Mobile Broadband Acceleration in the Americas

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................. 4
1. THE IMPACT OF BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT AND ADOPTION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4
2. SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF BROADBAND SERVICES ....................................................................................... 8
3. EVOLUTION OF MOBILE NETWORKS ........................................................................................................... 11
4. BARRIERS TO MOBILE BROADBAND ACCELERATION ................................................................................... 14
4.1 BARRIERS TO ACCESS NETWORK DEPLOYMENT ..................................................................................... 14
4.1.1 SPECTRUM, CELL SITES AND CAPACITY .......................................................................................... 15
4.1.2 AWARDING OF LICENSES, PERMITS AND AUTHORIZATIONS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ON INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT ............................................................................................................. 15
4.1.3 SOCIAL ALERT ON THE EFFECTS OF RADIOELECTRICAL EMISSIONS ............................................... 16
4.2 BARRIERS TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF TRANSPORT NETWORKS (BACKHAUL) ......................................... 19
4.2.1 PERMITS AND RIGHTS OF WAY ....................................................................................................... 19
4.2.2 COVERAGE IN RURAL/REMOTE AREAS ........................................................................................... 20
4.2.3 NETWORK SECURITY ....................................................................................................................... 21
5. BEST PRACTICES AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO OVERCOME THE BARRIERS TO BROADBAND ACCELERATION ................................................................................................................................................. 23
5.1 ACCESS NETWORKS .............................................................................................................................. 23
5.1.2 GRANTING OF LICENSES, PERMITS AND AUTHORIZATIONS, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ON INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT ............................................................................................................. 27
5.1.3 SOCIAL ALERT ON THE EFFECT OF RADIO EMISSIONS .................................................................... 30
5.2 TRANSPORT NETWORKS ......................................................................................................................... 32
5.2.1 PERMITS AND RIGHTS OF WAY ........................................................................................................ 32
5.2.2 COVERAGE IN RURAL AND/OR REMOTE AREAS .............................................................................. 34
5.2.3 NETWORK SECURITY AND INTEGRITY .............................................................................................. 43
6. TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION ........................................................................................................................... 44
6.1 EVOLUTION TO HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS ...................................................................................... 44
6.2 HARMONIZATION WITH THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................ 47
7. CONCLUSIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 48
TABLE OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................................................ 52
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................................... 52


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