Internet connectivity in Africa still straggles behind other continents

In 2016, the quantity of Internet subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa speaks to as per the Internet Society about 28.3% of the populace when contrasted with the worldwide average of over 45%. However, there is a huge gap inside Africa, with a significant part of the online populace living in few nations, for example, South Africa, Mauritius, and Kenya, though different nations, for example, Guinea-Bissau and the Democratic Republic of the Congo still have much lower associations rates.

Broadband access is significantly increasingly restricted: 1% had a settled broadband connection in 2010. Nevertheless, wireless broadband internet access is becoming quicker with an expected number of 18 million individuals in Africa.

Unreliable, slow, insufficient and expensive telecommunications deters Africa from better exploiting creative applications. Lack of infrastructure and access to power are other serious problems and the lack of locally trained engineers to operate the equipment and the legal restrictions on those who host the content of others. Other obstacles include access to power and fiber cables within the country, and import procedures that raise the time and cost of acquiring the equipment needed.

The low and slowing Internet adoption is an issue, particularly given the recent improvements in infrastructure availability. According to a study by Research ICT Africa for several countries, non-users explain that the reason why they are not online is this is ‘too expensive’ for them.

The Internet in Guinea-Bissau is so expensive and slow that people couldn’t afford to use it for their work. This unreliability and expensive nature of the internet in Guinea-Bissau makes it a luxury that not everyone can afford to have and which the same reason many other countries are also offline. While governments and various organizations are trying to bridge, this digital gap and connect the unconnected remote and rural population to the internet.

Cajutel, a Guinea-Bissau based telecom company is one such organization, putting its efforts in building a better Africa, where people in remote and rural region can also connect to the internet. Cajutel will be providing high speed 4g solar powered internet at very affordable prices to the masses of west Africa.