Best Practices and Strategies for Broadband Deployment - Adoption, Usage, and Global Impact of Broadband Technologies - page 139

FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS operators to operate; elaborating plans

for providing the appropriate training for
public sector employees; designing and
establishing systems for monitoring and
evaluation

Concerning the broadband deployment the Eu-
ropean Broadband Portal has created a thorough
check list for public authorities that covers all steps
to be taken in the complex process of developing
structural actions and interventions in broadband,
mainly for under-served territories but valid also
for any other territories (European Broadband
Portal, 2009). The guide describes aspects to be
taken into account in 5 main aspects of the process:

Furthermore, Intel Corporation (Intel, 2009)
has identified five essential best practices that can
help countries successfully expand broadband
penetration:

• Adopt supportive regulations that em-
brace innovation and competition : A
wide range of regulatory reforms can be
made to create an enabling environment.
Hundreds of countries now have national
regulatory bodies. Market liberalisation
and privatisation can increase private sec-
tor investment and healthy competition,
and strengthening regulations and making
them more transparent can build the trust
necessary to spur greater investment and
encourage infrastructure sharing.
• Form mutually beneficial public/pri-
vate partnerships : successful broadband
deployments begin with a strong commit-
ment from the government that is then car-
ried out through extensive collaboration
and partnerships among government, in-
dustry and private groups.
• Invest in infrastructure and the latest
innovative technology : Particularly in de-
veloping nations, where the infrastructure
is not likely to be fully developed, invest-
ment is necessary to support the intermedi-
ate infrastructure — including everything
from utilities to computers — that in turn
enables successful diffusion of broadband
networks.
• Encourage competitive ecosystems :
When policy and regulatory reforms are
considered, the encouragement of compe-
tition should be a priority, as competition is

• The Mapping and the Coordination :
concerning this aspect the guide proposes
actions for gather information about exist-
ing infrastructures in the territory; map-
ping the territory and identifying gaps
in provision and opportunities to exploit
other infrastructure; identifying the key
players (suppliers and users) in the terri-
tory; promoting the benefits of broadband;
creating a demand aggregation strategy;
reviewing best practices in similar territo-
ries worldwide.
• Developing the Business Case : concern-
ing this aspect the guide proposes actions
for developing the action plan and obtain-
ing the support of all key players in the ter-
ritory; elaborating feasibility study; com-
paring alternative technological solutions
etc
• Funding rise and find: : concerning this as-
pect the guide proposes actions for identi-
fying available sources of funding
• Business models available : concerning
this aspect the guide proposes actions for
developing an appropriate business model;
ensuring economic/business sustainability
dependent on commercial success, etc,
• Implementation : concerning this aspect
the guide proposes among others actions
for preparing open calls for procurement
under the “neutral technology approach”
for suppliers to build the network and for