Case Study: The Haiti Rural Broadband Initiative

Only radically lower cost service delivery models can close the growing “broadband gap that characterizes much of the developing world. Inveneo’s Haiti Rural Broadband Initiative seeks to demonstrate one such model by combining low-cost wireless technologies, shared infrastructure and local IT capacity building to extend broadband to 22 un-served population centers in Haiti. While progress is possible, scaling such efforts involves a complex set of factors. This paper describes the program's main elements, key goals and current status as well as preliminary lessons learned.