BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 11. The UK is ready to share its cyber security expertise with Azerbaijan, UK ambassador to Azerbaijan Fergus Auld said during the "UK Cyber Security Exhibition in Azerbaijan" event last week, Trend reports.
During the event, Auld also emphasized that the UK Embassy is ready to support the beginning of a new era of cyber cooperation with Azerbaijan.
Besides, during a conference on "Economic reforms and modern challenges for improving the business environment" in Baku, Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan and head of the Technology and Innovation Working Group Samir Mammadov said that over 150 internet operators and providers have about 1.9 million fixed broadband internet subscribers in Azerbaijan.
According to him, nearly 70 percent of the above subscribers are provided with internet services via fiber optic cable.
"Our country's average fixed broadband internet speed is 35.2 Mbit/s. These values are much higher than in prior years. Currently, 88.1 percent of the population uses the internet. Overall, the country's 3G and 4G network coverage is close to 100 percent. Currently, our country has more than 8.8 million active mobile internet users. The ratio of active mobile internet subscribers to 100 individuals is 86,” he noted.
Mammadov further stressed that 90 percent of Azerbaijan's liberated lands are provided with a 2G network, 87 percent with a 3G network, and 79 percent with a 4G network.
"By the end of this year, through the joint efforts of several telecom operators based on the public-private partnership model, a high-speed broadband network covering most regions of the country will be set up," he added.