Mexico - Broadband Market Insights, Statistics and Forecasts

Synopsis

Broadband is one of the highest growth sectors in Mexico’s telecoms market. Nevertheless, it suffers from a lack of competition to the dominant player Telmex, which still accounts for the lion’s share of subscribers. The main cable TV providers, Megacable, Cablemás and Cablevisión, have begun to broaden their bundled services offerings including cable TV, broadband and telephony, and as a result their broadband subscriber base has grown steadily in recent years. Nevertheless, there is significant scope for further market development given that the country’s broadband penetration is less than half of the OECD average and consumer prices are among the highest in the OECD. This report provides an overview of Mexico’s broadband and internet market, accompanied by relevant statistical data and subscriber forecasts to 2020.

Key Developments:

Cable operators report lower churn resulting from take up of bundles; Smart Grid deployments gathering pace further substantial WiMAX investments made; government’s CompuApoyo initiative targets 1.7 million homes for computers and broadband access; Hughes delivers national satellite broadband network; regulator’s market data to February 2013; telcos’ financial and operating data to Q1 2013; market developments to May 2013.

Companies covered in this report include:

Telmex; Megacable; Cablemás; Cablevisión; Maxcom; Sistemas Interactivos de Telecomunicaciones (SIT); Axtel; Megafón; InterCable; CFE

1. Synopsis
2. Broadband market
- 2.1 Overview
- 2.2 Government support
  - 2.2.1 Municipal broadband
- 2.3 Broadband statistics
- 2.4 Access
- 2.5 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
  - 2.5.1 Prodigy Infinitum (Telmex)
- 2.6 Cable broadband
  - 2.6.1 Megacable
  - 2.6.2 Cablemás
  - 2.6.3 Cablevisión
- 2.7 Fibre developments
- 2.8 Wireless broadband
  - 2.8.1 WiFi
  - 2.8.2 Early WiMAX developments
- 2.9 Mobile broadband
- 2.10 Internet via satellite
- 2.11 Utilities broadband
  - 2.11.1 Utilities communications
- 2.12 Triple play and VoIP developments
3. Forecasts
- 3.1 Broadband forecasts
- 3.2 Notes on scenario forecasts
4. Related reports

Table 1 – Internet users and annual change - 2000 – 2013
Table 2 – Internet and broadband penetration - 2000 – 2013
Table 3 – Internet subscribers by access technology – 2000 - 2013
Table 4 - Prodigy Infinitum ADSL subscriber lines and annual change – 2002 – 2012
Table 5 – Megacable cable modem subscribers and annual change – 2001 – 2013
Table 6 – Megacable ARPU – 2007 - 2013
Table 7 – Megacable revenue by sector – 2010 - 2013
Table 8 – Cablemás cable modem subscribers and annual change – 2002 – 2013
Table 9 – Cablevisión cable broadband subscribers and annual change – 2002 – 2013
Table 10 – Mobile broadband subscribers – 2010 - 2013
Table 11 – Cable VoIP subscribers of major providers – 2006 - 2013
Table 12 – Forecast fixed broadband subscribers and penetration rate – lower growth scenario – 2011 – 2016; 2020
Table 13 – Forecast fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – higher growth scenario – 2011 – 2016; 2020

Chart 1 – Internet users and penetration rate – 2000 – 2013
Chart 2 – Internet subscribers by access technology – 2000 – 2013
Chart 3 – Prodigy Infinitum ADSL subscriber lines and annual change – 2003 – 2012
Chart 4 – Megacable cable modem subscribers and annual change – 2001 – 2013
Chart 5 – Megacable revenue by sector – 2010 – 2013
Chart 6– Cablemás cable modem subscribers and annual change – 2002 – 2013
Chart 7– Cablevisión cable modem subscribers and annual change – 2002 – 2013