Equatorial Guinea: GITGE increases speed of Internet access to support the fight against Covid-19
April 1st 2020
The telecommunications infrastructure manager of Equatorial Guinea (GITGE) will strengthen Internet connectivity in the country after approval by the government. This action is part of public efforts to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
For this purpose, provision has been made to grant an Internet speed of 100 Mbps to the research laboratory of the Institute of Investigations in Public Health, in the district of Baney located in the province of Bioko Norte, composed of a clinical hospital and a reference laboratory; and at the Sampaka hospital. These two institutions play a fundamental role in the fight against the disease. The enhanced data capacity will also greatly facilitate the communication actions of the Technical Committee for surveillance and response to the new coronavirus.
At the population level, GITGE will increase mobile Internet capacity by 30% and by 100% for the fixed connection. The objective, in this period of restriction of travel and social and professional groupings, is to allow the populations to continue to exchange with friends and family, to study and to work.
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