Latin American Mobile Voice and Mobile Data Market

Table of Contents

• 1. Argentina
  • 1.1 Overview of Argentina' s mobile market
    • 1.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 1.2 Regulatory issues
    • 1.2.1 Calling Party Pays (CPP)
    • 1.2.2 Spectrum auctions
  • 1.3 Mobile technologies
    • 1.3.1 Digital
    • 1.3.2 Third generation (3G) mobile
  • 1.4 Mobile voice services
    • 1.4.1 Prepaid services
    • 1.4.2 Satellite mobile
  • 1.5 Mobile data services
    • 1.5.1 Short Message Service (SMS)
    • 1.5.2 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
    • 1.5.3 Push-to-Talk (PTT)
    • 1.5.4 BlackBerry
    • 1.5.5 iPhone 3G
    • 1.5.6 Mobile TV
  • 1.6 Mobile content and applications
    • 1.6.1 M-banking
• 2. Belize
  • 2.1 Overview of Belize' s mobile market
    • 2.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 2.2 Mobile technologies and data services
• 3. Bolivia
  • 3.1 Overview of Bolivia' s mobile market
    • 3.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 3.2 Mobile technologies and mobile data services
    • 3.2.1 Third generation (3G) mobile
  • 3.3 Regulatory issues
  • 3.4 Mobile voice services
    • 3.4.1 Prepaid
    • 3.4.2Satellite mobile
• 4. Brazil
  • 4.1 Overview of Brazil' s mobile market
    • 4.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 4.2 Privatisation of Telebras
  • 4.3 Regulatory issues
    • 4.3.1 Carrier preselection
    • 4.3.2 Number portability (NP)
    • 4.3.3 Mobile consumer rights protection
    • 4.3.4 Spectrum regulations and spectrum auctions
  • 4.4 Mobile technologies
    • 4.4.1 SMP and SMC
    • 4.4.2 GSM
    • 4.4.3 Third generation mobile
  • 4.5 Mobile voice services
    • 4.5.1 Prepaid cards
    • 4.5.2 Satellite mobile
    • 4.5.3 In-flight mobile phone usage
  • 4.6 Mobile data services
    • 4.6.1 Short Message Service (SMS)
    • 4.6.2 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
    • 4.6.3 Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)
    • 4.6.4 Push-to-Talk (PTT)
    • 4.6.5 Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
    • 4.6.6 High capacity mobile voice/data services (1xRTT)
    • 4.6.7 Broadband wireless data service (1x EV-DO)
    • 4.6.8 BlackBerry
    • 4.6.9 Mobile TV
    • 4.6.10 iPhone
  • 4.7 Mobile content and applications
    • 4.7.1 Location-Based Services (LBS)
    • 4.7.2 Gaming
    • 4.7.3 Mobile banking
• 5. Caribbean Countries
  • 5.1 Overview of mobile markets in the Caribbean
    • 5.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 5.2 Satellite mobile
• 6. Chile
  • 6.1 Overview of Chile' s mobile market
    • 6.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 6.2 Regulatory issues
    • 6.2.1 Spectrum auctions - historical review
    • 6.2.2 Spectrum auction - 2006
    • 6.2.3 Fixed-to-mobile call charges
    • 6.2.4 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
    • 6.2.5 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)
  • 6.3 Mobile technologies
    • 6.3.1 Third generation (3G) mobile
    • 6.3.2 3G spectrum auction
  • 6.4 Mobile voice services
    • 6.4.1 Prepaid cards
    • 6.4.2 Satellite mobile
  • 6.5 Mobile data services
    • 6.5.1 Short Message Service (SMS)
    • 6.5.2 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
    • 6.5.3 Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)
    • 6.5.4 Mobile TV
  • 6.6 Mobile content and applications
    • 6.6.1 Location-Based Services (LBS)
  • 6.7 Mobile marketing
• 7. Colombia
  • 7.1 Overview of Colombia' s mobile market
    • 7.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 7.2 Regulatory issues
    • 7.2.1 Spectrum auctions
  • 7.3 Mobile technologies
    • 7.3.1 Digital
    • 7.3.2 Third generation (3G) mobile
  • 7.4 Mobile voice services
    • 7.4.1 Prepaid services
    • 7.4.2 Satellite mobile
  • 7.5 Mobile data services
    • 7.5.1 Short Message Service (SMS)
• 8. Costa Rica
  • 8.1 Overview of Costa Rica' s mobile market
    • 8.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 8.2 Mobile technologies and data services
    • 8.2.1 Third generation (3G) mobile
• 9. Cuba
  • 9.1 Overview of Cuba' s mobile market
    • 9.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 9.2 Mobile technologies
• 10. Dominican Republic
  • 10.1 Overview of the Dominican Republic' s mobile market
    • 10.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 10.2 Cellular data services
    • 10.2.1 High capacity cellular voice/data services (1xRTT)
    • 10.2.2 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
• 11. Ecuador
  • 11.1 Overview of Ecuador' s mobile market
    • 11.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 11.2 Regulatory issues
    • 11.2.1 Mobile licence renewals in 2008
    • 11.2.2 Accusations levied against America Movil
  • 11.3 Mobile technologies and data services
    • 11.3.1 Digital
    • 11.3.2 Third generation (3G) mobile
  • 11.4 Mobile data services
• 12. El Salvador
  • 12.1 Overview of El Salvador' s mobile market
    • 12.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 12.2 Mobile technologies and data services
    • 12.2.1 Third generation (3G) mobile
• 13. Guatemala
  • 13.1 Overview of Guatemala' s mobile market
    • 13.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 13.2 Mobile technologies and data services
    • 13.2.1 Third generation (3G) mobile
  • 13.3 Mobile voice services
    • 13.3.1 Prepaid cards
• 14. Guyana
  • 14.1 Overview of Guyana' s mobile market
    • 14.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 14.2 Mobile technologies and mobile data services
  • 14.3 Mobile voice services
    • 14.3.1 Satellite mobile
• 15. Haiti
  • 15.1 Overview of Haiti' s mobile market
    • 15.1.1 Mobile statistics
• 16. Honduras
  • 16.1 Overview of the Honduran mobile market
    • 16.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 16.2 Mobile technologies and data services
    • 16.2.1 Third generation (3G) mobile
• 17. Jamaica
  • 17.1 Overview of Jamaica' s mobile market
    • 17.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 17.2 Mobile technologies
• 18. Mexico
  • 18.1 Overview of Mexico' s mobile market
    • 18.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 18.2 Regulatory issues
    • 18.2.1 Spectrum auctions
    • 18.2.2 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
  • 18.3 Mobile technologies
    • 18.3.1 Third generation (3G) mobile
  • 18.4 Mobile voice services
    • 18.4.1 Minutes of Use (MOU)
    • 18.4.2 Prepaid
    • 18.4.3 Satellite mobile
  • 18.5 Mobile data services
    • 18.5.1 Short Message Service (SMS)
    • 18.5.2 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
    • 18.5.3 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
    • 18.5.4 Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
    • 18.5.5 Push-to-Talk (PTT)
    • 18.5.6 High capacity mobile voice/data services (CDMA2000 1xRTT)
    • 18.5.7 Broadband wireless data service (1x EV-DO)
  • 18.6 Mobile content and applications
    • 18.6.1 Location-Based Services (LBS)
• 19. Nicaragua
  • 19.1 Overview of Nicaragua' s mobile market
    • 19.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 19.2 Mobile technologies and data services
    • 19.2.1 Third generation (3G) mobile
  • 19.3 Satellite mobile
• 20. Panama
  • 20.1 Overview of Panama' s mobile market
    • 20.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 20.2 Spectrum auction - 2008
  • 20.3 Mobile technologies and data services
    • 20.3.1 Third generation (3G) mobile
• 21. Paraguay
  • 21.1 Overview of Paraguay' s mobile market
    • 21.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 21.2 Mobile technologies
    • 21.2.1 Digital
    • 21.2.2 Third generation (3G) mobile
  • 21.3 Mobile voice services
    • 21.3.1 Satellite mobile
  • 21.4 Mobile data services
• 22. Peru
  • 22.1 Overview of Peru' s mobile market
    • 22.1.1 Mobile subscriber statistics
  • 22.2 Regulatory issues
    • 22.2.1 Spectrum regulations and spectrum auctions
  • 22.3 Mobile technologies
    • 22.3.1 Digital
    • 22.3.2 Third generation (3G) mobile
  • 22.4 Mobile voice services
    • 22.4.1 Prepaid services
    • 22.4.2 Satellite mobile
  • 22.5 Mobile data services
    • 22.5.1 Short Message Service (SMS)
    • 22.5.2 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
    • 22.5.3 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
    • 22.5.4 High capacity mobile voice/data services (1xRTT)
    • 22.5.5 Push-to-Talk (PTT)
• 23. Puerto Rico
  • 23.1 Overview of Puerto Rico' s Mobile market
    • 23.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 23.2 Mobile technologies
• 24. Suriname
  • 24.1 Overview of Suriname' s mobile market
    • 24.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 24.2 Mobile technologies and mobile data services
  • 24.3 Mobile voice services
    • 24.3.1 Prepaid services
    • 24.3.2 Satellite mobile
• 25. Uruguay
  • 25.1 Overview of Uruguay' s mobile market
    • 25.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 25.2 Regulatory issues
    • 25.2.1 Spectrum auctions
  • 25.3 Mobile technologies and mobile data services
    • 25.3.1 Digital
    • 25.3.2 Third generation (3G) mobile
  • 25.4 Mobile data services
  • 25.5 Mobile voice services
    • 25.5.1 Satellite mobile
• 26. Venezuela
  • 26.1 Overview of Venezuela' s mobile market
    • 26.1.1 Mobile statistics
  • 26.2 Regulatory issues
    • 26.2.1 Spectrum auctions
  • 26.3 Mobile technologies
    • 26.3.1 Digital
    • 26.3.2 Third generation (3G) mobile
  • 26.4 Mobile voice services
    • 26.4.1 Prepaid services
    • 26.4.2 Satellite mobile
  • 26.5 Mobile data services
    • 26.5.1 Short Message Service (SMS)
    • 26.5.2 High capacity mobile voice/data services (CDMA2000 1x)
    • 26.5.3 Broadband wireless data service (1x EV-DO)
    • 26.5.4 BlackBerry
    • 26.5.5 iPhone 3G
• 27. Glossary of Abbreviations

TABLES:

• Table 1 - Mobile subscribers by operator in Argentina - September 2008
• Table 2 - Mobile subscribers and penetration in Argentina - 1997 - 2008
• Table 3 - Mobile operators' market share in Argentina - 1999 - 2008
• Table 4 - Evolution of mobile ARPU in Argentina - major operators - 2006 - 2008
• Table 5 - Mobile prepaid/postpaid ratio in Argentina - 1999 - 2008
• Table 6 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Belize - 1998 - 2008
• Table 7 - Mobile market share by operator in Belize - 2005 - 2008
• Table 8 - Mobile subscribers by operator in Bolivia - September 2008
• Table 9 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Bolivia - 1997 - 2008
• Table 10 - Mobile market share by operator in Bolivia - 2003 - 2008
• Table 11 - Mobile subscribers by operator in Brazil - June 2008
• Table 12 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Brazil - 1997 - 2008
• Table 13 - Operator' s market share in Brazil - 2003 - 2008
• Table 14 - Band A, B, D, and E subscribers in Brazil - 2000 - 2008
• Table 15 - Mobile subscribers by technology in Brazil - 2002 - 2008
• Table 16 - Market share by technology in Brazil - 2002 - 2008
• Table 17 - Market share annual change by technology in Brazil - 2003 - 2008
• Table 18 - Prepaid subscribers and prepaid market share in Brazil - 2002 - 2008
• Table 19 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rates in the Caribbean countries - 2008
• Table 20 - Mobile subscribers by operator in Chile - September 2008
• Table 21 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Chile - 1999 - 2008
• Table 22 - Operator market share in Chile - 1999 - 2008
• Table 23 - Evolution of ARPU in Chile - mobile operators - 2005 - 2007
• Table 24 - Mobile prepaid/postpaid ratio in Chile - 1999 - 2008
• Table 25 - Mobile operators and subscribers in Colombia - September 2008
• Table 26 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Colombia - 1997 - 2008
• Table 27 - Mobile market share by operator in Colombia - 2002 - 2008
• Table 28 - Evolution of ARPU in Colombia - mobile operators - 2005 - 2007
• Table 29 - Mobile prepaid/postpaid ratio in Colombia - 2005 - 2008
• Table 30 - Mobile subscribers by operator in Costa Rica - 2008
• Table 31 - Mobile subscribers and penetration in Costa Rica - 1998 - 2008
• Table 32 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Cuba - 1996 - 2008
• Table 33 - Mobile operators and subscribers in the Dominican Republic - 2008
• Table 34 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in the Dominican Republic - 1997 - 2008
• Table 35 - Mobile operator' s market share in the Dominican Republic - 2003 - 2008
• Table 36 - Postpaid/prepaid ratio in the Dominican Republic - 2001 - 2008
• Table 37 - Mobile subscribers by operator in Ecuador - 2008
• Table 38 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Ecuador - 1996 - 2008
• Table 39 - Mobile operators' market share in Ecuador - 1996 - 2008
• Table 40 - Prepaid subscriber ratio by operator in Ecuador - 2002 - 2008
• Table 41 - Evolution of ARPU in Ecuador - mobile operators - 2006 - 2008
• Table 42 - Mobile operators' market share in El Salvador - 2003 - 2008
• Table 43 - Mobile subscribers by operator in El Salvador - September 2008
• Table 44 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in El Salvador - 1998 - 2008
• Table 45 - Prepaid/postpaid ratio in El Salvador - 2002 - 2008
• Table 46 - Mobile subscribers by operator in Guatemala - 2008
• Table 47 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Guatemala - 1997 - 2008
• Table 48 - Market share by mobile operator in Guatemala - 2000 - 2008
• Table 49 - Mobile prepaid/postpaid ratio in Guatemala - 2002 - 2008
• Table 50 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Guyana - 1998 - 2008
• Table 51 - Mobile market share by operator in Guyana - 2003 - 2008
• Table 52 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Haiti - 1998 - 2008
• Table 53 - Mobile operators' market share in Honduras - 2002 - 2008
• Table 54 - Mobile subscribers by operator in Honduras - 2008
• Table 55 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Honduras - 1997 - 2008
• Table 56 - Mobile prepaid/postpaid ratio in Honduras - 1997 - 2007
• Table 57 - Mobile operators and subscribers in Jamaica - September 2008
• Table 58 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Jamaica - 1997 - 2008
• Table 59 - Mobile market share by operator in Jamaica - 2003 - 2008
• Table 60 - Mobile subscribers by operator in Mexico - September 2008
• Table 61 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Mexico - 1996 - 2008
• Table 62 - Mobile market share by major operator in Mexico - 2001 - 2008
• Table 63 - Mobile penetration by region in Mexico - 2002 - 2006
• Table 64 - Monthly and yearly minutes of use in Mexico - 2000 - 2007
• Table 65 - Prepaid/postpaid subscribers in Mexico - 1997 - 2008
• Table 66 - Mobile subscribers by operator in Nicaragua - September 2008
• Table 67 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Nicaragua - 2000 - 2008
• Table 68 - Mobile market share by operator in Nicaragua - 2002 - 2008
• Table 69 - Mobile prepaid/postpaid ratio in Nicaragua - 2003 - 2008
• Table 70 - Mobile subscribers by operator in Panama - 2008
• Table 71 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Panama - 1998 - 2008
• Table 72 - Operators' mobile market share in Panama - 2003 - 2008
• Table 73 - Mobile prepaid/postpaid ratio in Panama - 1998 - 2007
• Table 74 - Mobile subscribers by operator in Paraguay - 2008
• Table 75 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Paraguay - 1998 - 2008
• Table 76 - Mobile operators' market share in Paraguay - 2003 - 2008
• Table 77 - Mobile subscribers by operator in Peru - September 2008
• Table 78 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Peru - 1997 - 2008
• Table 79 - Mobile market share by operator in Peru - 1996 - 2008
• Table 80 - Evolution of ARPU in Peru - mobile operators - 2005 - 2007
• Table 81 - Mobile market share by technology in Peru - 2004 - 2008
• Table 82 - Mobile prepaid/postpaid ratio in Peru - 2001 - 2008
• Table 83 - SMS by operator in Peru - 2004 - 2007
• Table 84 - MMS by operator in Peru - 2004 - 2007
• Table 85 - Mobile subscribers by operator in Puerto Rico - 2008
• Table 86 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Puerto Rico - 2000 - 2009
• Table 87 - Mobile market share by operator in Puerto Rico - 2003 - 2008
• Table 88 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Suriname - 1997 - 2008
• Table 89 - Mobile subscribers by operator in Uruguay - 2008
• Table 90 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Uruguay - 1997 - 2008
• Table 91 - Market share by mobile operators in Uruguay - 2000 - 2008
• Table 92 - Mobile subscribers by operator in Venezuela - September 2008
• Table 93 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Venezuela - 1997 - 2008
• Table 94 - Market share by mobile operator in Venezuela - 2001 - 2008
• Table 95 - Evolution of ARPU in Venezuela - mobile operators - 2005 - 2007
• Table 96 - Market share of mobile market by technology in Venezuela - 2004 - 2008
• Table 97 - Mobile prepaid/postpaid ratio in Venezuela - 1997 - 2008
• Table 98 - SMS messages sent in Venezuela - 2002 - 2008

EXHIBITS:

• Exhibit 1 - PCS auctions in Argentina - 1999
• Exhibit 2 - Subdivision of Brazil into regions and areas
• Exhibit 3 - A-band mobile operators and technologies in Brazil
• Exhibit 4 - B-band mobile operators and technologies in Brazil
• Exhibit 5 - D-band mobile operators and technologies in Brazil
• Exhibit 6 - E-band mobile operators and technologies in Brazil
• Exhibit 7 - 3G auction winners in Brazil
• Exhibit 8 - Bands F, G, I, and J for 3G services - areas and operators in Brazil
• Exhibit 9 - Mobile concessions and original shareholders in Chile - 1989
• Exhibit 10 - Colombian regions for mobile licensing
• Exhibit 11 - Mobile telephone regions in Mexico
• Exhibit 12 - Mobile telephony in Venezuela - historical overview - 1991 - 2000
• Exhibit 13 - Mobile telephony in Venezuela - licensing regions