Hyperconnected: Argentines spend more time on the internet

At this point of XXI century Some skeptics remain questioning the contributions of Internet in business, communication and personal hobbies. All of this content travels on their networks from one end of the world to the other. To commemorate internet day in the worldsome data about the current state of the connections.

On Tuesday, May 17, for 50 years, “World Internet Day” is celebrated, a date established with the purpose promote the use and possibilities of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT).

The Faculty of Information Technology investigated through a survey by the Public Opinion Studies Program (PEOP) of the Inter-American Open University (UAI) on the use and people’s views on this technology.

One of the questions points to the basic use of connection. Ang 33.4% of responses indicate that they use it at work. 25.7% took the opportunity to visit social networks. While chatting (13%) and watching series and movies had 9.2% they completed the top positions.

Chained to the previous query is how many hours are connected. The winner has the option of “whole day“(36.4%), followed by” between 10 and 12 hours “(28.2%),” between 9 and 7 “(15.4%),” between 6 and 4 “(11.2%),” less than 3 ”(6.5%).

Regarding the devices used to access the network, the cell phone is the most selective and accessible 60.3% acceptance. 21.2% do it from a desktop PC, 14.9% from a notebook and 1.7% access from a tablet.

51.9% made sure they didn’t know someone without their own Internet. However, three in ten know someone who has no connection of their own. 39.4% understand that “It will be a mess“Yes The internet will be cut off from the world a full day, but 32.4% believe “it’s good for society”.

The study involved 600 people over 16 years old living in AMBA, and it showed that eight out of ten respondents considered Internet use very important and they had their own connection. Meanwhile, six in ten said are connected more than 10 hours a day.

Fiber optic, with low penetration

The Argentine Internet Chamber (CABASE), taking advantage of the occasion, conducted a study determining the state of connectivity and Internet services in the country.

The projection of official data on home fiber optics penetration (FTTH), indicates that by the end of 2021, approximately 1,750,000 connections will be recorded nationwide, roughly 17% of all fixed broadband connections.

Although these data themselves show an inadequate deployment rate, the crudest mirror emerges when establishing a comparison among countries in the region.

Argentina has the lowest percentage with only 17 per 100 connections. This was surpassed by Uruguay, where the participation of up to 80.89% connections of total accesses, followed by Brazil which constitutes 62.69% and Chile with 56.67%.

“These data must challenge us, the state and society as a whole, to find the mechanisms that allow us to build consensus and find a way out of a dead-end situation that diverts us from the common goal that all the players in the industry, both in the public and private spheres, are there to achieve universal Internet access “, said Ariel Graizer, president of CABASE.

In relation to educational connectivity, Matías Tombolini, the President of ARSAT, said that “we will reach schools where fiber optics does not reach using satellite connectivity, with satellites designed and developed by INVAP, by scientists trained in public schools and universities ”.

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