Smart Cities Study

3. Smart Indicators 3.4 Smart Mobility Connectivity and ICT infrastructure Broadband usage.

Asked about the percentage of population subscribed to broadband technology, the information provided by the 20 cities (3 in Africa, 6 in Latin America, 1 in Asia and 9 in Europe) that responded to the question differs greatly, because while in 40% of them the rate was very high (between 76% and 100%), in 30% of them the rate of the population subscribed to broadband was very small (between 0‐25%) .

Regarding the analysis of the information by region, it is noteworthy that in Africa, in 100% of the cities that responded to the question, the percentage of people subscribed to broadband services is very low (between 0% and 25%) .

In the case of Latin America, the penetration of broadband is more segregated.

In 50% of the cities the percentage of people subscribed to broadband is very low (between 0% and 25%), but in 17% of them the percentage rose to between 56% and 75%.

In Europe, the situation is different, because in 78% of the cities the percentage of people subscribed to broadband is very high (between 76% and 100%) and only in 12%, the percentage drops to between 56% and 75%.

In the case of Asia, in Taipei, 80% of the population is subscribed to broadband services.

% of people subscribed to broadband by region

% of people subscribed to broadband

100%

100%

80%

% of cities

80%

33%

70%

70%

60%

60%

50%

50%

40%

100%

30%

40% 30%

17%

90%

90%

40% 30% 15%

15%

50%

20%

12%

26 ‐ 50%

56 ‐ 75%

0%

Africa

0%

0 ‐ 25%

100%

10%

20% 10%

78%

76 ‐ 100%

0 ‐ 25%

Latin America 26 ‐ 50%

Asia 56 ‐ 75%

Europe 76 ‐ 100%

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