Argentina - Convergence, Broadband & Internet Market - Overview, Statistics & Forecasts

Synopsis

Argentina’s broadband market is one of the most developed in South America, with penetration only second to Chile’s. ADSL is the main broadband technology, but cable modem occupies a significant place with about one third of the subscriber base. The market is divided fairly equally between three players: Telefónica de Argentina, Telecom Argentina, and Grupo Clarín. In terms of pay TV penetration, Argentina is a world leader, with more than one home out of two being subscribed to pay TV services, but media convergence suffers from regulatory battles involving the government, pay TV companies, and telecom operators. This report provides an overview of Argentina’s Internet, broadband, and pay-TV markets, accompanied by relevant statistics, analyses, and broadband scenario forecasts for the years 2013 and 2018.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Internet market
  
  • 2.1 Overview
    
    • 2.1.1 Internet statistics
      
• 3. Broadband market
  
  • 3.1 Overview
    
    • 3.1.1 Broadband statistics
      
  • 3.2 Broadband players
    
    • 3.2.1 Speedy (Telefónica de Argentina)
      
    • 3.2.2 Arnet (Telecom Argentina)
      
    • 3.2.3 Flash and FiberTel (Grupo Clarín)
      
  • 3.3 Cable modems
    
  • 3.4 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
    
  • 3.5 Wireless broadband
    
    • 3.5.1 WiFi
      
    • 3.5.2 WiMAX
      
  • 3.6 Mobile broadband
    
  • 3.7 Broadband Powerline (BPL)
    
• 4. Content and e-services
  
  • 4.1 E-commerce
    
    • 4.1.1 MercadoLibre
      
  • 4.2 Online banking
    
• 5. Convergence
  
  • 5.1 Overview of media convergence
    
  • 5.2 Triple play models
    
  • 5.3 Regulatory issues
    
• 6. Pay TV market
  
  • 6.1 Overview
    
    • 6.1.1 Pay TV statistics
      
  • 6.2 Cable TV
    
    • 6.2.1 Grupo Clarín
      
  • 6.3 Satellite TV
    
    • 6.3.1 DirecTV
      
  • 6.4 Broadband TV (IPTV)
    
• 7. Digital Terrestrial TV
  
• 8. Forecasts – broadband market to 2018
  
  • 8.1 Scenario 1 – higher broadband growth
    
  • 8.2 Scenario 2 – lower broadband growth
    
  • 8.3 Notes on scenario forecasts
    
• 9. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Internet users and user penetration rate - 1999 - 2008
• Table 2 – Residential dial-up subscribers (paid and free) - 2001 - 2008
• Table 3 – Dial-up and broadband market share - 2001 - 2008
• Table 4 – Broadband subscribers and penetration rates - 2001 - 2008
• Table 5 – Broadband market share by technology - 2001 - 2008
• Table 6 – Broadband market share by operator - 2003 - 2007
• Table 7 – Speedy – ADSL subscribers – 2001 - 2008
• Table 8 – Arnet – ADSL subscribers – 2001 - 2008
• Table 9 – Flash/FiberTel - broadband subscribers – 2003 - 2008
• Table 10 – Cable modem subscribers and penetration rates - 2001 - 2008
• Table 11 – ADSL subscribers and penetration rates - 2001 - 2008
• Table 12 – B2C sales in Argentina - 2003 - 2007
• Table 13 – Cable TV subscribers and penetration rates – 1998 - 2008
• Table 14 – Grupo Clarín cable TV subscribers – 2006 - 2008
• Table 15 – CableVisión and Multicanal cable TV subscribers – 2000 - 2006 (historical)
• Table 16 – Forecast broadband subscribers – higher growth scenario – 2008; 2013; 2018
• Table 17 – Forecast broadband subscribers – lower growth scenario – 2008; 2013; 2018

• Exhibit 1 – CableVisión – historical overview
• Exhibit 2 – Multicanal – historical overview