The document discusses how connectivity and the networked society will transform our world by 2020. It highlights that by 2018 there will be 850 million PCs/tablets, 9.3 billion mobile subscriptions, 3.3 billion smartphone subscriptions, and 6.5 billion mobile broadband subscriptions. It also summarizes several projects Ericsson has undertaken in Latin America to expand connectivity and bring social benefits to communities, such as connecting hospitals and schools in remote parts of countries like Brazil, Venezuela, and Suriname.
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Bringing the Networked Society to life
1. In the Networked Society, everyone, everything and everywhere will be connected in real time, but it is not
just about the connections, but what impact they will have on our world.
Bringing the
networked
society
to life
10. Transforming
THE societyThe Networked Society is about changing our world and everything in it. The combined
forces of mobility, broadband and the cloud will transform all parts of our society and by
2020, ICT will have brought about significant economic, social and environmental
progress for hundreds of millions of people around the world.
Check out how the Technology for Good stories in Latin America are contributing to
building the Networked Society. This is just the beginning…
15. TECH4GOOD
We apply our innovation to market-based solutions that empower people
and society to help shape a more sustainable world. In the Networked
Society, Ericsson is the leading advocate of Technology for Good. By using
broadband and mobility to address poverty, human rights, climate change
and other challenges, we work to ensure that our technology is a force for
good and lasting change.
STORIES IN Latin
America and the
caribbean
16. AMAZON
CONNECTIONThis initiative brought 3G broadband to the Amazon region, providing education
and healthcare to more than 30,000 people distributed in about 175 communities
along the Tapajós River.
Initiatied in the city of Belterra in 2009 with the first 3G rural sites in the Amazon,
the program continued with yearly milestones. In 2010. the Abaré Hospital boat
was also connected with 3G mobile technology. In 2011, coverage was expanded
with Suruacá 3G off-grid site, with alternative energy solutions. In 2012, Connect
to Learn was started in the Suruacá school.
Partners: Telefonica | Vivo and NGO Saude&Alegria
Dates: Launched in 2009
18. CURITIBA
3G BUSES
In southern Brazil, Curitiba’s 3.2 million citizens and its Public
Transport Operators are benefiting from an electronic ticketing
and fleet management system. The city’s bus fleet serves 2.4
million passengers daily and is connected through a high-speed
mobile broadband network that provides up-to-the-second
information on a range of services.
Partners: Telefonica | Vivo, URBS and Dataprom
Dates: Launched in 2010
20. EL PAUJI
VENEZUELA
El Pauji, an isolated indigenous community of more than 5,000
people in the Amazon region of Venezuela, had difficult access
to health care and basic needs (electricity and communication).
With this initiative, a 3G site was installed with alternative energy
solutions to provide access to distance medicine and vital signs
monitoring, with Ericsson m-health trial.
Partners: Movistar and NGO TeleSalud
Dates: Launched in 2010
22. SURINAM
BREAKING BOUNDARIES
Mobile coverage is made possible in most of Surinam’s remote areas, thanks to a
compact, sustainable and cost-efficient site solution.
Partner: Digicel
Dates: Initiated in 2008