^{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 Measuring digital development: Facts and figures - (2020) Measuring digital development contains a snapshot of the most important ICT indicators, including estimates for the current year.
• Network Readiness Index - (2019) Network Readiness Index covering 121 economies from Portulans Institute
• GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index - (2018) Measures countries against four enablers of mobile internet adoption: Infrastructure, Affordability, Consumer Readiness and Content.
• A4AI Affordability Drivers Index - (2017) Index of internet affordability by the Alliance for Affordable Internet Access (A4AI).
• A4AI Mobile Broadband Data Costs - (Q4 2018) (2017) Price of Broadband Data (1GB mobile prepaid) as % of GNI per capita.
• Facebook/EIU Inclusive Internet Index - (2020) Index measuring internet connectivity against Availability, Affordability, Relevance and Readiness.
• Huawei Global Connectivity Index - (2017) 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).
• BCG e-Intensity Index - (2015) Index developed by Boston Consulting Group looking at the maturity of 85 Internet economies based on three vectors: Enablement, Engagement, and Expenditure.
• Speedtest Global Index - (2018) Index of mobile and fixed broadband speeds from around the world on a monthly basis.
• cable.co.uk's Worldwide Broadband Price Comparison - (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 2018 Submarine Cable Map - (2018) Online of submarine fibre optic cables also available for purchase.
• Greg's Cable Map
• 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 - (2019) Most accurate mobile coverage maps available, currently covers Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, 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 - (2020) (2019) (2018)
• Mozilla Internet Health Report - (2019) (2018).
• GSMA Mobile Economy - 2019 pdf 2018 pdf.
• Broadband Commission: The State of Broadband - (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 - (Q2 2020 Update) (Jun 2020) (Nov 2019) (Nov 2018) (June 2018).
• Deloitte - Global mobile consumer trends (2017)
• A4AI Affordability Report - (2020) (2019) (2018) (2017).
• Opera State of the Mobile Web - (2016) A report based on Opera Mobile browser use.
• 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: 9 July 2019.
• 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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• GSMA Mobile Economy - West Africa] (2019) (2018)
• GSMA Mobile Economy - Sub-Saharan Africa (2020) (2018)
• GSMA Mobile Economy - Latin America (2018)
• GSMA Mobile Economy - Asia Pacific (2020)
• GSMA Mobile Economy - Africa (2016)
• African Telecommunications Infrastructure Development @manypossibilities.net (2019)
• RIA Africa Mobile Pricing (RAMP) Indices Portal - (Q3 2018) Pricing information on Voice/SMS basket, 1GB data basket, and Value For Money bundles.
• Opera - State of the Mobile Web Africa - 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.