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Coexistence of broadcast and LTE service systems in 700MHz band in Peru
With the switchover from analogue to digital television, the release of the 698 to 806MHz band (known as the Digital Dividend) has increased the viability of this band. Traditionally used by broadcast...
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Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation in El Salvador
Around five million Salvadorans subscribe to mobile services, but use of mobile broadband remains limited The Republic of El Salvador has the fourth largest economy in Central America. Its economy has...
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Handbook competition policy in the digital age
How Growing Digitisation Impacts Competition Policy. Four key trends are changing the landscape in the communications industry: 1. Communications are converging; 2. Internet apps are breaking down the...
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Safety, privacy and security across the mobile ecosystem
In the last three decades, the market for mobile telecoms services has grown to represent more than 7.6 billion mobile connections, serving 4.7 billion unique mobile consumers globally. This growth is...
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Country overview: Colombia
Mobile industry collaborating with government to promote entrepreneurship and innovation Colombia, Latin America’s third largest country by population and fourth largest economy, has performed well...
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The risks associated with Wholesale Open Access Networks
Wholesale Open Access Networks (single wholesale networks) are perhaps not the panacea that is claimed. The goals are often ambitious when governments propose establishing a single wholesale network...
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Guatemala – Mobile financial services (MFS) Regulatory diagnosis and market...
Regulatory advances in financial inclusion in Guatemala in the last five years have been significant, but are insufficient to reach the lower income population. The level of access to bank accounts and...
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The Mobile Economy Latin America and the Caribbean 2017
Smartphone and 4G adoption accelerating Across Latin America and the Caribbean, smartphone adoption has accelerated to reach 59% of total connections by the first half of 2017. In the largest markets,...
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Taxing mobile connectivity in Latin America
Mobile connectivity is a key enabler of digital inclusion and economic and social development. The mobile industry in Latin America and the Caribbean contributed more than $260 billion to the regional...
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Keys to the Modernisation of Digital Ecosystem Regulation in Chile
The technological progress resulting from digitisation has generated tremendous benefits for consumers around the world. Primarily leveraged by mobile, access to digital content is becoming universal,...
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Reforming mobile sector taxation in Argentina
Mobile telephone services play an increasingly important role in supporting and delivering development, economic growth and social inclusion. Mobile penetration and affordability enhance digital...
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Signal inhibitors
Use of jammers in prison Signal inhibitors, commonly known as jammers, are devices that create interference to intentionally disrupt communication services. In the case of mobile services, they...
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Effective Spectrum Pricing in Latin America
Policies to support better quality and more affordable mobile services services To deliver affordable, widespread, quality mobile broadband services, operators require fair access to sufficient radio...
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Mobile Policy Handbook
With mobile service reaching over 95 per cent of the global population and mobile internet access spreading fast, the digital revolution is empowering citizens and reshaping society all over the world....
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Mobile money interoperability in Bolivia: A case study for Latin America
Over the last years, the Mobile Money Programme has highlighted the growing relevance of bank-to-mobile integration and the multiple methods to achieve such interconnection. The 2017 State of the...
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Mobile industry impact and response in the Caribbean
Impact of the 2017 hurricanes in the Caribbean The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the worst ever recorded, causing widespread destruction, loss of life and long-term economic damage to...
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The GSMA proposes four key elements to Colombian presidential candidates for...
Colombia requires a regulatory framework with legal certainty to promote investments in dynamic markets that are strong in investment and innovation. Both government and the public need to understand...
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Assessing the impact of market structure on innovation and quality
Central America is lagging behind in mobile broadband adoption and deployment. Closing this gap requires the promotion of market structures that boost competition in investment and innovation, and...
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What should the public policy of the next president include, to fully...
The GSMA (worldwide association of the mobile ecosystem) today launched the document “What should the public policy of the next president include, to fully integrate Mexico into the digital economy?”,...
View ArticleThe Mobile Gender Gap Report 2018
This report reveals for the first time the magnitude of the gender gap in mobile internet use across low- and middle-income countries, as well as highlighting the persistent gender disparity in mobile...
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