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Central America Telecommunications Industry Update Quarter 3 2012

Central America Telecommunications Industry Update Quarter 3 2012

$ 1 088 - May 2013 - by Business Monitor International - 148

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Industry

Telecommunication Services

Country

World
Honduras
Panama
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Belize
Guatemala
Nicaragua
North America

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Telecom
Telecommunications
Telecommunication

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BMI View: Growth is slowing in the majority of Central American markets with occasional reports of
subscriber discounting contributing to overall growth patterns. We see notably slower growth across the
board with the exception of Nicaragua, which continues to offer potential. There is a growing trend for
operators to focus on mobile content to provide market growth, rather than adding new subscribers. Mobile
banking solutions are likely to be top of the list of potential new products, taking advantage of the strong
remittance market in the region.
Key Data
• Cable & Wireless Panama continued to report losses in mobile subscriber numbers for Q412. However,
the company reported gains in both mobile and broadband ARPU, although fixed lines continued to
decline in terms of both subscriber numbers and ARPU.

BMI Industry View 9
SWOT 10
SWOT : Political 11
SWOT : Economic 12
Industry Forecast 13
Belize 13
Table: Telecoms - Historical Data And Forecasts 13
Costa Rica 15
Table: Telecoms - Historical Data And Forecasts 15
El Salvador 17
Table: Telecoms - Historical Data And Forecasts 17
Guatemala 19
Table: Telecoms - Historical Data And Forecasts 19
Honduras 21
Table: Telecoms - Historical Data And Forecasts 21
Nicaragua 23
Table: Telecoms - Historical Data & Forecasts 23
Panama 25
Table: Telecoms - Historical Data And Forecasts 25
Industry Risk Reward Ratings 27
Latin America Risk/Reward Ratings 27
Table: Latin America Risk/Reward Ratings, Q313 30
Central America 30
Market Overview 33
Belize 33
Mobile 33
Table: Belize Telemedia Ltd Subscribers ('000) 34
Table: Belize - Mobile Market, December 2012 35
Fixed Line 35
Broadband 36
Industry Trends & Developments 37
Table: Selected Developments In Belize's Telecoms Market 38
Costa Rica 39
Mobile 39
Table: Mobile Market, December 2012 42
Fixed Line 43
Broadband 44
Industry Trends & Developments 45
Table: Selected Developments In Costa Rica's Telecoms Market 46
El Salvador 48
Mobile 48
Table: Mobile Market, December 2012 51
Fixed Line 52
Broadband 53
Industry Trends And Developments 55
Table: Selected Developments In El Salvador's Telecoms Market 56
Guatemala 57
Mobile 57
Table: Mobile Market, December 2012 59
Fixed Line 59
Table: Guatemala's Fixed-Line Market, June 2011 59
Broadband 60
Industry Trends And Developments 61
Table: Selected Developments In Guatemala's Telecoms Market 62
Honduras 63
Mobile 63
Table: Mobile Market, December 2012 66
Fixed Line 66
Table: Fixed Lines In Service, Q310-Q311 ('000) 66
Table: Telecoms Usage, Minutes, 2002-2010 (mn) 67
Broadband 67
Table: Internet Market 2005-2010 68
Industry Trends And Developments 69
Table: Selected Developments In Honduras' Telecoms Market 69
Nicaragua 71
Mobile 71
Table: Mobile Market, December 2012 74
Fixed Line 74
Broadband 75
Table: Internet Subscriber Types, 2004-2006 (%) 76
Industry Trends And Developments 76
Table: Selected Developments In Nicaragua's Telecoms Market 77
Panama 78
Mobile 78
Table: Mobile Market, December 2012 81
Fixed Line 81
Table: Fixed-Line Market, 2005-2010 ('000) 82
Broadband 83
Industry Trends And Developments 84
Table: Selected Developments in Panama's Telecoms Market 85
Regulatory Development 86
Table: Central America's Telecoms Regulators 86
Belize 86
Table: Belize Termination Rates, August 2011 88
Costa Rica 88
El Salvador 90
Guatemala 92
Honduras 94
Nicaragua 96
Panama 99
Mobile Contract Wins 101
Table: Mobile Contract Wins 101
Company Profile 102
Millicom International Cellular 102
América Móvil 106
Regional Overview 110
Huawei's Americas Division Hungry For Success 110
Table: Vendors Selected For 4G In Brazil 112
Table: Huawei Financial Highlights 114
Demographic Forecast 115
Belize 115
Table: Belize's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 ('000) 116
Table: Belize's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 (% of total) 116
Table: Belize's Key Population Ratios, 1990-2020 117
Table: Belize's Rural And Urban Population, 1990-2020 118
Costa Rica 119
Table: Costa Rica's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 ('000) 120
Table: Costa Rica's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 (% of total) 120
Table: Costa Rica's Key Population Ratios, 1990-2020 121
Table: Costa Rica's Rural And Urban Population, 1990-2020 122
El Salvador 123
Table: El Salvador's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 ('000) 124
Table: El Salvador's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 (% of total) 124
Table: El Salvador's Key Population Ratios, 1990-2020 125
Table: El Salvador's Rural And Urban Population, 1990-2020 126
Guatemala 127
Table: Guatemala's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 ('000) 128
Table: Guatemala's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 (% of total) 128
Table: Guatemala's Key Population Ratios, 1990-2020 129
Table: Guatemala's Rural And Urban Population, 1990-2020 130
Honduras 131
Table: Honduras' Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 ('000) 132
Table: Honduras' Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 (% of total) 132
Table: Honduras' Key Population Ratios, 1990-2020 133
Table: Honduras' Rural And Urban Population, 1990-2020 134
Nicaragua 135
Table: Nicaragua's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 ('000) 136
Table: Nicaragua's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 (% of total) 136
Table: Nicaragua's Key Population Ratios, 1990-2020 137
Table: Nicaragua's Rural And Urban Population, 1990-2020 138
Panama 139
Table: Panama's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 ('000) 140
Table: Panama's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 (% of total) 141
Table: Panama's Key Population Ratios, 1990-2020 142
Table: Panama's Rural And Urban Population, 1990-2020 142
Glossary 143
Table: Glossary Of Terms 143
Methodology 145
How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts 145
Table: Key Indicators For Telecommunications Industry Forecasts 145
Telecoms Business Environment Ratings 146
Table: Ratings Indicators 147
Table: Weighting Of Indicators 148

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