamentals. The AEX, Euronext Amsterdam’s flagship index, finished Friday, December 12, 2025 at 939.59, after a choppy week that saw the index trade as high as 951.02 and as low as 939.25. Investing.com With central banks back in focus (ECB and BoE decisions are due in the week ahead, along with key U.S. labor and inflation releases) and with index-related flows looming into the
14 Dicembre 2025
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The Digital Wave: Uncovering Internet Access and Satellite Connectivity in Barbados

The Digital Wave: Uncovering Internet Access and Satellite Connectivity in Barbados

As of early 2025, internet penetration in Barbados stood at about 80% (roughly 226,000 users), down from 85.8% in January 2023 (about 241,800 users). In 2023 Barbados had 332,900 mobile connections, equivalent to about 118% penetration. Flow and Digicel remain the duopoly in Barbados as of 2025, with the government licensing KW Telecommunications (KW Telecom) as a third operator in late 2023 to spur competition and potential 5G entry. Flow Barbados launched a 100% Fibre-to-the-Home network by the mid-2010s, offering Flow Fibre plans up to 1 Gbps. The Antilles Crossing submarine cable, built in the 2000s and later part of
31 Maggio 2025
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Amsterdam Drone Laws 2025: 8 Key Rules & Regulations You Must Know Before You Fly

Amsterdam Drone Laws 2025: 8 Key Rules & Regulations You Must Know Before You Fly

In the Netherlands, the open category limits are a maximum altitude of 120 meters, must be flown in Visual Line of Sight, with specific bystander distances (roughly 50 meters for 1–2 kg drones and 150 meters from residential/urban areas), and a maximum take-off weight of 25 kg. All drones with cameras or weighing 250 g or more must be registered with the RDW and display the operator registration number on the drone. EU Drone Certificates required: A1/A3 Basic certificate for drones over 250 g; A2 Proficiency certificate for up to 2 kg; Specific Category authorizations from ILT for higher risk
28 Luglio 2025
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Couverture mondiale et rapport de disponibilité de Starlink

Couverture mondiale et rapport de disponibilité de Starlink

Starlink est disponible dans plus de 110 pays et territoires à la mi-2025. États‑Unis : couverture commerciale nationale; essais limités en août 2020 et bêta publique “Better Than Nothing” lancée en novembre 2020; plus de 2,5 millions d’abonnés début 2025; Porto Rico et les Îles Vierges américaines intégrés durant la phase bêta fin 2020. Canada : service lancé en janvier 2021 après une bêta fin 2020; couverture s’étend à toutes les provinces. Mexique : licence obtenue mi-2021, service démarré en novembre 2021; plus de 160 000 abonnés d’ici 2024; initiative Internet para Todos connectant les communautés rurales. Belize : partiellement
7 Giugno 2025
Disponibilité mondiale de Starlink et rapport d’impact

Disponibilité mondiale de Starlink et rapport d’impact

Starlink est disponible dans plus de 100 pays à la mi-2025, avec les services Résidentiel, Roam, Business, Maritime et Aviation. Depuis le lancement en version bêta en 2020, Starlink compte plus de 4 millions d’abonnés fin 2024 et a déployé des milliers de satellites en orbite terrestre basse. Les vitesses de téléchargement varient d’environ 50 Mbps à plus de 150 Mbps, et la latence se situe autour de 20–50 ms. Le prix mensuel est d’environ 90–120 USD dans les marchés bien desservis, et fortement réduit dans les régions en développement (environ 30–50 USD en Afrique). Le Roam est généralement disponible,
11 Giugno 2025
Latest Satellite News & Insights 24.06.2025

Latest Satellite News & Insights 24.06.2025

Vodafone becomes the first operator to commercially deploy satellite-guided GPS sensors in 4G/5G antennas, starting in Albania to improve alignment and signal quality. Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) will launch to the International Space Station on June 25, 2025 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, carrying ISRO’s Shubhanshu Shukla as the first ISRO astronaut on a commercial ISS flight. ESA will launch MTG-S1 on July 1, 2025, the first European geostationary satellite capable of atmospheric sounding, enabling extreme weather prediction with Sentinel-4 data. NASA’s Relay-2, inactive since 1967, emitted a powerful radio signal detected in June 2024, highlighting ongoing concerns about space
23 Giugno 2025
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Latest Satellite News & Insights 23.06.2025

Latest Satellite News & Insights 23.06.2025

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 new batch of Starlink v2 mini satellites, Starlink 10-18, launched June 18, 2025 and will be visible over Ukraine in a 280 km orbit, with each satellite visible for 3–4 minutes and a 30-second interval between appearances, while Starlink operates about 7,000 satellites. NASA’s Perseverance
23 Giugno 2025
Patriot Missile Defense: Inside the $1 Billion Shield Against Modern Threats

Patriot Missile Defense: Inside the $1 Billion Shield Against Modern Threats

Technology Overview System Architecture: A Patriot battery consists of six main components – 1) interceptors (missiles), 2) launcher units, 3) a phased-array radar, 4) an engagement control station (ECS), 5) an electric power plant, and 6) an antenna mast for communications missilethreat.csis.org. All components are truck- or trailer-mounted for mobility, and a battery-sized unit can be emplaced in under an hour en.wikipedia.org. The battery’s fire control section (radar, ECS, antenna mast, power unit) coordinates detection and tracking, while multiple launcher vehicles (typically 4–8 per battery) carry the missiles en.wikipedia.org defensenews.com. Patriot units can disperse launchers up to 10 km from
11 Settembre 2025
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Starlink Global Coverage and Availability Report

Starlink Global Coverage and Availability Report

As of mid-2025, Starlink is available in over 110 countries and territories. In the United States, Starlink began with limited trials in August 2020 and the public beta “Better Than Nothing Beta” in November 2020, and now has nationwide commercial coverage including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with over 2.5 million subscribers as of early 2025. Canada went live in January 2021 after a late-2020 beta and now has broad coverage across all provinces. Mexico received a license in mid-2021, began service by November 2021, and by 2024 had over 160,000 subscribers, with the federal “Internet para Todos”
7 Giugno 2025
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Stock Market Today

Silver price plunges today as dollar firms and China selling hits metals — what traders watch next

Il prezzo dell’argento crolla oggi mentre il dollaro si rafforza e le vendite dalla Cina colpiscono i metalli: cosa osservano ora i trader

6 Febbraio 2026
Il prezzo spot dell’argento è crollato del 12,8% a 76,94 dollari l’oncia alle 9:47 ET, trascinando in basso anche l’ETF iShares Silver Trust. Gli analisti citano vendite sui futures, scarsa liquidità e un dollaro più forte. Pandora ha annunciato il passaggio a una placcatura in platino su alcuni gioielli per ridurre l’impatto delle oscillazioni dei prezzi dell’argento.
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