Key Pathways to High-Speed Internet in the Middle East and North Africa : Spurring Competition and Building New Networks
Most countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are falling behind in their quest to develop high-speed Internet for rapid socioeconomic development. Despite young adults’ rising use of social networking tools and solid progress in...
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okr-10986-223032021-04-23T14:04:08Z Key Pathways to High-Speed Internet in the Middle East and North Africa : Spurring Competition and Building New Networks Gelvanovska, Natalija Rogy, Michel Rossotto, Carlo Maria USERS PHONE TECHNOLOGY BROADBAND SERVICE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK HIGH-SPEED INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE MOBILE PHONE RURAL ACCESS MOBILE NETWORKS NETWORKS INFORMATION SERVICES USAGE LEVELS TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS BROADBAND SERVICES TRAFFIC PUBLIC WORKS REGULATION INTERNET ROADS KNOWLEDGE INTERNET NETWORKS ICT RAILWAYS COSTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BROADBAND CONNECTIONS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TRANSPORT PERFORMANCE TELECOM NETWORKING INVESTMENTS MARKETS COMMUNICATION CUSTOMERS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGIES ISPS BROADBAND PRICES SUBSIDIES USES TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE BOTTLENECKS SERVICE PROVIDERS Most countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are falling behind in their quest to develop high-speed Internet for rapid socioeconomic development. Despite young adults’ rising use of social networking tools and solid progress in a few countries, most of the region’s Internet remains hobbled by monopolized, inadequate infrastructure; weak investment incentives; and high costs. High-speed (broadband) Internet can drive economic and social transformations. To realize that potential, a recent World Bank study finds that MENA countries must pursue a three-pronged approach: reduce costs by fully liberalizing access to the existing Internet infrastructure; support the resulting competition with independent national regulators working within a harmonized regional framework of regulation; and promote investments in new fiber-optic networks and other ultrafast broadband infrastructure (including Long-Term Evolution or LTE) alongside existing technologies. With these measures, plus aggressive strategies for sharing public works infrastructure and subsidies for rural access, MENA can leapfrog its current information and communication bottlenecks. 2015-07-28T17:34:57Z 2015-07-28T17:34:57Z 2015-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24441423/key-pathways-high-speed-internet-middle-east-north-africa-spurring-competition-building-new-networks http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22303 English en_US Transport and ICT connections,no. 7; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa |
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USERS PHONE TECHNOLOGY BROADBAND SERVICE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK HIGH-SPEED INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE MOBILE PHONE RURAL ACCESS MOBILE NETWORKS NETWORKS INFORMATION SERVICES USAGE LEVELS TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS BROADBAND SERVICES TRAFFIC PUBLIC WORKS REGULATION INTERNET ROADS KNOWLEDGE INTERNET NETWORKS ICT RAILWAYS COSTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BROADBAND CONNECTIONS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TRANSPORT PERFORMANCE TELECOM NETWORKING INVESTMENTS MARKETS COMMUNICATION CUSTOMERS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGIES ISPS BROADBAND PRICES SUBSIDIES USES TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE BOTTLENECKS SERVICE PROVIDERS |
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USERS PHONE TECHNOLOGY BROADBAND SERVICE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK HIGH-SPEED INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE MOBILE PHONE RURAL ACCESS MOBILE NETWORKS NETWORKS INFORMATION SERVICES USAGE LEVELS TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS BROADBAND SERVICES TRAFFIC PUBLIC WORKS REGULATION INTERNET ROADS KNOWLEDGE INTERNET NETWORKS ICT RAILWAYS COSTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BROADBAND CONNECTIONS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TRANSPORT PERFORMANCE TELECOM NETWORKING INVESTMENTS MARKETS COMMUNICATION CUSTOMERS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGIES ISPS BROADBAND PRICES SUBSIDIES USES TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE BOTTLENECKS SERVICE PROVIDERS Gelvanovska, Natalija Rogy, Michel Rossotto, Carlo Maria Key Pathways to High-Speed Internet in the Middle East and North Africa : Spurring Competition and Building New Networks |
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Most countries of the Middle East and
North Africa (MENA) region are falling behind in their quest
to develop high-speed Internet for rapid socioeconomic
development. Despite young adults’ rising use of social
networking tools and solid progress in a few countries, most
of the region’s Internet remains hobbled by monopolized,
inadequate infrastructure; weak investment incentives; and
high costs. High-speed (broadband) Internet can drive
economic and social transformations. To realize that
potential, a recent World Bank study finds that MENA
countries must pursue a three-pronged approach: reduce costs
by fully liberalizing access to the existing Internet
infrastructure; support the resulting competition with
independent national regulators working within a harmonized
regional framework of regulation; and promote investments in
new fiber-optic networks and other ultrafast broadband
infrastructure (including Long-Term Evolution or LTE)
alongside existing technologies. With these measures, plus
aggressive strategies for sharing public works
infrastructure and subsidies for rural access, MENA can
leapfrog its current information and communication bottlenecks. |
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Brief |
| author |
Gelvanovska, Natalija Rogy, Michel Rossotto, Carlo Maria |
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Gelvanovska, Natalija Rogy, Michel Rossotto, Carlo Maria |
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Gelvanovska, Natalija |
| title |
Key Pathways to High-Speed Internet in the Middle East and North Africa : Spurring Competition and Building New Networks |
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Key Pathways to High-Speed Internet in the Middle East and North Africa : Spurring Competition and Building New Networks |
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Key Pathways to High-Speed Internet in the Middle East and North Africa : Spurring Competition and Building New Networks |
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Key Pathways to High-Speed Internet in the Middle East and North Africa : Spurring Competition and Building New Networks |
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Key Pathways to High-Speed Internet in the Middle East and North Africa : Spurring Competition and Building New Networks |
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key pathways to high-speed internet in the middle east and north africa : spurring competition and building new networks |
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World Bank Group, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24441423/key-pathways-high-speed-internet-middle-east-north-africa-spurring-competition-building-new-networks http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22303 |
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