More than US $ 2 billion will need to invest Peru in connectivity infrastructure

The infrastructure development gaps for connectivity due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru have widened, which has generated a strong economic and social impact. So that new technologies have massive access without gaps or asymmetries Investments of more than US $ 2 billion will be needed in telecommunications infrastructure alone until 2030, as reported by a recent study by the international consulting firm SmC +, called “New Dynamics of Telecommunications infrastructure management in Latin America.”

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In Peru it is estimated that at least 59,000 new sites or antennas will need to be installed of the type of small cells or “small cells”, which will serve to support a wide range of services that will be the new leap in productivity in many sectors, according to Sebastián Cabello, CE of the consulting firm SmC + and former head of GSMA for Latin America.

This can be done as long as the regulatory conditions for deployment at the local level are in place, which would contribute to the compliance with more than 10 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Thus, I would highlight the greater economic growth, improvements in the reduction of poverty, inequality, health and the environment.

“The starting point will be the 5G spectrum tenders, something that should not be delayed, while in 2022 they will begin deployments that will help to obtain regional scale from the contests in Chile, the Dominican Republic and Brazil,” said Cabello. What’s more, the study projects investments of US $ 17,000 million in Latin America, just to cover passive infrastructure needs (excluding active infrastructure, spectrum and operating costs).

Cabello indicated that the increase in site sharing in the region, compared to current levels, could be as high as 16% by 2030. Therefore, they estimate that 62% of these investments are made by companies dedicated to passive infrastructure.

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Barriers and recommendations

According to the study, among the main public policy challenges in the region to accelerate the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure, the achievement of a greater alignment and regulatory uniformity between national and sub-national organizations, as well as a reduction in bureaucracy to enable permits for the use of public spaces and buildings.

Additionally, Cabello noted that the study recommends promote the development of intersectoral roundtables with the participation of the private sector to facilitate a greater scope of connectivity, as well as to optimize nation-municipal coordination and to serve as a basis for standardizing the rules and eliminating discretion.

In this way, ensure that administrative procedures collaborate in the improvement of tele-education services, health, remote work, electronic commerce and productivity in general.