Category: Digital Transformation

Zimbabwe connected to the internet relatively early, but access was very limited for many years. The first internet service providers (ISPs) emerged in the mid-1990s – Data Control & Systems was established in 1994 and MWEB in 1995 paynow.co.zw chatsports.com. At that time the internet was expensive and largely confined to corporations and elite users.…
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Saint Lucia is experiencing a quiet digital revolution. Once limited by slow connections and spotty coverage, the island now boasts fiber-optic broadband, ubiquitous mobile internet, and even satellite links beaming connectivity from space. This report explores every facet of internet access in Saint Lucia – from the major service providers and infrastructure, to government initiatives…
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Eritrea is notorious for its exceptionally limited internet connectivity – often likened to a “digital desert” or even called the “North Korea of Africa” in terms of information isolation. Despite being a coastal nation in the Horn of Africa, Eritrea has eschewed modern internet infrastructure and access for decades. Fewer than 1 in 4 Eritreans…
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Historical Development Current State of Internet Infrastructure Dominican Republic internet penetration is high (~89% in 2024 datareportal.com), driven mostly by mobile broadband. As of mid-2023 there were 8.94 million mobile‑broadband subscriptions (about 73% of the population) versus only ~1.09 million fixed‑broadband lines (≈9%) trade.gov. Fixed broadband is available via fiber, cable and DSL in urban/suburban areas, while…
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Djibouti has emerged as a critical connectivity hub at the crossroads of Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Its fiber-optic infrastructure is anchored by numerous submarine cables landing on its Red Sea coast – Djibouti hosts roughly 10–12 international undersea cables african.business techpoint.africa. These high-capacity links (e.g. SMW3, EIG, SEA-ME-WE-5/6, AAE-1, EASSy, WIOCC, Yemeni cable,…
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Colombia has seen rapid growth in internet access, reaching roughly three-quarters of the population online as of 2024 datareportal.com. Mobile phones and home broadband have become common in urban areas, transforming how Colombians communicate, work, and learn. However, these gains also mask stark disparities – a deep digital divide separates well-connected cities from rural and…
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Chad, a vast landlocked nation in Central Africa, has one of the world’s lowest rates of internet connectivity. As of early 2025, only about 13% of Chadians use the internet, compared to a global average around 60% capmad.com. This places Chad near the bottom globally in internet access. The digital infrastructure is underdeveloped, and most…
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Botswana is undergoing a digital transformation, dramatically expanding internet connectivity across its population. In the past decade, internet use in Botswana surged from roughly 30% of the population in 2013 to over three-quarters by 2024 en.wikipedia.org techcabal.com. This is notably higher than Africa’s overall internet usage (around 43% in 2023) and even above the global…
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Overview of Thailand’s Internet Infrastructure Development Thailand was an early adopter of the internet in Asia, making its first international connection in the late 1980s and moving to full TCP/IP by 1992​ en.wikipedia.org. In the early 2000s, internet access shifted from dial-up to broadband, with a major boost in 2004 when unmetered flat-rate broadband plans…
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