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COVID-19 VS TELECOM INDUSTRY SAMENA TRENDS

Historic Development of Broadband Commercializing internet, among many the COVID-19 pandemic.
The epic development of the internet things, involved the development of
has created the most powerful and competitive private network services and According to GSMA's Mobile Internet
transforming platform on Earth. There has additionally involved the implementation Connectivity 2019 report, there are
never been a technology that has reached of commercial products within internet presently over 3.5 billion mobile internet
mankind so quickly. Today’s internet is technology. subscribers globally.
the most important catalyst for economic
and social development for generations Role of Vendors in Broadband Access Importance of Broadband Access
to come. The ITU's State of Broadband Historically, commercial efforts involved Digital technology and internet access
2019 report shows that global growth vendors providing basic networking is an essential part of everyone's life. It
in household internet connectivity has products and service providers offering influences commerce, education, health
declined and only risen by 1.7% from 53.1% connectivity and standard internet and public safety, cultural awareness,
in 2018 to 54.8% in 2019. services. Within less than two decades government operations and eliminates
time, commercial internet has gone from everyday inconveniences, making our life
The internet is the universal platform innovative to indispensible, from fun to efficient.
that underpins all our lives: from access fundamental. The internet has changed
to employment opportunities, education, significantly since it came into existence The global COVID-19
healthcare, agriculture, financial services, two decades ago. It was conceived in the pandemic has made us
to entertainment - our communication era of time sharing, survived the era of
is made possible due to enhanced personal computers, client server and peer aware and helped us
connectivity and internet services. We can to peer computing and finally the network understand how crucial
truthfully state that modern high capacity computer.
broadband technology is the core system broadband technology
of the digital economy. We ask ourselves Most importantly, the Internet started actually is.
the question, how has broadband reached as the platform of a small group of
51% of the globe's population in such an dedicated researchers and has become The global COVID-19 pandemic has made
unprecedented short amount of time? the commercial success worth billions us aware and helped us understand how
Like many new technological innovations, of dollars invested annually by telecom crucial broadband technology actually is.
broadband's launch was extremely companies and internet vendors. According Access to the internet has become an
expensive and initial usage was low. to a report by Mason Analysis, online essential tool that protects our health
service providers are becoming fastly the and secures a wide range of human
A significant and growing major investors in digital infrastructure, rights, including social and economic,
number of internet usage exceeding over 75 billion USD spent each while everyday life functioning has been
restricted.
year on data centers, submarine cables
is attributed to mobile and other facilities between 2014-2017.
technology with many users The internet empowers us, gives us
now accessing the Internet Role of Mobile in Broadband Access access, shares vital information about
The importance of mobile communication
the pandemic and the actions taken to
via mobile devices. Mobile in terms of economic and social challenge it. It provides answers on how
access allowed Google importance is unquestionable. Mobile our governments take action during
networks have played a very major role
the pandemic. With roughly 1.5 billion
to utilize mobile tracking in the rapidly evolving digital ecosystem people, accounting for 20% of the world's
data to create Community enabling progress for society in many population, practicing social distancing
or living under quarantine conditions,
different dimensions.
Mobile Reports to assist broadband technology assists us with
public health officials A significant and growing number of our work, our shopping, study and
and individuals with internet usage is attributed to mobile communication.
technology with many users now accessing
understanding the impact the Internet via mobile devices. Mobile Barriers to Broadband Access
of restrictive measures in access allowed Google to utilize mobile The Digital Divide, or digital split, is a
social event which addresses information
tracking data to create Community Mobile
certain regions introduced Reports to assist public health officials exchange and differences between
along with the rise of the and individuals with understanding the those who have access to the Internet
COVID-19 pandemic. impact of restrictive measures in certain (particularly broadband access) and those
without it.
regions introduced along with the rise of

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