Latin American Countries Fall Short of ITU Spectrum Recommendations, 5G Americas Says
Countries in Latin America are falling short of ITU recommendations for 2020 on the amount of spectrum that should be allocated for advanced wireless technologies, 5G Americas said Wednesday. In its ITU-R M.2078 report, ITU suggested that, by 2020, 1960…
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MHz of spectrum should be allocated for 3G and 4G and at least 35 percent of that should be available for mobile broadband to achieve basic levels of service quality, the group said in a news release. Brazil allocated the equivalent of 31.1 percent, leading the region, the group said. Other standouts in the region are Chile (24 percent), Mexico (23.7 percent), Argentina (23.6 percent), Costa Rica (23.5 percent) and Nicaragua (21.4 percent), 5G Americas said. “One of the benefits of increasing spectrum allocation is the efficient performance of mobile networks, especially in densely populated urban areas, where spectrum limitations worsen with other restrictions such as delays in the authorizations for the installation of new infrastructure, antenna towers and other technologies,” said Jose Otero, director-Latin America and the Caribbean for 5G Americas.