Internet Connectivity is very limited in Africa due to the sole reason being that there is very low penetration rate of internet in Africa when compared to the rest of the world. Internet penetration is measured by various parameters such as number of ISP subscriptions, the overall number of hosts, the overall available bandwidth, IXP- traffic and many others which cumulatively present the figure that Africa is way behind the digital advancements as seen in the rest of the world. Although, Africa is still behind the world in terms of Internet but there are different mediums through which people access the internet. Some of them being:

●       C band in Africa is a solution for Internet connectivity provided by Sat-space. It was one of the first bands to be used for satellite communication and is less prone to weather conditions due to the larger dish used.

●       VSAT or Very Small Aperture Terminal is the most popular internet service method. VSAT in Africa provides access to very high quality internet connection even to the remotely accessible areas.

●       Africa has an initiative called the East Africa Submarine Cable System which was born out of the desire to remove digital marginalization of Africa. This provides Internet connectivity to the eastern parts of Africa viafibre optics.

●       Broadband Internet in Africa is another medium through which people can access the Internet. Though it is not so widespread as of now, it still has become an important medium after VSAT through which people are accessing the Internet.

Africa is emerging in the digital world and is very far behind other countries in terms of internet connectivity. In Africa itself, many countries do not have internet facilities available even for the so-called urban population. Much is to be done for Africa to provide better connectivity.

Source: https://intersats.blogspot.com/2019/12/different-types-of-internet-connections.html