Brazil - Mobile Infrastructure, Broadband, Operators - Statistics and Analyses

Last updated: 13 May 2019 Update History

Report Status: Archived

Report Pages: 98

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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Brazil has one of the largest mobile markets in Latin America, with four major mobile operators offering a range of voice and data services: Telefónica’s Vivo, Claro Brasil, TIM Brasil, and Oi. All four operators have secured spectrum in the 2.5GHz band with which they are expanding their LTE networks to capitalise on consumer demand for mobile data services. The government has also made available the 700MHz band (previously allocated to TV broadcasters) for mobile broadband use, and about 70% of this spectrum had been released by broadcasters by late 2018.

The country is a pioneer in the region for m-commerce. Although the number of transactions remains low, a number of initiatives between mobile network operators, banks and credit card companies have targeted the large number of people without bank accounts. This has stimulated the sector, which stands to show strong growth in coming years.

The mobile subscriber base grew rapidly for a number of years, in line with the increasing footprint of mobile networks, but since late 2015 the subscriber base has fallen steadily. This has partly been due to operators cancelling dormant SIM cards, as also to pricing competition which eroded the need among some consumers to hold SIM cards from different providers so take advantage of cheaper on-net offers. Another factor has been the economic recession, which has dampened consumer spend on telecom services.

This report provides an overview of the mobile voice and data market, providing a range of statistics and analyses, as also subscriber forecasts.

Key developments:

Nextel Brazil sold to América Móvil;
Regulator approves 2019-2020 plan including release of spectrum in several bands for 5G use;
Algar Telecom launches LTE-A services;
EU and Brazil sign cooperation agreement to develop 5G technologies;
Ericsson contracted by Claro to pave a path to 5G;
Ministry of Communications approves projects worth R$450 million to deliver LTE-450 to municipalities in 14 states;
TIM Brazil sells its tower infrastructure;
Oi and Banco do Brazil launch an NFC-based m-payment platform;
Report update includes the regulator's market data to March 2019, operator data to Q1 2019, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Telefônica Brasil/Vivo, TIM Brasil, Claro, Oi, Nextel Brasil, Algar/CTBC Telecom; Sercomtel Celular, Vodafone Brazil/ARQIA.

Market analysis
Mobile statistics

General statistics
Mobile data

Mobile broadband
Forecasts – mobile market - 2019; 2021; 2023

Regulatory issues

Mobile spectrum allocation and concession areas

GSM
3G
2.5GHz and 450MHz spectrum
700MHz spectrum
1800MHz, 1900MHz, 2500MHz

Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
Roaming
Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs)
Network sharing
Tower infrastructure

Mobile infrastructure

Analogue networks
Digital networks

5G
4G (LTE)
3G
GSM

Other infrastructure developments

Machine-to-Machine (M2M)
Internet of Things

Mobile Network Operators (MNOs)

Introduction
Vivo (Telefónica Brasil)
TIM Brasil
Claro Brazil
Oi
Nextel Brasil
CTBC/Algar Telecom
Sercomtel Celular
Unicel/Aeiou (defunct)
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)

Porto Seguro
ARQIA (Vodafone Brazil, Datora Telecom)
Virgin Mobile
Correios

Mobile content and applications

M-commerce
M-banking

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List of Tables

Table 1 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1997 – 2009
Table 2 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2010- 2019
Table 3 – Mobile prepaid/postpaid ratio – 2003 – 2019
Table 4 – Evolution of mobile ARPU in Brazil – major operators – 2009 – 2017
Table 5 – Mobile broadband subscribers – 2008 – 2019
Table 6 – Mobile broadband accesses by major operator – 2013 – 2018
Table 7 – Mobile broadband accesses by minor operator – 2013 – 2018
Table 8 – Forecast mobile subscribers – 2019; 2021; 2023
Table 9 – Annual mobile numbers ported – 2008 – 2016
Table 10 – Mobile market share by technology – 2004 – 2019
Table 11 – LTE subscribers – 2013 – 2019
Table 12 – LTE subscribers by operator – 2013 – 2019
Table 13 – LTE subscriber market share by operator – 2014 – 2019
Table 14 – LTE geographic and population coverage by operator – 2017
Table 15 – Vivo LTE subscribers and penetration – 2015 – 2018
Table 16 – Vivo mobile data traffic – 2015 – 2018
Table 17 – 3G municipal coverage – 2008 – 2017
Table 18 – 3G subscribers and market share of all mobile subscribers – 2008 – 2019
Table 19 – GSM subscribers – 2007 – 2019
Table 20 – M2M terminals – 2008 – 2019
Table 21 – Mobile operators’ market share of subscribers – 2002 – 2019
Table 22 – Vivo mobile subscribers – 2002 – 2018
Table 23 – Vivo financial data (€) – 2013 – 2018
Table 24 – TIM Brasil – mobile financial data – 2009 – 2018
Table 25 – TIM Brasil – mobile financial data (€) – 2014 – 2018
Table 26 – TIM Brasil – mobile subscribers – 2002 – 2018
Table 27 – Claro Brazil mobile revenue – 2010 – 2019
Table 28 – Claro Brazil – mobile subscribers – 2002 – 2019
Table 29 – Oi mobile revenue – 2012 – 2018
Table 30 – Oi – mobile subscribers – 2002 – 2018
Table 31 – Nextel revenue ($) – 2010 – 2018
Table 32 – Nextel Brazil financial data (R$) – 2017 – 2018
Table 33 – Nextel Brazil ARPU – 2017 – 2018
Table 34 – Nextel Brazil – mobile subscribers – 2002 – 2018
Table 35 – Nextel Brazil – mobile subscribers by type – 2015 – 2018
Table 36 – Algar Telecom mobile revenue – 2009 – 2018
Table 37 – Algar Telecom financial data – 2017 – 2018
Table 38 – Algar Telecom mobile subscribers – 2003 – 2018
Table 39 – Sercomtel – mobile subscribers – 2003 – 2019
Table 40 – MVNO subscribers – 2012 – 2019
Table 41 – Port Seguro mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2019
Table 42 – ARQIA mobile subscribers – 2013 – 2019

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Evolution of Brazil’s mobile subscriber base – 2005 – 2019
Chart 2 – Evolution of mobile ARPU in Brazil – major operators – 2009 – 2017
Chart 3 – Mobile operators’ market share of subscribers – 2009 – 2019
Chart 4 – Vivo financial data (€) – 2013 – 2018
Chart 5 – TIM Brasil – mobile financial data – 2009 – 2018

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – Subdivision of Brazil into regions and areas
Exhibit 2 – H-band for 3G services – lots, areas, and spectrum winners
Exhibit 3 – Bands for 4G services – blocks, winners, and price/MHz/population
Exhibit 4 – LTE TDD deployments
Exhibit 5 – LTE deployments
Exhibit 6 – 700MHz auction results – 2014
Exhibit 7 – 1800MHz, 1900MHz, 2.5GHz auction bids – December 2015
Exhibit 8 – 3G network launches by operator – 2007 – 2008
Exhibit 9 – Subdivision of Brazil into regions and areas for mobile licensing
Exhibit 10 – Vivo – concessions
Exhibit 11 – TIM Brasil – concession awards for frequency bands A, B, D, E
Exhibit 12 – Claro Brazil – concessions
Exhibit 13 – Oi – concession awards for frequency bands A, D, E, M

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Brazil - Mobile Infrastructure, Broadband, Operators - Statistics and Analyses

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Regulatory issues

Mobile infrastructure

Mobile Network Operators (MNOs)

Mobile content and applications

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