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Portugal’s Digital Revolution: Complete Guide to Internet Access and Satellite Services

Portugal’s Digital Revolution: Complete Guide to Internet Access and Satellite Services

By mid-2023, fixed fiber passed over 92% of Portuguese homes, with end-2023 FTTH/B connections totaling 3.24 million households versus about 1.3 million on cable. By June 2023, 5G coverage reached about 98.1% of households (low-band), and rural 5G coverage jumped to 87.5% by mid-2023 from 20% in 2022. As of June 2023, 97.6% of households had at least one fixed broadband connection, and 94.2% had access to Very High Capacity Networks (gigabit fiber or cable). The fixed broadband market is dominated by MEO (around 40%), NOS (about 35%), Vodafone (roughly 20%), and Digi/Nowo, collectively controlling about 96–97% of subscriptions. In
27 juli 2025
Comprehensive Guide to Drone Laws in Portugal (2025 Update)

Comprehensive Guide to Drone Laws in Portugal (2025 Update)

Since January 1, 2021, Portugal adopted EU drone regulations (EU 2019/947 and 2019/945) under EASA, introducing Open/Specific/Certified categories. The Open category applies to drones under 25 kg operated within visual line of sight up to 120 meters altitude, with subcategories A1, A2, and A3 defining proximity to people. Operations that exceed Open limits—such as heavier drones, BVLOS, or night flights—fall into the Specific or Certified categories and require ANAC authorization after a risk assessment. Drone operator registration is mandatory for drones 250 grams or more or with cameras; you receive an operator ID valid for five years via the online
13 juli 2025
Portugal Tops The Economist’s 2025 Economy Ranking as France Lands 11th — and Why “Progress” Looks Different From Syria to Argentina

Portugal Tops The Economist’s 2025 Economy Ranking as France Lands 11th — and Why “Progress” Looks Different From Syria to Argentina

December 26, 2025 — In a year when inflation cooled across much of the world and central banks delivered their biggest easing push in more than a decade, economic “winners” depended on what, exactly, you measured: growth, price stability, jobs, market confidence—or societal change. Reuters That tension is at the heart of two closely watched year-end scorecards circulating across European and global media. One is The Economist’s annual ranking of the best-performing advanced economies—where Portugal takes the top spot for 2025 and France places a solid but unspectacular 11th. euronews+2La finance pour tous+2 The other is the magazine’s “country of
26 december 2025
BKYI stock jumps premarket after BIO-key lands Portugal digital identity deal with Visualforma

BKYI stock jumps premarket after BIO-key lands Portugal digital identity deal with Visualforma

BIO-key shares jumped about 36% to $0.74 in premarket trading after announcing a contract to deploy its biometric solutions across over 250 Portuguese public-sector organizations. The company remains below Nasdaq’s $1 minimum bid price and has until May 2026 to regain compliance or face delisting. Financial terms of the Portugal deal were not disclosed. BKYI closed Tuesday at roughly $0.55.
You Won’t Believe Where the Next Total Solar Eclipse Will Happen – Upcoming Solar Eclipses from 2025 Onward

You Won’t Believe Where the Next Total Solar Eclipse Will Happen – Upcoming Solar Eclipses from 2025 Onward

September 21, 2025 – Partial Solar Eclipse visible mainly from the Southern Hemisphere, with up to 80% Sun obscured over the South Pacific, including Fiji, Tahiti, New Zealand, and parts of Antarctica. February 17, 2026 – Annular “ring of fire” over Antarctica, with annularity lasting about 2 minutes at maximum, while a partial eclipse will be visible across southern South America, southern Africa, and surrounding oceans. August 12, 2026 – Total Solar Eclipse crossing Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain (plus a small corner of Portugal) with totality up to about 2 minutes 18 seconds. February 6, 2027 – Annular Solar
2 augustus 2025
Spain’s €60 Nationwide Transport Pass Starts 19 January 2026: What’s Included, What’s Not, and How It Compares Across Europe

Spain’s €60 Nationwide Transport Pass Starts 19 January 2026: What’s Included, What’s Not, and How It Compares Across Europe

Published: December 17, 2025 Spain is preparing to roll out one of Europe’s most talked-about mobility policies: a flat-rate, nationwide public transport pass designed to make everyday travel cheaper and to push more people out of cars and onto trains and buses. The headline numbers are simple: €60 per month for adults and €30 per month for anyone under 26—with the Spanish government now confirming the start date as 19 January 2026. RTVE+2The Guardian+2 But the fine print matters. This is not a “ride anything everywhere” ticket from day one—at least not yet. Here’s what today’s reporting (17 December 2025)
17 december 2025
Connecting São Tomé and Príncipe: Internet Access in 2025 – Infrastructure, Challenges, and Opportunities

Connecting São Tomé and Príncipe: Internet Access in 2025 – Infrastructure, Challenges, and Opportunities

As of January 2025, internet penetration stands at 61.5% of the population (about 146,000 online) with around 170,000 active mobile connections. The Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) submarine cable landed in São Tomé in 2012–2013, with its final southern segment completed in 2021, increasing international bandwidth from about 50 Mbps to over 4,500 Mbps. CST accounts for about 95% of internet subscriptions, and Unitel STP entered the market in 2014 after a unified license granted in 2013 for $1.62 million. Unitel STP launched the first 4G LTE service in May 2023, and by 2025 4G is available in the capital
Brazil’s Space Industry Is Taking Off: New Players, Big Plans, and a Sky-High 2040 Outlook

Brazil’s Space Industry Is Taking Off: New Players, Big Plans, and a Sky-High 2040 Outlook

Key Facts Historical Development of Brazil’s Space & Satellite Industry Brazil’s space journey began in the early 1960s amid the space race era. In 1961, the government formed its first space research group (GOCNAE) and by 1964 started launching home-grown Sonda sounding rockets for high-atmosphere research en.wikipedia.org. Over the next two decades, Brazil methodically built up expertise in rocketry and satellite technology, albeit under military oversight during the Cold War. A milestone plan, the Missão Espacial Completa Brasileira (MECB) launched in 1980, aimed to make Brazil self-sufficient in space tech – including developing launch vehicles, a launch site, and a
NIO (NIO) Today: Firefly EVs Set Sail for Europe, Austria Launch Goes Live, North America on the Map as Shares Hover Near $6.90

NIO (NIO) Today: Firefly EVs Set Sail for Europe, Austria Launch Goes Live, North America on the Map as Shares Hover Near $6.90

Firefly’s “big lift” to Europe — and a first North America nod NIO’s entry‑level sub‑brand Firefly said a large batch of vehicles departed Shanghai’s Waigaoqiao Port for Europe, underscoring an accelerating rollout. In the same update, Firefly explicitly added North America to its overseas expansion footprint for the first time and said pre‑orders will open “soon” in Austria, Greece, and Portugal. Firefly also recapped that its first European deliveries took place August 14 (Norway and the Netherlands), marking NIO’s fastest overseas push from China launch to EU handover. CnEVPost Why it matters: The North America mention expands NIO’s optionality beyond
IAG Stock News Today (Dec. 13, 2025): International Consolidated Airlines Group SA Share Price, Forecasts, Buybacks and Key Catalysts

IAG Stock News Today (Dec. 13, 2025): International Consolidated Airlines Group SA Share Price, Forecasts, Buybacks and Key Catalysts

London — December 13, 2025 International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (IAG) stock heads into the weekend with investors focused on three things that keep showing up in the tape: resilient profitability, shareholder returns, and the next wave of European airline consolidation. On Friday (the last trading session before today), IAG shares rose 1.53% to £4.04 in London, outperforming a weaker FTSE 100 session and ending the day about 6% below the stock’s recent 52‑week high. MarketWatch That price action matters because IAG is not just “another airline stock.” It’s a multi-brand group (British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling, LEVEL and
Dernières actualités satellitaires et analyses 26.06.2025

Dernières actualités satellitaires et analyses 26.06.2025

Le 26 juin 2025, Project Kuiper et la NSF signent un accord de coordination satellitaire pour assurer des activités spatiales responsables et favoriser la coexistence de la bande passante satellitaire avec l’astronomie au sol. Des images Maxar révèlent des dégâts sur le site d’enrichissement d’uranium de Fordo et sur d’autres installations nucléaires iraniennes après les récentes frappes aériennes américaines et israéliennes. SpaceX lance Ax-4 vers l’ISS avec quatre astronautes à bord d’une fusée Falcon 9, mission organisée par Axiom Space utilisant une capsule Crew Dragon. La NASA a testé avec succès le nouveau moteur RS-25, atteignant 111 % de poussée
26 juni 2025
Spain’s Stellar Ascent: Inside the Boom of Its Space and Satellite Industry

Spain’s Stellar Ascent: Inside the Boom of Its Space and Satellite Industry

Historical Evolution: From Early Tracking to First Satellites Spain’s space journey began in the dawn of the Space Age. In the 1960s, Spain partnered with NASA to host critical tracking stations – Maspalomas in the Canary Islands and Robledo de Chavela near Madrid – which relayed signals for NASA’s Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions ibanet.org. (Maspalomas would later support Apollo 11 and Skylab, reflecting Spain’s early contribution to human spaceflight esa.int esa.int.) In 1966, Spain built the El Arenosillo launch site in Huelva for suborbital sounding rockets surinenglish.com, marking its first steps toward launch capability. By 1974, Spain achieved a
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