Broadband is necessary. In Catalonia, the most remarkable changes that have
been done in the broadband sector is related to the rural zones, a problematic
that has been faced mostly via WiMAX technology, creating a network called
Banda Ancha Rural (BAR). We will analyze this case and the Maresme and the Mataró case, with Neus
Masnou, from UPF.
When it comes to the situation in Spain, the downloading speed is of 15,25Mbps, a little bit under the media on the European Union, that reaches a speed of 18,44Mbps.