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What impact is Kenya's growing number of power outages having on its Internet resilience?

South America's three smallest economies—Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname—recently increased their international Internet capacity and future Internet resilience thanks to a new submarine cable.

Four governments have ordered an Internet shutdown or suspended Internet services during or following elections in 2024. Will Venezuela make it five?

Having a more resilient Internet indicates higher reliability and trust in the network, all of which are attractive to local and foreign customers and investors.

The Communications Authority of Kenya has released a statement saying they will not shut down the Internet in reaction to national protests against the government's plan to increase taxes.

Last Sunday marked the 600th day of ongoing mobile Internet outages and service-blocking events, resulting in more than USD $720 million in Gross Domestic Product losses and 10,000 jobs.

Malawi's Internet resilience indicators are similar to those of countries that are currently or have suffered from prolonged internal conflict.

Bangladesh is experiencing slightly slower Internet connectivity to international hosted services due to an outage to one of the two submarine cables connecting the country.

Pulse has recorded 22 intentional Internet shutdown events so far in 2024 that have affected Internet users across 12 countries.

Strong competition and government support have helped Bulgaria establish a resilient Internet environment.

2.6 billion people are unconnected, the majority of whom are females living in low-income and lower-middle-income countries.

Afghanistan and other war-torn countries have shown that conflict doesn't need to stifle the progress of a country's Internet.