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dc.titleChallenges in the Growth of Fiber in Latin America and the Caribbean
dc.contributor.authorGarcía Zaballos, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorCabello, Sebastián
dc.contributor.authorPuig Gabarró, Pau
dc.contributor.authorIglesias Rodriguez, Enrique
dc.contributor.authorDalio, Maribel
dc.contributor.orgunitConnectivity, Markets and Finance Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2023-09-20T00:09:00
dc.date.issue2023-09-20T00:09:00
dc.description.abstractIn the period from 2016 to 2021, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) reported a four-fold increase in the number of households passed by fiber to the home (FTTH) and a rise of 10 times the number of subscribers to this technology. Estimated penetration towards the end of 2021 was 27 percent (46 million households) and is expected to reach 60 percent by 2030, when coverage will achieve the natural ceiling expected for the region of 81 percent of households. Having adequate fiber infrastructure will be key to introducing new digital technology solutions and accompanying the growth of 5G as well as the evolution of Wi-Fi 6 and 7 capable of supporting high levels of traffic and low latencies. This technological transition is taking place amidst an evolution in the connectivity infrastructure value chain, with a trend towards the vertical disintegration of traditional internet providers and towards more specialized infrastructure management, with InfraCos, NetCos, and Cloud- Cos as the necessary neutral partners of the final service providers. This paper analyzes these topics, bearing in mind the impact of digital infrastructure deployment on the digital transformation of the region's countries.
dc.format.extent90
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0005153
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Challenges-in-the-Growth-of-Fiber-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Los-desafios-del-crecimiento-de-la-fibra-en-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectRegulation
dc.subjectInfrastructure Development
dc.subjectInvestment
dc.subjectPublic Policy
dc.subjectBroadband Service
dc.subjectValue Chain
dc.subjectTelecommunication
dc.subjectService Provider
dc.subjectMobile Phone System
dc.subject.jelcodeF23 - Multinational Firms • International Business
dc.subject.jelcodeH54 - Infrastructures • Other Public Investment and Capital Stock
dc.subject.jelcodeL25 - Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope
dc.subject.jelcodeL51 - Economics of Regulation
dc.subject.jelcodeL96 - Telecommunications
dc.subject.keywordsDigital Transformation;digital infrastructure;fiber optic;social and productive development;regulation;significant connectivity
dc.typeMonographs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-MG-01122
idb.operationRG-T3810
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