The Gap Between Fixed and Mobile Internet Accounts in Ecuador (2010-2022): A Linear Regression Model to Characterize and Project Its Evolution

Authors

• Edison Mauricio Mosquera Simbana, Universidad Politecnica Salesiana, Master's Program in Data Analytics
• Victor Manuel Tapia Casa, Universidad Politecnica Salesiana, Master's Program in Data Analytics
• Rommel Eduardo Ronquillo Carangui, Universidad Politecnica Salesiana, Master's Program in Data Analytics

Abstract

Since 2010, internet access in Ecuador has grown in markedly different ways depending on the service modality: whereas mobile accounts multiplied, fixed accounts advanced at a far more restrained pace. This article analyzes the dated observations of fixed and mobile internet accounts published by the Telecommunications Regulation and Control Agency (ARCOTEL) between December 2010 and June 2022. The fixed-account model proved almost perfect (R2 = 0.995); the mobile-account model displayed greater unexplained variability (R2 = 0.901). As a complementary layer, a neutrosophic framework (truth/indeterminacy/falsity) is applied to the consistency of the figures across sources.

Recommended Citation

Mosquera Simbana, Edison Mauricio; Victor Manuel Tapia Casa; and Rommel Eduardo Ronquillo Carangui. "The Gap Between Fixed and Mobile Internet Accounts in Ecuador (2010-2022): A Linear Regression Model to Characterize and Project Its Evolution." Neutrosophic Sets and Systems 101, 1 (2026). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/nss_journal/vol101/iss1/19