Challenges to Universal and Affordable Connectivity in Latin America and Beyond

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CITEL promoting progress in theAmericas

CITEL CITEL created 1993 in theframework of the OAS General Assemblyin. Article 53 of the OAS Charter.

OAS advisory body intelecommunications to expandgeographical and social coverage oftelecommunications in the Americas.

Through Telecommunications driveprogress in countries of the Americas toachieve the goals of Global Connect andthe 2030 Sustainable DevelopmentAgenda.

Strengthening the four pillars OAS, withtransversal activities to development ofthe strategic initiatives of the OAS.

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CITEL Members

34 States of the Americas;116 associate members of the

private sector, training centers and telecommunication organizations.

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Associate Members of the private sector

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Members: organizations

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Members: training centers

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Connect 2020 Agenda

• The Connect 2020 Agenda sets out a series of goals and targets for improvements in global ICT access, use and sustainability, and in the contribution of innovation and partnerships (ITU PP14)

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SDGs

• The Agenda recognizes that “The spread of information and communication technology and global interconnectedness has great potential to accelerate human progress, to bridge the digital divide and to develop knowledge societies”

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LATAM Challenges and opportunities

• Market is significantly dependent on policy and regulatory decisions • Deployments of projects: Digital Eco system• Resources: ICT Universal Funds • Re – farming of existing bands• Deployment of next generation efficient technologies• Deployment of new capacity sites• Off-loading of traffic onto significantly more capilary backhaull

networks• Spectrum Sharing• Expand coverage and quality of services• Remove affordability barriers• Tackle digital gap• Increase availability of local relevant contents

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