Whether you’re already in Brazil today for the LATAM conference, joining tomorrow, or not even anywhere near the country, now is the time to engage in discussions about broadband growth on the south side of the equator.

 

Shuichi Ikeda, vice president of sales and business development, Global IP Network, NTT (News - Alert) America, will join analysts and executives for tomorrow’s LATAM panel, “The Internet Boom: Delivering Broadband Across Latin America,” at 12:10 p.m.

 

The panel – which takes place at the Renaissance Sao Paulo Hotel in Brazil -- will assess the growth of the Internet in the region and how broadband Internet penetration is evolving by examining how government initiatives are facilitating Internet connectivity in rural communities and metro markets and evaluating how carriers handle increased demand for Internet penetration, specifically in regard to capacity requirements, pricing strategies and overcoming taxation and legal hurdles.

 

Panelists will also analyze the selection of optimal access technologies needed to deliver broadband and investigate whether providers will begin integrating IPTV (News - Alert) into their service portfolios.

 

Capacity LATAM 2010 is Capacity magazine’s 7th annual Latin American wholesale telecommunications congress for carriers and service providers across Latin America and internationally.

 

NTT Communications (News - Alert) is the gold sponsor of the event and hosted a lunch and networking event on March 9.

 

According to recent data published by Frost & Sullivan (News - Alert), this region is on the rise, as value-added services on broadband connections are poised become more popular in Latin America.

 

“Additionally, major Latin American and multinational brands and companies see the mobile phone as an opportunity and powerful interaction tool with users,” said analyst Jose Roberto Mavignier. “Because of this, Frost & Sullivan believes that mobile marketing will begin to take off in Latin America in 2010, even if in a timid way.”