Quantifying Internet Access in Rwanda A Comprehensive Study

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced the extension of its fibre network in Rwanda to cover the Nyamata, Huye, Muhanga, ... The country's digital divide has mirrored this urban-rural divide. Before the intervention by the Rwandan USAF, less than 5% of rural households ... Rwanda is ranked Top Sub Saharan African country with most affordable internet for the second time successively according to Alliance for Affordable Internet. Despite improvements, in 2022, only 36 percent of Africa's population had broadband internet access. Though mobile internet availability has ... In Rwanda, the number of smartphone holders is well below 1.2 million people and this creates a challenge for service providers. In order to use ... According to a December 2019 report by the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA), the sector regulator, 60.4 percent of Rwandans use the internet.1 However, ... Of Rwanda's 12.2 million estimated population, approximately 3.8 million have access to the internet, most commonly via mobile phone. Internet access and ... Over 60% of schools in Rwanda now have internet access, enabling learners to tap into global educational resources and opportunities. This connectivity ... Rwanda's gender gap is much higher than other least developed economies: about 12% of men use the internet, as opposed to only 4.8% of women. Previous studies ... The number of Rwandans having access to a computer and the internet was comparably low in 2020, with only 18% having access to a computer and 23% to the ...