Technology has been an integral part of development. For a community to progress, communication and connectivity must be established and maintained. One of the many products being developed is the enhancement of communication through cellular networks and internet which people right now are enjoying.
Sadly, not all of us have cellular phones and are able to connect to cellular networks especially in the rural or less industrialized areas around the world. “More than a billion people do not have access to cellular networks, three billion people live without phones and five billion people do without Internet access.” -Ben Fischberg.
To address this problem, Telecommunication industries, Internet service providers, and Cellular network startups have work hand in hand to solve this dilemma.
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