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Table of Contents

Foreword .............................................................................................................................................................iii

Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................................v

Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................................ix
Chapter 1: Investment strategies for broadband deployment and access to the digital economy ...........ix
Chapter 2: Accelerating Broadband Deployment Through Network Sharing and Co-investment ..............x
Chapter 3: Regulation and the Internet of Things .......................................................................................xi
Chapter 4: Interoperability in the digital ecosystem .................................................................................xiii
Chapter 5: M-services and applications: Perspectives on regulatory measures to foster diffusion and
access ...............................................................................................................................................xiv
Chapter 6: Conclusion .................................................................................................................................xv

1 Investment strategies for broadband deployment and access to the digital economy ............................. 1
1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Global investment trends .................................................................................................................. 2
1.3 PPP investment strategies in broadband infrastructure ................................................................... 6
1.4 PPP implementation strategies ....................................................................................................... 18
1.5 Alternative approaches to funding broadband networks ............................................................... 21
1.6 Financial innovations in funding services and applications ............................................................ 30
1.7 Conclusions ...................................................................................................................................... 37

Annex 1 – Procurement principles ................................................................................................................... 47

Annex 2 – Sources ............................................................................................................................................. 51

Abbreviations .................................................................................................................................................... 54

2 Accelerating Broadband Deployment Through Network Sharing and Co-investment ............................. 55
2.1 Introduction: the value of network sharing ..................................................................................... 55
2.2 Advantages to governments of network sharing and co-investment ............................................. 55
2.3 The development of network sharing models ................................................................................. 57
2.4 Obstacles to Network Sharing .......................................................................................................... 60
2.5 Ways governments can encourage or incentivise network sharing and co-investment ................ 61
2.6 Potential downsides to network sharing ......................................................................................... 63
2.7 Alternatives to Network Sharing ...................................................................................................... 64
2.8 Future applications of sharing and co-investment .......................................................................... 65
2.9 Learnings/recommendations ........................................................................................................... 66

3 Regulation and the Internet of Things ....................................................................................................... 69
3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 69
3.2 Internet of Things concepts and deployment ................................................................................. 69
3.3 Development trends and application areas ..................................................................................... 72
3.4 Challenges and opportunities .......................................................................................................... 74
3.5 Policy and regulatory implications and best practices .................................................................... 83
3.6 Conclusions ...................................................................................................................................... 92

4 Interoperability in the digital ecosystem ................................................................................................... 99

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