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Mobile Broadband Trends in the Americas

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  • 38 Pages
  • September 2020
  • Region: Latin America, North America
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 5149969
Summary

Mobile Broadband Trends in the Americas,’ a new Telecom Insider Report by the publisher, provides an executive-level overview of the mobile broadband market in the Americas. It delivers quantitative and qualitative insights into the mobile market, analyzing key trends in the region.

Mobile service revenue growth in the Americas will be mainly driven by the increasing demand for mobile data services via smartphones and M2M/IoT connections. Smartphone subscriptions in the region will expand at a CAGR of 3.8% during the 2020-2025 period, mostly driven by network developments in rural and underserved areas as well as the increasing affordability of smartphone devices, particularly in Latin American countries. M2M connections, meanwhile, will almost double over 2020-2025 supported by an increasing demand for industry-specific M2M/IoT solutions for the automotive, logistics, security, smart cities and financial industries, among others. Moving forward, the roll out of 5G services with high-speed and low latency levels will be a key driver of growth in the M2M/IoT segment as new use cases and applications become available.'

It provides in-depth analysis of the following -
  • Section 1: Americas in a global context; the section provides a comparison of the region's mobile telecom market size and trends with other regions.
  • Section 2: Competitive dynamics; this section provides competitive analysis of various MNOs and MVNOs in the mobile market.
  • Section 3: Mobile broadband subscription trends; a demand profile and analysis as well as historical figures and forecasts for mobile data markets in the Americas.
  • Section 4: Mobile broadband revenue trends; examines changes in the breakdown of overall revenue and ARPU over 2020-2025. - Section 5: Key findings and recommendations; consists of a summary of the key findings for the mobile broadband market in the Americas.

Scope
  • The total number of mobile subscriptions in the Americas will reach an estimated 1.3 billion in 2020, 55.6% of which will come from Latin America, while the remaining 44.4% will come from North America.
  • So far, mobile 5G services are only commercially available in the US and Canada. The COVID-19 pandemic and the deterioration of the macroeconomic environment in the region will further delay the arrival of mobile 5G services in Latin America, with the first commercial launches expected for 2021.
  • M2M/IoT subscriptions in the Americas are set to almost double over 2020-2025.

Reasons to Buy
  • This Insider Report provides a comprehensive examination through forward-looking analysis of mobile telecommunications markets trends in the Americas in a concise format to help executives build proactive and profitable growth strategies.
  • Accompanying the publisher’s Forecast products, the report examines the assumptions and drivers behind ongoing and upcoming trends in mobile communications markets in the Americas.
  • With more than 20 charts and tables, the report is designed for an executive-level audience, boasting presentation quality.
  • The broad perspective of the report coupled with comprehensive, actionable detail will help operators, equipment vendors, and other telecom industry players succeed in the challenging telecommunications market in the Americas.

Table of Contents

Americas mobile broadband markets
  • Key takeaways
  • Americas highlights

Section 1: Americas in a global context
  • Americas main facts
  • 2020
  • Americas demographics at a glance
  • Americas in a global context

Section 2: Competitive dynamics
  • Competitive dynamics in the Americas
  • Region’s main competitive market trends
  • MVNO market: penetration and subscription trends

Section 3: Mobile broadband subscription trends
  • Mobile user trends in the Americas
  • Mobile technology trends in the Americas
  • Mobile device trends in the Americas
  • M2M/IoT trends in the Americas
  • Mobile traffic trends in North America
  • Mobile traffic trends in Latin America

Section 4: Mobile broadband revenue trends
  • Mobile average revenue per user (ARPU) trends in North America
  • Mobile average revenue per user (ARPU) trends in Latin America
  • Mobile revenue trends in the Americas

Section 5: Key findings and recommendations
  • Key findings and recommendations

Appendix
  • Acronyms and definitions
  • Companies mentioned
  • Related research
  • Contact information

List of Figures
  • Population, 2020 2025 (millions)
  • Nominal GDP, 2020 2025 (US$ trillion)
  • Real GDP growth, 2014 2020
  • User penetration, 2020 (% of population)
  • Subscription penetration, 2020 (% of population)
  • Prepaid subscriptions as a % of total subscription
  • Monthly ARPU, 2020 (US$)
  • Data as a share of total ARPU, 2020 (% of ARPU)
  • Monthly voice MOU, 2020 (minutes/month)
  • Major competitive changes, 2016 2020
  • MVNO subscriptions and share of total mobile subscriptions in the Americas, 2019 2025
  • Top four markets in terms of MVNO market share in the Americas, 2020
  • Mobile user penetration vs. PPP adjusted GDP per capita, 2020
  • Mobile users, the Americas, 2020 2025 (millions)
  • Mobile subscriptions and penetration in the Americas, 2020 2025
  • Mobile subscriptions by technology generation, 2020 2025
  • Top five markets in terms of 5G subscriptions as a % of total subscriptions, 2025
  • Mobile subscriptions by device type, 2020 2025 (millions)
  • Net additions by device type, 2020 VS. 2025 (millions)
  • Mobile handset subscriptions by type, 2020 2025 (millions)
  • America Movil’s smartphone promotion in Ecuador, 2020
  • M2M/ IoT subscriptions and revenue, 2020 2025
  • Examples of solutions offered by telcos
  • Total mobile data traffic in North America, 2020 vs . 2025
  • Total mobile data traffic in Latin America, 2020 vs . 2025
  • Claro Colombia’s commercial postpaid plans , 2020
  • Mobile ARPU in North America (USD), 2020 vs. 2025
  • Cost of 1GB of data as % of the total monthly PPP adjusted GDP per capita, 2020 (USD)
  • Mobile ARPU in Latin America (USD), 2020 vs. 2025
  • Cost of 1GB of data as % of the total monthly PPP adjusted GDP per capita, 2020 (USD)
  • Mobile service revenue by device type, 2020 vs. 2025
  • Fastest growing markets in terms of mobile service revenue; CAGR 2020 2025

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • AT&T US
  • Avantel Colombia
  • Bell Canada
  • Claro Colombia
  • Claro Panama
  • Claro Brazil
  • Correios
  • Dolphin Telecom
  • EUTV
  • Falabella Movil
  • Movistar Panama
  • Nextel
  • Nokia
  • Personal Argentina,Porto Seguro
  • Simple
  • Sprint
  • T-Mobile
  • TIM Brazil
  • Virgin Mobile
  • Virgin Mobile/ Inkacel
  • Vodafone
  • Xinwei