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Paraguay - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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  • 115 Pages
  • December 2021
  • Region: Paraguay
  • Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd
  • ID: 4433719

The Paraguay - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses report includes all relevant publisher research data and analysis. Covering trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, internet, broadband, infrastructure and regulation. Please review the Executive Summary and Table of Contents for more details. 

Table of Contents

Key statistics
Regional Latin America Market Comparison
  1. Market characteristics
  2. Market Leaders
  3. Market Challengers
  4. Market Emergents
  5. TMI versus GDP
  6. Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
  7. Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration

Country overview
Telecommunications market
  1. Historical overview
  2. Market analysis

Regulatory environment
  1. Historical overview
  2. Regulatory authority
  3. Roaming
  4. Universal Service Fund (USF)
  5. Spectrum

Mobile market
  1. Market analysis
  2. Mobile statistics
  3. Mobile infrastructure
  4. Major mobile operators

Fixed-line broadband market
  1. Market analysis
  2. Broadband statistics
  3. National Fibre-Optic Network (Red Nacional de Fibra Optica, RNFO)
  4. WiMAX

Digital economy
  1. e-Education
  2. e-Health

Fixed network operator
  1. Copaco

Telecommunications infrastructure
  1. National telecom network
  2. International infrastructure
  3. Infrastructure developments
  4. Wholesale
  5. Data centres

Appendix Historic dataGlossary of abbreviations
Related reports
List of Tables
Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Paraguay 2021 (e)
Table 2 Evolution of GDP in Paraguay 2011 2022
Table 3 Change in the fixed and mobile market share of subscribers 2009 2019
Table 4 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
Table 5 Change in the number of contract and prepaid mobile subscribers (million) 2010 2020
Table 6 Change in mobile operator market share of subscribers 2011 2019
Table 7 SMS traffic 2012 2018
Table 8 Mobile broadband subscribers by data rate 2010 2018
Table 9 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
Table 10 Change in the number of mobile internet connections by operator 2019 2020
Table 11 Change in the number of mobile internet connections by platform 2019 2020
Table 12 Change in the number of Tigo's mobile subscribers (regulator data) 2011 2019
Table 13 Change in the number of Tigo's mobile subscribers (company data) 2009 2021
Table 14 Development of Tigo's revenue ( million) 2014 2021
Table 15 Change in the number of Personal's mobile subscribers 2009 2021
Table 16 Development of Personal's mobile ARPU 2011 2021
Table 17 Development of Personal's mobile revenue 2011 2021
Table 18 Change in the number of Claro's mobile subscribers 2010 2020
Table 19 Change in the number of Vox's mobile subscribers 2010 2020
Table 20 Internet users and user penetration 2010 2020
Table 21 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
Table 22 Tigo broadband homes connected 2015 2021
Table 23 Fixed broadband subscribers by platform 2011 2019
Table 24 Fixed internet subscribers by access speed 2010 2018
Table 25 Change in the number of WiMAX subscribers 2017 2020
Table 26 Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2011 2026
Table 27 International bandwidth 2009 2017
Table 28 Historic - Annual mobile numbers ported 2012 2016
Table 29 Historic - Fixed broadband subscribers by platform 2006 2010
Table 30 Historic Mobile operators' market share 2002 2010
Table 31 Historic - Tigo mobile subscribers 2002 2010
Table 32 Historic - Personal - mobile ARPU and churn 2002 2003
List of Charts
Chart 1 Latin America Telecoms Maturity Index Market Leaders
Chart 2 Latin America Telecoms Maturity Index Market Challengers
Chart 3 Latin America Telecoms Maturity Index Market Emergents
Chart 4 Latin America - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
Chart 5 Latin America Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 6 South America mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 7 Central America mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 8 South America Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 9 Central America Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 10 Change in the fixed and mobile market share of subscribers 2009 2020
Chart 11 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
Chart 12 Change in the number of contract and prepaid mobile subscribers 2010 2020
Chart 13 Change in mobile operator market share of subscribers 2011 2020
Chart 14 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
Chart 15 Change in the number of Tigo's mobile subscribers (company data) 2009 2021
Chart 16 Development of Tigo's revenue 2014 2021
Chart 17 Development of Personal's mobile revenue 2011 2021
Chart 18 Internet users and user penetration 2010 2020
Chart 19 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
Chart 20 Fixed broadband subscribers by platform 2011 2019
Chart 21 Fixed internet subscribers by access speed 2010 2018
Chart 22 Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2011 2026
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1 Map of Telecom Maturity Index global ranking among countries in Latin America
Exhibit 2 Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 3 Latin America Market Leaders and market developments
Exhibit 4 Latin America Market Challengers and market developments
Exhibit 5 Latin America Market Emergents and market developments
Exhibit 6 Map of Paraguay
Exhibit 7 Mobile spectrum allocation among operators

Executive Summary

Paraguay delays 5G spectrum auction


Although Paraguay’s mobile market accounts for around 97% of all telephony subscribers, as also the vast majority of internet connections, the regulator has been hesitant to auction 5G-suitable spectrum, suggesting that such spectrum would not be made available until 2024.

This delayed timetable was partly influenced by vandalism against cell towers in 2020, which had been linked to conspiracy theories circulating on social media falsely implicating 5G rollouts with Covid-19.

That aside, there remains considerable capacity within the country’s existing LTE networks. Although growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers slowed in 2020 and 2021, there has been a dramatic increase in the data rates which consumers can access.

Companies Mentioned

  • Copaco
  • National Fibre-Optic Network (Red Nacional de Fibra Optica, RNFO)
  • WiMAX
  • Tigo
  • Claro
  • Vox