According to the Facts and Figures 2023 report, just 37% of Africa’s population uses the Internet, representing a digital divide for hundreds of millions of people. Only a tiny fraction of the continent’s people have access to a high-speed broadband connection at their homes. For the millions of households waiting for reliable broadband, the arrival of 5G...
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