Consumer infrastructure boosts Argentina’s Connectivity Rating

Argentina is a strong performer on virtually all consumer infrastructure metrics although broadband penetration is not as high as in Chile.  Fixed-line penetration is also high, as is mobile penetration and the coverage of the population by mobile networks.  Similarly Argentina’s literacy rate is close to the top of the group, and it posts a strong general performance on the “consumer usage and skills” category.

Argentina’s performance on business infrastructure and business usage and skills is moderate and appears to be held back by relatively low spending levels on software, hardware and computer services when benchmarked against the top-performing nations.  Penetration of PCs and secure internet servers is also modest
Argentina’s performance on the government sub-categories is also surprisingly modest, with comparatively modest levels of government spending on ICT.
Turning to business metrics, PC penetration is high, and Argentina scores highly on availability of international bandwidth. However, business spending on hardware and software is at a surprisingly moderate level.  On the business usage measures, Argentina’s score on international traffic levels is low.

Argentina Connectivity Performance by Scorecard Component