BC / ADBCE / CE

c. 2007 AD–c. 2024 AD

Mobile-broadband infrastructure and access gap

Information & communication · Technology · Infrastructure

Mobile broadband shifted from marginal service to central Internet-access infrastructure. In 2024, the ITU estimated that mobile-broadband subscriptions were approaching cellular-phone subscriptions, but coverage, affordability, and use remained highly unequal across rural and urban areas and income levels.

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    2026-09-23

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