United Nation’s arm in charge of global telecommunications, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), is worried that rural and remote areas of many countries worldwide continue to be sparsely covered in terms of broadband connectivity. ITU said major challenges for rural and remote area connectivity include inadequate supporting infrastructure, difficult terrain, illiteracy, high cost of installation of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, and policy issues. With these challenges, rural and remote areas including those in Nigeria are often not considered viable business cases by telecommunication operators. But in an effort targeted at improving connectivity and spur business growths in Ekiti, the State Government has budgeted N5billion for broadband infrastructure. Meanwhile, the Ekiti project is expected to lift the state from 16 per cent Internet penetration to 90 per cent.

Source: The Guardian May 28, 2020 03:56 UTC