Latin America countries still short of ITU spectrum recommendations

摘要

Latin American countries are still well short of meeting International Telecommunication Union (ITU) recommendations on the allocation of spectrum for optimal performance of 3G and 4G technologies, according to a report published by industry association 5G Americas. In March 2017 only one Latin American country, Brazil, had awarded more than 30 percent of the radio spectrum suggested by the ITU for the year 2020. The ITU said at least 35 percent of the 1960 MHz of radio spectrum should be available for mobile broadband to achieve basic levels of service quality. After Brazil (31.1 percent), some of the other countries that have awarded larger amounts of spectrum are Chile (24 percent), Mexico (23.7 percent), Argentina (23.6 percent), Costa Rica (23.5 percent) and Nicaragua (21.4 percent), said 5G Americas.