• Gets 79.5% penetration in Africa• Global Internet penetration now 53%• Africa mobile broadband bundles most expensiveNetwork coverage technology in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, and other parts of Africa, is still 3G, with 79 per cent penetration. The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region former Soviet Union, has the lowest prices, while in Africa mobile broadband bundles are the most expensive. Meanwhile, ITU informed that wide gender gap in mobile phone ownership is often coupled with a wide gender gap in Internet use. The UN body observed that most countries with a large gender gap in mobile phone ownership also have a large gender gap among Internet users. According to ITU, given that mobile phones are the most frequently used means of accessing the Internet, addressing this gender gap could help to reduce the Internet usage gender gap.

Source: The Guardian January 29, 2020 04:30 UTC