Chile Telecommunications Report Q1 2008: Industry Report

Chile Telecommunications Report Q1 2008

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Business Monitor International
Published: November 2007
Product Code: R302-1843

Description

There were some promising developments in Chile’s telecoms markets in Q307, notably the licensing ofthe country’s first mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). Blue Two, a WiFi and Bluetooth operatorowned by alternative fixed-line operator Telsur, and Dotcom, a locally owned VoIP operator, have bothreceived 30-year licences to provide mobile services. Meanwhile, Nextel’s parent company hasconfirmed an US$80mn investment programme to roll out an ESMR network in Chile, following NextelChile’s December 2006 launch of roaming services for corporate customers.

The auction for 3G frequencies is expected to take place in Q108, although the three existing mobileoperators are all likely to be offering some form of 3G service by YE07. Regulators are consideringwhether to offer the existing operators small blocks of 45MHz spectrum in order to establish a fourthoperator in the market, which would focus specifically on 3G. However, BMI is sceptical that a fourthplayer can be tempted to invest in an already competitive and well-developed market, particularly giventhat MVNO licences are now available.

In addition to its MVNO licence, Telsur, which is consolidating its position as the country’s third-largestbroadband provider, launched IPTV services in July, just one month after Telefónica Chile’s IPTVoffering. Further competition in the triple play market will now come from Telmex, which followed itsMarch 2007 launch of fixed-wireless and broadband services with the acquisition of pay-TV providerZAP TV in August. BMI would not be surprised to hear of further pay-TV acquisitions by Telmex in thecoming months, a strategy it has pursued in Colombia and Peru as a way into the lucrative triple playmarket.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Market Data Analysis

Mobile

Table: Chile Mobile Market, Q207

Table: Chile Wireless Market, Net Additions, 2007

Fixed-Line

Table: Chile Local Access Market, April 2007

Table: Chile DLD And ILD Markets, 2006-2007

Internet

Table: Chilean Broadband Market, Q207

Regulatory Developments

Mobile Operator Data

Table: Movistar (TEM Chile)

Table: Entel PCS

Table: Claro (ex Smartcom)

Industry Forecast Scenario

Mobile

Table: Chilean Telecoms Sector - Mobiles - Historical Data & Forecasts

Fixed Line

Table: Chilean Telecoms Sector - Fixed Lines - Historical Data & Forecasts

Internet

Table: Chilean Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts

Business Environment

Latin America

Chile

Table: Latin America Business Environment Rankings

Chile Telecoms - SWOT Analysis

Company Profiles

LatAm WiMAX Market Of Interest To Alcatel-Lucent

Table: Alcatel-Lucent Revenue Segment Breakdown Comparison (EURmn)

Table: Brazil Mobile Market - Breakdown of Technology Usage (%)

Telefónica Chile

Entel

Telefónica Móviles Chile (Movistar)

VTR GlobalCom

Appendix: Competitive Landscape

Market Structure

Competitor Analysis

Table: Key Companies: Chile Telecommunications Sector

Table: Selected Operators Financial Indicators

Fixed Line

Table: Regional Fixed-Line Penetration Overview

Internet

Table: Regional Internet Penetration Overview

Table: Regional Broadband Penetration Overview

Mobile

Table: Regional Mobile Penetration Overview

Macroeconomic Forecast Scenario

Table: Chile Economic Activity

BMI Forecast Modelling

How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts

Telecommunications Industry

Sources

Ordering and More Information

Price and Delivery Options

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