In the space of just a few decades, we’ve moved from a world where citizens are fortunate to enjoy wireless data access at all, to enjoying the ability to access the internet just about anywhere. And with data now so critical to everyone's lives we also understand the imperative to democratize data access to every citizen and in every country across the globe – indeed this has provoked dialogue around this accessibility being an essential utility or moreover a basic human right. And there remain challenges. As it stands, universal data access can require bulky devices – and large wallets. And in some places, high bandwidth just isn’t a reality – yet.
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