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Barbara Anderson

Brazil 1- Mexico 0... on internet for everyone

Brazil held an auction where 90% of the cost of the spectrum was exchanged for investment in infrastructure and coverage (and the results are brutal).
Brazil 1- Mexico 0... on internet for everyone

By Barbara Anderson

Universal connectivity in all public schools in the country, 37 thousand kilometers of federal highways with 4G service, more than 8 thousand medium and small cities with 4G coverage, 500 cities without connectivity completely wired with optical fiber and about 5,570 cities with full coverage with 5G technology. This is the size of the bet that Brazil has made to be at the forefront of connectivity throughout Latin America. 

What is most interesting is that all this investment in infrastructure -equivalent to $9.4 billion dollars- is being made by private telecommunications operators: Claro (América Móvil), Telefónica de Brasil and TIM, in addition to nine other local companies. 

How is this true "Internet for all" plan achieved without government funding? With a very innovative formula that combines government objectives with business needs and real benefits for the population. 

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