Last updated: 29 Apr 2009 Update History
Report Status: Archived
Report Pages: 89
Analyst: Lucia Bibolini
Publication Overview
Argentina is one of the most mature telecom markets in Latin America. The report covers trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, Internet, broadband, pay TV, and converging media. Subjects include:
· Market and industry analyses, trends and developments;
· Facts, figures, and statistics;
· Government policies and regulatory issues;
· Infrastructure;
· Major players, revenues, subscribers, ARPU;
· Internet, VoIP, IPTV;
· Mobile voice and data markets;
· Broadband (DSL, cable TV, WiMAX, BPL, etc);
· Convergence and pay TV market;
· Scenario forecasts for the fixed-line, mobile, and broadband markets.
Researcher:- Lucia Bibolini
Current publication date:- April 2009 (8th Edition)
Next publication date:- August 2010
Executive Summary
The country has a number of regulatory projects in the pipeline: measures to encourage market competition, regulations on number portability, the selection of a digital terrestrial TV standard, and the implementation of a Universal Service Fund. The government has agreed to a 15% increase in telephone rates, frozen since the 2002 economic meltdown.
In terms of mobile penetration,
Media convergence suffers from regulatory battles involving the government, cable TV companies, and telecom operators.
· An ad hoc commission has been given the task of drafting regulations to implement number portability. Although Argentina’s laws recognise consumers’ right to both mobile and fixed-line number portability, there has been no regulation to enforce it.
· Telecom
· All three mobile operators in
· Mobile auctions are expected in 2009 to reallocate Movistar’s 42.5MHz of returned spectrum. Parties Interested in the tender include cooperative associations Fecotel and Fecosur, Claro, and Hutchison.
· The Argentinean government has announced that it favours the Brazilian version ISDB-T as the digital TV standard to be adopted in Argentina.
Argentina Internet, broadband and telecoms statistics – 2005 – 2008
Sector |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Internet |
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Internet users (million) |
9.9 |
13.0 |
16.0 |
20.0 |
Penetration rate |
25.7% |
33.4% |
40.8% |
50.3% |
Annual growth |
30% |
31% |
23% |
25% |
Broadband |
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Total subscribers (million) |
0.95 |
1.58 |
2.56 |
3.22 |
Penetration rate |
2.5% |
4.1% |
6.5% |
8.1% |
Annual growth |
76% |
66% |
62% |
35% |
Fixed-lines in service |
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Total subscribers (million) |
9.44 |
9.46 |
9.43 |
9.89 |
Penetration rate |
24.5% |
24.3% |
24.0% |
24.9% |
Annual growth |
7.8% |
0.2% |
-0.3% |
4.9% |
Mobile telephony subscribers |
||||
Total subscribers (million) |
22.16 |
31.51 |
40.40 |
46.51 |
Penetration rate |
57.4% |
80.9% |
102.7% |
117.0% |
Annual growth |
64% |
44% |
28% |
15% |
(Source: BuddeComm based on industry data)
Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year.
The following notes provide some background to our scenario forecasting methodology:
· This report includes what we term scenario forecasts. By describing long-range scenarios we identify a band within which we expect market growth to occur. The associated text describes what we see as the most likely growth trend within this band.
· The projections shown in the tables in this report are based on our own historical information, as well as on telecommunication sector statistics from official and non-official, national and international sources. We assume a possible deviation of 15-20% around this data.
· All statistics for GDP, revenue, etc are shown in US$, in order to maintain consistency within and between markets. At the same time we acknowledge that this can introduce some irregularities.
For those needing an objective and high-level strategic analysis on
· Telecom
· Mobile market outlook and developments, including company performance, ARPU, spectrum awards, and mobile data services.
· The roll-out and uptake of 3G UMTS services in
· Broadband market status, including ADSL, cable modem, WiFi, WiMAX, mobile broadband, and Broadband Powerline (BPL).
· Convergence, triple play models, IPTV plans, and the regulatory issues involved.
· How different scenarios are likely to affect the fixed-line, mobile, and broadband markets in the ten years to 2018.
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