Chile Telecommunications Report Q4 2009: Industry Report

Chile Telecommunications Report Q4 2009

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Business Monitor International
Published: August 2009
Product Code: R302-7717

Description

The year-on-year growth rate in Chile fell further in Q109 seeing 7.4% y-o-y growth in mobilesubscriptions compared with just over 8.5% reported throughout 2008. The number of net additions fellsharply as the Chilean mobile market moves slowly to 100% penetration. Indeed, BMI does not expectthe market to see 100% penetration reached until late 2010 even with the prospect of a new mobileoperator. Two companies were announced to have prequalified for acquiring additional spectrum with thethree existing operators choosing not to participate. VTR Globalcom, a broadband operator in Chile, andNextel, which already has some wireless spectrum, were selected by Subtel to bid for 30MHz ofspectrum. Movistar and Entel PCS called on the regulator to issue further spectrum to enable them tomeet growing demand for mobile data services.

Chile’s mobile operators are restricted to just 60MHz of spectrum and there has been growing concernover the ability of operators to meet the growing usage of mobile broadband which Subtel data show tohave grown exceedingly quickly over 2008 and early 2009. Mobile data services are seeing rapid take upin Chile with operators keen to offer the latest content to the market as a means of driving continuedrevenue growth. The reliance on traditional voice services is waning leading to greater interest fromoperators to providing the newest services in the market.

Mobile broadband holds real potential as a rival to fixed broadband services and creates furthercompetition for fixed broadband operators. New projects that will bring WiMAX to rural areas alsointensify the broadband market and sees growth likely to continue at a good pace. However, slowergrowth in 2008 hints at high prices that are putting potential subscribers off acquiring a data line. In thesame way as the mobile market operators need to ensure that they have high bandwidth and a widevariety of service on offer broadband operators must offer this as well as competitive pricing to encouragegreater take up.

Meanwhile Chile’s good growth and strong revenues from telecoms services help it retain its position atthe top of BMI’s Business Environment Rankings from which it has yet to be displaced. One of Chile’sstrongest points is the high rating it receives for Independence of Regulator - the highest in LatinAmerica - as Subtel has sought to encourage competition and develop new services in the telecomsmarket. A more recent focus on rural telecommunications highlights Subtel’s push to encourage operatorsto invest in more sparsely populated areas. Chile is helped by its stronger Country Risk score as theChilean government steers its course through the global economic crisis and forecasts for the Chileaneconomy remain positive.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary: SWOT Analysis; Chile Mobile Business Environment SWOT; Chile Wireline Business Environment SWOT; Chile Political SWOT; Chile Economic SWOT; Chile Business Environment SWOT; Business Environment Rankings; Latin America Business Environment Rankings; Chile
Table: BMI Telecommunications Business Environment Ratings: Industry Forecast Scenario; Mobile
Table: Chilean Telecoms Sector - Mobiles - Historical Data & Forecasts: Fixed Line
Table: Chilean Telecoms Sector - Fixed Line - Historical Data & Forecasts: Internet
Table: Chilean Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts: Market Data Analysis; Mobile
Table: Chile Mobile Market, Q109
Table: Chile Wireless Market, Net Additions: 3G
Table: Mobile Internet Connections By Speed (000): Mobile Contract Wins
Table: Mobile Contract Wins: Mobile Content; Regional Overview; Country Outlook; Value-Added Services Timeline
Table: Value Added Services Timeline: Mobile Operator Data; Mobile Operator Data; Chile Mobile Market Overview; Movistar (TEM Chile); Entel PCS; Claro (ex Smartcom); Fixed Line; Telefónica Chile Revenues CLPbn
Table: Chile Local Access Market, March 2009: Chile Fixed-Line Market By Region, 2008 (000); National Long-Distance Traffic; Internet
Table: Chilean Broadband Market, December 2008: Broadband Technologies; Wireline Developments; Regulatory Developments; Division Of Regulatory Responsibilities In Chile; Chile: Regulatory Bodies And Their Responsibilities; Background And Regulatory Bodies; Regulatory Issues; Competition; Industry Developments; Competitive Landscape; Key Players
Table: Key Companies: Chile Telecommunications Sector
Table: Selected Operators Financial Indicators: Company Monitor; Vendor Profile; Company Profiles; Appendix; Regional Telecommunications Penetration Overview; Fixed Line
Table: Regional Fixed-Line Penetration Overview: Internet/Broadband
Table: Regional Internet Penetration Overview
Table: Regional Broadband Penetration Overview: Mobile
Table: Regional Mobile Penetration Overview: Telecoms Business Environment Ratings Methodology; Ratings Overview; Weighting
Table: Weighting: Indicators; Indicators; Country Snapshot: Chile Demographic Data
Section 1: Population
Table: Demographic Indicators, 2005-2030
Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown, 2005-2030
Section 2: Education And Healthcare
Table: Education, 2002-2005
Table: Vital Statistics, 2005-2030
Section 3: Labour Market And Spending Power
Table: Employment Indicators, 2001-2006
Table: Consumer Expenditure, 2000-2012 (US$)
Table: Average Annual Wages, 2000-2012: BMI Telecoms Industry Glossary
Table: Glossary Of Terms: BMI Forecasting And Sourcing; How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
Table: Telecommunications Industry Forecast: Sources

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