Latin America - Convergence, Broadband, & Internet Market

Synopsis

Broadband penetration in Latin America is about 27% below the world average. This slow uptake has been largely due to the high prices charged by providers, which often have a virtual monopoly in their areas of operation. Competition, however, is increasing and prices are dropping. Indeed, Latin America was the world’s fastest-growing broadband market in the fourth quarter of 2008. ADSL is the prevalent technology, followed by cable modem. Mobile broadband, only two years after launch, has managed to attract about 5 million subscribers. WiMAX, on the other hand, after suffering serious setbacks due to licensing delays, has been further knocked back by the global financial crisis. The pay TV market has also been hit by the economic downturn. This report provides an overview of the region’s Internet, broadband, convergence and pay TV markets, accompanied by relevant statistics and analyses.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Internet market
  • 2.1 Overview
    • 2.1.1 Internet statistics
  • 2.2 One Laptop per Child project
• 3. Broadband market
  • 3.1 Overview
    • 3.1.1 Broadband statistics
  • 3.2 Cable modems
  • 3.3 Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
  • 3.4 Wireless broadband
    • 3.4.1 WiFi
    • 3.4.2 WiMAX
  • 3.5 Mobile broadband
  • 3.6 Broadband Powerline (BPL)
• 4. Convergence
  • 4.1 Overview of media convergence
  • 4.2 Triple play models
    • 4.2.1 Regulatory issues
  • 4.3 Pay TV
    • 4.3.1 Cable TV
    • 4.3.2 Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS)
    • 4.3.3 Satellite TV
  • 4.4 Broadband TV (IPTV)
  • 4.5 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)
• 5. Related reports

• Table 1 – Latin America – Internet users and user penetration - 2000 - 2008
• Table 2 – Internet users and penetration – top ten countries for users – 2008
• Table 3 – Internet users and penetration – top ten countries for penetration – 2008
• Table 4 – Internet users, growth and penetration worldwide by region – 2000; 2008
• Table 5 – Latin America – broadband subscribers and penetration – 2000 - 2008
• Table 6 – Broadband subscribers and penetration – major countries – 2007 - 2008
• Table 7 – Latin America – broadband technology market share – 2001 - 2008
• Table 8 – Broadband technology market share – major countries – 2008
• Table 9 – Latin America – cable modem subscribers and penetration – 2000 - 2008
• Table 10 – Cable modem subscribers and penetration – major countries – 2007 - 2008
• Table 11 – Latin America – ADSL subscribers and penetration – 2001 - 2008
• Table 12 – ADSL subscribers and penetration – major countries – 2007 - 2008
• Table 13 – Latin America – 3G subscribers and penetration per country - 2007 - 2008
• Table 14 – Latin America – Cable TV subscribers and penetration – 2000 - 2008
• Table 15 – Cable TV subscribers and penetration – major countries – 2007 - 2008