3. Smart Indicators 3.4 Smart Mobility Connectivity and ICT infrastructure Broadband coverage
Broadband or high‐speed Internet allows users to enjoy a connection to Internet and to the services it offers at speeds that are significantly higher than those provided by dial‐up Internet services. The band includes several high‐ speed transmission technologies, such as: Digital subscriber line (DSL), cable modem or fiber optics, Wireless, Satellite and Broadband over the power line (BPL).
Asked about the percentage of territory with broadband coverage, it is noteworthy that of the 20 towns (3 in Africa, 8 in Latin America, 1 in Asia and 8 in Europe) that answered the question, in 70% of them the percentage of the territory with broadband coverage was very high (between 76% and 100%) and in only 10% of them it was very small (between 0% and 25%).
Regarding the analysis of the information by region, we find a great contrast between cities in the case of Africa; while in 67% of them the percentage of the territory covered by broadband is very high (between 76% and 100%) in the remaining 33% the percentage is very low (between 0% and 25%). The situation is similar in the case of Latin America, while in 50% of the cities the percentage covered by broadband is very high (between 76% and 100%), in 38% of them it is significantly reduced (between 26% and 50%) and even in 12% of cities, it is very low (between 0% and 25%). In the case of Europe, the percentage territory covered by broadband in 88% of cities is very high (between 76% and 100%) and in only 12% of them it falls to between 26% and 50%. On the other hand, the percentage of land in Taipei with broadband coverage is very high (90%).
% of territory with broadband coverage
% of territory with broadband coverage by region
100%
100%
90%
90%
80%
80% 70%
70%
70%
% of cities
60%
88%
60%
100%
50%
50%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
38% 33% 12%
10%
20% 10%
50% 67%
20% 10%
12%
0%
0%
Africa
Latin America
Asia
Europe
26 ‐ 50%
51 ‐ 75%
76 ‐ 100%
0%
0 ‐ 25%
26 ‐ 50%
51 ‐ 75%
76 ‐ 100%
0 ‐ 25%
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