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Many Remain Unconnected to Wireless Worldwide, GSMA Reports

Some 3 billion people remain unconnected worldwide and another 2.4 billion are connected only to voice and simple text services, GSMA said in a report. The IoT “is developing rapidly, but the level of penetration remains low,” GSMA said. The…

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report is on industry progress on sustainable development goals. SDG 1 focuses on “eradicating poverty, providing equal access to economic resources, and building the resilience of the poor,” and SDG 9 seeks “resilient infrastructure, sustainable and inclusive industrialisation, and innovation.” This "first-of-its-kind report offers critical insights into the transformative impact of the mobile industry on individuals, societies and economies around the world, in developed and developing markets,” said Mats Granryd, GSMA director general.