Last updated: 17 Feb 2010 Update History
Report Status: Archived
Report Pages: 85
Analyst: Lucia Bibolini
Publication Overview
Telecom investment will remain high thanks to competition, which is intense in Chile. This report covers trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, Internet, broadband, pay TV, and converging media. Subjects include:
· Market and industry analyses, trends and developments;
· Facts, figures, and statistics;
· Government policies and regulatory issues;
· Historical information;
· Telecom infrastructure;
· Major players, revenues, subscribers, ARPU;
· Internet, VoIP, IPTV;
· Mobile voice and data markets;
· Broadband (DSL, cable TV, WiMAX, BPL, mobile broadband, etc);
· Convergence and pay TV market;
· Scenario forecasts for the fixed-line, mobile, and broadband markets.
Lucia Bibolini
Current publication date:- February 2010 (9th Edition)
Next publication date:- June 2011
Executive Summary
The country is the regional leader in terms of Internet and broadband penetration. It used to boast the region’s highest penetration rates for mobile telephony, but has been overtaken by several other countries. In terms of fixed-line teledensity, it lags behind six other Latin American nations.
As elsewhere in the region, cell phones are far more popular than fixed lines in
· Differently from other Latin American countries,
· Following the acquisition of Compañía Nacional de Telefonos Telefónica
· Thanks to the popularity of triple play packages in
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·
Sector |
2008 |
2009 (e) |
Internet |
|
|
Internet users (million) |
7.97 |
9 |
Penetration rate |
47.3% |
52.9% |
Annual growth |
8% |
13% |
Broadband |
|
|
Total subscribers (million) |
1.43 |
1.69 |
Penetration rate |
8.5% |
9.9% |
Annual growth |
9% |
19% |
Fixed-lines in service |
|
|
Total subscribers (million) |
3.53 |
3.60 |
Penetration rate |
20.9% |
21.2% |
Annual growth |
1.9% |
2.1% |
Mobile telephony subscribers |
|
|
Total subscribers (million) |
14.80 |
15.74 |
Penetration rate |
87.8% |
92.5% |
Annual growth |
6% |
6% |
(Source: BuddeComm based on industry data)
For those needing an objective and high-level strategic analysis on
· Regulatory framework and planned changes to the country’s telecom laws;
· Mobile market outlook and developments, including spectrum awards;
· Broadband market trends and players;
· The remarkable uptake of 3G and mobile broadband;
· The success of convergence and triple play solutions in
· How different scenarios are likely to affect the fixed-line, mobile, and broadband markets in the ten years to 2020.
Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year.
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