Leapfrog over

What is "leapfrog" in this context? Following that, does "phones did to landlines" actually also refer to leapfrog?
Because for the moment I don't understand "did to landlines"...

It is so important to us and we think about it a lot especially in environments where there is not good traditional infrastructure, and there is a phenomenal opportunity to the lack of effective conventional infrastructure in the same way that cell phones did to landlines to make it possible to begin to build something and that can serve people in a decentralized context .
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In the game of leapfrog, you move forward by jumping over other players. The presence of the other players in front of you does not create an obstacle, because you simply go over them. In the same way, the lack of effective infrastructure will not present a problem, because you will figuratively "jump" over that potential obstacle by using a system that does not require conventional infrastructure.

GreenWhiteBlue said:

In the game of leapfrog, you move forward by jumping over other players. The presence of the other players in front of you does not create an obstacle, because you simply go over them. In the same way, the lack of effective infrastructure will not present a problem, because you will figuratively "jump" over that potential obstacle by using a system that does not require conventional infrastructure.

Many thanks for explaning

Doesn't leapfrog imply over? Is over really necessary?

SwissPete said:

Doesn't leapfrog imply over? Is over really necessary?

It's not only redundant, but repeats the same thing. 👁 Smile :)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2019
leap•frog /ˈlipˌfrɑg, -ˌfrɔg/ n., v., -frogged, -frog•ging.
v.

1. to jump over or pass (a person or thing) in or as if in leapfrog:[no object]leapfrogging past the opposition.[~ + object]leapfrogged the fence.

Thank you.