What COVID-19 Means for Digital Infrastructure in Emerging Markets

What COVID-19 Means for Digital Infrastructure in Emerging Markets

The COVID-19 pandemic shows that digital connectivity is critical to societal resilience and business continuity in times of crisis. For digital infrastructure providers in emerging markets, higher demand for connectivity may be counterbalanced by...

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Main Authors: Strusani, Davide, Houngbonon, Georges V.
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
BROADBAND
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY
ACCESS TO FINANCE
FINANCIAL SERVICES
CORONOAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/234791596435725413/What-COVID-19-Means-for-Digital-Infrastructure-in-Emerging-Markets
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spelling okr-10986-343062021-05-25T10:54:39Z What COVID-19 Means for Digital Infrastructure in Emerging Markets Strusani, Davide Houngbonon, Georges V. DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES BROADBAND FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY ACCESS TO FINANCE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORONOAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT The COVID-19 pandemic shows that digital connectivity is critical to societal resilience and business continuity in times of crisis. For digital infrastructure providers in emerging markets, higher demand for connectivity may be counterbalanced by a series of negative shocks. These could affect broadband operators and smaller companies, leading to less competition, limited availability of open-access broadband infrastructure, and reduced technological innovation. However, the perceived value of digital connectivity is likely to rise, creating opportunities to implement policy reforms to accelerate the rollout of 4G and 5G. Digital infrastructure companies, however, may accelerate their migration toward diversified business models. Against a background of funding withdrawal from emerging markets, financing for smaller or independent companies in the poorest economies may require substantial support from development finance institutions to preserve competition, improve resilience, and promote digital inclusion for the poorest. 2020-08-10T15:46:02Z 2020-08-10T15:46:02Z 2020-05 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/234791596435725413/What-COVID-19-Means-for-Digital-Infrastructure-in-Emerging-Markets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34306 English EMCompass;No. 83 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo International Finance Corporation International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
BROADBAND
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY
ACCESS TO FINANCE
FINANCIAL SERVICES
CORONOAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
spellingShingle DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
BROADBAND
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY
ACCESS TO FINANCE
FINANCIAL SERVICES
CORONOAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
Strusani, Davide
Houngbonon, Georges V.
What COVID-19 Means for Digital Infrastructure in Emerging Markets
relation EMCompass;No. 83
description The COVID-19 pandemic shows that digital connectivity is critical to societal resilience and business continuity in times of crisis. For digital infrastructure providers in emerging markets, higher demand for connectivity may be counterbalanced by a series of negative shocks. These could affect broadband operators and smaller companies, leading to less competition, limited availability of open-access broadband infrastructure, and reduced technological innovation. However, the perceived value of digital connectivity is likely to rise, creating opportunities to implement policy reforms to accelerate the rollout of 4G and 5G. Digital infrastructure companies, however, may accelerate their migration toward diversified business models. Against a background of funding withdrawal from emerging markets, financing for smaller or independent companies in the poorest economies may require substantial support from development finance institutions to preserve competition, improve resilience, and promote digital inclusion for the poorest.
format Brief
author Strusani, Davide
Houngbonon, Georges V.
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Houngbonon, Georges V.
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title What COVID-19 Means for Digital Infrastructure in Emerging Markets
title_short What COVID-19 Means for Digital Infrastructure in Emerging Markets
title_full What COVID-19 Means for Digital Infrastructure in Emerging Markets
title_fullStr What COVID-19 Means for Digital Infrastructure in Emerging Markets
title_full_unstemmed What COVID-19 Means for Digital Infrastructure in Emerging Markets
title_sort what covid-19 means for digital infrastructure in emerging markets
publisher International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/234791596435725413/What-COVID-19-Means-for-Digital-Infrastructure-in-Emerging-Markets
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