Internet Resilience

The Internet plays a critical role in society today and the COVID-19 pandemic further underlined the importance of reliable Internet connectivity for everyone. Unfortunately, not all countries have reliable Internet infrastructure. Low-income countries often have under-provisioned networks and lack robust cable infrastructure and redundant interconnection systems. In these countries or regions, the likelihood of Internet outages occurring is much higher than elsewhere.

resilient Internet connection is one that maintains an acceptable level of service in the face of faults and challenges to normal operation. In this Pulse focus area we track resiliency metrics using the Internet Resilience Index to help support the development of policies and infrastructure to improve Internet resilience at the local, regional, and global level.

Our overall measure of Internet resilience is based on the following pillars:

Infrastructure

The existence and availability of physical infrastructure that provides Internet connectivity.

Performance

The ability of the network to provide end-users with seamless and reliable access to Internet services.

Security

The ability of the network to resist intentional or unintentional disruptions through the adoption of security technologies and best practices.

Market Readiness

The ability of the market to self-regulate and provide affordable prices to end-users by maintaining a diverse and competitive market.

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Dominican Republic (the)

Infrastructure44%Cable ecosystem45%Fibre 10km reach45%Mobile connectivity74%Network coverage83%Spectrum allocation55%Enabling infrastructure13%Data centers6%Number of IXPs20%Performance34%Fixed networks40%Fixed download13%Fixed jitter74%Fixed latency83%Fixed upload15%Mobile networks29%Mobile download19%Mobile jitter22%Mobile latency44%Mobile upload35%Security46%Enabling technologies63%Secure web traffic83%IPv6 adoption19%Domain name system security17%DNSSEC adoption0%DNSSEC validation34%Routing hygiene49%MANRS63%Upstream redundancy36%Security threat67%DDoS protection84%Global cybersecurity75%Secure Internet servers39%Market readiness39%Market structure47%Affordability86%Upstream provider diversity24%Market diversity35%Traffic localization31%Domain count6%EGDI63%Peering efficiency25%

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