How do the Big Five of Latin America Stack Up in Telecom Services?
November 3rd, 2011By Patrick Haller
A review of how Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Brazil and Mexico are exploiting telecom to meet growing broadband hunger
In a best case scenario, Latin America’s emerging nations will continue to be able to “leapfrog” over developed nations in deploying next-generation telecom solutions – not being hamstrung by old-world infrastructure. According to new studies on the region – however – some countries are more progressive than others in the provisioning of fixed and mobile services. Teledensity rates, along with mobile adoption, are soaring in telecom market hotbeds like Chile and Brazil. But what risks does the region face in meeting the needs of an increasingly bandwidth hungry marketplace?
What does Venezuela have to offer? The slowest and most expensive broadband in the region.
By Paul Budde
Venezuela was the only country in South and Central America to experience negative GDP growth in 2010. The six-quarter-long recession has been blamed on falling oil prices, reduced oil production, severe drought followed by floods, sky-high inflation, capital flight, currency depreciation, nationalisations, foreign currency regulations, and an unfavourable environment for private business and investment.
Latin America Broadband is Growing Faster than China or India
December 3rd, 2010Latin America is set for faster growth in fixed broadband penetration than even China or India over the next four years, according to a report from research group Analysys Mason.
The report “Fixed Broadband: Worldwide Forecast 2010-2015,” predicts a compound annual growth rate of 15.4 percent for broadband in Latin America over the next few years, which is more than any other region. However, Asia Pacific will witness a greater number of new lines on account of its higher population, reaching 250 million there by 2015.
This is a case of a sleeping giant awakening. The region was slow initially to adopt the internet, accounting for just 8 percent of the global online population in April 2010. But Latin America was already the world’s fastest growing region for online penetration, climbing 22 percent from April 2009 largely through broadband deployment. …
Nearshore ICT: Latam is Poised to Adopt Faster Broadband Says Frost and Sullivan
February 25th, 2010BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ – The year 2009 is over and though every initiative was judged in the shadow of the economic breakdown, we can see now that telecoms entering the IT space was a trend that was solidified in many of the most important Latin American markets.
3G networks were deployed in the region, commercially operating in 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The arrival of the iPhone in regional markets triggered Internet usage and other services, such as application stores. On the other hand, the pay-TV market still holds promise. IPTV did not become a reality yet due to regulatory restrictions, and its slowness has yet to be resolved in many countries. Instead, video on demand has witnessed great advances.
In this scenario, 2010 brings both hope and anxiety. The following are Frost & Sullivan predictions for the year:
#1 Ultra broadband will gain traction.
The new digital …
