Colombia - Fixed-Line Market and Infrastructure - Overview, Statistics and Forecasts

Synopsis

In Colombia, both the number of fixed lines in service and the national teledensity have been decreasing. Most of the fixed telephone lines are concentrated in the larger cities. The country has some 30 local telephone providers, partly private, and partly owned by the municipalities where they operate. Indeed, the participation of private capital in local telephony is relatively small, though companies are gradually selling shares to private investors. Telefónica Telecom has been overtaken by ETB in terms of fixed lines in service. The third largest operator is municipally owned UNE, which has seen an increase in fixed-line customers and has been particularly active in offering bundled services. The fourth place is occupied by Telmex Colombia, which is also steadily increasing its fixed-line market share thanks to triple-play packages. This report provides an overview of Colombia’s telecom infrastructure, together with profiles of all major and some minor fixed-line operators, accompanied by relevant statistics, analyses, and fixed-line scenario forecasts for the years 2015 and 2020.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Fixed network operators in Colombia
  • 2.1 Overview of operators
    • 2.1.1 Local operators
    • 2.1.2 Long-distance operators
  • 2.2 Telefónica Telecom (previously Colombia Telecom)
    • 2.2.1 Telebucaramanga
  • 2.3 ETB
    • 2.3.1 Privatisation
  • 2.4 UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones
    • 2.4.1 Edatel
    • 2.4.2 EPM Bogotá
    • 2.4.3 Telefónica de Pereira
  • 2.5 Telmex Colombia
  • 2.6 Emcali
• 3. Telecommunications infrastructure
  • 3.1 National telecom network
    • 3.1.1 Fixed-line statistics
  • 3.2 International infrastructure
    • 3.2.1 Submarine cable networks
    • 3.2.2 Satellite networks
  • 3.3 Infrastructure developments
    • 3.3.1 Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
    • 3.3.2 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
• 4. Wholesale
  • 4.1 Overview
• 5. Forecasts – fixed-line market 2010; 2015; 2020
  • 5.1 Overview
  • 5.2 Scenario 1 – higher fixed line growth
  • 5.3 Scenario 2 – lower fixed line growth
  • 5.4 Notes on scenario forecasts
• 6. Related reports

• Table 1 – Share of fixed lines in service (major operators) – 2000 - 2011
• Table 2 – DLD traffic: market share by operator – 2000 - 2011
• Table 3 – ILD outgoing traffic: market share by operator – 2000 - 2011
• Table 4 – Telefónica Telecom – lines in service – 2000 - 2011
• Table 5 – ETB – lines in service – 2000 - 2011
• Table 6 – UNE – lines in service – 2000 - 2011
• Table 7 – Telmex – lines in service – 2000 - 2011
• Table 8 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1996 - 2011
• Table 9 – Telefónica Telecom wholesale accesses – 2007 - 2010
• Table 10 – Forecast fixed lines – higher growth scenario – 2010; 2015; 2020
• Table 11 – Forecast fixed lines – lower growth scenario – 2010; 2015; 2020

• Chart 1 – Telefónica Telecom income by sector – 2008 - 2009
• Chart 2 – ETB income by sector – 2008 - 2009
• Chart 3 – UNE income by sector – 2008 - 2009
• Chart 4 – Telmex income by sector – 2008 - 2009

• Exhibit 1 – Telefónica Telecom at a glance
• Exhibit 2 – ETB at a glance
• Exhibit 3 – UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones at a glance
• Exhibit 4 – UNE subsidiaries
• Exhibit 5 – Telmex Colombia at a glance
• Exhibit 6 – Telmex International subsidiaries in Colombia