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Guinea-Bissau’s Internet Revolution? Inside the 2025 Connectivity Boom and Bust

Internet use rose from 2.9% in 2012 to about 32% by January 2024, with 686,200 users then and an estimated 723,000 by January 2025. Guinea-Bissau connected to the ACE submarine cable in November 2022 and established its first Internet Exchange Point in Bissau. 4G coverage reached about 68% of the population in 2023. There was no 5G in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025, with no licenses or pilots announced. Mobile subscriptions totaled 2.25 million in early 2024, rising to 2.62 million in 2025 (roughly 120% of the population). By 2025, over 1,000 villages that previously had no signal now have at

9 August 2025

Belize’s Internet Access Exposed: The Untold Story of 2025’s Digital Boom and Hidden Hurdles

Belize had about 304,000 online residents in 2025, representing 72.4% of the population. There were 345,000 active mobile connections in early 2025, about 82% of the population, with many users owning multiple SIMs. Approximately 84.5% of mobile subscriptions are broadband (3G/4G/LTE capable). In urban Belize, the median home broadband speed reached about 48 Mbps as of January 2025, up roughly 8% from the prior year. About 47% of the population lives in urban areas, while 53% is rural, with rural regions still lagging in high-speed access. Digi (BTL) provides a nationwide fiber-to-the-home network with speeds from 20 Mbps to 150

1 June 2025

2025 · Belize · Digital Divide · Internet · NASDAQ:VSAT · Technology