^{Inspired by Sindre Sorhus's awesome list of awesome lists}

A list of connectivity indexes, maps, and reports to help you better under who has access to communication infrastructure and on what terms. All info in the public domain.

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Contents

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  • Global Connectivity Indexes
  • Connectivity Maps
  • Periodic Global Connectivity Reports
  • Regional Connectivity Reports and Data
  • Other sources
  • License

Global Connectivity Indexes

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• ITU Global Connectivity Report - (2022) - a detailed assessment of the current state of connectivity.
• ITU Measuring digital development: Contains a snapshot of the most important ICT indicators, including estimates for the current year. (2021) (2020)
• Network Readiness Index - (2021)(2020) (2019) Network Readiness Index covering 121 economies from Portulans Institute
• GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index - (2021) Measures countries against four enablers of mobile internet adoption: Infrastructure, Affordability, Consumer Readiness and Content.
• A4AI Affordability Drivers Index - (2021)(2020) - Index of internet affordability by the Alliance for Affordable Internet Access (A4AI).
• A4AI Mobile Broadband Data Costs - (2020)(Q4 2018) (2017) Price of Broadband Data (1GB mobile prepaid) as % of GNI per capita.
• Inclusive Internet Index - (2022) Index sponsored by Meta measuring internet connectivity against Availability, Affordability, Relevance and Readiness.
• Huawei Global Connectivity Index - (2020) Snapshot of 50 nations’ "Digital Transformation" status measured against Supply, Demand, Experience and Potential.
• Cisco Visual Networking Index - Forecast and Trends, 2017–2022 White Paper.
• ITU Broadband Atlas - (2010) Interactive infographic tool showcasing the status of broadband deployment worldwide and the regulatory landscape for broadband.
• InternetLiveStats - (2016) Internet Users by Country, interpolated from ITU, United Nations Population Division, Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), and World Bank data.
• Internet World Stats - Internet users compiled from Nielsen and ITU statistics.
• ITU ICT Development Index - (2017) Composite index based on three pillars, ICT Access, ICT Use, and ICT Skills.
• World Economic Forum - Networked Readiness Index - (2016).
• UN E-Government Knowledge Database - (2016).
• Speedtest Global Index - (2022) Index of mobile and fixed broadband speeds from around the world on a monthly basis.
• cable.co.uk's Worldwide Broadband Price Comparison - (2021) (2019) (2018) Index of broadband costs around the world based on fixed line/wireless access.

Connectivity Maps

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• African Undersea Cables - Steve Song's map of African undersea fibre optic cables.
• African Terrestrial Fibre Optic Infrastructure - Map of African terrestrial fibre networks, Creative Commons, Open Data.
• Africa Bandwidth Maps - Paul Hamilton's map of African terrestrial fibre and microwave networks.
• Telegeography Submarine Cable Map - Interactive submarine fibre optic cables.
• Telegeography Annual Submarine Cable Update - (2022) (2021) (2020) (2019) (2018)
• ITU Interactive Transmission Map - Online map of terrestrial fibre and microwave networks from ITU.
• GSMA Mobile Coverage Maps @ Mobile World Live - Somewhat dated but still useful map of mobile network coverage on country by country basis.
• Hurricane Electric 3D map - Interactive 3D map of undersea cables and Hurrican Electric Points of Presence (POPs) and routes.
• GSMA Mobile Network Coverage Maps - Currently most accurate mobile coverage maps available, currently covers Benin, Burkina Faso, DRC, Congo Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Lesotho, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
• nperf Mobile coverage maps - mobile coverage based on data collected from nperf app.

Periodic Global Connectivity Reports

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• Mobile Gender Gap Report from GSMA - (2022) (2021) (2020) (2019) (2018)
• Mozilla Internet Health Report - (2020) (2019) (2018).
• GSMA Mobile Economy - (2022) (2019) (2018 pdf)
• Broadband Commission: The State of Broadband - (2021) (2020) (2019)(2018) (2017)
• ITU Measuring the Information Society - (2018) (2017)
• GSMA - State of Mobile Internet Connectivity (2020) (2019) (2018)
• ITU Facts and Figures - (2019) (2017).
• Ericsson Mobility Report - (Jun 2022) (Nov 2021) (Q2 2020 Update) (Jun 2020) (Nov 2019) (Nov 2018) (June 2018).
• Deloitte - Global mobile consumer trends (2017)
• A4AI Affordability Report - (2020) (2019) (2018) (2017).
• Akamai State of the Internet / Connectivity Report - (Q1 2017) Report on connectivity from large CDN company.
• World Economic Forum - Global Information Technology Report - (2016) Examines the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in driving innovation and includes Network Readiness Index.
• UN E-Government Survey 2018 2016 - Global E–Government and E-Participation Development Index.
• OECD Broadband Portal - Latest data update: 10 February 2022.
• AfterAccess - Mobile & Internet Use in the Global South - Infographic highlights of nationally representative surveys of ICT access and use by households and individuals in the public domain in 16 developing countries of the Global South.
• ITU Measuring Digital Development: ICT Price Trends - 2019 - analysis and comparison of price data for mobile-voice services, mobile data and fixed broadband. Replaces the 'Measuring the Information Society Report'.

Regional Connectivity Reports and Data

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• e-Conomy Africa 2020: Africa’s $180 Billion Internet Economy Future - IFC/Google sponsored report on Africa's internet economy
• GSMA Mobile Economy - Middle East & North Africa (2022)
• GSMA Mobile Economy - West Africa (2019) (2018)
• GSMA Mobile Economy - Sub-Saharan Africa (2021) (2020) (2018)
• GSMA Mobile Economy - Latin America (2021)
• GSMA Mobile Economy - Asia Pacific (2021) 2020
• GSMA Mobile Economy - Africa 2016
• African Telecommunications Infrastructure Development @manypossibilities.net - 2014-2021
• RIA Africa Mobile Pricing (RAMP) Indices Portal - (Q4 2021) - Pricing information on Voice/SMS basket, 1GB data basket, and Value For Money bundles.
• Opera - State of the Mobile Web Africa - (2019) (2016).
• Ericsson Mobility Report - Sub-Saharan Africa - (2015)
• Open Signal - State of Mobile Networks Reports - Report covers a potpourri of countries based on OpenSignal data gathering.
• Lions go digital: The Internet’s transformative potential in Africa - (2013) Report by global consulting firm McKinsey on the potential impact of the Internet in Africa.

Other sources

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• GSMA - Enabling Rural Coverage - (Feb 2018) Regulatory and policy recommendations to foster mobile broadband coverage in developing countries.
• Facebook Audience Insights - Demographic information on Facebook usage.
• SimilarWeb - Mobile App Ranking - Ranking of popular mobile apps across countries.
• Global Stats by StatCounter - Browser market share over time by browser, region, OS.
• Global Mobile Suppliers Association - Various reports on LTE and 5G adoption.
• Social Bakers Regional Reports - Country reports on social media use.
• CIESIN Earth Institute - High Resolution Settlement Layer GIS data - HRSL datasets offering unprecedented accuracy in population mapping.
• Kleiner Perkins Mary Meeker Internet Trends Report - (May 2018) Trends that affect and drive internet uptake globally.
• WEF Internet for All - (2016) A Framework for Accelerating Internet Access and Adoption.
• M-Lab Visualization Platform - M-Lab is an open, verifiable measurement platform for global network performance.
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's Internet Intelligence Map - Interactive map reporting issues that impact the performance of the Internet.
• LTE, WiMAX, HSPA+, 3G, GSM information by country - Reasonably up-to-date list of mobile networks around the world and their associated frequencies.
• Cisco Annual Internet Report (2018–2023) White Paper - Updated:February 28, 2020.

License

To the extent possible under law, Steve Song has waived all copyright and related or neighbouring rights to this work.