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Latin America - Fixed Broadband Market - Statistics and AnalysesNEW YORK, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Government initiatives supporting broadband connectivity across the region While investment in fixed-line infrastructure continues, the market in coming years will benefit from the mobile sector where the principal regional operators are scaling up their network upgrades to provide wide-spread and increasingly affordable mobile broadband and data offers. Growth in mobile data requires additional investment in backhaul infrastructure. There remain wide differences in broadband penetration among the countries of the region. Some countries within the Caribbean, as well as Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, and Mexico have the highest fixed-line broadband penetration rates in the region. By contrast, countries including Haiti, Paraguay, Cuba and most Central American countries have particularly low penetration. Generally, higher broadband penetration can be found in the southern countries and some of the wealthier Caribbean islands (particularly those with economies strongly dependent on tourism), while the lower rates are prevalent in Central America and in the poorer countries on the northwest coast and interior of South America. Governments have taken an increasingly active part in promoting broadband adoption and facilitating the deployment of infrastructure. This is partly due to concerns related to social inclusion, but is mostly related to efforts to improve faltering economies and encourage growth in GDP. Improved international connectivity has also played an important part in the overall picture, with higher bandwidth leading to dramatically lower access costs for consumers, which in turn has encouraged broadband adoption among the lower socio-economic demographic. Henry Lancaster Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year. Read the full report: http://www.reportlinker.com/p03846621-summary/view-report.html About Reportlinker ReportLinker is an award-winning market research solution. Reportlinker finds and organizes the latest industry data so you get all the market research you need - instantly, in one place. http://www.reportlinker.com __________________________ To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/latin-america---fixed-broadband-market---statistics-and-analyses-300275110.html SOURCE Reportlinker |