Billions of people remain without access to internet – Int’l Telecommunication Union

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 15. The latest data
indicates that 2.6 billion people remain without internet access,
Regional Director of the International Telecommunication Union
(ITU) for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) office,
Natalia Mochu said at the international GSMA M360 Eurasia 2024
conference, Trend
reports.

“We often hear about the promising future of the digital
economy. Our Secretary General highlighted at the Mobile World
Congress that the digital economy has outpaced physical GDP growth
by 2.5 times over the past decade,” she emphasized.

The regional director noted that the telecom industry is closely
monitoring the opportunities presented by the digital economy.

“We’re particularly attentive to transformative technologies
like 5G, the space economy, and the anticipated benefits and
expansion of these sectors within the global GDP,” she added.

To note, the GSMA M360 Eurasia 2024 international conference is
taking place in Baku, spanning from May 15 through May 16. This
event gathers leading experts, regulators, heads of mobile
operators, IT corporations, high-ranking politicians, and other
participants. Baku is hosting the M360 Eurasia conference for the
second time.

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