Abstract
Purpose ”“ The study establishes the determinants of investment in fixed broadband networks and, in particular, to evaluate the impact of economic competition on it, we present a panel model on fourteen countries, including four Latin American. The model uses quarterly data for the period from 2013 to 2018.
 Methodology ”“ The adopted approach is based on the debate on the relationship between competition and investment, on economic theory, and on findings of studies on the association within investment and competition oriented to European countries and the United States.
 Findings ”“ Derived from the results, evidence is provided on the existence of a positive relationship between competition and speed of fixed broadband services. The analysis identifies that competition, in services as well as between networks, is favorable for the investment of fixed broadband services. Likewise, the expansion of digital audiovisual entertainment services, the penetration of IoT services, and the higher penetration of mobile broadband, favorably influence investment in networks.
 Practical Implications ”“ This result provides useful information for policy design in the telecommunications sector. Encouraging network expansion, some regulatory recommendations are to be presented. Additionally, this study provides information for countries that have not been included in this topic, specifically Mexico and others in the Latin American region.
Highlights
The study establishes the determinants of investment in fixed broadband networks and, in particular, to evaluate the impact of economic competition on it, we present a panel model on fourteen countries, including four Latin American
Countries that have not been included in this topic, Mexico and others in the Latin American region
Los resultados obtenidos en este estudio a partir de cifras de 14 países sugieren que la competencia entre redes de tecnologías alternativas al cobre, es también un incentivo para la inversión
Summary
Evolución Reciente de los Servicios Digitales A introdução se destina a expor em parágrafos próprios: 1) a justificativa da importância do tópico escolhido El ecosistema digital está constituido por tres componentes. Este estudio se centra en la inversión para el desarrollo de la infraestructura de red necesaria para prestar los servicios de BA fija, y que se traduce en una mayor calidad de los servicios. Se da la causalidad en sentido inverso, ya que el desarrollo de aplicaciones y servicios sobre el Internet incentiva el consumo de servicios de BA y por tanto el uso de las redes. A mayor uso de datos, se requiere más capacidad en la infraestructura y, por lo tanto, de mayor inversión por parte de los operadores que prestan el servicio de redes. Otro desarrollo digital reciente que genera un mayor uso del espectro radioeléctrico, pero también en las redes fijas, es el denominado Internet de las Cosas (IoT, por sus siglas en inglés). Las modalidades presentan mayor a menor grado de apertura o de entrega de control de la red, y también implican mayor grado de inversión por parte del solicitante en la medida que la desagregación es mayor
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