Despite the surge in mobile internet adoption in the past few years, about 800 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa remain unconnected.
Broadband Commission, an initiative established by UNESCO and the ITU, estimates that about USD 100 billion worth of capital investments would be needed to achieve universal broadband connectivity in Africa by 2030. The Commission found out that almost 250,000 new 4G base stations and at least 250,000 kilometres of new fibre infrastructure across the region would be required to close the internet access gap.
A further study by Xalam Analytics estimates…
