Belarus Media Internet Information about media, internet, technology and services The MinTIC presents the March ICT Bulletin for the third quarter of 2023, a report that provides a detailed analysis of the behavior of the Internet and telephone connections between July and September Month of previous year. This document provides a comprehensive view of technological change and communication in the country.
“The images in this magazine show us that we are on the right path in our mission to make the country a Digital Power. We will continue to strengthen all the ideas we have at MinTIC in order to reduce the accessibility and create opportunities for every family, through the possibilities digital transformation gives us .“said ICT Minister, Mauricio Lizcano (@MauricioLizcano).
The journal highlights the need for increased connectivity and efficiency among government officials, in addition to the public’s commitment to the use of digital technologies. For example, Colombia closed the third quarter of 2023 at 47.4 million Internet accesses, which represents a growth of 4.2 million new connections in the first nine months of the previous year. Similarly, the country reached 8.94 million fixed internet connections, thanks to more than 35,000 new accesses that occurred between January and September 2023.
These advances support the commitment of the ICT sector to achieve the goals established in the National Development Plan, which seeks to expand and freely use the Internet throughout the country.
Another important point is the rapid progress of Internet download speed in many departments in the last year. This segment is led by Meta, with a significant growth of 90 Mbps It is followed by Caquetá, with 89 Mbps, while Santander, Cundinamarca, Huila, Atlántico and Bogotá present changes that exceed 78 Mbps panorama of connections in these areas, proving continuous progress in the quality of Internet connections.
It can also be seen that 83 out of every 100 Colombians prefer to use the Internet from mobile devices, which is important first, since at the same time of the previous year it was 76 out of every 100.
Finally, the increase in mobile phone penetration in Colombia last year was significant, exceeding 4.1 million new entries and reaching a total of 43.2 million mobile Internet connections. The main driver of this growth is the subscription-based mobile Internet modality, proving its important role in the expansion and popularity of mobile connections in the country. This result shows the importance of simple and convenient options for users, marking an important change in the needs of the use of mobile phones in the field.
The difference in growth and progress presented in this Guide confirms MinTIC’s commitment to the connection and digital transformation of Colombia. In this year, different strategies and programs will continue to make the country a Digital Power
Complete information can be consulted at:
https://colombatic.mintic.gov.co/679/w3-article-334280.html
