“Gigabit society” is a buzzword to describe the stage of the information society which is characterised by a high degree of interconnectedness, causing a large volume of data exchange.

The buzzword “gigabit society” primarily illustrates the need for an efficient digital infrastructure that guarantees the exchange of large amounts of data at high data transmission rates, as a prerequisite for the transformation of society into advanced stages of the digital information age.

The term “gigabit age” is used synonymously.