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America Movil Set to Become King of Mobile in Brazil
December 16th, 2009América Móvil’s (NYSE: AMX) Brazilian mobile operator Claro is expected to jump to the number one position in the local market within 3-5 years, displacing the current market leader, Vivo (NYSE: VIV), investment bank Barclays Capital reported in an equity research commentary.
“If you look at the last few years, Claro Brasil has gained a lot of market share, especially if you adjust for the acquisitions that have been made over the years,” Barclays senior research analyst Michel Morin told BNamericas. “In 2005, Vivo had 40% of the market and Claro had 22%. Moving forward to 2009, Vivo has approximately 28% and Claro was at about 26%. América Móvil has added about 4 percentage points [pp] of market share, while Vivo has lost a lot.”
Further, when taking a harder look at the details, Claro has been growing faster in the postpaid segment, Morin noted, “so not only have they …
