BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 27. Fiber broadband
internet access in Azerbaijan has grown from just 9% to nearly 100%
for households and businesses, Deputy Minister of Digital
Development and Transport Samaddin Asadov said at a Hospitality
Connectivity Summit in Baku today, Trend reports.


According to him, over the past five years, Azerbaijan has
achieved a remarkable digital transformation through the Online
Azerbaijan project.


He noted that the aim of this initiative, which was launched in
2021 as part of the strategic roadmap for the development of the
internet infrastructure in the country, was to provide access to
high-speed broadband internet for all its citizens, especially in
underserved and remote regions.


"By the end of 2025, this project achieved full coverage across
the country. This achievement has fundamentally reshaped the fixed
broadband internet market in Azerbaijan. The impact of this
transformation is clearly reflected in the performance indicators.
According to Ookla Speedtest Intelligence, the median speed of
fixed broadband internet across the country has increased from
approximately 10 Mbps in 2020 to approximately 90 Mbps by the end
of last year," Asadov explained.


The official pointed out that beyond these technical
achievements, the social dimension of this progress is actually of
greater importance.







"More than 40% of the project work is focused on rural areas,
where about half of our population lives. As a result of replacing
old copper networks with modern fiber-optic infrastructure through
a public-private partnership model, we have significantly reduced
the digital divide and ensured that geography is no longer a
barrier to opportunities. However, infrastructure alone is not
enough to realize our digital ambitions," he added.


The Azerbaijan Hospitality Connectivity Summit is being held in
cooperation with the Information and Communication Technologies
Agency (ICTA), Ookla, the Azerbaijan Hotel Association, and the
Azerbaijan Tourism Board.


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