Tag archive: Connectivity
State of Broadband Report 2023: Global South and micro-businesses driving global connectivity
Report finds a fundamental shift from supply-driven communications access to demand-driven communication, particularly in the Global South. Entrepreneurs are one...
Access Alert: Colombia and Perú announce digital connectivity developments
Haga clic aquí para leer esta publicación en Español This week, two of LATAM’s biggest markets (Colombia and Perú) provided...
How the Digital Divide Affects the LGBTQ+ Community
Around the world, a broad spectrum of advocacy groups, think tanks, and international fora have increasingly called for the need...
Access Alert | South African communications regulator frees up lower 6GHz band for Wi-Fi services
On 23 May, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) published an amendment to Annexure B of the 2015...
Access Alert | WRC-23 to Shape Spectrum Needs Across ITU Region 1
In many countries in ITU Region 1, spectrum within the 470-694 MHz range is used to provide wide area coverage...
Access Alert | Latin American countries keep unlocking connectivity
Read this Access Alert in Spanish | Lea este Access Alert en Español Several Latin American countries have made significant progress towards...
Access Alert | Colombia shares its roadmap to digitise the country, updates its regulation for infrastructure sharing, and asks for more spectrum
Read this Access Alert in Spanish | Lea este Access Alert en Español The coffee-growing country has generated several regulatory...
Access Alert | LATAM countries continue to promote connectivity
This week, three LATAM markets – Costa Rica, Peru, and Uruguay – have had relevant policy and market developments that...
Capacity Media | HAPs and satellite for mobile connectivity – is it different this time?
This article was originally published in Capacity on 13 March 2023. High altitude platforms (HAPs) and satellites have been promising to...
The Telegraph | How Putin’s war killed off the 5G dream
This article was originally published in the Telegraph on 27 February 2023. Surging energy costs and customer apathy have wrecked...
Capacity Media | Connectivity at all costs? The connectivity roadmap in Latin America
This article was originally published in Capacity on 23 February 2023. Connectivity in Latin America is experiencing one of its...
Via Satellite | The Coming Era of Satellite Direct-to-Handset Connectivity
This article was originally published in Via Satellite on 28 November 2022. There is not a single regulatory framework that addresses...
Access Alert | UN Envoy on Technology Opens Consultation on Global Digital Compact to enshrine Good Behaviour on the Internet
A week ago, on 10 May, the UN’s Envoy on Technology published an open consultation on the upcoming Global Digital...
European 112 Day: Emergency Services Beyond Numbers
In 2013, a 17-year-old child was kidnapped from a bus stop, in a small Lithuanian town. She was forced into...
Regulation and Poverty Reduction
Paper presented at the UNESCAP Forum, 27-28 November 2003, Bangkok.