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Narrowing the Divide
The Local Problem
Who’s online in the USA?
The Local Problem
Who’s online in the USA?
The Local Problem
Who’s online in the USA?
The Local Problem
Who’s offline in the USA? Ethnicity.
The Local Problem
Who’s offline in the USA? Age.
The Local Problem
Who’s offline in the USA? Education.
The Global Problem
Who’s online globally?
The Global Problem
Who’s online globally?
The Global Problem
Who’s online globally?
The Global Problem
Who’s online globally?
The Global Problem
Who’s offline globally?
The Global Problem
Who’s offline globally?
The Global Problem
Who’s offline globally?
The Global Problem
Who’s offline globally?
The Global Problem
Who’s offline globally?
The Global Problem
Global internet access increases year on year…
The Global Problem
…but quality of internet access continues to be a major obstacle.
The Global Problem
…but quality of internet access continues to be a major obstacle.
In highly developed countries like Japan and Hong Kong almost 90% of wired broadband connections are at least 10 Mbit/s.
The Global Problem
…but quality of internet access continues to be a major obstacle.
In highly developed countries like Japan and Hong Kong almost 90% of wired broadband connections are at least 10 Mbit/s.
In Africa less than 10% of wired broadband connections are at least 2 Mbit/s.
The Global Problem
Mobile cellular access might help to bridge the gap…
The Global Problem
… but speed increases in the developed world continue to outstrip those in the developing world.
Global Mobile Data Speeds
Rank Country Average Speed in 2012
Projected Average Speed in 2017
1 Canada 4.5 Mbps 14.6 Mbps
2 USA 2.5 Mbps 14.4 Mbps
10 Germany 1.4 Mbps 8.1 Mbps
11 France 1.3 Mbps 6.0 Mbps
19 Indonesia 0.1 Mbps 1.5 Mbps
20 India 0.1 Mbps 2.5 Mbps
The Global Problem
As the number of global internet users increases, so will the proportion of users with low speed or poor quality internet access.
If we fail to make our online resources accessible to those users, we will continue to exclude the vast majority of the world’s population.
