Wi-Fi on Everest, Firewalls in Lhasa: Inside Tibet’s Internet Revolution
A China Mobile 5G base station was installed at Mount Everest base camp at 6,500 meters in 2020, making it the world’s highest 5G site. By 2019, more than 98% of Tibet’s
High-Speed Himalayas: Inside Nepal’s Race to Connect Every Peak and Village
Nepal’s mobile market is led by Nepal Telecom with about 57% share, Ncell around 36%, and Smart Telecom about 6%. WorldLink Communications is the largest fixed broadband ISP with 972,781 subscribers as
From Yurts to YouTube: Inside Mongolia’s Internet Revolution
Univision LLC leads Mongolia’s internet market with about 62% market share and is part of the Unitel group, offering fiber-optic broadband and IPTV. MobiCom Corporation (including Mobinet) is the second-largest ISP with
Internet Access in Kiribati: Bridging the Digital Divide Across Remote Pacific Islands
Kiribati comprises 33 atolls spread across 3.5 million square kilometers of ocean. As of January 2024, there were about 73,300 internet users, representing 54.4% of the population. In early 2024, there were
Internet Access in Somalia: Growth, Challenges, and the Future of Connectivity
As of early 2024, Somalia had about 5.08 million internet users, a 27.6% penetration, up from around 2% in 2017, with more than 13 million people offline. Internet use is concentrated in
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
UAE’s Internet Revolution: Blazing Speeds, Fiber Dominance & the Race to Satellite Connectivity
As of mid-2024, the UAE’s telecom market is effectively a duopoly dominated by Etisalat (e& UAE) with about 12.9 million mobile subscribers (~61% share) and by du with about 8.2 million subscribers
Internet Access Services in Kenya
As of early 2024, about 22.7 million Kenyans were internet users, representing 40.8% penetration. Safaricom had 545,812 fixed subscriptions and 36.4% of the fixed broadband market as of mid-2024. Jamii Telecom Faiba
Internet Access Services in Kazakhstan
Kazakhtelecom accounts for roughly 60% of Kazakhstan’s telecom market by revenue in 2023 and owns major stakes in mobile operators Kcell and Tele2/Altel. Kar-Tel/Beeline Kazakhstan (VEON) holds about 28% market revenue and
Internet Access in Nigeria: A Comprehensive Overview
Infrastructure and Major Service Providers Nigeria’s internet infrastructure relies on a combination of undersea fiber-optic cables, terrestrial networks, and a handful of dominant service providers. Multiple international submarine cables land in Nigeria,
Internet Access in Sudan
Sudan’s internet backbone is centered at Port Sudan and links land via the East Africa Submarine System (EASSy) and FLAG/FALCON, with terrestrial fiber reaching Egypt and Ethiopia. Sudatel (Sudani) is over 60%
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.