Network and Digital Infrastructure
Key Insights
The ITU Broadband Maps platform was enhanced with advanced analytical features, multi-layer data integration, and a new interactive chatbot, enabling users to access broadband coverage, affordability, and infrastructure data in real time.
A White Paper with Ericsson was released that examines the important role of data, mapping, and planning in achieving universal, sustainable, and inclusive connectivity.
A series of expert workshops were held on next-generation information and communication technologies. They focused on AI-driven network management, cloud and data centre operations, and data governance for broadband systems.
Targeted technical assistance on infrastructure mapping, analysis, and broadband planning was provided to Member States of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) and the African Regulators’ Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity.
More than 63 000 kilometres of fibre-optic cable were mapped across 16 West African countries in collaboration with WATRA. The work is critical for bridging the digital divide in West Africa, where the absence of accurate, up-to-date network data hinders infrastructure planning and investment.
Customized analytical models were developed within the Connectivity Planning Platform in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank. Comprehensive infrastructure analyses were conducted for Guatemala, Jamaica, and Ecuador that assessed connectivity solutions for more than 25 000 public institutions.
An updated version of the Harmonised Calculation Method for Africa software was released, integrating new propagation models, automated workflows, and improved visualisation capabilities to support spectrum planning and cross-border frequency coordination across African countries.
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