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Nigeria just secured $200 million from the African Development Bank to build a massive fiber network connecting every corner of the country to high-speed internet. It's part of a bold $2 billion plan to close the digital divide and unlock opportunity for millions.
A 16-year-old Nigerian student who had never touched a computer received a laptop, smartphone, and free training after his story went viral. Now he's learning the skills he needs to pass his university entrance exam.
Nearly a quarter of Tribal land residents lack reliable internet, but fiber projects led by Indigenous communities are showing how to bridge the digital divide. New infrastructure is opening doors to telehealth, education, and economic opportunity.
Acer Africa is now assembling monitors and computers in South Africa, cutting costs and creating jobs while making technology affordable for schools and everyday consumers. The company's local production lets them dodge import fees and offer three-year warranties that imported products can't match.
SpaceX just hit a massive milestone: 10,000 active satellites now beam internet from space to communities worldwide. The achievement marks nearly seven years of building the world's largest broadband constellation, bringing connectivity to remote corners of the planet.
South Africa just proved a new way to deliver high-speed internet to rural communities, using "dynamic spectrum sharing" that makes expensive infrastructure unnecessary. Millions who couldn't afford reliable connectivity now have a path to 5G speeds.
A 16-year-old from a Nigerian fishing village registered for his country's computer-based university entrance exam despite never touching a laptop. His determination to break the cycle of poverty is inspiring thousands.
Across Hungary, tech-savvy high schoolers are meeting seniors in libraries to teach them everything from Google Translate to online tickets. The program has reached 59,000 people and is bridging more than just the digital divide.
South Africa just proved a new way to bring high-speed 5G internet to millions in rural areas without building expensive new infrastructure. Dynamic spectrum sharing turned unused airwaves into reliable connectivity that could close the country's digital divide.
Millions of South Africans in rural areas just got a real shot at high-speed internet, thanks to a game-changing technology that shares wireless spectrum in ways never done before. Field trials in KwaZulu-Natal proved the system works brilliantly, delivering blazing fast 5G speeds to communities that couldn't afford traditional internet.
Thirty Madera students celebrated their hard work with a gift that'll help them reach their college dreams: brand new laptops. Thanks to AT&T's generous grant, these high-achieving students now have the technology they need to succeed.
Seven Ghanaian junior high schools will receive computer labs and hands-on tech training through a new partnership aimed at closing the digital divide. Over 4,000 students will gain practical ICT skills that textbooks alone can't teach.
Rural Nigerians are getting faster internet connections as the country works to bridge the digital divide. A new nationwide study reveals progress alongside clear goals for connecting everyone.
Florida A&M University just expanded its Digital Rattler Initiative to give every first-year and transfer student a free iPad, complete with Apple Pencil and keyboard. The program is closing the digital divide while preparing students for tech-driven careers. #
When Rochester's last pay phones vanished, volunteers noticed the poorest neighborhoods lost a lifeline. Now the GoodPhone Project is installing free phones where they're needed most.
Nigeria's telecom regulator is launching a fund to bring satellite internet to 23 million people in remote areas who traditional networks can't reach. The initiative could finally close the country's digital divide by making broadband affordable in rural communities.