ADB is helping Afghanistan’s largest telecom operator develop nationwide mobile phone infrastructure and expand cellular services.
Kabul, Afghanistan—Decades of conflict devastated Afghanistan’s communication systems. Fixed telephone lines are virtually absent in a country with rugged terrain, limited electricity, poor roads and postal services, and an unstable security situation.
The arrival of mobile phones, therefore, represented a telecom revolution, enabling the country to leapfrog straight to 21st-century satellite technology.
via Leapfrogging to Mobile Telephony – Feature Stories – ADB.org.
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