Key Insight: By 2026, Azerbaijan has expanded its fiber optic infrastructure to cover approximately 82% of its territory, significantly improving internet access in both urban and rural areas. The country's internet penetration rate has risen to 78%, reflecting increased digital adoption among its. By the end of last year, Azerbaijan's Ministry of Digital Development and Transport (MDDT) completed the rollout of fixed broadband internet coverage across the entire country. In 2024, Azerbaijan climbed eight positions in the Mobile Connectivity Index. This article provides an overview of the project and explores its impact on. The rate of internet users rose from 46% to 80%, the rate of broadband internet users rebounded from 15% to 75%, while the rate of household users increased from 45. 95% of rural telephone stations have already been provided with optic fiber cable system. There are 2. 2 million fixed broadband internet subscribers in Azerbaijan, of which 1. 7 million, or 78%, use GPON technology, the Chairman of the Board of the Information and Communication Technologies Agency (ICTA), Nail Mardanov, said during a meeting with several internet telecommunications. The implementation of the Digital Silk Road project between Europe and Asia is underway, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during his speech at the informal Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States in Turkistan, Kazakhstan, Trend 's special correspondent reports.
