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

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  • 98 Pages
  • May 2019
  • Region: Brazil
  • Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd
  • ID: 1801994
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 regulators market data to March 2019, operator data to Q1 2019, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report include:

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

Table of Contents

1 Market analysis
2 Mobile statistics
2.1 General statistics
2.2 Mobile data
2.3 Mobile broadband
2.4 Forecasts mobile market - 2019; 2021; 2023
3 Regulatory issues
3.1 Mobile spectrum allocation and concession areas
3.2 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
3.3 Roaming
3.4 Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs)
3.5 Network sharing
3.6 Tower infrastructure
4 Mobile infrastructure
4.1 Analogue networks
4.2 Digital networks
4.3 Other infrastructure developments
5 Mobile Network Operators (MNOs)
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Vivo (Telefónica Brasil)
5.3 TIM Brasil
5.4 Claro Brazil
5.5 Oi
5.6 Nextel Brasil
5.7 CTBC/Algar Telecom
5.8 Sercomtel Celular
5.9 Unicel/Aeiou (defunct)
5.10 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)
6 Mobile content and applications
6.1 M-commerce
6.2 M-banking
7 Related reports
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
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 10 Vivo concessions
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 11 TIM Brasil concession awards for frequency bands A, B, D, E
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 12 Claro Brazil concessions
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 13 Oi concession awards for frequency bands A, D, E, M

Companies Mentioned

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