Data consumption and overall mobile penetration have massively increased in CALA over the last few years. Satisfying this positive boom requires considerable infrastructure efforts as well as innovative and forward thinking approaches. Traditional macro sites need complementary technology and regional governments and regulators will have to play a key role in supporting the necessary development to drive the industry forward.
Telecom experts sat down in a crowded room at the TowerXchange Meetup Americas in Boca Raton to discuss what operators need to build in CALA. Many different Spanish accents but a clear common view: MNOs and towercos should work together to maximise the benefits that telecoms infrastructure can bring to the region — and to do so, they will have to be very creative.