{"id":6274,"date":"2021-03-24T16:58:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T16:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.upstreamsystems.com\/press\/press-releases\/digital-inclusion-over-300-million-users-with-access-to-free-mobile-internet-during-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2022-07-15T12:14:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T12:14:39","slug":"digital-inclusion-over-300-million-users-with-access-to-free-mobile-internet-during-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/www.upstreamsystems.com\/pt-br\/press\/press-releases\/digital-inclusion-over-300-million-users-with-access-to-free-mobile-internet-during-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Inclus\u00e3o Digital: Mais de 300 Milh\u00f5es de Usu\u00e1rios com Acesso \u00e0 Internet Celular Gratuita Durante a Pandemia"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>People in Africa, Asia and Brazil accessing essential web services via their mobiles \u00a0including news, healthcare, education, jobs and government services<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>London, March 24 2021 <\/strong>&#8211; A total of 314 million mobile users across eight developing countries benefited from free internet access during the hardest months of the pandemic, despite having run out of credit or not being physically able to top up. Free access to news, weather reports, healthcare, educational resources, government services and various online sources of information were provided via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upstreamsystems.com\/pt-br\/\">Upstream<\/a> and its ad-funded internet portal, Zero-D.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Africa more than 103 million users throughout South Africa, Ghana, Tunisia, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo had access to the platform, which, as well as helping to bridge the digital gap, also aims to increase operators\u2019 level of engagement with users while providing more convenient ways for them to purchase data. More than 147 million users in Brazil and a further 63 million in parts of Asia such as Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates also benefited from free internet access via Upstream\u2019s service.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In total, Upstream provided more than 3.4 petabytes of data to communities in developing markets during the first year of the global crisis, when physical mobile phone top-ups had been difficult to access, much less afford. That\u2019s equivalent to 41 million hours of regular internet browsing or 6.9 million hours of video streaming.<a href=\"#_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upstream, has now deployed the free mobile internet portal with over 10 operators across Brazil and parts of Africa and Asia. In developing markets, a lack of fixed-line infrastructure combined with comparatively high mobile data costs often leaves users digitally stranded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upstream has managed to provide a solution to this problem and keep communities connected without increasing the burden on operators. In fact, mobile operators that deploy the Zero-D platform are far more likely to increase engagement with customers in developing regions, providing them with a welcome opportunity to top-up their data digitally instead of resorting to a physical purchase. More than 95 percent of mobile users in Kenya said they believed their mobile operator \u201ccared more\u201d for them after deploying Zero-D<a href=\"#_ftn2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p>Upstream Deputy CEO, Kostas Kastanis, commented: \u201c<em>Free internet access has an essential role to play in bridging the digital divide. Last year was one of the most challenging years on record, made more challenging for those who found themselves digitally stranded and unable to interact with basic online services due to not being able to access or afford a top-up. Through the Zero-D portal, we\u2019ve established a way for mobile operators to provide an essential free service to their communities whilst also increasing engagement and providing new opportunities for users to top-up digitally if they choose to do so.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>When asked about the role free internet should play, he said: \u201c<em>Nobody should be without internet access in 2021. Like water or energy, it\u2019s a utility, and a vital tool for interacting with the world and keeping in touch with friends and loved ones, particularly during trying times such as these.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 Assuming 1GB of data equals to 12 hours of web browsing or 2 hours of video watching in standard definition \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/data-plans\/1gb-data#:~:text=Does%20It%20Last%3F-,Mobile%20Data%20Limits,of%20data%20it%20comes%20with\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ken\u2019s Tech Tips<\/a><\/h6>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 Upstream, Customer Survey Report, Kenya, December 2020<\/h6>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For more information please contact:<\/strong><br \/>Upstream Corporate Communications<br \/>\u0395: corp.comms@upstreamsystems.com<br \/>P: +30210 6618532 +30210 6618507<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Um total de 314 milh\u00f5es de usu\u00e1rios de telefonia celular em oito pa\u00edses em desenvolvimento se beneficiaram do acesso gratuito \u00e0 internet durante&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","tags":[436,437,438,364,365,370,421],"class_list":["post-6274","press_release","type-press_release","status-publish","hentry","tag-free-mobile-internet-pt-br","tag-free-mobile-internet-portal-pt-br","tag-internet-essentials-pt-br","tag-kastanis-pt-br","tag-kostas-kastanis-pt-br","tag-upstream-pt-br","tag-zero-d-pt-br"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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