GSMA Highlights Need to Address Digital Divide as 3 Billion Remain Offline
Addressing the Digital Divide
In a recent report, the GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communications Association) highlighted the critical need to focus on narrowing the digital divide as over three billion individuals remain offline, despite the widespread availability of mobile internet services. This situation poses significant challenges, particularly as 4.7 billion people, or 58% of the global population, have successfully connected to mobile internet services using their devices.
Current State of Mobile Internet Connectivity
According to GSMA's flagship report, titled State of Mobile Internet Connectivity, while 96% of the global population resides in areas with mobile internet coverage, around 3.1 billion individuals still do not utilize these services. This group represents 38% of the global population and finds themselves caught in what is referred to as the