1、 Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 2020 Thematic chapters Digital Economy and Society Index 2020 Thematic chapters 2 Table of Contents 1 Introduction . 10 2 Key indicators of DESI for the economic recovery . 15 2.1 Very high capacity networks (VHCNs) and 5G . 15 2.2 Digital skills . 15 2.3 Ad
2、vanced digital technologies for businesses . 16 2.4 Digital public services . 17 3 Connectivity . 18 3.1 Broadband coverage . 19 3.2 Fixed broadband take-up . 26 3.3 Mobile broadband take-up . 32 3.4 Broadband prices . 37 3.5 Progress towards a Gigabit society . 39 3.6 EU support for National Broadb
3、and Plan (NBP) implementation . 40 3.7 Municipalities need more connectivity WiFi4EU . 41 3.8 EU harmonised radio spectrum underpins future wireless digital services within the EU . 43 3.9 Convergent radio spectrum management approaches are essential to support 5G investment . 44 3.10 Ex ante market
4、 regulation: state of play . 45 3.11 Open internet rules . 46 3.12 Widespread use of roam-like-at-Home (RLAH) these are all summarised in the score for the Digital public services dimension. Estonia, Spain and Denmark lead in this domain of the DESI, while Romania, Greece and Slovakia have the lowes
5、t scores in the EU. Figure 6 Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 2020, Digital public services Source: DESI 2020, European Commission. The forthcoming chapters will present the key trends in the five dimensions of the DESI, as well as in emerging technologies, cyber security and the ICT sector.
6、 The information is based on data gathered prior to the COVID crisis. Digital Economy and Society Index 2020 Thematic chapters 18 3 3 ConnectivityConnectivity The connectivity dimension of the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) looks at both the demand and the supply side of fixed and mobile b