When growth can be dangerous
Data does not get to the cloud all by itself. We need telecoms providers to act as the plumbing between points where data is created and where it is stored. Telecoms infrastructure as a whole also has to be protected from cybercrime. Several parts of the world are embracing the mobile internet on account of the telecoms infrastructure.
For instance, in India alone, between 2015 and 2019, over 275 million people gained access to the mobile internet. While the internet infrastructure was mostly created in the last three decades, telecoms has evolved itself into what it is today, and that too at a rapid pace. The infrastructure to keep telecoms networks cyber proof is lacking in most parts of the world.
An explosion in internet users across Africa and Asia has created leapfrog moments like never before. 2.8 billion people across these two continents were connected to the web as of Q2 2019. This will create numerous opportunities in financial...
