José Miguel Poveda, Product Manager at InterNexa, dives into the connectivity challenges of 2024
The anticipation surrounding the topic of connectivity in Colombia is significant. Governments in Latin America set forth challenges and targets that are crucial; discussions revolve around speed, coverage, average increases, quality, among other factors aimed at reducing the still concerning digital divide.
Ultimately, 2024 is part of an era where efficient connectivity is sought at an extremely fast and absolutely reliable pace—swiftly and well done, one might say. The world is changing rapidly, time is shortening and the entire ecosystem needs to be connected simultaneously for studying, learning, creating, working, marketing, socializing, and being much more competitive and productive. This is not to mention that we are now immersed in the internet for leisure and the development of our hobbies.
Given the above, governments, companies, institutions, internet providers, and internet stakeholders, in general, will have to join the commitment to fast and reliable connectivity with unwavering quality.
Hand in hand with this expectation, challenges are evident that must be overcome with the right technology. From InterNexa, experts in connectivity solutions, especially in urban and interurban optical fiber, we share the five main challenges:
- For governments, bringing internet to underserved areas, geographically distant from the digital world, is a crucial part of their technological and transformative agenda. In the case of Colombia, with its three mountain ranges, this is a region with a great challenge, and therefore, having innovative solutions that overcome the major barriers hindering the development of interurban areas is a priority.
- Achieving an internet that meets the demands of the accelerated corporate world, ensuring a positive user experience in a world saturated with situations requiring high demand every day, such as video conferences, live broadcasts, simultaneous product launches in different parts of the world, augmented reality experiences, and the growing impact of artificial intelligence, among many more, becomes one of the challenges that must be leveraged with technology revolutionizing the way we connect. Companies must abandon traditional distribution networks and explore new architectures such as edge, which essentially involves distributing and bringing content and computing closer to end-users.
- Access quality is a priority; having internet is not enough. In today’s globally competitive environment, profitability for companies and corporations that must operate at the speed of light under the concept of collaborative work is crucial. The third challenge arises here: reducing global network congestion and improving the overall user experience. This will undoubtedly result in the achievement of business objectives.
- Providing a better service for internet users is essential. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will need to ensure that users can access and download content immediately, without interruptions and with the best possible quality. Reducing complaints or claims from users regarding lag in a video game, choppy video in a call, or the loading time of a movie will be a priority. Fiber optic connectivity has evolved from being an advanced option to becoming an urgent necessity for ISPs. The growing demand for bandwidth and the need for faster connection speeds have propelled fiber optics to the forefront.
- The other end of the chain is with developers, owners of applications, and content creators. Having their information close to the user is vital, and their interest in Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) is increasing every day. CDNs assure them that their content will always be available and easily and quickly accessible to their target audience, regardless of where they are in the world.
In summary, delivering a high-quality internet service with better performance in Colombia and Latin America will depend on the technical and human capabilities of connectivity providers. At InterNexa, we specialize in data and internet connectivity, having worked closely with content-generating companies (office suites, video games, video streaming, among others) for over 20 years.
We aim to deliver high-quality internet service and better performance to Latin American customers. We have developed a series of global agreements to interconnect the most relevant and important content on the internet directly and at shorter distances.