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Latin America Telecoms Market: Trends and Forecasts 2013-2018
[August 29, 2014]

Latin America Telecoms Market: Trends and Forecasts 2013-2018


(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/z7px33/latin_america) has announced the addition of the "Latin America Telecoms Market: Trends and Forecasts 2013-2018" report to their offering.



Regulation is a key risk for mobile voice prices in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico, but the outlook for data services is solid because smartphone take-up is running ahead of expectations, and many fixed broadband markets are still underpenetrated.

Latin AmericaMobile handset data and fixed broadband will account for 90% of retail revenue growth in Latin America (LATAM) during 2013-2018. Operators are likely to continue to encourage customers to upgrade mobile devices with targeted campaigns, handset subsidies, and voice, SMS and data packages, which will drive smartphone penetration to 57% of handsets in the region by 2018. LTE services are available in six of the seven countries that we have modelled individually, but we expect Brazil to have the highest take-up of LTE connections in the region in 2018. Mobile voice services in LATAM face increasing pressure because regulatory changes - mobile termination rate reductions, new mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), mobile number portability (MNP) and spectrum - will stimulate competition, which will drive down retail prices.


This report and associated data annex provide: - An in-depth analysis of the trends, drivers and forecast assumptions for the mobile and fixed markets in key countries in LATAM, and for the region as a whole - A summary of results, implications and recommendations for mobile and fixed operators - Detailed historical data and forecasts (for the region as a whole and for individual countries) from 2009 to 2018 - An explanation of how and why our forecasts have changed since the previous edition, which was published in September 2013.

Major KPIs Connections Mobile - Handset, mobile broadband, M2M - Prepaid, contract - 2G, 3G, 4G - Smartphone, - non-smartphone Fixed - Voice, broadband, IPTV, dial-up - Narrowband voice, VoBB - DSL, FTTH/B, cable, BFWA Fixed and mobile voice traffic - Outgoing minutes, MoU Revenue Mobile - Service, retail - Prepaid, contract - Handset, mobile broadband, M2M - Handset voice, messaging, data Fixed - Service, retail - Voice, broadband, IPTV, dial-up, BNS - DSL, FTTH/B, cable, BFWA Mobile ARPU - SIMs, handset - Prepaid, contract - Handset voice For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/z7px33/latin_america CONTACT: Research and Markets, Laura Wood, Senior Manager.

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