The structural constraints holding back the development of Latin America and the Caribbean give rise to persistent gaps in production (investment, productivity and innovation) and in society (poverty, exclusion and unequal income distribution). This study is based on the premise that broadband is the core element of a technological, organizational and social innovation system which, through the interaction of complementary assets (infrastructure, skills, production structure), gives rise to a process whereby social and production sectors become part of a virtuous development circle.