Unfortunately, most of the population cannot afford these gadgets. The average Cuban earned just $20 per month in 2013 and after decades of being frugal, they are hardly going to waste their money on an iPad.  

Locals may be more likely to notice the previously announced plan to let US telecoms run services in Cuba.

The newfound communications freedom is mostly meant to create an "efficient and adequate" link with the US, but it could improve the overall quality of Cuban phone and data connections. It could reduce the nation's dependence on its state-run telecom (ETECSA), too.