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Central America Telecommunications Report Q4 2010
Business Monitor International, Sep 2010, Pages: 85
Competition has had a very positive impact on certain markets in Central America, namely Panama and Honduras. Both markets have seen mobile penetration shoot up as a result of new companies entering and stimulating these sectors. Attention will increasingly turn towards improving broadband access, and this sector has the strongest growth potential over the next five years. Fixed-line operators will play a role in increasing the reach of broadband networks but newcomers, such as Yota and Digicel are also important for the continued expansion, using WiMAX to reach areas often not covered by existing fixed telephony infrastructure. The authors also see mobile broadband, which has been well received elsewhere in Latin America, as a major component of the broadband growth story.
Two markets lacking in competition are Costa Rica and Nicaragua. In both cases the authors believe new players could have a positive impact on the deployment of new services in these countries. Costa Rica's market is set to open to competition for mobile services, with the fixed-line and internet markets already seeing new licensees. However, delays are unhelpful, with the May 2010 auction deadline already passed, but the high interest in entering one of the few greenfield opportunities left in Latin America bodes well for the eventual introduction of new players.
Nicaragua, meanwhile, already has competition in the form of América Móvil and Telefónica. The two companies are regional rivals, a fact that should have driven up the mobile market much more quickly, in the authors opinion. With the mobile penetration rate only at around 53% at the end of 2009, there is clearly a lot of potential for the market to continue growing. Competing against América Móvil and Telefónica is not for the faint hearted.
The authors revised figure for broadband and fixed-line markets in this report, with new figures from the World Bank (the International Telecommunication Union, ITU) and regulators giving a clearer picture of the market's potential. Penetration rates for broadband services tend to be low, and fixed-line markets exhibited little or no growth in 2009, trends that seem set to continue over the next five years.
Central America Telecommunications Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, telecommunication associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Central America's telecommunications industry.
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