Brazil - telecommunications
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Sponsored Link: Brazil - Convergence, Broadband and InternetIn terms of Internet user numbers, Brazil is the 10th largest market in the world, and the undisputed leader in Latin America. But in terms of Internet penetration, it lags behind Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina. Since 2002, Brazil has experienced a growing migration from dial-up to broadband. While virtually all cable TV companies offer cable modem services, ADSL is the access technology of choice, accounting for around 82% of the country’s broadband market. Convergence strategies are gaining popularity in Brazil, and several companies have adopted the triple play strategy, combining VoIP, broadband and pay TV services. Fixed-line incumbents Telemar and Brasil Telecom plan to launch broadband TV (IPTV) in 2006, while the government is preparing to introduce digital terrestrial TV. Author: Paul Budde Communications Pty Ltd. (Australia). Date: March, 2006. Send to a Friend | Report a Broken Link |
972 | May 21, 2010 |
Sponsored Link: Brazil - Fixed-Line Market and InfrastructurBrazil’s teledensity is about average for Latin America, and is on a par with neighbouring Argentina and Chile. Fixed-line telephony has been stagnant and even decreasing, losing customers to mobile telephony, while higher income households disconnect narrowband lines in favour of a broadband connection. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services are growing ever more popular, accounting for around 36% of Brazil’s international calls, and causing incumbent operators to lose revenues. Four incumbents (Telesp, Telemar, Brasil Telecom, and Embratel) dominate the fixed-line market. This report provides an overview of Brazil’s telecom infrastructure, together with profiles of all major and some minor fixed-line operators, accompanied by relevant statistics. Author: Paul Budde Communications Pty Ltd. (Australia). Date: March, 2006. Send to a Friend | Report a Broken Link |
345 | Jul 19, 2006 |
Sponsored Link: Brazil - Key Statistics, Telecom Market andSince mid-2003, the Brazilian telecom market has enjoyed a period of outstanding growth, led by mobile telephony and broadband. But while the mobile and broadband sectors continue to boom, local fixed-line telephony stagnates, despite low teledensity. As in most other Latin American countries and despite government efforts, Brazil’s fixed lines are still dominated by the incumbents in their respective regions. Fixed-line operators had to renew their contract licences in December 2005. The conditions of the new contracts include a new interconnection tariff regulation, and the obligation to bill local traffic in minutes instead of pulses, although the implementation of the pulses-to-minutes conversion has been delayed. A public consultation on number portability is being conducted in 2006. Author: Paul Budde Communications Pty Ltd. (Australia). Date: March, 2006. Send to a Friend | Report a Broken Link |
344 | Jul 19, 2006 |
Sponsored Link: Brazil - Mobile Market - Overview & StatistiIn terms of subscribers, Brazil’s mobile market is the fifth largest in the world, behind China, the USA, Japan, and Russia. Yet, although Brazil holds more than one third of all the mobile users in Latin America, its mobile penetration is on a par with Venezuela, but trails Chile, Argentina, Suriname, and most of the Caribbean islands. GSM subscribers skyrocketed by 227% in 2004, and continued to grow by 99% in 2005; CDMA increased at the more leisurely pace of 39% in 2004 and 23% in 2005; TDMA, on the other hand, has been dwindling, and AMPS is gradually disappearing. Accompanied by key market statistics, this report provides an overview of major developments in the market following the intensifying of competition and the introduction of mobile data technologies. Author: Paul Budde Communications Pty Ltd. (Australia). Date: March, 2006. Send to a Friend | Report a Broken Link |
385 | Jul 19, 2006 |
Sponsored Link: Brazil - Mobile OperatorsBrazil’s mobile phone market is highly competitive, and one of the fastest growing in the world. Brazil has eight mobile operators, of which four hold over 90% of the market. Vivo (a 50:50 joint venture between Telefónica and Portugal Telecom) is the leading mobile player, but is loosing market share to TIM Brasil (Telecom Italia Mobile), Claro (América Móvil), and Oi (Telemar). The fifth-largest company, Telpart, operates through its mobile units Telemig Celular and Amazônia Celular, which may be sold pending a dispute between shareholders Citigroup and Opportunity. The latest market entrant is Brasil Telecom Celular, which launched GSM operations in September 2004. This report provides a brief profile of all Brazilian mobile operators accompanied by relevant statistics. Author: Paul Budde Communications Pty Ltd. (Australia). Date: March, 2006. Send to a Friend | Report a Broken Link |
392 | Jul 19, 2006 |
Universalização dos Serviços de TelecomunicaçõesInstitui o Fundo de Universalização dos Serviços de Telecomunicações Lei No 9.998 (Universalization of Telecommunications Services) Fuente / Source: Presidência da República Federativa do Brasil (Todos los Derechos Reservados / All Rights Reserved) Vigencia / Enactment: August 17th, 2000. Send to a Friend | Report a Broken Link |
403 | May 11, 2009 |