In its report, Cisco Broadband Barometer, Cisco claims that a growth of 30.8 percent in fixed broadband connections in Uruguay have been witnesses during 2009. This report was published by the company in partnership with the Uruguayan government.
The Cisco Broadband Barometer is a Cisco initiative to promote and encourage broadband connectivity in Latin America.
The country reached a penetration of 9.97 percent during the past year and 49,000 fixed broadband connections were added in the same period. Argentina has a penetration of 10 percent, and Chile 10.39 percent, states the report. Apart from the impact of the CEIBAL plan of the Uruguayan government, the growth of broadband in the country was propelled by the availability of high-speed connections in the residential market segment.
Juan Pablo Estevez, regional director, Cisco South Cone, said in a press release, “Uruguay is one of the first countries in Latin America to create its own national broadband agenda with clear goals related to availability, penetration and quality. This is an excellent example to show that broadband networks offer a unique and profitable opportunity to increase productivity and competitiveness in the Southern Cone countries.”
To reduce the digital gap and generate inclusion and equity in access to education, the plan aims to deliver a free laptop and broadband connection to each student and teacher in public schools throughout the country. With more than 145,000 new connections by the end of 2009, concentrated mostly in the residential segment, mobile broadband grew 635 percent in a year the report stated.
Recently, Telefonos de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. (TELMEX) launched Telepresencia Administrada TELMEX a regional plan in Latin America to market and deliver Cisco TelePresence TM for multipoint intracompany services as well as for intercompany connectivity, to enable services between a given company and its customers, suppliers and partners in the region. The arrangement also includes TELMEX's launch of public TelePresence Suites, the first of their kind in Latin America.
By Raju ShanbhagTMCnet Contributor
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