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The Shocking Truth Behind Chile’s Internet Boom: 96% Connected (and Counting)

The Shocking Truth Behind Chile’s Internet Boom: 96% Connected (and Counting)

As of early 2024, 96.5% of Chilean households have internet access, up from about 70.2% in 2015. Fixed broadband subscriptions reached 4.52 million in 2023, or 22.6 per 100 inhabitants. As of late 2023, nearly 70% of fixed connections are fiber-optic (FTTH/B), with copper DSL largely replaced. 96.8% of urban households and 94.5% of rural households have internet access, narrowing the urban–rural gap to about 2 percentage points. Chile launched 5G in December 2021, and by late 2024 there were over 5.3 million 5G users, with roughly 40% of mobile subscriptions 5G-capable. Starlink commands about 58% of Chile’s satellite internet
29 Maio 2025
Drone Laws in Santiago, Chile (2025): Avoid $36,000 Fines by Knowing the Rules

Drone Laws in Santiago, Chile (2025): Avoid $36,000 Fines by Knowing the Rules

Chile’s DGAC requires virtually all drones used in Santiago’s populated areas to be registered, with a 12-month registration card that must be carried while flying and renewed annually. The 2024 DAN 151 revision extends to all drone operations over urban areas, introducing the Certificado Especial de Operación (CEO) or an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) for both public and private operators to fly in cities. Drones with a takeoff weight above 9 kg are not allowed over populated areas under the 2024 DAN 151 rule set. Drones above 750 g must have an emergency parachute, and tracking and anti-collision lights are
22 Agosto 2025
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (SIE.DE) Stock Today, 27 November 2025: Sideways Trade, 350,000‑Share Buyback and a New Rail Deal in Chile

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (SIE.DE) Stock Today, 27 November 2025: Sideways Trade, 350,000‑Share Buyback and a New Rail Deal in Chile

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft shares are treading water on Thursday, 27 November 2025, as investors digest a busy mix of signals: a fresh update on the ongoing share buyback, new analyst target cuts that still come with “Buy” ratings, and a substantial rail contract win for Siemens Mobility in Chile. At the same time, the stock is trading not far below its 52‑week high, backed by record fiscal 2025 results and an ambitious new growth strategy. Siemens share price today: mild red, strong year‑to‑date Around 12:30 CET on 27 November 2025, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (ticker SIE.DE, ISIN DE0007236101) was last quoted at €227.50
BHP stock price jumps toward a fresh high, but the next week hinges on Chile and China

BHP stock price jumps toward a fresh high, but the next week hinges on Chile and China

BHP’s U.S.-listed shares rose 3.9% to $67.52 Friday as traders tracked a new blockade near its Escondida copper mine in Chile, which has stalled supplies and staff movement. The company is also rerouting iron ore shipments from China after a sales ban, sending cargoes to Malaysia and Vietnam. Stocks of its Jimblebar Blend Fines at Chinese ports jumped 360% to 8.1 million tons.
Antofagasta stock faces Monday test after Chile roadblock strike, Centinela fine ahead of Q4 update

Antofagasta stock faces Monday test after Chile roadblock strike, Centinela fine ahead of Q4 update

Antofagasta shares closed up 1.9% at 3,584 pence Friday, despite striking contractors blocking access to the Zaldivar mine in Chile over the weekend. Chile’s regulator fined Antofagasta Minerals about $775,000 for water-management breaches at Centinela. Copper prices rose, with LME cash settlement at $12,920.50 per ton. Antofagasta will release its Q4 production report Jan. 29.
25 Janeiro 2026
BHP stock price faces a two-front test: China iron ore ban and Chile copper roadblocks

BHP stock price faces a two-front test: China iron ore ban and Chile copper roadblocks

BHP diverted Jimblebar Blend Fines iron ore shipments to Malaysia and Vietnam after China’s state buyer told mills not to purchase the product during 2026 contract talks, Reuters reported. Port stocks jumped to 8.1 million tons by Jan. 13, up 360% since September. BHP shares rose 0.7% in Sydney to A$48.43. Striking contract workers blocked access to BHP’s Escondida copper mine in Chile for a fourth day.
State of Internet Access in Argentina: Fiber, 5G, and Satellite in 2025

State of Internet Access in Argentina: Fiber, 5G, and Satellite in 2025

Argentina had about 40.6 million internet users and an internet penetration of 88% in early 2024, according to DataReportal. Fixed broadband subscriptions reached 11.9 million by end-2024, including about 4.8 million fiber subscriptions, up roughly 1 million that year. Fiber grew to represent about 41% of fixed broadband lines nationwide by late 2024, up from roughly 34% at end-2023. In October 2023, a 3.5 GHz mid-band spectrum auction allocated 250 MHz to Claro, Movistar, and Personal, enabling broader 5G deployment. In February 2024, Argentina authorized low Earth orbit satellite providers Starlink, OneWeb, and Kuiper to operate nationwide. Starlink began accepting
29 Maio 2025
Starlink Global Availability and Impact Report

Starlink Global Availability and Impact Report

Starlink is available in over 100 countries as of mid-2025, spanning North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and parts of South America. As of late 2024, Starlink had surpassed 4 million subscribers. Starlink offers five service types: Residential, Roam, Business (Priority), Maritime, and Aviation. Typical speeds range from about 50 Mbps to 150+ Mbps, with most users above 100 Mbps under good conditions, and latency around 20–50 ms. Monthly pricing ranges from about $90–$120 in well-connected markets, with discounts to roughly $30–$50 in developing regions. The United States was the first to receive Starlink, with public beta in mid-2020 and
2 Junho 2025
Starlink Global Availability and Impact Report

Disponibilidad Global de Starlink e Informe de Impacto

Starlink ya está disponible en más de 100 países a mediados de 2025, abarcando América, Europa, Asia, África y Oceanía. Desde su lanzamiento beta en 2020, Starlink ha acumulado más de 4 millones de suscriptores a finales de 2024. Starlink ofrece cinco tipos de servicio: Residencial, Roam, Empresarial (Priority), Marítimo y Aeronáutico. Las velocidades de descarga oscilan entre aproximadamente 50 Mbps y más de 150 Mbps, y la latencia ronda entre 20 y 50 ms. El precio mensual varía por región, alrededor de 90–120 USD en mercados bien conectados, con descuentos de 30–50 USD en regiones en desarrollo como África.
11 Junho 2025
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 Agosto 2025
Glencore Stock (LON: GLEN): Copper Pivot, Job Cuts and 2025–2035 Outlook After Capital Markets Day

Glencore Stock (LON: GLEN): Copper Pivot, Job Cuts and 2025–2035 Outlook After Capital Markets Day

Glencore plc has just given investors a dense package of news: a big copper growth story, 1,000 job cuts, fresh project announcements in Canada, Chile and Argentina, and tighter production guidance across its portfolio. As of Thursday, 4 December 2025, the stock is digesting all of that at levels close to its 52‑week high — and still tethered to coal cash flows. Below is a structured look at Glencore’s latest moves, the current GLEN share price, and how analysts now see the stock. GLEN share price on 4 December 2025 Glencore’s London‑listed shares (ticker: GLEN) closed at around 378p on
4 Dezembro 2025
Paraguay’s Internet Access in 2025: Shocking Facts about Connectivity, Providers, and the Starlink Effect

Paraguay’s Internet Access in 2025: Shocking Facts about Connectivity, Providers, and the Starlink Effect

Paraguay had about 78% of its population online in 2025, below the Latin American average of about 85%, with urban usage over 80% and rural usage around 64%. 4G LTE networks now cover about 97% of the population, while commercial 5G had not launched as of 2023, with a 2024–2025 auction planned to reach 50% coverage a year after launch. Fixed broadband penetration is about 13% of the population, with urban fiber delivering roughly 100–150 Mbps and a national fiber backbone of about 18,000 km as of 2021. The internet market is dominated by Tigo Paraguay at about 42% share,
13 Agosto 2025
Drones in Antarctica: The Surprising Legal Roadblocks to Your Polar Flight

Drones in Antarctica: The Surprising Legal Roadblocks to Your Polar Flight

Key Facts at a Glance International Treaty Framework Protecting Antarctica Antarctica is governed by a cooperative international regime known as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS). The cornerstone is the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, which set aside Antarctica for peaceful purposes and scientific research. Under this treaty, no country can claim new sovereignty there, and all territorial claims are held in abeyance. Notably, the Treaty allows any signatory nation to send observers and conduct inspections anywhere in Antarctica (including aerial inspections) to ensure compliance Frontiersin. This open-access principle means, for example, countries can overfly each other’s research stations – a provision
16 Setembro 2025
Anglo American plc Stock (AAL): Dividend Dates, Anglo‑Teck Merger Milestones, and 2026 Copper Forecasts (Dec. 23, 2025)

Anglo American plc Stock (AAL): Dividend Dates, Anglo‑Teck Merger Milestones, and 2026 Copper Forecasts (Dec. 23, 2025)

London-listed Anglo American plc is ending 2025 with its investment story compressed into two big levers: a once-in-a-generation copper market and a once-in-a-generation corporate reshuffle. On December 23, those levers are both moving. The company has published provisional 2026 dividend timetables, while the proposed Anglo‑Teck “merger of equals” has cleared major procedural and political hurdles in Canada—yet still faces the final, fussy gatekeepers of global competition and regulatory approvals. At the same time, copper is flirting with the $12,000/ton level amid supply disruptions and tariff-driven distortions that have split the market into “metal-rich” and “metal-starved” regions. Investing.com+1 What follows is
Starlink Global Availability and Impact Report

Starlink Globaler Verfügbarkeits- und Wirkungsbericht

Stand Mitte 2025 ist Starlink in über 100 Ländern verfügbar, einschließlich Nordamerika, Europa, Asien, Afrika, Ozeanien und Teilen Südamerikas. Ende 2024 zählte Starlink mehr als 4 Millionen Abonnenten. Starlink bietet Residential, Roam, Business (Priority), Maritime und Aviation als Dienste, wobei Roam in manchen Ländern nur im Stand genutzt werden darf. Typische Downlink-Geschwindigkeiten liegen zwischen ca. 50 Mbit/s und über 150 Mbit/s, während die Latenz etwa 20–50 ms beträgt. Die monatlichen Gebühren variieren stark: ca. 90–120 USD in gut erschlossenen Märkten, und deutlich günstiger in Entwicklungsländern, etwa 30–50 USD in Teilen Afrikas. Im Ukraine-Krieg wurde Starlink im Februar 2022 als Notmaßnahme
11 Junho 2025
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System

Seltener interstellarer Komet rast durch unser Sonnensystem und könnte der älteste jemals entdeckte sein

Ein mysteriöser Besucher von außerhalb des Sonnensystems Der interstellare Komet 3I/ATLAS wurde unter dunklem Himmel während einer Mondfinsternis fotografiert und zeigt eine smaragdgrüne Koma um seinen Kern space.com. Dieser seltene fremde Komet trägt chemische Hinweise aus einem fernen Sternensystem. Im September 2025 beobachteten Himmelsbeobachter in Namibia ein atemberaubendes Schauspiel: ein geisterhafter grüner Komet, der vor dem sternenübersäten Hintergrund des Weltraums schwebte. Das war 3I/ATLAS, ein interstellarer Komet – ein Stück eines anderen Sternsystems – auf einem kurzen Besuch in unserer kosmischen Nachbarschaft. Zuvor waren nur zwei interstellare Objekte gesichtet worden (das berüchtigte ‘Oumuamua im Jahr 2017 und der Komet 2I/Borisov
18 Setembro 2025
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System

Un raro cometa interestelar que atraviesa nuestro sistema solar podría ser el más antiguo jamás observado

Un misterioso visitante de más allá del sistema solar El cometa interestelar 3I/ATLAS fotografiado bajo cielos oscuros durante un eclipse lunar, revelando una coma esmeralda-verde que rodea su núcleo space.com. Este raro cometa alienígena transporta pistas químicas de un sistema estelar distante. En septiembre de 2025, observadores del cielo en Namibia capturaron una vista impresionante: un cometa verde fantasmal deslizándose contra el fondo estrellado del espacio. Este era 3I/ATLAS, un cometa interestelar – un fragmento de otro sistema estelar – que realizaba una breve visita a nuestro vecindario cósmico. Solo se habían visto dos objetos interestelares antes (el infame ‘Oumuamua
18 Setembro 2025
Glencore Share Price Near 52‑Week High: Copper Growth Plan, $1bn Buyback and New Smelter Deal – December 5, 2025 Outlook

Glencore Share Price Near 52‑Week High: Copper Growth Plan, $1bn Buyback and New Smelter Deal – December 5, 2025 Outlook

As of 5 December 2025, Glencore plc (LON: GLEN) is trading close to the upper end of its 52‑week range, with the share price hovering around 383p after a powerful rally through the autumn. Over the last two weeks the stock has risen about 9–10%, and has logged double‑digit gains over the past quarter, even though the one‑year performance is still slightly negative. Investing.com+2Stock Invest+2 At the same time, Glencore has laid out an aggressive copper growth strategy, launched a fresh US$1bn share buyback, agreed a major copper smelter project in Chile, and confirmed the restart of its Alumbrera mine
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